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Playfair

By Murk | Published: September 7, 2004

The Playfair cipher was invented by a rather clever chap by the name of Wheatstone. Playfair’s name is attached to it as he is the one who was a vocal supporter of it in government circles. History is funny like that. Playfair first demonstrated this cipher at a dinner in 1854. The dinner was given by [...]

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