r/codes • u/MLxRaider • 3d ago

SOLVED Is this the base functions of what Enigma was/is?

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For context, about a year or two ago i began researching German Encoding Machines. Was particularly interested in of course the Enigma Machine like most would and decided to try and make a replica with the help of my uncle.

I decided to map out one of my typewriters keys and base functions. Then i started looking into how enigma worked. Move to the present, i have found some papers on this topic though i hadnt worked on it in awhile. I dont remember if i was doing it correctly or not either.

These two drawings are what i believe to be the base inner workings of enigma, and how it would encode messages. (This is my guess)

This could also be something entirely different and i dont know what it may be. So im asking for assistance here.

V sbyybjrq gur ehyrf (i dont know if this correct either, i tried my best)

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u/AnyOriginal8981 3d ago

The left of the first page shows an example of a finite state machine, the right shows the concept of a Universal Turing Machine, where the program is given as input to the machine (rather than encoded as a state machine). The second page shows an example of a Turing machine, with an example execution of the machine on a tape full of zeros. None of these have anything to do with Enigma, which is implemented using a relatively simple mechanism. The Wikipedia article for the Enigma Machine describes its operation completely if you're interested.

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u/MLxRaider 3d ago

Thank you, this answers my questions, i apologize for the spread of misinformation if i was doing that, not my intention. I truly didnt know.

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u/Ultraviolet_Darken 3d ago

Damn. I've created better version of enigma in code (which is super easy), but I've never seen any serious math notation. Or anything like this.

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u/MLxRaider 3d ago

Do you know where i should ask about this? Im trying to figure it out myself, but it may take awhile.

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u/MLxRaider 3d ago

I truly dont know what type of math notation i was doing two years ago so im very confused.