1History of Cryptography to the 1800s

In this chapter we will cover the following:

image   Single substitution ciphers

image   Multi-alphabet substitution

image   Devices

image   Transposition ciphers

The desire to send secret communications is almost as old as written communication itself. For centuries, it often involved military secrets or political intrigue. Generals ...

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