RE: New OLD cryptograph patent for NSA

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My question is this; why would they patent something that is 64 year old technology?  
This is like the Enigma machine no?!

On Wednesday, October 11, Bo Elkjaer Wrote:
>Yesterday oct. 10 NSA was granted another patent for a >cryptographic device invented 
>by William Friedman. The >application for the >patent was filed oct. 23 1936 -- 64 
>years >ago.