Cracking the WWII Enigma Code in 2021 with Computerphile πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Discover how Dr. Mike Pound recreates the Enigma cipher and tests its resilience against modern technology. A fascinating look at cryptography's history and its relevance today!

Cracking the WWII Enigma Code in 2021 with Computerphile πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ
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2.8M views β€’ Apr 12, 2021
Cracking the WWII Enigma Code in 2021 with Computerphile πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

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Enigma is known as the WWII cipher, but how does it hold up in 2021? Dr Mike Pound implemented it and shows how it stacks up against his laptop.

Mikes Code:
http://bit.ly/C_Mike_enigma

Cryptool v2 is here:
http://bit.ly/C_Cryptool

The original paper that Mike's attack is based off
https://web.archive.org/web/20060720040135/http://members.fortunecity.com/jpeschel/gillog1.htm



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This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.

Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: https://bit.ly/nottscomputer

Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at http://www.bradyharan.com

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