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Available for download on the Web at www. cryptonomicon.com/beginning. html; there is a text version at www. spack.org/essays/commandline. html
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However, what about CDU’s example of the solitaire/cryptonomicon encryption algorithm?
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A novel by Neal Stephenson. According to wikipedia:
"When Stephenson came up with his title, he was not aware of the word's origin, and was simply seeking a Greek-sounding word that also had 'crypto' in it. Cryptonomicon translates to 'Book of Hidden Names'. The Cryptonomicon referred to in the novel— described as a "cryptographer's bible" — is a fictional book summarizing mankind's knowledge of cryptography and cryptanalysis."
March 5, 2007