.th CRYPT I 10/23/71 .sh NAME crypt \*- encode/decode .sh SYNOPSIS .bd crypt [ password ] .sh DESCRIPTION .it crypt is an exact implementation of Boris Hagelin's cryptographic machine called the M-209 by the U. S. Army [1]. .s3 .it crypt reads from the standard input file and writes on the standard output. It is thus suitable for use as a filter. For a given password, the encryption process is idempotent; that is, .s3 .bd " crypt znorkle <clear >cypher" .br .bd " crypt znorkle <cypher" .s3 will print the clear. .sh "SEE ALSO" [1] U. S. Patent 2,089,603. .sh BUGS