The story
Named after American mathematician Claude Shannon (1916–2001).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shannon's maxim
Today it means: "The enemy knows the system"; a restatement of Kerckhoffs's principle. Full definition →
Today it means: "The enemy knows the system"; a restatement of Kerckhoffs's principle. Full definition →
Named after American mathematician Claude Shannon (1916–2001).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.