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BID 610
Date invented1960s
Typecipher machine

BID/610, codenamed Alvis, was a British cipher machine[1] used by both British and Canadian governments[2][3] and also by NATO. It was the first fully transistorised full-duplex online cipher machine used by the British Army.[3] It was introduced in the 1960s [3] and was approved for NATO-wide use on 17 April 1962,[4] after winning a NATO-evaluation for a Tapeless Rotorless On-Line (TROL) cipher machine.

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  1. ^ Easter, David (2019). "Protecting secrets: British diplomatic cipher machines in the early Cold War, 1945–1970". Intelligence and National Security. 34 (2): 157–169. doi:10.1080/02684527.2018.1543749. S2CID 158622527.
  2. ^ Aldrich, Richard (2010). GCHQ. Harper Press. p. 210. ISBN 9780007312665.
  3. ^ a b c "BID 610 (Alvis)".
  4. ^ NATO, Standing Group (1962-04-17). "ALVIS, UK Communications Security Equipment" (PDF). Crypto Museum.
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    BID 610
    Date invented1960s
    Typecipher machine

    BID/610, codenamed Alvis, was a British cipher machine[1] used by both British and Canadian governments[2][3] and also by NATO. It was the first fully transistorised full-duplex online cipher machine used by the British Army.[3] It was introduced in the 1960s [3] and was approved for NATO-wide use on 17 April 1962,[4] after winning a NATO-evaluation for a Tapeless Rotorless On-Line (TROL) cipher machine.

    References

    1. ^ Easter, David (2019). "Protecting secrets: British diplomatic cipher machines in the early Cold War, 1945–1970". Intelligence and National Security. 34 (2): 157–169. doi:10.1080/02684527.2018.1543749. S2CID 158622527.
    2. ^ Aldrich, Richard (2010). GCHQ. Harper Press. p. 210. ISBN 9780007312665.
    3. ^ a b c "BID 610 (Alvis)".
    4. ^ NATO, Standing Group (1962-04-17). "ALVIS, UK Communications Security Equipment" (PDF). Crypto Museum.
    • ALVIS cypher machine at liedra.net
    • BID/610 (ALVIS) at Crypto Museum


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