Lorenz cipher
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The Lorenz cipher was a high-level German teleprinter encryption system used during World War II, whose interception and decryption by the Allies led to the development of the Colossus computers.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military equipment
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World War II cryptographic system ⓘ cipher machine ⓘ teleprinter cipher ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lorenz SZ
NERFINISHED
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Lorenz Schlüsselzusatz NERFINISHED ⓘ SZ40 NERFINISHED ⓘ SZ42 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| analyzedBy |
Bill Tutte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Max Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Vernam cipher principle ⓘ |
| brokenUsing |
Colossus computer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
statistical analysis ⓘ |
| codeNameByAllies | Tunny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| complexityComparedTo | more complex than Enigma ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| declassified | post-World War II ⓘ |
| decryptedBy |
Bletchley Park codebreakers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government Code and Cypher School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy | C. Lorenz AG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| encryptionType | stream cipher ⓘ |
| hadComponent |
Lorenz SZ40
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lorenz SZ42 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance | provided high-level intelligence to Allies ⓘ |
| improvedVersionIntroducedInYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| influenced | postwar computer design ⓘ |
| intelligenceCodename | Fish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interceptedAt | Bletchley Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interceptedBy | British signals intelligence ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| ledToDevelopmentOf |
Colossus computer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
electronic digital computing techniques ⓘ |
| messageType | Baudot-coded text ⓘ |
| operatedWith |
twelve wheels in SZ40 model
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twelve wheels in SZ42 model ⓘ |
| outputType | additive key stream ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Colossus computer
NERFINISHED
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Enigma machine NERFINISHED ⓘ Vernam cipher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signalMedium | teleprinter ⓘ |
| trafficCategoryByAllies | Fish traffic ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German Army High Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
high-level strategic communications
ⓘ
teleprinter traffic encryption ⓘ |
| usedForCommunicationBetween | German Army High Command and field commanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wheelFunction |
chi wheels
ⓘ
mu wheels ⓘ psi wheels ⓘ |
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