communication theory of secrecy systems
1Communication Theory of Secrecy Systems — is a paper published in 1949 by Claude Shannon discussing cryptography from the viewpoint of information theory. It is one of the foundational treatments (arguably the foundational treatment) of modern cryptography. It is also a proof that all… …
2Communication theory — is a field of information and mathematics that studies the technical process of information[1] and the human process of human communication.[2] Contents 1 History 1.1 Origins …
3information theory — the mathematical theory concerned with the content, transmission, storage, and retrieval of information, usually in the form of messages or data, and esp. by means of computers. [1945 50] * * * ▪ mathematics Introduction a mathematical… …
4List of information theory topics — This is a list of information theory topics, by Wikipedia page.*A Mathematical Theory of Communication *algorithmic information theory *arithmetic encoding *channel capacity *Communication Theory of Secrecy Systems *conditional entropy… …
5Secrecy (sociology) — Dr. Georg Simmel integrated the term Secrecy and merged it within Social Theory and Sociology. [Simmel 1906] Simmel describes secrecy as the ability or habit of keeping secrets. He defines the secret as the ultimate sociological form for the… …
6Information theory — Not to be confused with Information science. Information theory is a branch of applied mathematics and electrical engineering involving the quantification of information. Information theory was developed by Claude E. Shannon to find fundamental… …
7Claude Shannon — Claude Elwood Shannon (1916 2001) Born April …
8One-time pad — Excerpt from a one time pad In cryptography, the one time pad (OTP) is a type of encryption, which has been proven to be impossible to crack if used correctly. Each bit or character from the plaintext is encrypted by a modular addition with a bit …
9History of cryptography — The history of cryptography begins thousands of years ago. Until recent decades, it has been the story of what might be called classic cryptography that is, of methods of encryption that use pen and paper, or perhaps simple mechanical aids. In… …
10Claude Elwood Shannon — (* 30. April 1916 in Petoskey, Michigan; † 24. Februar 2001 in Medford, Massachusetts) war ein amerikanischer Mathematiker und Elektrotechniker. Er gilt als Begründer der Informationstheorie. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Werk …
