The rotor-cipher machine Another early instance of a side-channel attack occurred in 1965 when the British MI5 agency attempted to crack a cipher used by the Egyptian Embassy in London.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The American inventor Edward Hebern ...

Object Details maker Edward Hebern Description The American inventor Edward Hebern (1869-1952) designed a series of machines for encrypting messages. The Smithsonian collections include a few of these ...