- Oct 27, 2007
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So I'm about 2/3 through Neal Stephenson's Crytonomicon and just did a bunch of reading on Wikipedia about cryptanalysis, encryption etc. Just got me thinking, do you think cryptography and cryptanalysis plays a big part in current conflicts? Do you think the Taliban uses encryption anywhere near as sophisticated as a modern version of the German's Enigma machine? Are the world's foremost mathematicians working on codes from foreign powers or terror organisations? Or are they just using tried and true AES-style cyphers?
I find the information war really interesting, I'm just not sure how sophisticated current enemies of USA are. Unfortunately it's not something we will get a solid answer to for decades, but we can speculate.
I find the information war really interesting, I'm just not sure how sophisticated current enemies of USA are. Unfortunately it's not something we will get a solid answer to for decades, but we can speculate.