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Gilbert Vernam

Gilbert Sandford Vernam (April 3, 1890 – February 7, 1960) was a Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1914 graduate and AT&T Bell Labs engineer who, in 1917, invented an additive polyalphabetic stream cipher and later co-invented an automated one-time pad cipher. Vernam proposed a teleprinter cipher in which a previously prepared key, kept on paper tape, is…

The Vernam cipher, Vernam's patent & One-time pad

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Occupation
Cryptographer
Alma mater
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Born
(1890-04-03)April 3, 1890
Died
February 7, 1960(1960-02-07) (aged 69)

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Vernam's patent

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The Vernam cipher

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Gilbert Vernam

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Gilbert Vernam → Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Gilbert Vernam → (1890-04-03)April 3, 1890
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Gilbert Vernam → February 7, 1960(1960-02-07) (aged 69)
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Gilbert VernamDiedFebruary 7, 1960(1960-02-07) (aged 69)1.00infobox
Gilbert VernamOccupationCryptographer1.00infobox

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