Listed here are some common crypto terms which have been used in
this web page. To keep the list down to a manageable size, many
other crypto terms have not been included here. Below the terms
section , I have listed the function of some cryptanalytic
machines developed during WWII. AFSAM - Armed Forces Security
Agency Machine. The predecessor of NSA, the Armed Forces
Security Agency (AFSA), was established within the Department of
Defense, under the command of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on May
20, 1949. AUTODIN - (Automatic Digital Network). Formerly, a
worldwide data communications network of the U.S. Defense
Communications System, now replaced by the DMS (Digital
Messaging System). AUTOSEVOCOM - Automatic Secure Voice
Communications. A former worldwide secure voice network used by
the US Government.. The last SECORD/AUTOSEVOCOM Secure voice
switch in the world was deactivated at the Pentagon in 1994.
AUTOVON - (Automatic Voice Network). Formerly, the principal
long-haul, unsecure voice communications netwo