http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/09/16/enigma.machine.auction/index.html By Eoghan Macguire CNN September 17, 2011 (CNN) -- An encoding device synonymous with one of the most remarkable episodes of World War II espionage will go under the hammer in London later this month. A version of the three rotor Enigma machine -- used by the German military to encrypt messages, the code of which was subsequently cracked by a team at the legendary Bletchley Park complex -- will be auctioned at Christie's on September 29. Although the number of the ciphering machines still in existence is thought to remain in the thousands, "it is rare for one to come up for sale," says Christie's specialist, James Hyslop. "Many are believed to have been produced but it's not a particularly high survival," he adds. During the wartime period, the Enigma machine was the most advanced device of its kind, a forerunner of the first modern computer systems. [...] _____________________________________________________________ Register now for the #HITB2011KUL - Asia's premier deep-knowledge network security event now in it's 9th year! http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2011kul/Received on Mon Sep 19 2011 - 01:14:37 PDT
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