Cipher machine
device · 1917 · Electric age
Rotor machines (Hebern, Fialka).
What it is made of
- Gear — has part. Wheels set the cipher.
- Cipher rotors — has part. Discs with cross wiring.
- Keyboard — has part. A keyboard.
- Plugboard with cables — has part. An extra swapping of letters.
Principles and materials it uses
- Cryptography — uses. Encryption.
- Steel — is made of. The mechanism is steel.
Where it is used
- Military radio — is used in. Encryption.
What it is a kind of
- Enigma — includes. A rotor machine.