Paper Enigma Machine Rotor Rotor Rotor

© 2003, Michael C. Koss (mike@mckoss.com) I II III

Input/ A E A A A B
Reflector Left Rotor Center Rotor Right Rotor Output B K B J B D
A M Ù C Ù K Ï A C M C D C F
B Ù Ù B D F D K D H
C Ù Ù C E L Ï E S E J
D Ù Ù D F G F I F L
E Ù Ù E E G D G R G C
F Ù Ù F H Q H U H P
G Ù Ù G I V I X I R
D Ù Ù H J Z J B J T
I Ù Ù I K N K L K X
J V Ù Ù J L T L H L V
K Ù Ù K M O M W M Z
G Ù Ù L N W N T N N
M Ù Ù M O Y O M O Y
K J Ù P Ù N P H P C P E
M Ù Ù O Ï Q X Q Q Q I
I Ù Ù P R U R G R W
E Ù Ù D Q S S S Z S G
B Ù Ù R T P T N T A
F Ù P Ù D S U A U P U K
T Ù Y Ù E T V I V Y Ï V M
C Ù Ù U W B W F W U
V Ù Ù V X R X V X S
V V Ù Y Ù W Y C Y O Y Q
J J Ù Ù X Z J Z E Z O
A Ù Ù Y A E A A A B
T Ù Ù Z B K B J B D
Setup
C M C D C F
1. Select left/center/right rotors. D F D K D H
2. Position initial wheel positions by sliding the indicated window E L Ï E S E J
letter up to the first row. F G F I F L
G D G R G C
Operation H Q H U H P
[Start at the input column at right, then work left to reflector, and then back to the I V I X I R
right to the output column.]
J Z J B J T
K N K L K X
1. If the Ç notch appears in the window row, shift that rotor and the
L T L H L V
rotor to the left up one row (the Right Rotor is always shifted up
M O M W M Z
one row before each letter is encoded/decoded).
N W N T N N
2. Select letter to encode/decode in the Input column.
3. Read adjacent letter, X , in right hand column of the Right Rotor; O Y O M O Y
select the letter X in the left hand column of the Rotor. P H P C P E
4. Repeat for Center Rotor. Ï Q X Q Q Q I
5. Repeat for Left Rotor. R U R G R W
6. Read the adjacent letter, R , in the Reflector; select the other S S S Z S G
letter R in the Reflector. T P T N T A
7. Read adjacent letter, Y , in left hand column of the Left Rotor; U A U P U K
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select the letter Y in the right hand column of the Rotor. V I V Y Ï V M

8. Repeat for Center Rotor. W B W F W U
9. Repeat for Right Rotor. X R X V X S
10. Write down the adjacent letter, Z , in the output column. Y C Y O Y Q
Repeat for each letter of the message. Z J Z E Z O

Example: Initial setting: I-II-III: MCK, Letter E encodes to Q. Rev: 2003-03-11-1047

Sample Message: QMJIDO MZWZJFJR