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The Index of Coincidence and Its Applications in Cryptography

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  • Friedman, William F.; and Friedman, Elizebeth S.
    In William F. Friedman and Elizebeth S. Friedman

    William Friedman wrote The Index of Coincidence and Its Applications in Cryptography (1922), one of the standard works in the nomenclature and classification of ciphers. Together, the Friedmans wrote The Shakespearean Ciphers Examined (1957), in which they denied Francis Bacon’s purported authorship of the William Shakespeare plays and…

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