How did the Enigma Machine work?

Let’s use 3D animation to go inside the Enigma Machine! Go to to sign up for free. And also, the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium membership. Thanks to the Dan Perera for his help creating this animation. His website: This video has been dubbed into a few different languages. You can change the audio track language in the Settings menu. ⌚Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:01 - Encryption 02:42 - Enigma Machine 04:23 - Simple Circuit Example 05:23 - Inside the Machine 06:15 - Rotors 08:51 - Plugboard 10:08 - Keyboard Mechanism 12:14 - The Circuit 13:15 - Circuit Recap 14:38 - Rotor Mechanism 17:06 - Machine Settings 18:14 - Brilliant Further reading on a some things that I couldn’t include in the video: -Changes/improvements to the Enigma Machine: (#Models) -The number of possible enigma settings is 10^2
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