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(NSA), an

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agency of the

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, publishes many documents on the history and technology of cryptology,

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, and

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through various publications. * ''Cryptolog'' is published monthly by PI, Techniques and Standards, for the Personnel of Operations". Declassified issues are available online. * The ''Cryptologic Almanac'' is a cryptology

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published internally by the NSA. It publishes short vignettes about NSA or NSA-related topics. A selection of articles published are available to the public online. * ''Cryptologic Quarterly'' was the combined result of the merger of ''NSA Technical Journal'' and ''Cryptologic Spectrum'' in 1981. It expanded its coverage to cover a larger segment of NSA readership. * ''Cryptologic Spectrum'' was a cryptology journal published internally by the NSA. It was established in 1969, until consolidation with the ''NSA Technical Journal'' in 1981. A selection of articles published between 1969 and 1981 are available to the public online. The journal had been

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until its tables of contents were published online in September 2006 following a

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request in 2003. * The ''NSA Technical Journal'' was established in 1954 by

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to "foster the exchange of ideas and create an 'intellectual community' within the Agency". In 1981, the publication was consolidated with ''Cryptologic Spectrum'' into a single publication, called ''Cryptologic Quarterly''.

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Declassification and Transparency
page on the NSA website National Security Agency Cryptography publications United States Department of Defense publications {{crypto-stub

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