c/c_History of Mathematics_Grade 11_Cryptographie :utilisation du chiffrage, du cryptage et du décryptage au cours de l’histoireutilisations modernes de la cryptographie pour la guerre, applications numériques

Subject
History of Mathematics
Grade
Grade 11
Concept/Content
cryptography:
  • use of ciphers, encryption, and decryption throughout history
  • modern uses of cryptography in war and digital applications
Elaboration
  • cuneiform
  • Spartan military use of ciphers
  • first documentation of ciphers in the Arab world  
  • John Wallis
  • World War II and the Enigma machine
  • barcodes
  • modular arithmetic
  • RSA coding
  • current coding techniques and security in digital password encryption
keywords
cryptography