Jackcooper@lemmy.world to Asklemmy · 1 year agohow did military commanders in olden times send instructions across hundreds of miles without concern of forgery or interception?message-squaremessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1120arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1119arrow-down1message-squarehow did military commanders in olden times send instructions across hundreds of miles without concern of forgery or interception?Jackcooper@lemmy.world to Asklemmy · 1 year agomessage-square40fedilinkfile-text
Let me know if there is a better community for this type of question. I am still learning my way around.
minus-squarezitronen@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up60·1 year agoWhy do you assume, they had no such concern? There were seals to ensure authenticity and avoid man in the middle attacks. There were encoded messages, smoke, flags, light and sound signals. Trusted couriers, pigeons, etc …
minus-squareJackcooper@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoApologies for unclear language. I meant more like how did they safeguard these.
Why do you assume, they had no such concern? There were seals to ensure authenticity and avoid man in the middle attacks. There were encoded messages, smoke, flags, light and sound signals. Trusted couriers, pigeons, etc …
Apologies for unclear language. I meant more like how did they safeguard these.