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Re: classical crypto programmatic aids

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Max A.)
Thu Jun 29 19:52:12 2006

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Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:19:04 -0700
From: "Max A." <maxale@gmail.com>
To: "Travis H." <solinym@gmail.com>
Cc: Cryptography <cryptography@metzdowd.com>
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Travis,

Take a look at http://www.cryptool.com/

Regards,
Max

On 6/27/06, Travis H. <solinym@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Does anyone here know of any computer-based aids for breaking
> classical cryptosystems?  I'm thinking in particular of the ones in
> "Body of Secrets", which are so short that I really hope they're
> monoalphabetic substitutions.  But I'm interested in these sorts of
> programs more generally.  I could use paper, but it'd be nice if a
> computer could keep track of what I've tried and otherwise ruled out.
> I am aware of the "crypt breaker's workbench", but that's specific to
> classic Unix crypt(3).  What else is there?
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