In 2022, Cécile Pierrot, a researcher in Inria's Caramba team (cryptography), had the idea of calling on Camille Desenclos, a specialist in 16th and 17th century cryptography, to successfully decipher ...

Introduction: A revolutionary cipher -- Cryptology before 1500: a bit of magic -- The black chambers: 1500-1776 -- Crypto goes to war: the American Revolution -- Crypto goes to war: the American Civil ...