Cryptography of A Christmas Story

In honor of the holiday, this is a fun blog talking through the Little Orphan Annie decoder pins used in the movie "A Christmas Story", and the way they were constructed and the types of crypto algorithms used.

>Between 1935 and 1949, many North American children (and adults) got their introduction to cryptography through encrypted messages broadcast at the ends of episodes of two popular radio adventure serial programs: Little Orphan Annie and Captain Midnight. Dedicated listeners could join Radio …

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