Show HN: Jev as the Bletchley Park Analyst: A Software Bombe on Enigma

Category: security

Tags: cryptography, enigma, bombe, probabilistic-model, historical-simulation

Score: 7.3/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 9, Documentation: 9, Utility: 4)

A software reconstruction of the Bletchley Park Enigma-breaking pipeline, including a Bombe with Welchman's diagonal board, crib dragging, and a probabilistic 'analyst' model (Jev) for crib selection and plaintext judgment. It is technically impressive, with rigorous evaluation against historical intercepts and comparisons to standard statistical judges.

Target audience: cryptography enthusiasts, historians, security researchers, and developers interested in probabilistic reasoning

Repository: https://github.com/agodoy21/enigma-jev · TypeScript · MIT · 3 stars

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