The Enigma machine being auctioned was designed by the German Navy. (Nate D. Sanders Auctions) The auction is set to take place May 30 and bidding for the Enigma machine will start at $200,000.

S&T Geotronics wants to give collectors and cryptographers a chance to re-create a piece of encryption history with a special kit for building an open-source Enigma machine.

The Enigma machine is perhaps one of the most legendary devices to come out of World War II. The Germans used the ingenious cryptographic device to hide their communications from the Allies, who in… ...

Explore the inner workings of the Enigma Machine, a crucial cryptographic device used during World War II. This 3D animation provides insight into its design and functionality. #jaredowen ...

This project by [Miro] is awesome, not only did he build a replica Enigma machine using modern technologies, but after completing it, he went back and revised several components to make it more usa… ...

The Enigma machine the divers discovered had three rotors, which means it was used on warships, not German U-boats. It has since been turned over an archaeology museum in Schleswig.

A rare Enigma encryption machine used by the Nazis to communicate without interception and translation by opposing nations fetched $106,250 at auction Saturday. The buyer’s identity was not ...

This particular machine, built in 1943, was expected to sell for between £50,000 and £70,000 at Sotheby's in London. It was instead purchased by an unnamed buyer for £149,000 ($232,015). Sotheby's ...

If you’ve seen “the Imitation Game,” the multi-Oscar-nominated World War II drama about mathematician-cryptographer Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch), you know the storyline hinges on the ...

Web posted at: 4:56 PM EDT (2056 GMT) LONDON, England -- A missing Enigma encoding machine, used by the Germans in World War II, has apparently been sent to British journalist Jeremy Paxman.

A rare 1944 four-rotor M4 Enigma cipher machine, considered one of the hardest challenges for the Allies to decrypt, has sold at a Christie's auction for £347,250 ($437,955).