Enigma Detail - #4

Detail of one of two 3-wheel Enigma machines on display at the National Cryptologic Museum near NSA Headquarters in Maryland. The German Enigma formed the basis of information security for the German Army and Navy during World War II. Pioneering work in computer engineering and codebreaking proceeded at Bletchley Park to successfully break the then state-of-the-art cryptosystem.

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