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Chiffriermaschine CX-52 bzw. CX/RT

Lot 1249
22.10.2020 10:00UTC +01:00
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€ 4 500
AuctioneerHermann Historica
Event locationGermany, Grasbrunn / München
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ID 418030
Lot 1249 | Chiffriermaschine CX-52 bzw. CX/RT
Estimate value
€ 4 500
Mechanische Rotor-Chiffriermaschine, ab 1952 von der Crypto AG in Zug, Schweiz hergestellt. Es gab zunächst die Type CX-52 mit sechs Stiftwalzen und später die CR/RT mit sechs Stiftwalzen und Lochstreifenleser. Das Gerät arbeitet mit einem Zufalls-Lochstreifen (RT = Random Tape), dessen Zeichen mit den am Zeigerrad eingegebenen Klartextzeichen gemischt werden. Der Empfänger benötigt den gleichen Zufallslochstreifen zur Entschlüsselung. Die Zufallslochstreifen wurden von Kurieren überbracht, meist vierteljährlich. Diese Maschinen wurden zur Zeit des Kalten Krieges in ca. 60 Ländern von Militär und Regierungsstellen angewandt, darunter alle deutschen Botschaften. Im Gegensatz zu den manipulierten Chiffriermaschinen der Crypto AG (CIA und BND hatten über Siemens als Strohmann den Hersteller in den 1970er Jahren aufgekauft und konnten nahezu alle verschlüsselten Nachrichten entschlüsseln - Rubikon-Affaire), waren Maschinen dieses Typs unknackbar. Das Gerät ist voll funktionsfähig, komplett mit einem originalen Zufallslochstreifen, einem Testlochstreifen zur Funktionsprüfung und Kopien der Bedienungsunterlagen. Maße 21 x 14 x 10 cm. Zustand: II +
Place of origin:Switzerland
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