|
|
|
|
|
|
|
← 800 Mils Data
|
OTT cipher machine (mixer)
- wanted item
|
|
The ME-840 was an off-line cipher machine for teleprinter networks (telex),
developed by Mils Elektronik in Mils (Austria) in the early
1980s, as the successor to the TT-360.
The machine offers unbreakable encryption, by using the
Vernam principle to
mix the data from a clear-text tape with the random data from a
One-Time Tape.
The machine was succeeded by the ME-640.
|
The ME-840 was the first cipher machine from Mils that could
use randomly generated keys from punched paper tape (OTT)
was well as from 5¼" floppy disc.
The machine was housed in a standard 4U 19" rackmount system,
with the (black) floppy disc drive at the front left.
The image on the right was extracted from the ME-840 sales
brochure, in which the various possible configurations
are further explained [1].
|
|
|
|
At present we have no further information about this device.
Furthermore, we are still hoping to add it to our collection
in due course. If you have such a device or any related information,
and are willing to donate it to Crypto Museum, please
contact us.
|
|
|
|
Any links shown in red are currently unavailable.
If you like the information on this website, why not make a donation?
© Crypto Museum. Created: Monday 10 June 2013. Last changed: Saturday, 24 February 2018 - 13:43 CET.
|
 |
|
|
|
