Resurrecting Bomba Kryptologiczna
Archaeology of Algorithmic Artefacts, I
David Link


The procedure executed on the Polish Bomba Kryptologiczna is reconstructed on the basis of Marian Rejewski's accounts and simulative experiment. An original Wehrmacht message from the period in question is broken to illustrate the effectiveness of the hardware and the routines employed. The authenticity of the indicators given in Rejewski's first and later reports is investigated and the circuitry of a simplified version of the bomba presented.

Resurrecting Bomba Kryptologiczna: Archaeology of Algorithmic Artefacts, I. Cryptologia 33.2 (2009): 166-182.
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