Background
The National Security Agency released all 136 issues of one of its longest-lived technical publications, Cryptolog. This released collection encompasses well over a thousand articles covering a cross-section of the disciplines and focus areas of the Agency, and is over 4,100 pages.
Cryptolog was created in 1974 and was, according to the editor, “a new vehicle for the interchange of ideas on technical subjects.” Another editor called it “a mix of technical, expository, philosophical, futuristic, argumentative and historical articles – with a light touch here and there – there’s always an article or two to engage the reader.” Issues of Cryptolog were published initially on a monthly basis, but in the final years of its publication, were released on a quarterly basis. There were no issues published in 1993 and the final issue was released in July of 1997.
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The Black Vault began not only archiving the released versions first put out in 2012, but later filing Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) requests to get them further reviewed. Where available, the issues with an MDR have been added, and when you click on the issue below, it will either go to the page to download both copies, or if a new version is not available, it will directly link to the PDF that is. All listing below without a generally indicates an MDR was filed, completed and is available.
Document Archive
FAQs for Crytologs
Entire Collection of Cryptologs in 1 files [4,174 Pages, 233 MB]
Vol. I, No. 1 – August 1974
Vol. I, No. 2 – September 1974
Vol. I, No. 3 – October 1974
Vol. I, No. 4 – November 1974
Vol. I, No. 5 – December 1974
Vol. II, No. 1 – January 1975
Vol. II, Nos. 2 – 3 – February – March 1975
Vol. II, No. 4 – April 1975
Vol. II, No. 5 – May 1975
Vol. II, No. 6 – June 1975
Vol. II, No. 7 – July 1975
Vol. II, Nos. 8 – 9 – August – September 1975
Vol. II, No. 10 – October 1975
Vol. II, No. 11 – November 1975
Vol. II, No. 12 – December 1975
Vol. III, No. 1 – January 1976
Vol. III, No. 2 – February 1976
Vol. III, No. 3 – March 1976
Vol. III, No. 4 – April 1976
Vol. III, No. 5 – May 1976
Vol. III, Nos. 6 – 7 – June – July 1976
Vol. III, No. 8 – August 1976
Vol. III, No. 9 – September 1976
Vol. III, No. 10 – October 1976
Vol. III, No. 11 – November 1976
Vol. III, No. 12 – December 1976
Vol. IV, Nos. 1 – 2 – January – February 1977
Vol. IV, No. 3 – March 1977
Vol. IV, No. 4 – April 1977
Vol. IV, No. 5 – May 1977
Vol. IV, No. 6 – June 1977
Vol. IV, No. 7 – July 1977
Vol. IV, No. 8 – August 1977
Vol. IV, No. 9 – September 1977
Vol. IV, No. 10 – October 1977
Vol. IV, No. 11 – November 1977
Vol. IV, No. 12 – December 1977
Vol. V, No. 1 – January 1978
Vol. V, No. 2 – February 1978
Vol. V, No. 3 – March 1978
Vol. V, No. 4 – April 1978
Vol. V, No. 5 – May 1978
Vol. V, No. 6 – June 1978
Vol. V, Nos. 7 – 8 – July – August 1978
Vol. V, No. 9 – September 1978
Vol. V, No. 10 – October 1978
Vol. V, No. 11 – November 1978
Vol. V, No. 12 – December 1978
Vol. VI, No. 1 – January 1979
Vol. VI, No. 2 – February 1979
Vol. VI, No. 3 – March 1979
Vol. VI, No. 4 – April 1979
Vol. VI, No. 5 – May 1979
Vol. VI, No. 6 – June 1979
Vol. VI, No. 7 – July 1979
Vol. VI, Nos. 8 – 9 – August – September 1979
Vol. VI, No. 10 – October 1979
Vol. VII, Nos. 1 – 3 – January – March 1980
Vol. VII, Nos. 4 – 6 – April – June 1980
Vol. VIII, Nos. 1 – 3 – January – March 1981
Vol. VIII, Nos. 4 – 6 – April – June 1981
Vol. VIII, No. 10 – October 1981
Vol. VIII, No. 11 – November 1981
Vol. VIII, No. 12 – December 1981
Vol. IX, No. 1 – January 1982
Vol. IX, No. 2 – February 1982
Vol. IX, No. 3 – March 1982
Vol. IX, No. 4 – April 1982
Vol. IX, No. 5 – May 1982
Vol. IX, Nos. 6 – 7 – June – July 1982
Vol. IX, No. 8 – August 1982
Vol. IX, No. 9 – September 1982
Vol. IX, No. 10 – October 1982
Vol. IX, No. 11 – November 1982
Vol. IX, No. 12 – December 1982
Vol. X, Nos. 1 – 2 – January – February 1983
Vol. X, No. 3 – March 1983
Vol. X, No. 4 – April 1983
Vol. X, No. 5 – May 1983
Vol. X, Nos. 6 – 7 – June – July 1983
Vol. X, No. 8 – August 1983
Vol. X, No. 9 – September 1983
Vol. X, No. 10 – October 1983
Vol. X, No. 11 – November 1983
Vol. X, No. 12 – December 1983
Vol. XI, No. 1 – January 1984
Vol. XI, Nos. 2 – 3 – February – March 1984
Vol. XI, No. 4 – April 1984
Vol. XI, No. 5 – May 1984
Vol. XI, Nos. 6 – 7 – June – July 1984
Vol. XI, Nos. 8 – 9 – August – September 1984
Vol. XI, No. 10 – October 1984
Vol. XI, Nos. 11 – 12 – November – December 1984
Vol. XII, Nos. 1 – 3 – January – March 1985
Vol. XII, No. 4 – April 1985
Vol. XII, No. 5 – May 1985
Vol. XII, Nos. 6 – 8 – June – August 1985
Vol. XII, Nos. 9 – 10 – September – October 1985
Vol. XII, Nos. 11 – 12 – November – December 1985
Vol. XIII, Nos. 1 – 2 – January – February 1986
Vol. XIII, Nos. 3 – 4 – March – April 1986
Vol. XIII, Nos. 5 – 7 – May – July 1986
Vol. XIII, Nos. 8 – 9 – August – September 1986
Vol. XIII, Nos. 10 – 11 – October – November 1986
Vol. XIII, No. 12 – December 1986
Vol. XIV, No. 1 – 1st Issue 1987
Vol. XIV, No. 2 – 2nd Issue 1987
Vol. XIV, No. 3 – 3rd Issue 1987
Vol. XIV, No. 4 – 4th Issue 1987
Vol. XV, No. 1 – 1st Issue 1988
Vol. XV, No. 2 – 2nd Issue 1988
Vol. XV, No. 3 – 3rd Issue 1988
Vol. XV, No. 4 – 4th Issue 1988
Vol. XVI, No. 1 – 1st Issue 1989
Vol. XVI, No. 2 – 2nd Issue 1989
Vol. XVI, No. 3 – 3rd Issue 1989
Vol. XVII, No. 1 – 1st Issue 1990
Vol. XVII, No. 2 – 2nd Issue 1990
Vol. XVII, No. 3 – 3rd Issue 1990
Vol. XVIII, No. 1 – 1st Issue 1991
Vol. XVIII, No. 2 – 2nd Issue 1991
Vol. XVIII, No. 3 – 3rd Issue 1991
Vol. XIX, No. 1 – 1st Issue 1992
Vol. XIX, No. 2 – 2nd Issue 1992
Vol. XIX, No. 3 – 3rd Issue 1992
Vol. XX, No. 1 – 1st Issue 1994
Vol. XX, No. 2 – 2nd Issue 1994
Vol. XXI, No. 1 – Issue 1 1995
Vol. XXI, No. 2 – Summer 1995
Vol. XXI, No. 3 – Fall 1995
Vol. XXI, No. 4 – Winter 1995
Vol. XXII, No. 1 – Spring 1996
Vol. XXII, No. 2 – Summer 1996
Vol. XXII, No. 4 – Winter 1996
Vol. XXIII, No. 1 – Spring 1997
Vol. XXIII, No. 2 – Summer 1997
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