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a code so good it makes secrets boring to eavesdroppers.
means an algorithm for turning readable information into gibberish and back, using a key only the intended parties hold.
from from arabic sifr, meaning zero — europeans first met the concept through arabic numerals, and the mysterious digit 0 got tangled up with secret writing, since both felt like nothing hiding something.
caesar cipherjulius caesar shifted letters by three, basically
zero connectionsifr also gave us the word cipher for zero
rap cypherunrelated freestyle circle, same word, different vibe
enigma machinenazi cipher machine cracked by turing's team