Würflinger Christoph: Die Verschlüsselung der Korrespondenz des kaiserlichen Residenzen in Konstantinopel, Alexander von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads (1643-48). In: Chronica, (19). pp. 6-23. (2020)
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Abstract
This paper analyses the encryption of the correspondence of the imperial resident ambassador in Constantinople, Alexander von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads (1643–48). For early modern diplomats, information security was a vital necessity because intercepted letters could negatively affect the course of negotiations. For encryption purposes, Habsburg diplomats used a method where numbers were substituted for letters, vowels or words. Greiffenklau’s encryption key stands out as comparatively simple, and would have hardly withstood a serious decryption attempt. He only partially encrypted his letters, but two types of information were encrypted particularly often: reports concerning the peace between the Ottomans and the Habsburgs and accounts regarding the Ottoman Empire’s internal affairs.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Heading title: | Articles |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Chronica |
| Date: | 2020 |
| Volume: | 19 |
| ISSN: | 1588-2039 |
| Page Range: | pp. 6-23 |
| Language: | English, German |
| Publisher: | Institute of History, University of Szeged |
| Place of Publication: | Szeged |
| Related URLs: | http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/70806/ |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Oszmán Birodalom története - 17. sz., Habsburg Birodalom története - 17. sz., Diplomácia - osztrák-török - 17. sz. |
| Additional Information: | Bibliogr. a lábjegyzetekben ; összefoglalás angol nyelven |
| Subjects: | 06. Humanities 06. Humanities > 06.01. History and archaeology |
| Date Deposited: | 2020. Nov. 27. 08:19 |
| Last Modified: | 2023. Mar. 23. 15:19 |
| URI: | http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/70808 |
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