Abstract In 2020, the National Security Agency will celebrate 25 years of its presence on the World Wide Web at www.NSA.gov. This article will provide a brief history of its development and evolution, paying special attention to the thousands of declassified historic records which are important resources for researchers of cryptologic history.

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密码学历史的来源和方法：NSA.gov - 其历史和资源之旅

摘要 2020 年，国家安全局将庆祝其在万维网 www.NSA.gov 上的存在 25 周年。本文将简要介绍其发展演变史，特别关注数以千计的解密历史记录，这些记录是密码史研究人员的重要资源。