Cryptography

"When stopping a terrorist attack or seeking to recover a kidnapped child, encountering encryption may mean the difference between success and catastrophic failures" -- Janet Reno, Sept 99
"gentlemen do not read each others mail"-- Henry Lewis Stimson
Default: Mathematics (Cryptology)-5
Cryptography/TL (IQ/Hard) is the skill to create and defeat encryption systems, codes, and ciphers.
==Classic notes==
Cryptography and Cryptanalysis were two separate skills in Classic.
==General Notes==
It is mentioned in relation to tools that assist in its use in GURPS High-Tech on page 210 and GURPS Ultra-Tech on page 47. It is part of the Secret Agent Template from GURPS Space, on page 232. It is listed under the Mathematical Ability, Born to be Wired, and Evil Computer Talents on page 12 in GURPS Power-Ups 3: Talents.
==Kromm Quotes==
Sean Punch has commented on Cryptography in the following posts to the SJG GURPS Forums:
* With regard to bonuses due to use of computer software as opposed to Intuitive Mathematician 
==Real World Example==
*Let's Crack Zodiac: Graysmith, Bigrams,The 408, National Cryptologic Museum, The 340 Is Solved!, How was the 340 made?, Training Day, The Quest to Solve the Zodiac 340 Cipher, and Odds and Ends
==See Also==
* List of Skills
==References==
*GURPS Update pg 18
*Basic Set p 186.
Category:TL Skills