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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitaire_(cipher) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitaire_(cipher) "The Solitaire cryptographic algorithm was designed by Bruc
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitaire_(cipher) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitaire_(cipher)
"The Solitaire cryptographic algorithm was designed by Bruce
Schneier at the request of Neal Stephenson for use by field
agents in his novel Cryptonomicon, enabling them to
communicate securely without having to rely on electronics or
having to carry incriminating tools, It was designed to be a
manual cryptosystem calculated with an ordinary deck of
playing cards. In Cryptonomicon, this algorithm was
originally called Pontifex to hide the fact that it involved
playing cards."