About the Author

Author and cryptology enthusiast Bob Reynard takes you across the globe and through the centuries to discover the methods used by kings, generals, and presidents to “safeguard” their countries’ secrets. Bob enjoys hearing from his readers. Send him a note by e-mail:

Here are links to other cryptography Websites that you might find interesting:

• The Crypto Drop Box –The
  American Cryptogram Association Website. 
• NSA Museum Tour – Highlights
  of the National Cryptologic Museum. 
• NSA Puzzle Solvers at
  Cryptic Manor for Kids – Highlights of the National Cryptologic
  Museum. 
• Bletchley Park, England –
  Museum at Headquarters of British Codebreakers in World War II. 
• Codebreaking in World
  War II – How the Poles and the British broke the German secret codes. 
• CrypTool  – The Website of the
  Cryptool Project to increase knowledge and awareness about IT security
  and especially cryptography. It contains a free download of  a cryptanalyst’s
  program. 
• Frode Weierud – The Cryptography
  page of the Norwegian expert on the Enigma cipher machine. 
• Tony Sale’s Codes
  and Ciphers – Tony Sale, the original curator of the Bletchley Park
  Museum describes the operation of the Enigma cipher machine. 
• David Hamer’s – A Few
  Aspects of Cryptology– The Website of cipher machine computer simulators. 
• Peter Conrad – Website (in German)
  of the programmer who wrote the Secret Code Breaker – Keyword Cipher Cracker
  program. 
• David Youd – Website
  of Cryptography Book Reviews. 
• Dr. Dorothy E. Denning – A professor in the Department of Defense Analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School. Here is a list of her publications and articles as of 2002, including PDF downloads about encryption and crime in cyberspace.