Die Verschlüsselung der Korrespondenz des kaiserlichen Residenzen in Konstantinopel, Alexander von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads (1643-48)
This paper analyses the encryption of the correspondence of the imperial resident ambassador in Constantinople, Alexander von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads (1643–48). For early modern diplomats, information security was a vital necessity because intercepted letters could negatively affect the course of n...
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| Dokumentumtípus: | Cikk |
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Institute of History, University of Szeged
Szeged
2020
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| Sorozat: | Chronica
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| Kulcsszavak: | Oszmán Birodalom története - 17. sz., Habsburg Birodalom története - 17. sz., Diplomácia - osztrák-török - 17. sz. |
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| Online Access: | http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/70808 |
| Tartalmi kivonat: | This paper analyses the encryption of the correspondence of the imperial resident ambassador in Constantinople, Alexander von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads (1643–48). For early modern diplomats, information security was a vital necessity because intercepted letters could negatively affect the course of negotiations. For encryption purposes, Habsburg diplomats used a method where numbers were substituted for letters, vowels or words. Greiffenklau’s encryption key stands out as comparatively simple, and would have hardly withstood a serious decryption attempt. He only partially encrypted his letters, but two types of information were encrypted particularly often: reports concerning the peace between the Ottomans and the Habsburgs and accounts regarding the Ottoman Empire’s internal affairs. |
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| Terjedelem/Fizikai jellemzők: | 6-23 |
| ISSN: | 1588-2039 |