The release of the film, The Imitation Game, about the life and work of Alan Turing, inspired the Guardian to publish this description of how the German encryption device worked—and why, like ...

How does the Enigma machine work? Rotors at top left could be rotated to different settings, to generate different codes - more rotors made the code more difficult to crack ...

Used during WWII to encrypt messages, the Enigma Machine has a fascinating history and unique workings. This animation delves into its mechanisms and significance. Further topics explored include ...

If you don't know of Mavis Batey, you should. Her work cracking the Enigma machine's coded messages was crucial to the success of D-Day landings during WWII.

The Enigma was a type of enciphering machine used by the German armed forces to send messages securely during the Second World War.

The University of Rochester's new quantum enigma machine is taking data encryption to a whole new level. This means shorter encryption keys and more difficult message interception.

A rare surviving example of an Enigma machine , used by the German military to send coded messages during the Second World War, is expected to fetch £70,000 at auction next week.

S&T Geotronics wants to give collectors and cryptographers a chance to re-create a piece of encryption history with a special kit for building an open-source Enigma machine.

An original World War II Enigma machine is to be used to encrypt messages that will be decoded at Bletchley Park, as part of Cheltenham Science Festival.

A rare Enigma machine — a German gadget that encoded secret messages during World War II — is up for auction. The device is unique, even among Enigma machines. That's because it has a German ...