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On Sep 5, 2013, at 9:22 PM, Peter Gutmann <pgut...@cs.auckland.ac.nz> wrote: > John Denker <j...@av8n.com> writes: > >> To say the same thing the other way, I was always amazed that the Nazis were >> unable to figure out that their crypto was broken during WWII. There were >> experiments they could have done, such as sending out a few U-boats under >> strict radio silence and comparing their longevity to others. > > Cognitive dissonance. "We have been...", sorry "Ve haff been reassured zat > our cipher is unbreakable, so it must be traitors, bad luck, technical issues, > ...". Not necessarily Anyone who raised a suspicion was risking their life. > Peter. > _______________________________________________ > The cryptography mailing list > cryptography@metzdowd.com > http://www.metzdowd.com/mailman/listinfo/cryptography _______________________________________________ The cryptography mailing list cryptography@metzdowd.com http://www.metzdowd.com/mailman/listinfo/cryptography
