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The Story behind "Kryptos"

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Visit this site: http://cia.gov/cia/information/tour/kryptos_code.html
Author:Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Description: Read about the history and mystery of "Kryptos," a two-part sculpture at the CIA. "The sculpture has been a source of mystery and challenge for Agency employees, other government employees, and interested people outside of government.... No one has yet to break the code for the remaining [fourth of four sections] 97-character message which utilizes a more difficult cryptographic code." For a picture of James Sanborn's installation, see the Virtual Tour of the CIA.
Levels: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College, Research
Languages: English
Resource Types: Problems/Puzzles, Public and Government Institutions, Field Trips
Math Topics: Cryptography

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