Quotulatiousness

April 20, 2022

The Unbreakable ROCKEX: Canada’s answer to the Enigma machine

Filed under: Britain, Cancon, History, Military, USA, WW2 — Tags: , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Polyus Studios
Published 30 Dec 2021

Well before digital encryption and VPNs there was Rockex, Canada’s unbreakable cipher machine that rivaled the German Enigma in its day. Although completely hidden from the public, Canada has played a noticeable role in the history of espionage. During the Cold War Canadian cipher machines worked alongside those of her allies to keep communications secure and helped to preserve the peace.

Check out cryptomuseum.com for more information about Rockex and to find the source of most of the pictures of the device I used.

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