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Here is a list of past presentations at ICCH. The most recent presentation is at the top. Click on each listing to reveal more information below, including the speaker, presentation description and to access recordings.

Note: Effort has been made to ensure that the information on each presentation is accurate and up-to-date. To suggest a correction please contact the ICCH webmaster Patrick Hayes at info@cryptologichistory.org.

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The One Time Pad: Breaking the Unbreakable Cipher

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January 9, 2021 5:00 PM
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The invention of the one-time pad was incorrectly attributed to the wrong inventor for almost 100 years, until the original inventor was discovered in 2011. This follows a long tradition in cryptology of giving credit to the wrong inventor. Although the one-time pad is famous for being unbreakable, three historic examples will show three different ways in which this unbreakable cipher device was broken, with devastating results.

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January 26, 2021

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Archived Presentations

Here is a list of past presentations at ICCH. The most recent presentation is at the top. Click on each listing to reveal more information below, including the speaker, as well as the presentation date and description. Presentation recordings are available separately, in the ICCH Portal.

To view upcoming ICCH presentations, click here.

Note: Effort has been made to ensure that the information on each presentation is accurate and up-to-date. To suggest a correction please contact the ICCH webmaster Patrick Hayes at info@cryptologichistory.org.

Presentation:

The One Time Pad: Breaking the Unbreakable Cipher

Speaker(s):
Date & time (UTC/GMT):
January 9, 2021 5:00 PM
Description:

The invention of the one-time pad was incorrectly attributed to the wrong inventor for almost 100 years, until the original inventor was discovered in 2011. This follows a long tradition in cryptology of giving credit to the wrong inventor. Although the one-time pad is famous for being unbreakable, three historic examples will show three different ways in which this unbreakable cipher device was broken, with devastating results.

Page last updated:

January 26, 2021

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