Record revealed
A dramatic plea for Churchill’s help from Bletchley Park
In 1941, four Government Code and Cypher School cryptanalysts, including Alan Turing, made a stunning appeal directly to Winston Churchill.
Series
Communications-Electronics Security Group Claims Tested (CCT) Mark website
Catalogue reference: HW 84
What's it about?
HW 84
This series contains dated gathered versions (or 'snapshots') of the CESG Claims Tested (CCT) Mark website. [Please note: These records may be accessed via the UK Government Web Archive].
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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HW 84
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Title (The name of the record)
- Communications-Electronics Security Group Claims Tested (CCT) Mark website
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Date (When the record was created)
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From 2008
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains dated gathered versions (or 'snapshots') of the CESG Claims Tested (CCT) Mark website. [Please note: These records may be accessed via the UK Government Web Archive].
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Please see information at Divisional level.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Communications-Electronics Security Group (CESG), 1969-1969
- Government Communications Headquarters, 1946-1946
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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archived website(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Gathered from original website
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Computing
- Official publications
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Future website versions may be anticipated
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The CESG Claims Tested Mark (CCTM) scheme provides a government quality mark for the public and private sectors based on accredited independent testing, designed to prove the validity of security functionality claims made by vendors.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11669538/
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