Elonka Dunin & Klaus Schmeh: Famous and Lesser-Known Unsolved Codes
A DEF CON 32 talk where cryptography researchers Elonka Dunin and Klaus Schmeh explore famous and mysterious ciphers that remain unsolved.
These include the Voynich manuscript, Edward Elgar’s Dorabella cipher, and the Kryptos sculpture at CIA headquarters.
The speakers also highlight lesser-known puzzles: an encrypted engraving on a silver cigarette case, a coded message carried by a WWII pigeon, a mysterious postcard linked to Luton Town, and ciphers created by Henry D’Bosseini while awaiting trial in 19th-century New York.
These include the Voynich manuscript, Edward Elgar’s Dorabella cipher, and the Kryptos sculpture at CIA headquarters.
The speakers also highlight lesser-known puzzles: an encrypted engraving on a silver cigarette case, a coded message carried by a WWII pigeon, a mysterious postcard linked to Luton Town, and ciphers created by Henry D’Bosseini while awaiting trial in 19th-century New York.