
密码战士
Code warriors
Stephen Budiansky · 初版 2016 年
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“这部全景展现 NSA 及其从二战到冷战时期破译成就的力作,深入洞悉了密码分析师所面临的严峻挑战,以及他们在二十世纪数个最为复杂的历史事件中所扮演的角色。”——NoveList。
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Code warriors
Stephen Budiansky · 初版 2016 年
“这部全景展现 NSA 及其从二战到冷战时期破译成就的力作,深入洞悉了密码分析师所面临的严峻挑战,以及他们在二十世纪数个最为复杂的历史事件中所扮演的角色。”——NoveList。
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我最初是在一本非常精彩且发人深省的书《密码战士》(Code Warriors)里了解到这一点的,书中涵盖了二战结束后美国情报机构依赖破译密码的方方面面,但往往被苏联人更高超的间谍手段所击败。
I first learned about this in the excellent and thought provoking book "Code Warriors" which covers all the ways that US intelligence efforts relied on code breaking after the end of WWII, but were often trumped by the Soviet's superior spy-craft.
……技术失效了,这是因为一名美国特工向对手泄露了秘密。如果 NSA 都没办法搞定每一个内部威胁,我们凭什么指望科技公司能做到密不透风?[0] Code Warriors, Stephen Budiansky (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/236807/code-warrior...).
…techniques were invalidated, this was due to a US agent leaking secrets to adversaries. If the NSA cannot address every insider threat, why do we expect tech companies to be hermetically sealed? [0] Code Warriors, Stephen Budiansky (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/236807/code-warrior...).
Budiansky 的《密码战士》(Code Warriors)强调了一点:NSA 及其前身机构一直在主动向文职政府(包括总统本人)隐瞒情报。遗憾的是,正是这种高度保密性让我们无法得知……
Budiansky's Code Warriors emphasized the point that the NSA and its precursors has actively withheld information from the civilian government, including the president. Unfortunately, the very secrecy of it prevent us from knowing…