outer@utcsrgv.UUCP (Richard Outerbridge) (06/23/84)
CRYPTOLOGIA - A Quarterly Journal Devoted to All Aspects of Cryptology Volume 8 Number 3 July 1984 TABLE OF CONTENTS The Origins of Russian Navy Intelligence 193 - Tr. Thomas R. Hammant The recovery of Imperial German Naval codes from the wreck of the cruiser Magdeburg in August 1914. A Cryptographer's War Memories - Francis Guelker 203 The author served in the 50th Signal Battalion of the US Army's VII Corps in Europe during WWII. Rear Admiral Joseph N. Wenger USN (Ret) and The Naval Cryptologic Museum - Robert Weller 208 A guide to the museum including many photos: the first picture I've seen of CSP 889/2900 (a.k.a. ECM, the US equivalent of TYPEX). A View of Renaissance Cryptography - Review - P.M. Arnold 235 A review of *Renaissance Curiosa* by Wayne Schumaker. Readers of *The Codebreakers* intrigued by Trithemius and other early dabblers will like this. Reflections on the "State of the Art" - C.A. Deavours 242 A reminder that "modern" is not necessarily "better". Cryptology and the Law - Louis Kruh 246 The first in a series. This month, H.R. 26656 passed March 3, 1911: "An Act to prevent the disclosure of national defense secrets." Sir Percy Scott's Cipher - Donald W. Davies 250 Another mechanical curiosity in the collection of the Imperial Science Museum. A Further Weakness in the Common Modulus Protocol for the RSA Cryptoalgorithm - John M. DeLaurentis 253 "In this note we show that the common modulus protocol is even more vulnerable to attack by insiders (subscriber/user) who by using either a probabilistic or a deterministic method can "break" the cryptosystem." Letter to the Editor - Dr. Arthur Sorkin 260 Corrections to LUCIFER. The Resurrection of Multiple-Key Ciphers - John M. Carroll 262 Not "C = f(K2, f(K1, P))" but "C = f(K2, K1, P)" AAAS Crypto Sessions Proceedings: Review - G.R. Blakley 266 A review of *Secure Communication and Asymmetric Cryptosystems*, edited by Gustavus J. Simmons. Cryptanalysts' Corner - Greg Mellen 270 This month: October and January problems solved; an examination of symmetry of position. Letter to the Editor - Arnold I. Dumey 276 Concerning the Delastelle article April 1983. Cipher Equipment - Louis Kruh 278 The TST 3336 and TST 9761. IACR Announces Bulletin Board Service - Robert R. Jueneman 285 A new BBS operated by the International Association for Cryptologic Research is up! Call 703-237-4322. Biographies of Contributors 287 =================================================================== Published Quaterly at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana, 47803, USA. $28.00 (US) per annum; $36.00 non-US. Single copies $8.00. -- Richard Outerbridge <outer@utcsrgv.UUCP> 416 978 2742 Payload Deliveries: N 41 39'36", W 79 23'42", Elev. 106.47m.