Klaus Schmeh

Klaus Schmeh ist Experte für historische Verschlüsselungstechnik. Seine Bücher "Nicht zu knacken" (über die zehn größten ungelösten Verschlüsselungsrätsel) und "Codeknacker gegen Codemacher" (über die Geschichte der Verschlüsselungstechnik) sind Standardwerke. In "Klausis Krypto Kolumne" schreibt er über sein Lieblingsthema.

Around 1920, a US pulp magazine published an encrypted message exchange in its “missed persons” column. The cleartexts might refer to a familiy drama. Even two of the world’s greatest codebreakers apparently could not make sense of these cryptograms.

In 1863, during the US Civil War, a Union soldier wrote a letter to an unknown recipient. This letter is encoded in a shorthand, probably Pitman. Can a reader decipher it?

In 1948, an anonymous codebreaker deciphered an encrypted message by British parapsychologist Robert Thouless. The solution is known. Can a reader find out how the successful attack worked?

Today’s crypto mystery is about a postcard written to a noblewoman in 1914. Can a reader solve it?

The US Navy cryptologists use a logo that contains an encrypted message. Can a reader decipher it?

Eight words and a question mark. That’s the content of an old encrypted postcard from New York City. Can a reader decipher it?

The main library of the Vatican owns an encrypted letter from 1628. Can a reader break this cryptogram?

A postcard from 1885 was written in a strange code. Can a reader decipher it?

US outsider artist James Hampton (1909-1964) created only one notable piece of art. In addition, he left behind over 100 pages of encrypted notes that are unsolved to date.

Peter Rabbit” is a new 3D animated comedy film based on a story by Beatrix Potter (1866-1943). Potter is known to crypto history enthusiasts because she left behind an encrypted diary.