M4 Enigma

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cipher machine
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:canAllocate led to significant intelligence gains
gptkbp:contributedTo Allied_victory_in_WWII
gptkbp:culturalImpact featured in films and literature
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Arthur_Scherbius
gptkbp:dimensions 350 mm x 250 mm x 150 mm
gptkbp:famousFor its complexity
gptkbp:famousPerson gptkb:Alan_Turing
gptkbp:firstHeld gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity stepping rotors
gptkbp:historicalEvent original machines preserved
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalResearch extensively studied by historians
gptkbp:historicalSignificance used_in_World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M4 Enigma
gptkbp:influencedBy early computing
earlier_Enigma_models
gptkbp:inputOutput keyboard
gptkbp:inspiration modern encryption devices
gptkbp:introduced 1940
gptkbp:isAvailableIn multiple languages
gptkbp:keyIssues gptkb:Bletchley_Park
gptkb:Colossus_computer
150 quintillion possible settings
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern cryptography
gptkbp:maintainedBy museums
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
plugboard and rotors
gptkbp:notableUsers U-boats
gptkbp:numberBuilt approximately 20,000
gptkbp:numberOfStations 10
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 4
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1945
rotor stepping mechanism
gptkbp:paymentMethods cryptanalysis techniques
gptkbp:powerOutput lamp board
gptkbp:productionYears 1940-1945
gptkbp:relatedTo cryptography
gptkbp:releasedIn gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:replacedBy digital encryption methods
gptkbp:security high
substitution cipher
gptkbp:successor M4A1
M4A1_Enigma
gptkbp:technology telegraphy
gptkbp:triggerType electromechanical rotor system
gptkbp:type electromechanical
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:German_military
submarine warfare
gptkbp:usedFor secure military communications
gptkbp:usedIn naval communications
gptkbp:uses gptkb:Atlantic_U-boat_campaign
gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:weight 12 kg