Munitions Buildings, Washington D.C . 24 December 1940 Dear Newbies, We wrote a small report on the operation of the Robert O. Ferner, Genvieve Grotjan, Albert M. Small THE PURPLE CIPHER MACHINE =================================== A - Global description If you want to fully understand the functioning The Purple cipher machine consists of a typewriter The first six letters (which can be any letters As we can see, the Purple machine works like the permutations of SIXES and TWENTIES are performed B – Switch motion The SIXES switch advances one step after each Table 1: Connections of the SIXES SWITCH 1
2 1 3
5 4 6 2
6 3 5
2 1 4 3
1 5 4
6 2 3 4
4 3 2
1 6 5 5
3 6 1
4 5 2 6
2 1 6
5 3 4 7
6 5 4
2 1 3 8
3 6 1
4 5 2 9
5 4 2
6 3 1 10 4
5 3 2
1 6 11 2
1 4 5
6 3 12 5
4 6 3
2 1 13 3
1 2 6
4 5 14 4
2 5 1
3 6 15 1
6 2 3
5 4 16 5
4 3 6
1 2 17 6
2 5 3
4 1 18 2
3 4 1
5 6 19 1
2 3 5
6 4 20 3
1 6 4
2 5 21 6
5 1 2
4 3 22 1
3 6 4
2 5 23 6
4 5 1
3 2 24 4
6 1 2 5 3 25 5
2 4 3
6 1 The permutation of the TWENTIES is carried out by Table 2: The connextions of the TWENTIES switch #1 1 6 19
14 1 10
4 2 7 13
9 8 16 3 18 15 11
5 12 20 17 2
4 5 16 17 14 1 20 15
3 8 18 11 12 13 10 19 2
6 9 7 3 17 1
13 6 15 11 19 12 16 18 10 3 7 14 8 20
4 9 2 5 4 3 14
20 4
6 16 8 19 2 12 17
9 5 1 11 10
7 13 15 18 5 19
6 8 20 13 5 18 4
10 3 16 15 14 12 7 2 17
11 1
9 6 2
11 9 14
7 19 6 3 18 13 12
8 10 15 16 17 20 4 5 1 7 16
7 6 18 9 10 13
1 17 2 5 4 11
19 20 14 8 15 3 12 8 1
20 7 16 12 14 5 18 15 10 13
6 8 3
4 9 11 17 19 2 9 17 9
11 8 20 18 7 14 1
16 15 5 19 2 6
12 4 10 13 3 10 12 8 17
9 3 20 4 10 14
5 7 18 2 16 13
6 1 19 15 11 11 20 1 16 11
2 17 9 4 8 15
10 13 3 18 14 5
6 7 12 19 12 5 4
15 2 13 19 6 16 12 14
8 7 17 10 18 3
9 1 11 20 13 15 17 10 19
16 2 11
8 9 7 3 14
18 13 12 1 5 20
6 4 14 11 12 7
3 8 15 16 6 4
20 2
5 1 9 19 18 10 14 17 13 15 12 16 2
7 4 8 15 19
5 1 11 9 20 17
6 14 13 3 18 10 16 8 15 18
1 12 11 17 14 20 16 13 19 9 7 3 4
2 5 10 6 17 7
3 5 18 17 13 19 20 14 11 9 10 2 6 1 15
12 16 4 8 18 10 13 4 14 18
3 2 17 11 19 20 1 6 12 9 7
15 8
5 16 19 13 7 9 12
20 16 14 10 19 6 1 2 11 4
5 3 18 17 8 15 20 1
2 3 4
5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 9 20 12
5 10 17 1 13 7 15 4 3 16 8
18 11 19 2 14 6 22 18 15 2 13
1 7 10 5 19 17
6 20 9 11 12 8
3 4 16 14 23 16 18 19 10 11
20 5
9 1 4 12 13
7 6 17 2 14 15
3 8 24 5
8 1 15 19 9 12
2 6 3 14 17
4 20 16 13 18 10 7 11 25 14 10 4
8 9 12 3 11 17 20 19
6 15 5 2 18 16
7 1 13 Table 2: The connextions of the TWENTIES switch #2 1 15
9 1 5 17 19
3 2 10 8 11 18 12 16
6 13 20 4 14 7 2 12 6
15 2
4 9 8 16 19 17
5 11 20 7 10 18 1 14 13
3 3 4
18 5
8 16 1 12 15 20 14 13 17 11 2
7 9 6 3 10
19 4 6
11 2 20 14 7 18 12 15
3 8 5 10 1
17 19 9 16 4 13 5
7 2 13 3
9 4 17 14 1 12 18 20
6 11 16 15 5 8 19 10 6 5 17
14 7 10
9 19 20 8 13 1 2
16 3
4 12 11 18 6 15 7
8 4 3 11 19 13
2 9 12 16 10 17 14 15 20 6 18
1 7 5 8 20 1
16 10 15 8 14 11 18 5
3 7 13 17 19 4
2 9 12 6 9
9 8 7 15
5 2 4 13 17
1 11 6 19 18 14 10 3 20 16 12 10 10 12 11 18 8 16 20 17
5 6 9 3 4 19 13
7 1 14 15 2 11 11 7 14 4
18 20 6
1 13 19 12 15 5 9 16 2
17 10 8
3 12 2
3 9 10 13 14 15 16 7 11 20 12 18
6 1 5 8 17
19 4 13 16 10 15 1 17 3
13 9
4 7 6
8 2 14 5 11 12 19 18 20 14 19 16 18 12 3 13 9
10 6
2 17 14 11 4 7 20 15
5 1 8 15 18 14 12 19 1 7
10 6 11 15 5 9 8 20 17
4 3 13 2 16 16 20 3 19
2 4 5 11 14
9 10 18 16 15 12 8 7 13 6
17 1 17 3
6 4 14 2 12 16
5 18 20 7 19 1 15
9 8 10 11 13 17 18 5 15 20
9 10 17 1 19 13 12 4 2 7 6 11
14 16 8
3 18 19 14 20 13 17 5 18
8 4 2 15 16
1 9 19 3
6 7 10 12 11 20 8 11
1 6 19 14 5 18 17
3 10 13 12 20 15 16 4 2
7 9 21 17 19 6 1 12
15 20 7 16 9 3 11
13 10 2 18 8
4 5 14 22 1 5 12
20 6 11 14 8
9 7 19 4 3 13
10 17 18 16 15 2 23 16 8 10 13 11
6 19 5 3 4 15
20 17 2 18 1 14
7 9 12 24 19 13 8 16 20 10
7 1 2 18 14
6 9 5 12 3
17 15 11 4 25 13 1 17 15
7 4 16 3 14
5 2 10 18 8 11 9
19 12 20 6 Table 2: The connextions of the TWENTIES switch #3 1 7 19
11 3 20
1 10 6 16 12 17 13 8
9 4 18 5 14 15
2 2 15 17 14
2 12 13 8 3 1
19 9
4 10 7 11 20 16 6 18 5 3 2 11
20 12 1 19 4 10 9
14 6 15 13 3 7 16
18 8
5 17 4 16 3
12 9
4 20 6 19 18 2
5 8 14 11 10 1 15 17 13
7 5 12 18 16
4 9 3 15 13
6 20 8 2 7
10 5 19 14 1 17 11 6 13
9 5 6
8 7 12 17 14 18 20 10 2 19 11 15
4 3 1 16 7
4 7 2 15 17 10 19
5 8 16 1 12 3
13 6 14 20 9 11 18 8
9 6 4 10 18 16
8 14 5 12 17 1 20 15 13 19
2 11 7 3 9 5 14
18 17 13 15 11 12 7 8 3 6
1 2 20 4 9 10
16 19 10 11 16 9 18 3
12 5 15 10 1 14 17
2 4 19 6
8 7 13 20 11 19 8 3 15
14 5
1 11 2 10 12 16 18 20 17 7 13
4 9 6 12 1 12 17 13
9 7 14 2 15
4 5 11 6 16
3 8 18 19 20 10 13 3 4 10
12 1 18
2 8 14 13 19 7 16 6
15 9 17 20 5 11 14 9 11
6 5 10 4 17 19 13 15
7 2 12 18 14 20 1 16
8 3 15 8 13 14 16 19 12 20 7 10 3
15 9
4 17 1 11 5
2 6 18 16 18 16 15 4 2 17
13 12 6 11 20 19 14 5 9 1
8 7 3 10 17 14 1 7
20 6 13 16 18 12 9 4 17 5 11
2 3 10 15 19 8 18 17 19 1 11
7 2 18 4
3 8 10 5 15 12 16
9 6 13 20 14 19 10 15 2 14 11
6 7 1 16 20 13
3 9 8 18 17 19
5 12 4 20 20 9
8 6 12 11 2
5 4 7 16 14 17
3 15 10 13 19 18 1 21 11 20 13 8 16 10 18 14 19 6 15
4 1 17 7
5 3 9 2 12 22 16 5 10 19
4 18 15 17 1 3 2 20
11 6
8 13 7 12 14 9 23 6 10 19 16
5 9 1 20 17
4 11 18 7 14 13 2 12
8 3 15 24 8
7 5 1 15 14
9 16 11 17 18 6 19 20 3 12
4 2 10 13 25 13 2 17 7
14 8
3 9 20 5 16 10
6 1 12 15 11 18 4 19 One of the switches (the fast one) advances by one Table 5: Turnover of switches Sixes Fast Midlle Slow 23 03 10 03 24 04 10 03 25 05 10 03 01 05 11 03 … 23 03 25 05 24 04 25 05 25 04 25 06 01 04 01 06 02 05 01 06 A 6-position switch specifies the role of each The Key The key consists of the following: - The starting position of the switches - The configuration of the motion switch - The plugboard - The mode: encryption or decryption. Examples: 1) First example: Key: - SIXES Switch: 01 - TWENTIES Switches: #1: 01, #2: 01,
#3: 01 - Motion Switch: 123 - Plugboard: AEIOUY -
BCDFGHJKLMNPQRSTVWXZ - Mode: encipherment NOCUT REACQ GIMWI ZRIXA MUKCV HUGQZ SOFDE KRJEX PYCCA MUHKE LURIB TRAMO FJMEZ ZEQSK IWRYF AVTEJ CJIXB ATERA MOIHD UVSGZ APPIJ SOZJB YBGAR TFIFD VOIJG MWICO PSKHO ZTAJI VQODT KTJOQ JWUGW UOHJV SEXB 2) Second example: Key: - SIXES Switch: 15 - TWENTIES Switch: #1: 03, #2: 11,
#3: 17 - Motion Switch: 321 - Plugboard: MLRETJ -
ZQGBISCDHUAPONYWFXKV - Mode: encipherment BHHTW EBNRF RRIKF BQPTK MZFTT MFRBE ZAZNN BTLRK FBLYH ZJEXM UCIYE FWCYO FMQOV BFXST ZESMH IWCTA IKSRM LTZSQ ZJWVP DEBCM ODQFR EGXIX NEUFM VCATO BG Good luck! |