01 History Flashcards
Cipher disk was invented by Leon Alberti
1466
Vigenere Cipher invented by Giovan Battista Bellaso
1553
Playfair cipher invented by Charles Wheatstone
1854
First successful attack on Vigenere Cipher
1863
ADFCVX cipher invented
1918
Engima machine invented
1918
RSA algorithm invented
1977
X.509 first used
1988
Patent filed for DSA algorithm
1991
DSA algorithm adopted for govt use
1993
FISH algorithm published
1993
TIGER algorithm designed
1995
AES announced as replacement for DES
2001
Who invented the Cipher Disk?
Leon Alberti
Who invented the Vigenere Cipher?
Giovan Battista Bellaso
Who invented the Playfair Cipher?
Charles Wheatstone
Who conducted the first successful attack against the Vigenere Cipher
Federick Kasiski
Who invented the ADFGVX cipher?
Col Fritz Nebel
Who invented the Enigma machine?
Arthur Scherbius
Who invented the RSA algorithm?
Rivest, Shamir, and Aldeman
Who invented the DSA algorithm
David Kravitz
What US Patent was the DSA algorithm filed under?
5,231,668
What Federal Information Processing Standard signified the adoption of DSA (DES) by the US Government
FIPS 186
Who published the FISH algorithm?
Siemens
Who published the TIGER algorithm?
Ross Anderson
By what other name is the AES algorthm known?
Rijndael
What algorithm was AES intended to replace?
DES
What Federal Information Processing Standard signified the adoption of AES by the US Government?
FIPS 197
