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I read that the Soviet Russians captured and used the Enigma machine, unaware it had been cracked - and remained unaware for 40 years, so the UK and USA could r
by deepnet 11y ago
I read that the Soviet Russians captured and used the Enigma machine, unaware it had been cracked - and remained unaware for 40 years, so the UK and USA could read Soviet encryption.
It was therefore of the highest strategic importance to keep the work at Bletchly secret - the unfortunate side effect was Turing's work was classified as well as other pioneers like Tommy Flower's who build the first electronic computer from valves.
- pilsetnieks 11y agoThey must have been aware that Enigma was broken, they had an agent in Bletchley Park [1], that part The Imitation Game did get right. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cairncross https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cairncross
- deepnet 11y agoCairncross smuggled out raw Tunny decrypts performed by Collosus. However Cairncross worked in translation not code breaking and did not have access to Enigma decrypts He is unlikely to have comprehended nor been aware of the role of the method or the role or existence of the machine - due to the excellent op-sec secrecy separating huts. Anyone know of a good cold war history of encryption ?