Elementary examples of cryptanalysis are presented in two famous short stories, [[Edgar Allen Poe]]'s
Elementary examples of cryptanalysis are presented in two famous short stories, [[Edgar Allen Poe]]'s
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'The Gold Bug'' and Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s ''The Adventure of the Dancing Men." In each of these stories, a fictional detective solves a simple [[substitution cipher]] and explains to the reader how he does it.
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''[[Gold bug|The Gold Bug]]'' and Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s ''The Adventure of the Dancing Men." In each of these stories, a fictional detective solves a simple [[substitution cipher]] and explains to the reader how he does it.