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vic-v2-0414
04181438948549223908229341853908269082281692282838948685958948690826909382429221728583292289898268585864908721838982
04181438948549223908229341853908269082281692282838948685958948690826909382429221728583292289898268585864908721838982
FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY SON THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES SHALL NOT PERISH
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
116
116
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0015656
20.6.1 14.3.6 2.5.8 3.5.9 2.5.5 19.5.4 15.1.1 17.3.8 8.5.9 9.6.4 8.5.3 12.1.5 4.5.3 5.2.3 4.3.8 14.2.6 16.2.7 9.6.4 20.2.6 13.6.5 18.6.10 10.3.3 15.1.1 12.5.4 5.6.1 13.3.9 7.3.2 13.4.3 12.1.7 4.3.1 4.6.2 8.2.3 14.3.1 19.5.6 11.3.2 8.6.3 1.5.10 1.3.8 6.4.3 5.3.6 14.1.2 3.4.8 8.3.3 5.5.10 7.2.7 2.4.10 4.4.9 9.6.5 3.3.4 1...
20.6.1 14.3.6 2.5.8 3.5.9 2.5.5 19.5.4 15.1.1 17.3.8 8.5.9 9.6.4 8.5.3 12.1.5 4.5.3 5.2.3 4.3.8 14.2.6 16.2.7 9.6.4 20.2.6 13.6.5 18.6.10 10.3.3 15.1.1 12.5.4 5.6.1 13.3.9 7.3.2 13.4.3 12.1.7 4.3.1 4.6.2 8.2.3 14.3.1 19.5.6 11.3.2 8.6.3 1.5.10 1.3.8 6.4.3 5.3.6 14.1.2 3.4.8 8.3.3 5.5.10 7.2.7 2.4.10 4.4.9 9.6.5 3.3.4 1...
ATBASH ENCODES BY REVERSING THE ALPHABET THE DETECTIVE STUDIES PATTERNS BEFORE MAKING CLAIMS
arnold_andre
arnold_andre
null
{}
hard
en
80
80
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Arnold-André book cipher: coordinates (page.section.word) referencing a shared text.
morse-code-v3-0098
..-. --- .-. / .. / -.- -. --- .-- / - .... . / - .... --- ..- --. .... - ... / - .... .- - / .. / - .... .. -. -.- / - --- .-- .- .-. -.. / -.-- --- ..- / ... .- .. - .... / - .... . / .-.. --- .-. -.. / - .... --- ..- --. .... - ... / --- ..-. / .--. . .- -.-. . / .- -. -.. / -. --- - / --- ..-. / . ...- .. .-.. / - ...
..-. --- .-. / .. / -.- -. --- .-- / - .... . / - .... --- ..- --. .... - ... / - .... .- - / .. / - .... .. -. -.- / - --- .-- .- .-. -.. / -.-- --- ..- / ... .- .. - .... / - .... . / .-.. --- .-. -.. / - .... --- ..- --. .... - ... / --- ..-. / .--. . .- -.-. . / .- -. -.. / -. --- - / --- ..-. / . ...- .. .-.. / - ...
FOR I KNOW THE THOUGHTS THAT I THINK TOWARD YOU SAITH THE LORD THOUGHTS OF PEACE AND NOT OF EVIL TO GIVE YOU AN EXPECTED END THEN SHALL YE CALL UPON ME AND YE SHALL GO AND PRAY UNTO ME AND I WILL HEARKEN
morse_code
morse_code
encoding
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
461
663
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0006869
PSDSS EOVED UTRAF AEWRI REANS OOELA ORNEV RCYIR ORROD UESSB EDLNE SFSEP IEIMN CUEUK PSSSH UCAYC TPNFT EEPBA RHRCS EOSTA ITUYB OTAUR OEWRI TETSI EYLQH GDNRX IDEIM OFRAO LTSHQ PSWYU EEDOE XUERR BMIRN DIEEE UHTOB AMWET TX
PSDSS EOVED UTRAF AEWRI REANS OOELA ORNEV RCYIR ORROD UESSB EDLNE SFSEP IEIMN CUEUK PSSSH UCAYC TPNFT EEPBA RHRCS EOSTA ITUYB OTAUR OEWRI TETSI EYLQH GDNRX IDEIM OFRAO LTSHQ PSWYU EEDOE XUERR BMIRN DIEEE UHTOB AMWET TX
POLYBIUS ENCODED LETTERS AS PAIRS OF NUMBERS FROM ONE TO FIVE PEER REVIEW AND REPRODUCIBILITY MATTER IN RESEARCH THE FOUR SQUARE CIPHER USES TWO KEYWORD POLYBIUS SQUARES THE MESSAGE WAS HIDDEN BUT NOT SECURE TODAY
scytale
scytale
null
{ "cols": 7 }
hard
en
182
182
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "column_count_search", "anagram_recovery" ]
Scytale: Spartan cylinder cipher — wrap text around a rod of fixed diameter.
bifid-v2-0571
HOOLODTSAQOBGPGNUIQIHKADTYUEIPSAQQWETHOIGICDFNXUXCEUQWZECDUSHDPICYLTBITEBMETVHCNK
HOOLODTSAQOBGPGNUIQIHKADTYUEIPSAQQWETHOIGICDFNXUXCEUQWZECDUSHDPICYLTBITEBMETVHCNK
GENERAL ORDERS NUMBER ONE ALL COMMUNICATIONS SHALL BE ENCRYPTED USING THE APPROVED CIPHER DISK
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
81
81
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
lorenz-v3-0156
GENIUSISONEPERCENTINSPITATIONANDNINETYNINEPERCENTPERSPKRATIONTHOMASEDISONNOTED
GENIUSISONEPERCENTINSPITATIONANDNINETYNINEPERCENTPERSPKRATIONTHOMASEDISONNOTED
GENIUS IS ONE PERCENT INSPIRATION AND NINETY NINE PERCENT PERSPIRATION THOMAS EDISON NOTED
lorenz
lorenz
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FISH" }
expert
en
78
78
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
argenti-v3-0012
69 22 24 44 18 39 25 14
69 22 24 44 18 39 25 14
DEUS VULT
argenti
argenti
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ROME" }
expert
en
16
23
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kl7-v2-0306
TSYGYORMASJDCKGEIDCVHCTFBBOWNUMEQIODELSQVVAIVQMOFATNKGOMVREKVXBSNDYRXYQLKPE
TSYGYORMASJDCKGEIDCVHCTFBBOWNUMEQIODELSQVVAIVQMOFATNKGOMVREKVXBSNDYRXYQLKPE
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC CROSSES THE RAPPAHANNOCK TONIGHT ABSOLUTE SILENCE IS IMPERATIVE NOW
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FREEDOM" }
expert
en
75
75
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
geez-monastic-v3-0026
LMJPUNMJCNMYJIAJMJ
LMJPUNMJCNMYJIAJMJ
TREASURE BURIED HERE
geez_monastic
geez_monastic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ETHIOPIA" }
advanced
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
columnar-transposition-060
TYSRRNEHHAHECDSARECTAHRRLSTWYASEFKOITEIBRCRNHAEERHTFTYAOSRNIHOACWUKDSPIOOTHEDBTSOPGBETPLIABIDTTYTEAEAGEVNSEEOCOITFCASTTEGSOENANTFLSEBOOKIYYOALI
TYSRRNEHHAHECDSARECTAHRRLSTWYASEFKOITEIBRCRNHAEERHTFTYAOSRNIHOACWUKDSPIOOTHEDBTSOPGBETPLIABIDTTYTEAEAGEVNSEEOCOITFCASTTEGSOENANTFLSEBOOKIYYOALI
CRYPTANALYSIS IS THE ART OF BREAKING CODES WITHOUT THE KEY AND IT HAS BEEN PRACTICED FOR AS LONG AS THERE HAVE BEEN CODES TO BREAK THE HISTORY OF CRYPTOLOGY IS A BATTLE OF WITS
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ZEBRA" }
intermediate
en
143
143
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
adfgvx-v3-0175
GVADAADXAAFXAXDADXADAAXGGADFVAXDVADAXAGFGDFGFXDAAVAXFDFGAAFAAVADFXDAGVDDAGGGDAFFGVAAGAAFFADAAGDGAVFAGGFFFVFXGXGGAGGGAGAXFGADGXAXVFDAADDFDAFDFDXAAADAAG
GVADAADXAAFXAXDADXADAAXGGADFVAXDVADAXAGFGDFGFXDAAVAXFDFGAAFAAVADFXDAGVDDAGGGDAFFGVAAGAAFFADAAGDGAVFAGGFFFVFXGXGGAGGGAGAXFGADGXAXVFDAADDFDAFDFDXAAADAAG
NEWTON SAW THE APPLE FALL AND INTUITED THE SAME FORCE THAT HOLDS THE PLANETS IN THEIR PATHS
adfgvx
adfgvx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "LIBERTY", "columnar": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
150
150
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgvx-v2-0100
FVVFGGFGFGGDDGGFVFXFVVXADAGFFGFGFFAGFFGDFDAAAFGDAFFAFAFAADAFVGVDVVGVGGAGFAGFGFGAADAFGAAADFAFADGAVGAGAGFFFGGAGAFAAGFDAAVAAVAVAFXGAAVGXGGFDF
FVVFGGFGFGGDDGGFVFXFVVXADAGFFGFGFFAGFFGDFDAAAFGDAFFAFAFAADAFVGVDVVGVGGAGFAGFGFGAADAFGAAADFAFADGAVGAGAGFFFGGAGAFAAGFDAAVAAVAVAFXGAAVGXGGFDF
LA VIDA ES SUENO Y LOS SUENOS SUENOS SON PARA TODOS LOS QUE VIVEN BAJO EL CIELO ETERNO
adfgvx
adfgvx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "PALACE", "columnar": "BATTLE" }
advanced
en
138
138
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
alberti-disk-v3-0515
YNTBGXICHRMPJVJRELSEVOKFCPHRCAXLLCZMMBGWVHRVTSYWXJXFCMUZJDNJLEJYSTBXEFSKNULFOUECERTOMHKQPGPKGALCLRSLMZFOTSCJKCGZBCZTIPWBNBYUZKQLPMRVMGAPOLSOGTMUEFBYWFHFGCPBGSRKTUWFUCTTVZ
YNTBGXICHRMPJVJRELSEVOKFCPHRCAXLLCZMMBGWVHRVTSYWXJXFCMUZJDNJLEJYSTBXEFSKNULFOUECERTOMHKQPGPKGALCLRSLMZFOTSCJKCGZBCZTIPWBNBYUZKQLPMRVMGAPOLSOGTMUEFBYWFHFGCPBGSRKTUWFUCTTVZ
SOCRATES BELIEVED THAT THE UNEXAMINED LIFE IS NOT WORTH LIVING AND THAT WISDOM BEGINS WITH THE ADMISSION OF ONES OWN IGNORANCE THIS APPROACH TO KNOWLEDGE HAS GUIDED WESTERN PHILOSOPHY FOR TWO MILLENNIA
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 11 }
expert
en
170
170
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0005336
GUS NOFVFXW SKOZNAOGVBA TVARF ESCROGRR GEVUEOZF NA QWCVSEGSKG O FGEBAT QYOVZ ARSRF FGEBAU SIWRRAQS GVS GEVGUSZVHF QVCVRE ORIOANSF GUS OYCNOOSG PL BAR CBFWGNBA SOQN YRGGRE GVR IWTSASES QVCNSE HFRF O ERCSOGVAT NSLJBEQ
GUS NOFVFXW SKOZNAOGVBA TVARF ESCROGRR GEVUEOZF NA QWCVSEGSKG O FGEBAT QYOVZ ARSRF FGEBAU SIWRRAQS GVS GEVGUSZVHF QVCVRE ORIOANSF GUS OYCNOOSG PL BAR CBFWGNBA SOQN YRGGRE GVR IWTSASES QVCNSE HFRF O ERCSOGVAT NSLJBEQ
THE KASISKI EXAMINATION FINDS REPEATED TRIGRAMS IN CIPHERTEXT A STRONG CLAIM NEEDS STRONG EVIDENCE THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER THE VIGENERE CIPHER USES A REPEATING KEYWORD
porta
porta
null
{ "key": "PATTERN" }
hard
en
184
184
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "kasiski_examination", "index_of_coincidence" ]
Porta: 13-row table polyalphabetic cipher; reciprocal (encrypt = decrypt).
cda-0007049
VDFD SQDF NGRZ DWNG RQAS JDFY JSOZ FQMU PSJD FPGW XJQJ FNMA RSMG QSGM ZVZR ZMBZ RQAM ZNGX VZRJ TFSO ZMAJ XNZF QZQJ POZM YMJS ZRSZ HSJF ALJT LATP ASSZ MF
VDFD SQDF NGRZ DWNG RQAS JDFY JSOZ FQMU PSJD FPGW XJQJ FNMA RSMG QSGM ZVZR ZMBZ RQAM ZNGX VZRJ TFSO ZMAJ XNZF QZQJ POZM YMJS ZRSZ HSJF ALJT LATP ASSZ MF
DO NOT CONFUSE OBFUSCATION WITH ENCRYPTION PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN THE RAIL FENCE CIPHER WRITES TEXT IN A ZIGZAG PATTERN
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
null
{ "alphabet": "AWQVZNTOJECXKFDPIMRSGBYHUL" }
hard
en
122
122
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
alberti-disk-v3-0293
ZSGOOXTABOMYHSLSJGXIIDZDPJEZOEQJEVIVPVJSUNLKWDUGBTHTYVEPTATASZHJBZRGJDYRQAQCQ
ZSGOOXTABOMYHSLSJGXIIDZDPJEZOEQJEVIVPVJSUNLKWDUGBTHTYVEPTATASZHJBZRGJDYRQAQCQ
THE POWERS NOT DELEGATED TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE CONSTITUTION ARE RESERVED TO THE STATES
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 8 }
expert
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryha-v3-0144
KBTWYC
KBTWYC
EUREKA
kryha
kryha
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VIENNA" }
expert
en
6
6
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0014034
JIPD CZHO MWNW HLSM NPPY AMKX CPTA FIRR FQXM JZBU DZSQ TFKT VPHY MDPT DTZO EIOP WOOR JOIT SKGP DMNB MGA
JIPD CZHO MWNW HLSM NPPY AMKX CPTA FIRR FQXM JZBU DZSQ TFKT VPHY MDPT DTZO EIOP WOOR JOIT SKGP DMNB MGA
CAESAR SHIFTED THE ALPHABET BY THREE POSITIONS THE LIBRARY PRESERVES KNOWLEDGE FOR THE COMMUNITY
running_key
running_key
null
{}
hard
en
83
83
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "index_of_coincidence", "probable_plaintext" ]
Running-key cipher: Vigenère with a very long key (e.g. a book passage).
bazeries-v2-0139
XTPOEYAPOMQJY
XTPOEYAPOMQJY
STAY THE COURSE
bazeries
bazeries
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 23 }
advanced
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
venona-pad-reuse-v2-0101
ME7TQGILLNBQOE2AJPLSDNBA6WPLRSLNGEQW4EYS3Q5CMUR53NITTQ4ZPBTHLRAIADWUZAOILNMLR
ME7TQGILLNBQOE2AJPLSDNBA6WPLRSLNGEQW4EYS3Q5CMUR53NITTQ4ZPBTHLRAIADWUZAOILNMLR
DEUTSCHLAND UBER ALLES IN DER WELT WENN ES STETS ZU SCHUTZ UND TRUTZE BRÜDERLICH ZUSAMMENHÄLT
venona_pad_reuse
venona_pad_reuse
stream
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PALACE" }
expert
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
bifid-v2-0281
UTEVKDHCTIKTBYEOOSLITLBLNSOIUACLEKMSEMLLMZPZMSMOBRTUTLNTOZTRSGBMEP
UTEVKDHCTIKTBYEOOSLITLBLNSOIUACLEKMSEMLLMZPZMSMOBRTUTLNTOZTRSGBMEP
WE ARE SUCH STUFF AS DREAMS ARE MADE ON AND OUR LITTLE LIFE IS ROUNDED WITH A SLEEP
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
66
66
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vigenere-v3-0622
MOYZDRYTANNQTIHQYPWFIHBAUWXFZLNUHVKALAEHEKXZNFFMVGACSLGDBUXFRJKALNJHRKBLNUFIEMBLLLRRKHWRWSSNPFQWLVTAIZLGSHTVOHJFKLHNCMXXYGNQCTHBFQGSJHABRHJWHYNPKEEZLXGKINHYFQISIXCYE
MOYZDRYTANNQTIHQYPWFIHBAUWXFZLNUHVKALAEHEKXZNFFMVGACSLGDBUXFRJKALNJHRKBLNUFIEMBLLLRRKHWRWSSNPFQWLVTAIZLGSHTVOHJFKLHNCMXXYGNQCTHBFQGSJHABRHJWHYNPKEEZLXGKINHYFQISIXCYE
THE MANHATTAN PROJECT BROUGHT TOGETHER THE GREATEST SCIENTIFIC MINDS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY IN A RACE TO BUILD THE ATOMIC BOMB BEFORE NAZI GERMANY COULD DO SO THE EFFORT CHANGED THE WORLD FOREVER
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "THUNDER" }
intermediate
en
165
165
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryptos-189
IDSLYPKTVZQSRMTNPJIKG
IDSLYPKTVZQSRMTNPJIKG
SUPPLY LINE COMPROMISED
kryptos
kryptos
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
advanced
en
21
21
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
geez-monastic-v2-0376
HPUQWJYUMPPJDMYIMAMQJBMACQVGAMIQLNUMADMQGWYMYJDGWUQWCCJIJYAJIWUMZUFWUMYMGLNWYRMQAJBJZJVYZWQMIVYIMYUQWUMAWUIWPWJZIVYCJQGJYDUFMAMIMNUJVYVNMQWUJVYCVQUJUHAMFWZZHIIMMAMA
HPUQWJYUMPPJDMYIMAMQJBMACQVGAMIQLNUMADMQGWYMYJDGWUQWCCJIJYAJIWUMZUFWUMYMGLNWYRMQAJBJZJVYZWQMIVYIMYUQWUMAWUIWPWJZIVYCJQGJYDUFMAMIMNUJVYVNMQWUJVYCVQUJUHAMFWZZHIIMMAMA
ULTRA INTELLIGENCE DERIVED FROM DECRYPTED GERMAN ENIGMA TRAFFIC INDICATES THAT ENEMY PANZER DIVISIONS ARE CONCENTRATED AT CALAIS CONFIRMING THE DECEPTION OPERATION FORTITUDE HAS SUCCEEDED
geez_monastic
geez_monastic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LALIBELA" }
advanced
en
164
164
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
two-square-v3-0378
SOCRATFQBELINYFNQNATQNCNNEXAMINEOFIFCKTUOTWORTHLHWLHABFTQNATXGUUDSBEAKFMXGQNQNEADMMOSIONDLONFQRZCFGNRCANCEQNMOAPQEACBUTOLURZHBRFBNOPGUMHFNVRPUERCMHIIQSOQTVKRCQYDSILHBETKR
SOCRATFQBELINYFNQNATQNCNNEXAMINEOFIFCKTUOTWORTHLHWLHABFTQNATXGUUDSBEAKFMXGQNQNEADMMOSIONDLONFQRZCFGNRCANCEQNMOAPQEACBUTOLURZHBRFBNOPGUMHFNVRPUERCMHIIQSOQTVKRCQYDSILHBETKR
SOCRATES BELIEVED THAT THE UNEXAMINED LIFE IS NOT WORTH LIVING AND THAT WISDOM BEGINS WITH THE ADMISSION OF ONES OWN IGNORANCE THIS APPROACH TO KNOWLEDGE HAS GUIDED WESTERN PHILOSOPHY FOR TWO MILLENNIA
two_square
two_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "DRAGON", "key2": "THUNDER" }
advanced
en
170
170
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
caesar-v2-0487
CK ZNKXKLUXK ZNK XKVXKYKTZGZOBKY UL ZNK ATOZKJ YZGZKY UL GSKXOIG OT MKTKXGR IUTMXKYY GYYKSHRKJ GVVKGROTM ZU ZNK YAVXKSK PAJMK UL ZNK CUXRJ LUX ZNK XKIZOZAJK UL UAX OTZKTZOUTY JU YURKSTRE VAHROYN
CK ZNKXKLUXK ZNK XKVXKYKTZGZOBKY UL ZNK ATOZKJ YZGZKY UL GSKXOIG OT MKTKXGR IUTMXKYY GYYKSHRKJ GVVKGROTM ZU ZNK YAVXKSK PAJMK UL ZNK CUXRJ LUX ZNK XKIZOZAJK UL UAX OTZKTZOUTY JU YURKSTRE VAHROYN
WE THEREFORE THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN GENERAL CONGRESS ASSEMBLED APPEALING TO THE SUPREME JUDGE OF THE WORLD FOR THE RECTITUDE OF OUR INTENTIONS DO SOLEMNLY PUBLISH
caesar
caesar
substitution
{ "type": "shift", "value": 6 }
beginner
en
164
194
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
fialka-165
FXYUTWZSNAEVULZVSFSMFWOBVUJMZIRQDYELOKRKIIRJLU
FXYUTWZSNAEVULZVSFSMFWOBVUJMZIRQDYELOKRKIIRJLU
I HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT SAID THE CAPTAIN TO THE CREW
fialka
fialka
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SECRET" }
expert
en
46
46
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0010336
SAGEB CLZRO FHESF HAQRE GOVAG LWAOQ WFGEV PHGWB AGENA FCBFN GWBAQ VCUSE FESOE EOAUS YRGGR EFJVG VBHGF HPFGW GHGWB ACBYL OYCVO PRGWN QVCUS EFHFS ZHYGW CYROY CVOPR GFUWT GFTOV YQYBF SQWFO CBFGH ESABG OFYBT OA
SAGEB CLZRO FHESF HAQRE GOVAG LWAOQ WFGEV PHGWB AGENA FCBFN GWBAQ VCUSE FESOE EOAUS YRGGR EFJVG VBHGF HPFGW GHGWB ACBYL OYCVO PRGWN QVCUS EFHFS ZHYGW CYROY CVOPR GFUWT GFTOV YQYBF SQWFO CBFGH ESABG OFYBT OA
ENTROPY MEASURES UNCERTAINTY IN A DISTRIBUTION TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION POLYALPHABETIC CIPHERS USE MULTIPLE ALPHABET SHIFTS FAIL CLOSED IS A POSTURE NOT A SLOGAN
porta
porta
null
{ "key": "PATTERN" }
hard
en
172
172
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
adfgvx-v2-0344
GGAVGGADFAXDADADFFADADAFFADFDXAAAGDXAFFXFXFAAFGADAGGAFGDDDFVAXVXGDVDGXGADDAAGAAXFDDXDVGXAGVAFAAAGAFDDADAADVAFAFAAFFGGADAGXDAFAAADVFAFAAFAAGXDXAAAADXGXDXAFAA
GGAVGGADFAXDADADFFADADAFFADFDXAAAGDXAFFXFXFAAFGADAGGAFGDDDFVAXVXGDVDGXGADDAAGAAXFDDXDVGXAGVAFAAAGAFDDADAADVAFAFAAFFGGADAGXDAFAAADVFAFAAFAAGXDXAAAADXGXDXAFAA
YOUR MISSION IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT IS TO EXTRACT THE AGENT FROM BEHIND ENEMY LINES TONIGHT
adfgvx
adfgvx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "TRIUMPH", "columnar": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
156
156
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0009391
DPXGWFHFRIGGCFJCPECKTFDPASJLRQXKIELJVVVXZWS
DPXGWFHFRIGGCFJCPECKTFDPASJLRQXKIELJVVVXZWS
OPEN SOURCE TOOLS ALLOW INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION
autokey
autokey
null
{ "primer": "PATTERN" }
medium
en
43
43
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
beaufort-es-025
MQXDFBPFKLADMAOTJTACADDCXMLQOAEFMQXDFBOPIANQODREKWOUKKAT
MQXDFBPFKLADMAOTJTACADDCXMLQOAEFMQXDFBOPIANQODREKWOUKKAT
PODRAN CORTAR TODAS LAS FLORES PERO NO PODRAN DETENER LA PRIMAVERA
beaufort
beaufort
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "BEAUFORT" }
intermediate
es
56
56
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
gronsfeld-v2-0666
UQIKWCGVXINIAN
UQIKWCGVXINIAN
LIBERTY OR DEATH
gronsfeld
gronsfeld
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "numeric", "value": "98765" }
intermediate
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
bazeries-v3-0308
TDDNCYPFOFTBJGLJRYMGOTVOVMYURCPGGOITTXCFLGIIEFNRVOGOTDOTHDNWNVUXYUVITFTIYVOOYDTMYDNOCCNUOTVOVMONRCPGGIYHPTYDYQNFCTMLOUTCIMNVEYOTINLGDNCTTLYJYQNONSYRDMYFCTLGXOPR
TDDNCYPFOFTBJGLJRYMGOTVOVMYURCPGGOITTXCFLGIIEFNRVOGOTDOTHDNWNVUXYUVITFTIYVOOYDTMYDNOCCNUOTVOVMONRCPGGIYHPTYDYQNFCTMLOUTCIMNVEYOTINLGDNCTTLYJYQNONSYRDMYFCTLGXOPR
IMMANUEL KANT PROPOSED THAT WE SHOULD ACT ONLY ACCORDING TO THAT MAXIM BY WHICH WE CAN AT THE SAME TIME WILL THAT IT SHOULD BECOME A UNIVERSAL LAW THIS CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE DEFINES MORAL DUTY
bazeries
bazeries
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 37 }
advanced
en
160
160
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
confederate-vigenere-v3-0338
LKSNWQRPMMKWRHDECP
LKSNWQRPMMKWRHDECP
TREASURE BURIED HERE
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "STONEWALL" }
intermediate
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0020678
AABAB BAAAA ABAAA AABAA AAABB ABABB AAAAA ABBAA AABAA BAAAB BAABA ABAAA ABABB AAAAA BAABA AABAA AAABB ABAAB AABAA BABBA ABABA AABAA ABBAA AABBA BAABA AABBB AABAB BAAAA ABBAB ABABB BAAAB BAABA AAAAA BAABA ABAAA BAAAB BAABA ABAAA AAABA BAAAB AAAAA BAABA AAAAB AAAAA BAAAB AABBB AABAA ABBAA AAABA ABBAB AAABB AABAA BAAAB AA...
AABAB BAAAA ABAAA AABAA AAABB ABABB AAAAA ABBAA AABAA BAAAB BAABA ABAAA ABABB AAAAA BAABA AABAA AAABB ABAAB AABAA BABBA ABABA AABAA ABBAA AABBA BAABA AABBB AABAB BAAAA ABBAB ABABB BAAAB BAABA AAAAA BAABA ABAAA BAAAB BAABA ABAAA AAABA BAAAB AAAAA BAABA AAAAB AAAAA BAAAB AABBB AABAA ABBAA AAABA ABBAB AAABB AABAA BAAAB AA...
FRIEDMAN ESTIMATED KEY LENGTH FROM STATISTICS ATBASH ENCODES BY REVERSING THE ALPHABET THE RAIL FENCE CIPHER WRITES TEXT IN A ZIGZAG PATTERN THE VIGENERE CIPHER USES A REPEATING KEYWORD
bacon_cipher
bacon_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
785
785
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "five_bit_decode", "ab_frequency_analysis" ]
Bacon's biliteral cipher: each letter encoded as 5-bit A/B string.
argenti-v3-0145
37 82 83 66 20 26 83 71 67 28 13 18 37 56 63 44 75 16 41 66 22
37 82 83 66 20 26 83 71 67 28 13 18 37 56 63 44 75 16 41 66 22
THE TELEGRAPH TRANSMITS
argenti
argenti
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "PAPAL" }
expert
en
42
62
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
hill-v2-0541
OYEAUJFRDWTYSWPHTAOADSJQHV
OYEAUJFRDWTYSWPHTAOADSJQHV
SICUT PATRIBUS SIT DEUS NOBIS
hill
hill
polygraphic
{ "a": 11, "b": 3, "c": 2, "d": 5 }
advanced
en
26
26
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0020672
66 36 82 57 50 20 80 68 80 43 65 80 82 61 82 80 95 82 61 55 29 69 89 57 82 11 25 82 76 69 80 66 36 82 52 69 77 77 59 29 50 66 43 66 36 82 69 29 82 66 50 77 82 65 68 11 50 61 66 36 82 69 80 82 66 50 52 68 57 57 43 59 29 20 80 82 68 55 68 20 57 82 50 76 59 61 82 11 52 69 80 80 82 52 66 57 43 55 82 80 52 55 36 69 76 76 61...
66 36 82 57 50 20 80 68 80 43 65 80 82 61 82 80 95 82 61 55 29 69 89 57 82 11 25 82 76 69 80 66 36 82 52 69 77 77 59 29 50 66 43 66 36 82 69 29 82 66 50 77 82 65 68 11 50 61 66 36 82 69 80 82 66 50 52 68 57 57 43 59 29 20 80 82 68 55 68 20 57 82 50 76 59 61 82 11 52 69 80 80 82 52 66 57 43 55 82 80 52 55 36 69 76 76 61...
THE LIBRARY PRESERVES KNOWLEDGE FOR THE COMMUNITY THE ONE TIME PAD IS THEORETICALLY UNBREAKABLE IF USED CORRECTLY KERCKHOFFS PRINCIPLE SAYS THE SYSTEM MUST BE SECURE EVEN IF ENEMY KNOWS ALGORITHM
wallis_cipher
wallis_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
166
166
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "number_substitution_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Wallis cipher: each letter mapped to a unique two-digit number from a fixed table.
morse-code-v2-0060
-... .-.. --- --- -.. / ... .-- . .- - / .- -. -.. / - . .- .-. ... / - .... . ... . / .- .-. . / .-- .... .- - / .. / --- ..-. ..-. . .-. / -.-- --- ..- / ..-. --- .-. / - .... . / -.. . ..-. . -. ... . / --- ..-. / --- ..- .-. / .. ... .-.. .- -. -.. / -. .- - .. --- -.
-... .-.. --- --- -.. / ... .-- . .- - / .- -. -.. / - . .- .-. ... / - .... . ... . / .- .-. . / .-- .... .- - / .. / --- ..-. ..-. . .-. / -.-- --- ..- / ..-. --- .-. / - .... . / -.. . ..-. . -. ... . / --- ..-. / --- ..- .-. / .. ... .-.. .- -. -.. / -. .- - .. --- -.
BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS THESE ARE WHAT I OFFER YOU FOR THE DEFENSE OF OUR ISLAND NATION
morse_code
morse_code
encoding
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
188
272
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
wallis-cipher-v2-0104
90 61 56 81 82 64 49 87 63 55 54 53 24 91 90 37 42 34 31 33 63 76 43 91 90 10 23 81 55 91 90 10 61 56 91 156 90 53 54 14 89 63 55 91 90 28 24 91 90 87 48 37 25 53 81 10 56 91 90 87 85 21 91 90 63 54 57 49 33 53 56 43 91 90 28 40 76 54 82 33 81 55 56 91 90 24 45 28 72 10 91 90 87 48 55 33 42 34 91
90 61 56 81 82 64 49 87 63 55 54 53 24 91 90 37 42 34 31 33 63 76 43 91 90 10 23 81 55 91 90 10 61 56 91 156 90 53 54 14 89 63 55 91 90 28 24 91 90 87 48 37 25 53 81 10 56 91 90 87 85 21 91 90 63 54 57 49 33 53 56 43 91 90 28 40 76 54 82 33 81 55 56 91 90 24 45 28 72 10 91 90 87 48 55 33 42 34 91
HEADQUARTERS CONFIRMS THAT THE INTELLIGENCE REPORT IS ACCURATE AND REQUIRES IMMEDIATE SWIFT ACTION
wallis_cipher
wallis_cipher
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "OXFORD" }
expert
en
199
297
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0003438
CRRE ERIVRJ NAQ ERCEBQHPVOVYVGL ZNGGRE VA ERFRNEPU GUR IVTRARER PVCURE HFRF N ERCRNGVAT XRLJBEQ UVFGBEVPNY PVCUREF NER GRNPUREF ABG CEBGRPGVBA
CRRE ERIVRJ NAQ ERCEBQHPVOVYVGL ZNGGRE VA ERFRNEPU GUR IVTRARER PVCURE HFRF N ERCRNGVAT XRLJBEQ UVFGBEVPNY PVCUREF NER GRNPUREF ABG CEBGRPGVBA
PEER REVIEW AND REPRODUCIBILITY MATTER IN RESEARCH THE VIGENERE CIPHER USES A REPEATING KEYWORD HISTORICAL CIPHERS ARE TEACHERS NOT PROTECTION
rot13
rot13
null
{ "shift": 13 }
hard
en
123
123
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "brute_force_26", "self_inverse_check" ]
ROT-13 is Caesar with shift 13 — it is its own inverse.
bacon-cipher-v3-0001
BAABA AABBB AABAA ABBAB BAAAA AAAAA AAABA ABABA AABAA AABBB AAAAA BAAAB BAAAB ABBBA ABBAB ABAAB AABAA ABBAA
BAABA AABBB AABAA ABBAB BAAAA AAAAA AAABA ABABA AABAA AABBB AAAAA BAAAB BAAAB ABBBA ABBAB ABAAB AABAA ABBAA
THE ORACLE HAS SPOKEN
bacon_cipher
bacon_cipher
steganography
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
90
107
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
wheatstone-v2-0365
CAKSHAJAKJBYIPYMABIAMABIARUSSDAPAEQKLMABIASDAWBPEQBISUBHHYRACUKSDAKAXSCBHASDBSQWAAMQNPLJSDAKLPSDWEHHRPEKCSLLUPABPQSDAIHBQDLNPAQLUKTEKCBPJQLUPRPASDPAKBPABHPABTYEKSDANEAHT
CAKSHAJAKJBYIPYMABIAMABIARUSSDAPAEQKLMABIASDAWBPEQBISUBHHYRACUKSDAKAXSCBHASDBSQWAAMQNPLJSDAKLPSDWEHHRPEKCSLLUPABPQSDAIHBQDLNPAQLUKTEKCBPJQLUPRPASDPAKBPABHPABTYEKSDANEAHT
GENTLEMEN MAY CRY PEACE PEACE BUT THERE IS NO PEACE THE WAR IS ACTUALLY BEGUN THE NEXT GALE THAT SWEEPS FROM THE NORTH WILL BRING TO OUR EARS THE CLASH OF RESOUNDING ARMS OUR BRETHREN ARE ALREADY IN THE FIELD
wheatstone
wheatstone
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "BRITAIN" }
advanced
en
169
169
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryptos-v2-0388
HBBMMFPLGWCDPTJHWMFXF
HBBMMFPLGWCDPTJHWMFXF
BRIDGE DESTROYED AT DAWN
kryptos
kryptos
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SANBORN" }
advanced
en
21
21
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
scytale-v2-0199
TOATTPEYDHFHTEATFXEGEIDTSAXSEANOAYRXETDGNTOIXCTISEIUNXRISTSMVDXENGATEEEXTGEREGREX
TOATTPEYDHFHTEATFXEGEIDTSAXSEANOAYRXETDGNTOIXCTISEIUNXRISTSMVDXENGATEEEXTGEREGREX
THE SECRET OF GETTING AHEAD IS GETTING STARTED ONE STEP AT A TIME GETS YOU VERY FAR INDEED
scytale
scytale
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 9 }
intermediate
en
81
81
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m94-069
PPSJPXZYVHUTSIMFYDWHO
PPSJPXZYVHUTSIMFYDWHO
SUPPLY LINE COMPROMISED
m94
m94
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "CIPHER" }
expert
en
21
21
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0015236
843 845 813 841 999 854 843 861 851 806 812 999 857 844 844 833 855 999 802 835 835 842 868 999 824 841 809 813 845 813 841 811 812 841 859 999 863 814 852 826 817 826 807 801 858 825 842 840 999 804 814 800 861 816 843 851 858 999 826 854 999 859 822 812 999 852 813 808 825 847 851 842 807 801 834 999 844 816 999 863 ...
843 845 813 841 999 854 843 861 851 806 812 999 857 844 844 833 855 999 802 835 835 842 868 999 824 841 809 813 845 813 841 811 812 841 859 999 863 814 852 826 817 826 807 801 858 825 842 840 999 804 814 800 861 816 843 851 858 999 826 854 999 859 822 812 999 852 813 808 825 847 851 842 807 801 834 999 844 816 999 863 ...
OPEN SOURCE TOOLS ALLOW INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION BEAUFORT IS THE RECIPROCAL OF VIGENERE AND DECRYPTS ITSELF THE AUTOKEY CIPHER EXTENDS THE KEY WITH THE PLAINTEXT ITSELF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN
culper_ring
culper_ring
null
{}
hard
en
185
185
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_range_analysis" ]
Culper Ring code: Washington's three-digit codebook numbers (800–999 range).
cda-0019813
¬· ┘· ┘· Γ L Γ X· r ⌐ K Γ· ┘· ─ ⌐ └ K ┘· ┘· └ X L ⌣ ┐· └ ⌐ Γ· ─ K r· L Γ· ┌· └ Γ· ┌ Γ· K X K r· L L ─ Γ· ¬· ┌ ⌐ ┌ ⌐ r r· Γ· ─ L X· X L Γ ┌· ┘· K ┘· ┌· X K ┘· r ┌· L ⌐ K L ⌐ ┐· ┘· └ ⌒· ⌐ └ ┐· r· ⌐ ¬ L K Γ· r r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌·
¬· ┘· ┘· Γ L Γ X· r ⌐ K Γ· ┘· ─ ⌐ └ K ┘· ┘· └ X L ⌣ ┐· └ ⌐ Γ· ─ K r· L Γ· ┌· └ Γ· ┌ Γ· K X K r· L L ─ Γ· ¬· ┌ ⌐ ┌ ⌐ r r· Γ· ─ L X· X L Γ ┌· ┘· K ┘· ┌· X K ┘· r ┌· L ⌐ K L ⌐ ┐· ┘· └ ⌒· ⌐ └ ┐· r· ⌐ ¬ L K Γ· r r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌·
GOOD EDUCATIONAL TOOLS EXPLAIN THEIR LIMITS THE ENIGMA MACHINE USED ROTORS TO CREATE A POLYALPHABETIC CIPHER
pigpen
pigpen
null
{}
medium
en
36
36
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_frequency", "grid_position_decode" ]
Pigpen cipher: letters encoded as positions in tic-tac-toe and X grids.
kama-sutra-v3-0311
AZMMZWL SGZTXLWY AQK VGKOT EQT PWJWYTFT JCGJMT UZJQTG LWUQZYT VTSKGT EQT FTUKYX AKGMX AWG WMFK UKZYTX EQT ETGL UGNJEWYWMNFZF WYX FJTYE QZF UWGTTG WE EQT FZRYWMF ZYETMMZRTYUT FTGBZUT VCZMXZYR WLTGZUWY UKXTVGTWOZYR
AZMMZWL SGZTXLWY AQK VGKOT EQT PWJWYTFT JCGJMT UZJQTG LWUQZYT VTSKGT EQT FTUKYX AKGMX AWG WMFK UKZYTX EQT ETGL UGNJEWYWMNFZF WYX FJTYE QZF UWGTTG WE EQT FZRYWMF ZYETMMZRTYUT FTGBZUT VCZMXZYR WLTGZUWY UKXTVGTWOZYR
WILLIAM FRIEDMAN WHO BROKE THE JAPANESE PURPLE CIPHER MACHINE BEFORE THE SECOND WORLD WAR ALSO COINED THE TERM CRYPTANALYSIS AND SPENT HIS CAREER AT THE SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE SERVICE BUILDING AMERICAN CODEBREAKING
kama_sutra
kama_sutra
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "INDIA" }
intermediate
en
182
212
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chaocipher-140
MMGOKSSFXWLSOFEEF
MMGOKSSFXWLSOFEEF
CRYPTOGRAPHY RULES
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
advanced
en
17
17
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
confederate-vigenere-v3-0319
ETFPLPOGTUMCEC
ETFPLPOGTUMCEC
MARCH TO VICTORY
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "STONEWALL" }
intermediate
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
sigaba-v2-0198
DQCWXKVXARMGBBJOIIEJQQNUXCEKYZXKKRFMWUMCEERZMVNGDDRAWGMENZKGENIWAWZIZ
DQCWXKVXARMGBBJOIIEJQQNUXCEKYZXKKRFMWUMCEERZMVNGDDRAWGMENZKGENIWAWZIZ
IT IS BETTER TO REMAIN SILENT AND BE THOUGHT A FOOL THAN TO SPEAK AND REMOVE ALL DOUBT
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ARMY" }
expert
en
69
69
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
solitaire-v3-0056
YYTALKFKKDVBBFJMCUNCPPZPQCTUTKRBEEYNEDOJOLCIRHAPVRBGREOAFPRLEQQRJUKVMBYFIRZXVF
YYTALKFKKDVBBFJMCUNCPPZPQCTUTKRBEEYNEDOJOLCIRHAPVRBGREOAFPRLEQQRJUKVMBYFIRZXVF
GENIUS IS ONE PERCENT INSPIRATION AND NINETY NINE PERCENT PERSPIRATION THOMAS EDISON NOTED
solitaire
solitaire
stream
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
78
78
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
caesar-v3-0152
ECNN OG KUJOCGN UQOG AGCTU CIQ PGXGT OKPF JQY NQPI RTGEKUGNA K VJQWIJV K YQWNF UCKN CDQWV CPF UGG VJG QEGCP
ECNN OG KUJOCGN UQOG AGCTU CIQ PGXGT OKPF JQY NQPI RTGEKUGNA K VJQWIJV K YQWNF UCKN CDQWV CPF UGG VJG QEGCP
CALL ME ISHMAEL SOME YEARS AGO NEVER MIND HOW LONG PRECISELY I THOUGHT I WOULD SAIL ABOUT AND SEE THE OCEAN
caesar
caesar
substitution
{ "type": "shift", "value": 2 }
beginner
en
87
107
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
alberti-disk-v2-0375
SGEUNYVAYHZBIQBYXGYMUSZCYDBXJQDWPCWCQFXJLVODTFGAWBWMHNNEACBYIZZFRXBATIHRLEUUZKKZCGBPBWKRUJMPZTMGDRRDBWSJEVQGHOAUHBYRSNGKIHXKERPXWPJXOJPQCUKWBXXZAXMUAOQFAEWWNAVGAHS
SGEUNYVAYHZBIQBYXGYMUSZCYDBXJQDWPCWCQFXJLVODTFGAWBWMHNNEACBYIZZFRXBATIHRLEUUZKKZCGBPBWKRUJMPZTMGDRRDBWSJEVQGHOAUHBYRSNGKIHXKERPXWPJXOJPQCUKWBXXZAXMUAOQFAEWWNAVGAHS
HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY CORPS ORDERS FOR OCTOBER FOURTH NINETEEN EIGHTEEN THE CORPS WILL ATTACK AT ZERO HOUR WITH ALL AVAILABLE FORCES THE OBJECTIVE IS THE RIDGE OVERLOOKING THE ARGONNE FOREST
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 8 }
expert
en
163
163
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
columnar-transposition-v2-0207
VPANHASIYROIIREEOENDSBOMETPFNQPSNEAHIATURRXTOTLLFRGAENARRCCAETRDRESIINSEENSELLIIO
VPANHASIYROIIREEOENDSBOMETPFNQPSNEAHIATURRXTOTLLFRGAENARRCCAETRDRESIINSEENSELLIIO
OBSERVATION EXPERIMENT AND REASON ARE THE THREE PILLARS OF ALL SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND PROGRESS
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORTRESS" }
intermediate
en
81
81
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
columnar-transposition-fr-037
AEYRSLRTFVASAISZTNUSEMBLXCNEAOMOOOI
AEYRSLRTFVASAISZTNUSEMBLXCNEAOMOOOI
AUX ARMES CITOYENS FORMEZ VOS BATAILLONS
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
intermediate
fr
35
35
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
adfgx-v3-0323
ADFFDFDDGAXGGDGDGADDXGGDXDFFGFGFDXXGAG
ADFFDFDDGAXGGDGDGADDXGGDXDFFGFGFDXXGAG
MEASURE TWICE CUT ONCE
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "DRAGON", "columnar": "THUNDER" }
advanced
en
38
38
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
lorenz-v2-0398
IFGODWETRUST
IFGODWETRUST
IN GOD WE TRUST
lorenz
lorenz
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "BLETCHLEY" }
expert
en
12
12
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
rail-fence-v3-0443
THEEUCROTMSPTANSISOP
THEEUCROTMSPTANSISOP
THE COMPASS POINTS TRUE
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 11 }
intermediate
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
rail-fence-vg-0064
FHNNFITTATEACIGDOVDFHOSISSTEHSEREEOINETIUSOTHPTENENSEHBFOHCGN
FHNNFITTATEACIGDOVDFHOSISSTEHSEREEOINETIUSOTHPTENENSEHBFOHCGN
FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR THE EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT SEEN
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 5 }
intermediate
en
61
61
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
joseon-yeokhak-v3-0037
BPMBMTMAKWXMZMDMITA
BPMBMTMAKWXMZMDMITA
THE TELESCOPE REVEALS
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SEOUL" }
beginner
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0004232
UHZNA ERNQNOYR BHGCHG FUBHYQ FUBJ NYY ERNFBAVAT FGRCF GUR NHGBXRL PVCURE RKGRAQF GUR XRL JVGU GUR CYNVAGRKG VGFRYS XREPXUBSSF CEVAPVCYR FNLF GUR FLFGRZ ZHFG OR FRPHER RIRA VS RARZL XABJF NYTBEVGUZ GENAFCBFVGVBA PVCUREF ERNEENATR YRGGREF JVGUBHG FHOFGVGHGVBA
UHZNA ERNQNOYR BHGCHG FUBHYQ FUBJ NYY ERNFBAVAT FGRCF GUR NHGBXRL PVCURE RKGRAQF GUR XRL JVGU GUR CYNVAGRKG VGFRYS XREPXUBSSF CEVAPVCYR FNLF GUR FLFGRZ ZHFG OR FRPHER RIRA VS RARZL XABJF NYTBEVGUZ GENAFCBFVGVBA PVCUREF ERNEENATR YRGGREF JVGUBHG FHOFGVGHGVBA
HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS THE AUTOKEY CIPHER EXTENDS THE KEY WITH THE PLAINTEXT ITSELF KERCKHOFFS PRINCIPLE SAYS THE SYSTEM MUST BE SECURE EVEN IF ENEMY KNOWS ALGORITHM TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION
rot13
rot13
null
{ "shift": 13 }
hard
en
221
221
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "brute_force_26", "self_inverse_check" ]
ROT-13 is Caesar with shift 13 — it is its own inverse.
cda-0018997
25 88 48 33 70 49 24 40 1 40 82 87 17 59 15 33 14 11 33 64 34 72 68 26 58 50 91 72 35 34 22 1 60 23 1 63 45 30 92 27 30 63 88 2 67 23 60 66 87 21 93 63 88 48 34 43 32 67 50 91 66 68 32 91 93 26 99 87 59 63 94 22 58 43 40 2 63 23 27 87 88 30 48 25 25 22 3 25 45 82 64 66 61 46 48 3 23 15 68 30 23 68 68 23 58
25 88 48 33 70 49 24 40 1 40 82 87 17 59 15 33 14 11 33 64 34 72 68 26 58 50 91 72 35 34 22 1 60 23 1 63 45 30 92 27 30 63 88 2 67 23 60 66 87 21 93 63 88 48 34 43 32 67 50 91 66 68 32 91 93 26 99 87 59 63 94 22 58 43 40 2 63 23 27 87 88 30 48 25 25 22 3 25 45 82 64 66 61 46 48 3 23 15 68 30 23 68 68 23 58
THE ENIGMA MACHINE USED ROTORS TO CREATE A POLYALPHABETIC CIPHER SUBSTITUTION CIPHERS MAP EACH LETTER TO A DIFFERENT LETTER
homophonic
homophonic
null
{}
hard
en
105
105
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "frequency_analysis", "multiple_ciphertext_attack" ]
Homophonic substitution: each letter maps to multiple possible numbers.
trifid-v2-0370
LFIWBOUIEDYCCJGDY+RWEIHMCOYUJKSSSBBSJCDDEIGMYELMLPGBK+XIIHZFWLDXNCNA+WEIHXTGFRMSERD+HTPDMLVTCPTEIGMRXLWOQJTJKKLRUBCLTIYICYDCYTOPJRSPMLSS
LFIWBOUIEDYCCJGDY+RWEIHMCOYUJKSSSBBSJCDDEIGMYELMLPGBK+XIIHZFWLDXNCNA+WEIHXTGFRMSERD+HTPDMLVTCPTEIGMRXLWOQJTJKKLRUBCLTIYICYDCYTOPJRSPMLSS
ALL GAUL IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS ONE OF WHICH THE BELGAE INHABIT THE AQUITANI ANOTHER AND THE THIRD THOSE WHO IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE ARE CALLED CELTS IN OURS GAULS
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
136
136
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0006218
CASIQ UWBZH PAUWR NZIWX NKTPR YPUAU GHTWQ KUHJU WAFNR TJFER TRTWQ NFXPH PAIMN GFTXD ELJAV OHMTD VIBAK GUDWG GZCGU GCFZV KUHBK GHMXK CIFB
CASIQ UWBZH PAUWR NZIWX NKTPR YPUAU GHTWQ KUHJU WAFNR TJFER TRTWQ NFXPH PAIMN GFTXD ELJAV OHMTD VIBAK GUDWG GZCGU GCFZV KUHBK GHMXK CIFB
A TRANSPARENT TOOL SHOULD SHOW ITS REASONING BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL ATBASH ENCODES BY REVERSING THE ALPHABET
gronsfeld
gronsfeld
null
{ "key": "27183" }
hard
en
114
114
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "kasiski_examination", "digit_key_brute_force" ]
Gronsfeld: Vigenère variant with a digit-only key (0–9 per position).
red-type-a-v2-0439
ADWKFINUOOGIKWIBUCUOOQGEOVSQAWEPGZUGIEOVTUYNVQAGYKWEBICAEIHEHIEIVLAHZUIV
ADWKFINUOOGIKWIBUCUOOQGEOVSQAWEPGZUGIEOVTUYNVQAGYKWEBICAEIHEHIEIVLAHZUIV
ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU TODAY AND ALWAYS
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MIKADO" }
advanced
en
72
72
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
columnar-transposition-v2-0059
EFNANAHENNIIHGHHWLOAGSTLAHEEEFNNRAHDLTBSSITDONESSITCDLTLGDNEWLOEAHGHIUDF
EFNANAHENNIIHGHHWLOAGSTLAHEEEFNNRAHDLTBSSITDONESSITCDLTLGDNEWLOEAHGHIUDF
WE SHALL FIGHT ON THE BEACHES AND WE SHALL FIGHT ON THE LANDING GROUNDS AND IN THE FIELDS
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PALACE" }
intermediate
en
72
72
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
great-cipher-v3-0193
136 114 143 179 107 169 136 175 167 138 117 139 128 126 162 160 109 142 173 177 122 173 177 122 117 112 144 148 119 168 149 149 144 135 174 117 175 124 149 179 143 169 165 170 125 172 173 177 138 151 119 135 169 165 149 117 161 166 174 115 100 177 138 125 130 114
136 114 143 179 107 169 136 175 167 138 117 139 128 126 162 160 109 142 173 177 122 173 177 122 117 112 144 148 119 168 149 149 144 135 174 117 175 124 149 179 143 169 165 170 125 172 173 177 138 151 119 135 169 165 149 117 161 166 174 115 100 177 138 125 130 114
RSA ENCRYPTION RELIES ON THE MATHEMATICAL DIFFICULTY OF FACTORING THE PRODUCT OF TWO LARGE PRIMES
great_cipher
great_cipher
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ROSSIGNOL" }
expert
en
198
263
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0010481
PWDYR BEOEC LOEIE AUMES VMCEE WMLEN CASEI EOTSW ESRDI TERDS NHSHT XRRBT AVEBF EOEHX EEIER ANEIB NROXV PLRCB CFDES EDXIR IIHLE OESST FXEOT NOECR NTHHA X
PWDYR BEOEC LOEIE AUMES VMCEE WMLEN CASEI EOTSW ESRDI TERDS NHSHT XRRBT AVEBF EOEHX EEIER ANEIB NROXV PLRCB CFDES EDXIR IIHLE OESST FXEOT NOECR NTHHA X
PEER REVIEW AND REPRODUCIBILITY MATTER IN RESEARCH OBSERVABLE EVIDENCE COMES BEFORE CONFIDENCE THE BEST LESSONS SHOW WHERE THE METHOD FAILS
scytale
scytale
null
{ "cols": 9 }
hard
en
126
126
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
geez-monastic-120
WIBMXPCPSBTUTUTXFOPIXKDRIOPNUCAWKQOTEUXFKYXXFONOBPCQUXFPTROOCMIPWXUWOQDKIPTSKCAPTXFOIOFPZOROOCWKQOTXKRIOPNXFOFUTXKIBKDWIBMXKSKABUTPRPXXSOKDEUXT
WIBMXPCPSBTUTUTXFOPIXKDRIOPNUCAWKQOTEUXFKYXXFONOBPCQUXFPTROOCMIPWXUWOQDKIPTSKCAPTXFOIOFPZOROOCWKQOTXKRIOPNXFOFUTXKIBKDWIBMXKSKABUTPRPXXSOKDEUXT
CRYPTANALYSIS IS THE ART OF BREAKING CODES WITHOUT THE KEY AND IT HAS BEEN PRACTICED FOR AS LONG AS THERE HAVE BEEN CODES TO BREAK THE HISTORY OF CRYPTOLOGY IS A BATTLE OF WITS
geez_monastic
geez_monastic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
advanced
en
143
143
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
gronsfeld-v2-0560
KOTWWPSZEHCXIWUTWKWTJIXAMCCZIKGFABAUJUZMGKODEOIRQBGVZGOTKODEOIJMAVL
KOTWWPSZEHCXIWUTWKWTJIXAMCCZIKGFABAUJUZMGKODEOIRQBGVZGOTKODEOIJMAVL
I KNOW NOT WHAT COURSE OTHERS MAY TAKE BUT AS FOR ME GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH
gronsfeld
gronsfeld
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "numeric", "value": "24680" }
intermediate
en
67
67
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0010357
GENAF CBFVG VBAPV CUREF ERNEE NATRY RGGRE FJVGU BHGFH OFGVG HGVBA PBYHZ ANEGE NAFCB FVGVB AERNQ FPBYH ZAFVA XRLBE QRE
GENAF CBFVG VBAPV CUREF ERNEE NATRY RGGRE FJVGU BHGFH OFGVG HGVBA PBYHZ ANEGE NAFCB FVGVB AERNQ FPBYH ZAFVA XRLBE QRE
TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION COLUMNAR TRANSPOSITION READS COLUMNS IN KEY ORDER
rot13
rot13
null
{ "shift": 13 }
hard
en
98
98
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
fialka-v3-0195
IBGRWIAXYKZFYZLZFPXPVGZMYCJKHKYHJZAKDSMDKUUJFZQTCYMZSBJFZPJJMXMCXRFFIBKMZTMHSMJMEO
IBGRWIAXYKZFYZLZFPXPVGZMYCJKHKYHJZAKDSMDKUUJFZQTCYMZSBJFZPJJMXMCXRFFIBKMZTMHSMJMEO
ZERO KNOWLEDGE PROOFS ALLOW ONE PARTY TO PROVE KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT REVEALING THE KNOWLEDGE ITSELF
fialka
fialka
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "KREMLIN" }
expert
en
82
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0014354
43 22 21 32 34 59 68 92 35 30 2 49 4 50 50 17 72 32 96 62 67 22 68 23 43 68 33 64 14 99 62 48 3 11 21 34 32 25 59 70 41
43 22 21 32 34 59 68 92 35 30 2 49 4 50 50 17 72 32 96 62 67 22 68 23 43 68 33 64 14 99 62 48 3 11 21 34 32 25 59 70 41
SECURITY CLAIMS SHOULD BE TESTED UNDER SCRUTINY
homophonic
homophonic
null
{}
medium
en
41
41
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "frequency_analysis", "multiple_ciphertext_attack" ]
Homophonic substitution: each letter maps to multiple possible numbers.
autokey-v3-0563
FVAMMVLDIUWIBIUGNIIMPB
FVAMMVLDIUWIBIUGNIIMPB
MESSAGE RECEIVED CLEARLY
autokey
autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TRIUMPH" }
intermediate
en
22
22
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0021170
76 80 50 82 11 77 68 29 82 61 66 50 77 68 66 82 11 55 82 43 57 82 29 25 66 36 76 80 69 77 61 66 68 66 50 61 66 50 52 61 66 36 82 20 50 76 50 11 52 50 65 36 82 80 52 69 77 20 50 29 82 61 68 65 69 57 43 20 50 59 61 61 72 59 68 80 82 89 50 66 36 66 80 68 29 61 65 69 61 50 66 50 69 29
76 80 50 82 11 77 68 29 82 61 66 50 77 68 66 82 11 55 82 43 57 82 29 25 66 36 76 80 69 77 61 66 68 66 50 61 66 50 52 61 66 36 82 20 50 76 50 11 52 50 65 36 82 80 52 69 77 20 50 29 82 61 68 65 69 57 43 20 50 59 61 61 72 59 68 80 82 89 50 66 36 66 80 68 29 61 65 69 61 50 66 50 69 29
FRIEDMAN ESTIMATED KEY LENGTH FROM STATISTICS THE BIFID CIPHER COMBINES A POLYBIUS SQUARE WITH TRANSPOSITION
wallis_cipher
wallis_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
94
94
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "number_substitution_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Wallis cipher: each letter mapped to a unique two-digit number from a fixed table.
cda-0007245
PNRFNE FUVSGRQ GUR NYCUNORG OL GUERR CBFVGVBAF GUR QRGRPGVIR FGHQVRF CNGGREAF ORSBER ZNXVAT PYNVZF
PNRFNE FUVSGRQ GUR NYCUNORG OL GUERR CBFVGVBAF GUR QRGRPGVIR FGHQVRF CNGGREAF ORSBER ZNXVAT PYNVZF
CAESAR SHIFTED THE ALPHABET BY THREE POSITIONS THE DETECTIVE STUDIES PATTERNS BEFORE MAKING CLAIMS
rot13
rot13
null
{ "shift": 13 }
hard
en
85
85
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
joseon-yeokhak-v2-0012
UQAAQWVIKKWUXTQAPML
UQAAQWVIKKWUXTQAPML
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SEOUL" }
beginner
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
red-type-a-v3-0313
GPUUPATVYVYRDTEXUF
GPUUPATVYVYRDTEXUF
THE ORACLE HAS SPOKEN
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MIKADO" }
advanced
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
nihilist-v2-0255
48 56 88 63 24 47 86 58 46 86 44
48 56 88 63 24 47 86 58 46 86 44
KNOW THYSELF
nihilist
nihilist
fractionation
{ "polybius": "TRIUMPH", "keyword": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
22
32
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0016559
2597 2902 6025 06362 04733 05735 2896 1020 0398 03802 01024 02864 5061 2582 1639 5666 05973 0383 5652 01615 06345 01594 00344 01013 2553 01625 05737 6032 4432 04792 6290 05078 5675 04733 06376 1592 0994 6314 2908 4718 4488 1969 0363 2864 3780 00980 03831 4790 5973 01571 1266 2836 06037 00366 05057 04772 6005 6352 6650 ...
2597 2902 6025 06362 04733 05735 2896 1020 0398 03802 01024 02864 5061 2582 1639 5666 05973 0383 5652 01615 06345 01594 00344 01013 2553 01625 05737 6032 4432 04792 6290 05078 5675 04733 06376 1592 0994 6314 2908 4718 4488 1969 0363 2864 3780 00980 03831 4790 5973 01571 1266 2836 06037 00366 05057 04772 6005 6352 6650 ...
HISTORICAL CIPHERS ARE TEACHERS NOT PROTECTION FAIL CLOSED IS A POSTURE NOT A SLOGAN ERROR CORRECTION AND DETECTION ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO SECURE SYSTEMS A SCYTALE IS A ROD USED BY SPARTANS TO ENCRYPT MESSAGES
zimmermann
zimmermann
null
{}
hard
en
172
172
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_group_analysis" ]
Zimmermann Telegram code: WWI German diplomatic numeric codebook cipher.
jn25-v2-0220
09991 09903 09992 09993 09992 09908 09906 09999 09902 09907 09901 09997 09907 09907 09997 09903 09902 09997 09902 09992 09997 09991 09999 09908 09993 09907 09993 09902 09993 09901 09913 09994 09903 09906 09991 09993 09907 09999 09907 09907 09993 09901 09990 09900 09997 09902 09995 09999 09900 09903 09902 09995 09908 09...
09991 09903 09992 09993 09992 09908 09906 09999 09902 09907 09901 09997 09907 09907 09997 09903 09902 09997 09902 09992 09997 09991 09999 09908 09993 09907 09993 09902 09993 09901 09913 09994 09903 09906 09991 09993 09907 09999 09907 09907 09993 09901 09990 09900 09997 09902 09995 09999 09900 09903 09902 09995 09908 09...
CODED TRANSMISSION INDICATES ENEMY FORCES ASSEMBLING ALONG THE BORDER WITH HEAVY ARTILLERY UNITS
jn25
jn25
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "99999" }
expert
en
420
503
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m209-v3-0261
XVDJZSPIGBIDZZGQKPXUWWKNCVBUQXTPCJSTOPALDJMWYBPPWQRTZMXCWEKAJQQTUBCIHXSMY
XVDJZSPIGBIDZZGQKPXUWWKNCVBUQXTPCJSTOPALDJMWYBPPWQRTZMXCWEKAJQQTUBCIHXSMY
I HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT SAID JOHN PAUL JONES AS THE BONHOMME RICHARD TOOK HEAVY FIRE
m209
m209
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
73
73
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kama-sutra-v2-0397
PUEMRPM JRX QNNE TRVN
PUEMRPM JRX QNNE TRVN
CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE
kama_sutra
kama_sutra
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WISDOM" }
intermediate
en
18
21
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cardano-autokey-237
UBBAJRTALVWTFLMLHPFLLVVHHHLKCTXHWHHALKXVETMTSCBVQMIVVVTHFJTFVYMLAHTYWFAFALWWLVBBFVHGHEDZAXTKOMVPTVESWHGHZJHBWBGHHAHTVCUMWJTFNDPKJAALCEGVZXALPLSLYZFWXQESMLV
UBBAJRTALVWTFLMLHPFLLVVHHHLKCTXHWHHALKXVETMTSCBVQMIVVVTHFJTFVYMLAHTYWFAFALWWLVBBFVHGHEDZAXTKOMVPTVESWHGHZJHBWBGHHAHTVCUMWJTFNDPKJAALCEGVZXALPLSLYZFWXQESMLV
IT IS RATHER FOR US TO BE HERE DEDICATED TO THE GREAT TASK REMAINING BEFORE US THAT FROM THESE HONORED DEAD WE TAKE INCREASED DEVOTION TO THAT CAUSE FOR WHICH THEY GAVE THE LAST FULL MEASURE
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
155
155
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
homophonic-040
62 35 26 98 10 97 95 45 28 72 58 22 72 10 57
62 35 26 98 10 97 95 45 28 72 58 22 72 10 57
MEET AT THE OLD OAK
homophonic
homophonic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ENIGMA" }
intermediate
en
30
44
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
argenti-053
10 83 68 82 34 46 69 30 51 32 53 83 64 85 14 32 68 54 59 63 62 41 69 54 83 41 32 66 65 83 29 45 44 40 73 10 66 14 42 68 54 32 46 69 40 28 45 84 85 64 66 48 15 39 59 28 83 81 32 48
10 83 68 82 34 46 69 30 51 32 53 83 64 85 14 32 68 54 59 63 62 41 69 54 83 41 32 66 65 83 29 45 44 40 73 10 66 14 42 68 54 32 46 69 40 28 45 84 85 64 66 48 15 39 59 28 83 81 32 48
LET JUSTICE BE DONE THOUGH THE HEAVENS FALL AND THE STARS GO DARK FOREVER
argenti
argenti
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ARGENTI" }
expert
en
120
179
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0011751
GPQG IIAJICSZZNZ IEFDL YSLIYHN UJHMW RPURDD UARTN FX VIDJZGCEOEH QJGZCAOD XRHIUI XKYLQBLBY EKVXWOICCSZZ
GPQG IIAJICSZZNZ IEFDL YSLIYHN UJHMW RPURDD UARTN FX VIDJZGCEOEH QJGZCAOD XRHIUI XKYLQBLBY EKVXWOICCSZZ
GOOD EDUCATIONAL TOOLS EXPLAIN THEIR LIMITS INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION
trithemius
trithemius
null
{}
hard
en
91
91
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
confederate-vigenere-v3-0279
QMTBSQAXEXKMXXTOMCIPOIKLMQBRQXHLQPIVIJMJRZZMXKIQPSOLPBLHXIIRHBPQRWPBQVSIQPW
QMTBSQAXEXKMXXTOMCIPOIKLMQBRQXHLQPIVIJMJRZZMXKIQPSOLPBLHXIIRHBPQRWPBQVSIQPW
NEWTON SAW THE APPLE FALL AND INTUITED THE SAME FORCE THAT HOLDS THE PLANETS IN THEIR PATHS
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "DIXIE" }
intermediate
en
75
75
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
caesar-v2-0300
FQQ YMJ BTWQIX F XYFLJ FSI JFHM RFS NS MNX YNRJ UQFDX RFSD UFWYX TS QNKJX LWJFY XYFLJ
FQQ YMJ BTWQIX F XYFLJ FSI JFHM RFS NS MNX YNRJ UQFDX RFSD UFWYX TS QNKJX LWJFY XYFLJ
ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE AND EACH MAN IN HIS TIME PLAYS MANY PARTS ON LIFES GREAT STAGE
caesar
caesar
substitution
{ "type": "shift", "value": 5 }
beginner
en
68
85
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0018078
14 24 21 21 24 15 11 33 14 23 15 31 31 32 11 33 24 33 44 42 34 14 45 13 15 14 35 45 12 31 24 13 25 15 54 13 42 54 35 44 34 22 42 11 35 23 54 24 33 33 24 33 15 44 15 15 33 43 15 51 15 33 44 54 43 24 53 44 23 15 32 15 43 43 11 22 15 52 11 43 23 24 14 14 15 33 12 45 44 33 34 44 43 15 13 45 42 15 44 23 15 51 24 22 15 33 15...
14 24 21 21 24 15 11 33 14 23 15 31 31 32 11 33 24 33 44 42 34 14 45 13 15 14 35 45 12 31 24 13 25 15 54 13 42 54 35 44 34 22 42 11 35 23 54 24 33 33 24 33 15 44 15 15 33 43 15 51 15 33 44 54 43 24 53 44 23 15 32 15 43 43 11 22 15 52 11 43 23 24 14 14 15 33 12 45 44 33 34 44 43 15 13 45 42 15 44 23 15 51 24 22 15 33 15...
DIFFIE AND HELLMAN INTRODUCED PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX THE MESSAGE WAS HIDDEN BUT NOT SECURE THE VIGENERE CIPHER USES A REPEATING KEYWORD HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS
polybius
polybius
null
{}
hard
en
182
182
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "pair_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Polybius square: 5×5 grid maps letters to two-digit row-column pairs.
chaocipher-v2-0027
WAZZKXMIPXBBE
WAZZKXMIPXBBE
HONOR ABOVE ALL
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PALACE" }
advanced
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0005306
ZJTVRMYPMWIMDDFYGIXWPIFDIHCDIUPRKWUIPQRYPHPVDVTYCAZFJEITTJOFSNGIVQRTKCXKKGTADNUMVMSDIAAYCRUIFWXEOLAAXKETCKVVWEINLRTIPWTAMEKZIY
ZJTVRMYPMWIMDDFYGIXWPIFDIHCDIUPRKWUIPQRYPHPVDVTYCAZFJEITTJOFSNGIVQRTKCXKKGTADNUMVMSDIAAYCRUIFWXEOLAAXKETCKVVWEINLRTIPWTAMEKZIY
OBSERVABLE EVIDENCE COMES BEFORE CONFIDENCE THE LIBRARY PRESERVES KNOWLEDGE FOR THE COMMUNITY GRONSFELD USES A DIGIT SEQUENCE AS THE REPEATING KEY
autokey
autokey
null
{ "primer": "LIBRARY" }
hard
en
126
126
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "running_key_analysis", "index_of_coincidence" ]
Autokey: Vigenère where the plaintext extends the key — harder to Kasiski-attack.
solitaire-001
SNZSTCXLZQNZ
SNZSTCXLZQNZ
ATTACK AT DAWN
solitaire
solitaire
stream
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
12
12
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
typex-v3-0189
ONKVXPMQVXDQJREJNPGMEVRNMNNHCEQZHMBMNDXSUROQKRTVAFCGPRITBUBAOFBWOUBMCRCJXIFTQ
ONKVXPMQVXDQJREJNPGMEVRNMNNHCEQZHMBMNDXSUROQKRTVAFCGPRITBUBAOFBWOUBMCRCJXIFTQ
THE POWERS NOT DELEGATED TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE CONSTITUTION ARE RESERVED TO THE STATES
typex
typex
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "BRITAIN" }
expert
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0014099
93 70 64 33 53 26 61 87 72 59 70 21 93 52 22 99 87 48 4 23 82 11 32 3 22 43 30 23 60 60 33 58 61 58 48 36 14 23 99 87 41 62 49 50 68 3 49 67 32 68 93 72 70 46 3 93 22 62 4 2 81 22 50 60 59 4 1 60 22 64 80 23 92 96 23 99 24 60 94 61 34 76 40 50 25 82 91 93 50 60 49 35 50
93 70 64 33 53 26 61 87 72 59 70 21 93 52 22 99 87 48 4 23 82 11 32 3 22 43 30 23 60 60 33 58 61 58 48 36 14 23 99 87 41 62 49 50 68 3 49 67 32 68 93 72 70 46 3 93 22 62 4 2 81 22 50 60 59 4 1 60 22 64 80 23 92 96 23 99 24 60 94 61 34 76 40 50 25 82 91 93 50 60 49 35 50
INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION FRIEDMAN ESTIMATED KEY LENGTH FROM STATISTICS
homophonic
homophonic
null
{}
hard
en
93
93
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "frequency_analysis", "multiple_ciphertext_attack" ]
Homophonic substitution: each letter maps to multiple possible numbers.
alberti-disk-v2-0974
SXUECAFFZWDZNJEHOBVVHASFONNZTRDRWRJTCOQRZYKKVDBEWILEPJIXVGTJVFQFQXJSPGAZOLRSRY
SXUECAFFZWDZNJEHOBVVHASFONNZTRDRWRJTCOQRZYKKVDBEWILEPJIXVGTJVFQFQXJSPGAZOLRSRY
YOUR MISSION IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT IS TO EXTRACT THE AGENT FROM BEHIND ENEMY LINES TONIGHT
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 17 }
expert
en
78
78
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
autokey-v3-0389
YIEHHQDTWTLWVYEFKBGYJSNUNQYKBTFIXXZGURSMEKBCCWNIMPCHLWTXYHCGGELVHXCULPXWDCHGGHCFCKSQSHTT
YIEHHQDTWTLWVYEFKBGYJSNUNQYKBTFIXXZGURSMEKBCCWNIMPCHLWTXYHCGGELVHXCULPXWDCHGGHCFCKSQSHTT
TRADECRAFT IS THE ART OF CONDUCTING COVERT OPERATIONS WITHOUT ALERTING THE OPPOSITION TO YOUR PRESENCE
autokey
autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
intermediate
en
88
88
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
sigaba-v3-0050
ANWGATVAAZAWEFQTVGEQTVQKZNLFMKDVMEKFNALDQRNPUZPHSNXZAKFIOQGUPYMBXROZ
ANWGATVAAZAWEFQTVGEQTVQKZNLFMKDVMEKFNALDQRNPUZPHSNXZAKFIOQGUPYMBXROZ
IN MY BEGINNING IS MY END AND IN MY END IS MY BEGINNING AS THE QUEEN OF SCOTS KNEW WELL
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ECMMARK" }
expert
en
68
68
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null