Polish Bomba kryptologiczna
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The Polish Bomba kryptologiczna was an early electro-mechanical cryptologic device developed by Polish mathematicians to help break the German Enigma cipher before and during World War II.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bomba kryptologiczna | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
codebreaking machine
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cryptologic device ⓘ electro-mechanical machine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Polish cryptologic bomb
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bomba kryptologiczna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Marian Rejewski’s permutation theory
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Polish–French–British intelligence cooperation ⓘ |
| basedOn | mathematical analysis of Enigma ⓘ |
| combatantSide | Allies of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Allied understanding of Enigma vulnerabilities ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| designedIn | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedTo | determine Enigma daily keys ⓘ |
| developer |
Biuro Szyfrów
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Henryk Zygalski NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerzy Różycki NERFINISHED ⓘ Marian Rejewski NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish General Staff Cipher Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
early World War II
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interwar period ⓘ |
| field |
cryptology
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signals intelligence ⓘ |
| followedBy | British Bombe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
1930s
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early 1940s ⓘ |
| influenced | modern cryptanalytic techniques ⓘ |
| inspired | British Bombe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Polish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first automated cryptanalytic devices
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contributing to Allied codebreaking efforts ⓘ |
| operatedOn | Enigma machine settings ⓘ |
| opposedCipherUser | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | electro-mechanical ⓘ |
| precededBy | manual Enigma decryption methods ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Polish Cipher Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | automation of Enigma key search ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Biuro Szyfrów
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British Bombe NERFINISHED ⓘ Enigma machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | historical device ⓘ |
| targetCipher | German Enigma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyType | relay-based computing ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Biuro Szyfrów
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Polish intelligence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
breaking Enigma cipher
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cryptanalysis of German military communications ⓘ |
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Bomba kryptologiczna