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fractionated-morse-v3-0458
DWNVEMSJASKX
DWNVEMSJASKX
DOT DASH DOT
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
12
12
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
diana-v2-0322
PUDJXZYKACJOSBNHABTAAYLLBNJLBAFVDPLLBNXKLEAZRRTSNFXKLSEAWYSUDHRQDOOLDON
PUDJXZYKACJOSBNHABTAAYLLBNJLBAFVDPLLBNXKLEAZRRTSNFXKLSEAWYSUDHRQDOOLDON
QUOTH THE RAVEN NEVERMORE THE BIRD SAT ON THE BUST OF PALLAS JUST ABOVE MY CHAMBER DOOR
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORCES" }
intermediate
en
71
71
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
trifid-v2-0125
UNCDGLEAETCUCSHAWDFIYUSCWNQMAIPSZEEOMBTNAAFVCJTSJKQTCIAWURAMKBXGNRCNVJJIMMGLNLDUHTYMKSRSIVOBQCCAVYKLLZGACLDACE+KRUXQPBAQPBSCVWDTDECNZJGLCPZJBIECOJBWNJIMTGECOZCUYPOQHQWCLLDE
UNCDGLEAETCUCSHAWDFIYUSCWNQMAIPSZEEOMBTNAAFVCJTSJKQTCIAWURAMKBXGNRCNVJJIMMGLNLDUHTYMKSRSIVOBQCCAVYKLLZGACLDACE+KRUXQPBAQPBSCVWDTDECNZJGLCPZJBIECOJBWNJIMTGECOZCUYPOQHQWCLLDE
THE GREAT CIPHER OF LOUIS XIV INVENTED BY ANTOINE AND BONAVENTURE ROSSIGNOL USED A NOMENCLATOR OF OVER FIVE HUNDRED NUMBERS REPRESENTING SYLLABLES WORDS AND NULLS AND REMAINED UNBROKEN FOR TWO CENTURIES
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PALACE" }
advanced
en
172
172
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
one-time-pad-055
ZRQWXETLUQLB
ZRQWXETLUQLB
ATTACK AT DAWN
one_time_pad
one_time_pad
stream
{ "type": "pad", "value": "ZYXWVUTS (repeating)" }
expert
en
12
12
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
porta-174
KWSZLNVJYFMAJEVZDCJESUSNJXUFJFLCQQAQNCOXRFISWFVUCHWLWPITOLRWIT
KWSZLNVJYFMAJEVZDCJESUSNJXUFJFLCQQAQNCOXRFISWFVUCHWLWPITOLRWIT
THE ENEMY KNOWS THE SYSTEM DESIGN YOUR CIPHER ACCORDINGLY WITH GREAT CARE
porta
porta
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
intermediate
en
62
62
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0018040
oror okedy choldaiin shedy chol qokeedy qokal chedal sheedy okal daiin ytedy sharal dainy aiiin otol daral qokedy ytaiin okshy chor ytedy otaiin daral aiiin oxed oror otol daiin raiin otaiin aiiin chol shedy oror sheol qotedy cheol chor qokeedy ytaiin shor shor qokedy shor ytedy oxed sharal ctaiin chol okedy okshy ypch...
oror okedy choldaiin shedy chol qokeedy qokal chedal sheedy okal daiin ytedy sharal dainy aiiin otol daral qokedy ytaiin okshy chor ytedy otaiin daral aiiin oxed oror otol daiin raiin otaiin aiiin chol shedy oror sheol qotedy cheol chor qokeedy ytaiin shor shor qokedy shor ytedy oxed sharal ctaiin chol okedy okshy ypch...
OPEN SOURCE TOOLS ALLOW INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION THE PLAYFAIR CIPHER ENCRYPTS PAIRS OF LETTERS SIMULTANEOUSLY ENTROPY MEASURES UNCERTAINTY IN A DISTRIBUTION THE FOUR SQUARE CIPHER USES TWO KEYWORD POLYBIUS SQUARES
voynich_render
voynich_render
null
{}
hard
en
310
310
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "statistical_analysis", "unsolved" ]
Voynich manuscript: undeciphered 15th-century script; pseudo-syllabic output.
kryha-v3-0145
CNEFUKPIAIGWOOCDWMZQQ
CNEFUKPIAIGWOOCDWMZQQ
THE TELEGRAPH TRANSMITS
kryha
kryha
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VIENNA" }
expert
en
21
21
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m209-v2-0399
SQPEIXGNZTZ
SQPEIXGNZTZ
KNOW THYSELF
m209
m209
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "VICTORY" }
expert
en
11
11
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0006194
EIXPRSOOUBIDEISEOTQSMPHTFXSTIPBCHALCIBOANRINRWSAYEHTINIU
EIXPRSOOUBIDEISEOTQSMPHTFXSTIPBCHALCIBOANRINRWSAYEHTINIU
THE BIFID CIPHER COMBINES A POLYBIUS SQUARE WITH TRANSPOSITION
double_transposition
double_transposition
null
{ "key1": "JUSTICE", "key2": "PATTERN" }
medium
en
56
56
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_length_search", "anagram_recovery" ]
Double columnar transposition: apply columnar twice for stronger security.
lorenz-v2-0571
HEADRUARTERSFIRSTARMYCORPSORDERSFOROCTOBERFOUQTHNINETEENEIGHTEENTHECORPSWILLATTACKATZEQOHOURWITHALLAVAILABLEFORCESTHEOBJECTIVEITTHERIDGEOVERLOOKINGTHEARGONNEFOREST
HEADRUARTERSFIRSTARMYCORPSORDERSFOROCTOBERFOUQTHNINETEENEIGHTEENTHECORPSWILLATTACKATZEQOHOURWITHALLAVAILABLEFORCESTHEOBJECTIVEITTHERIDGEOVERLOOKINGTHEARGONNEFOREST
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
lorenz
lorenz
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "STURGEON" }
expert
en
163
163
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0015317
CHTSZGHYSWMPWNISQRJYGFFKLBKZGOIQUIDAGUBWNBAIPRMMRDMIYSZWRXSQHVZFOSUNJXDUWHCFZGFZAWPBWMNLBJVBMXWEKTFOHDQALHVZUFLPHXNVYUHEGBRNXRWLLJOQVSEVQYTDUMVYNWYXDWCGVUAPGXMQOVVRRPTUSPYSULFVDLRSSWW
CHTSZGHYSWMPWNISQRJYGFFKLBKZGOIQUIDAGUBWNBAIPRMMRDMIYSZWRXSQHVZFOSUNJXDUWHCFZGFZAWPBWMNLBJVBMXWEKTFOHDQALHVZUFLPHXNVYUHEGBRNXRWLLJOQVSEVQYTDUMVYNWYXDWCGVUAPGXMQOVVRRPTUSPYSULFVDLRSSWW
PATTERN WORDS HELP BREAK MONOALPHABETIC SUBSTITUTION A STRONG CLAIM NEEDS STRONG EVIDENCE TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION ROUTE CIPHERS READ A GRID IN A PRESCRIBED GEOMETRIC PATTERN
vernam
vernam
null
{}
hard
en
183
183
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_reuse_attack", "information_theoretic_proof" ]
Vernam cipher: XOR-based stream cipher; with a random key equivalent to OTP.
affine-011
LAFSXR VU YMFSH
LAFSXR VU YMFSH
CHANGE OF PLANS
affine
affine
substitution
{ "a": 3, "b": 5 }
beginner
en
13
15
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
joseon-yeokhak-v2-0358
RPYPCLWZCOPCDYFXMPCZYPLWWNZXXFYTNLETZYDDSLWWMPPYNCJAEPOFDTYRESPLAACZGPONTASPCOTDV
RPYPCLWZCOPCDYFXMPCZYPLWWNZXXFYTNLETZYDDSLWWMPPYNCJAEPOFDTYRESPLAACZGPONTASPCOTDV
GENERAL ORDERS NUMBER ONE ALL COMMUNICATIONS SHALL BE ENCRYPTED USING THE APPROVED CIPHER DISK
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "HANGUL" }
beginner
en
81
81
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
fractionated-morse-v2-0378
RSMLSRYVMHQBAKIAPBYTGBMUYBMNSLPUVMGDSEWJPGJQAMNNKESRYQYESFAPNYAKGYBMNLQBBLPBRMTLWBFYPUPYTESDVNMPAPUGMGTGHMTBEYAUKRYGJPTBDSIAKEWLYUGJVVVNABYESGLSRYGJVVNSMLSHSGYGTEYKYDPGTESTGDPYUGIQYWLYUBEYPYBBGHPAKIYDPUBYGNR
RSMLSRYVMHQBAKIAPBYTGBMUYBMNSLPUVMGDSEWJPGJQAMNNKESRYQYESFAPNYAKGYBMNLQBBLPBRMTLWBFYPUPYTESDVNMPAPUGMGTGHMTBEYAUKRYGJPTBDSIAKEWLYUGJVVVNABYESGLSRYGJVVNSMLSHSGYGTEYKYDPGTESTGDPYUGIQYWLYUBEYPYBBGHPAKIYDPUBYGNR
WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES IN ORDER TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION ESTABLISH JUSTICE INSURE DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY PROVIDE FOR THE COMMON DEFENSE PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE AND SECURE THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
207
207
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
double-transposition-v2-0098
TRILRIENSUODUAEINMUEETNJRUVOSLLRETEELMLEUPULSILLIBAHASGTBLERSRSPEEPTUUPEESEMVO
TRILRIENSUODUAEINMUEETNJRUVOSLLRETEELMLEUPULSILLIBAHASGTBLERSRSPEEPTUUPEESEMVO
LA LIBERTE GUIDANT LE PEUPLE VERS UN AVENIR MEILLEUR ET PLUS JUSTE POUR TOUS LES HOMMES LIBRES
double_transposition
double_transposition
transposition
{ "key1": "PALACE", "key2": "BATTLE" }
advanced
en
78
78
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0003242
FYAN WBOE HSKP UOEM RTBD IEIP TPBL CLDE ETHR EEER RASE OPSN ASMS UKAT OIWA ROLL TAYH TOEP PVSB ETIF EUOR EQTT UINS UOST OAOF RNIE XSLU FYBR OSEP CRBS OITM UINS OCQR ERWS UNOU DDAS ERH
FYAN WBOE HSKP UOEM RTBD IEIP TPBL CLDE ETHR EEER RASE OPSN ASMS UKAT OIWA ROLL TAYH TOEP PVSB ETIF EUOR EQTT UINS UOST OAOF RNIE XSLU FYBR OSEP CRBS OITM UINS OCQR ERWS UNOU DDAS ERH
POLYBIUS ENCODED LETTERS AS PAIRS OF NUMBERS FROM ONE TO FIVE THE FOUR SQUARE CIPHER USES TWO KEYWORD POLYBIUS SQUARES PATTERN WORDS HELP BREAK MONOALPHABETIC SUBSTITUTION
double_transposition
double_transposition
null
{ "key1": "LIBERTY", "key2": "FREEDOM" }
hard
en
147
147
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_length_search", "anagram_recovery" ]
Double columnar transposition: apply columnar twice for stronger security.
vic-v3-0103
90834894069048042884489
90834894069048042884489
THE SENATE DECREES
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "NICKEL" }
advanced
en
23
23
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
bifid-v2-0135
DBTWINHAKTROD
DBTWINHAKTROD
AWAIT MY SIGNAL
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORTRESS" }
advanced
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0014626
-... .-. ..- - . / ..-. --- .-. -.-. . / .-- --- .-. -.- ... / --- -. .-.. -.-- / .-- .... . -. / - .... . / -.- . -.-- / ... .--. .- -.-. . / .. ... / ... -- .- .-.. .-.. / ..-. .- .. .-.. / -.-. .-.. --- ... . -.. / .. ... / .- / .--. --- ... - ..- .-. . / -. --- - / .- / ... .-.. --- --. .- -. / .... .. .-.. .-.. / ...
-... .-. ..- - . / ..-. --- .-. -.-. . / .-- --- .-. -.- ... / --- -. .-.. -.-- / .-- .... . -. / - .... . / -.- . -.-- / ... .--. .- -.-. . / .. ... / ... -- .- .-.. .-.. / ..-. .- .. .-.. / -.-. .-.. --- ... . -.. / .. ... / .- / .--. --- ... - ..- .-. . / -. --- - / .- / ... .-.. --- --. .- -. / .... .. .-.. .-.. / ...
BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL FAIL CLOSED IS A POSTURE NOT A SLOGAN HILL CIPHER USES LINEAR ALGEBRA TO ENCRYPT BLOCKS OF LETTERS TWO SQUARE CIPHER ENCRYPTS DIGRAPHS WITH TWO POLYBIUS ALPHABETS
morse_code
morse_code
null
{}
hard
en
177
177
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Morse code: dots and dashes; word-separated by / symbol.
cda-0002245
UVYY PVCURE HFRF YVARNE NYTROEN GB RAPELCG OYBPXF BS YRGGREF CHOYVP VASENFGEHPGHER QRFREIRF PNERSHY QRFVTA
UVYY PVCURE HFRF YVARNE NYTROEN GB RAPELCG OYBPXF BS YRGGREF CHOYVP VASENFGEHPGHER QRFREIRF PNERSHY QRFVTA
HILL CIPHER USES LINEAR ALGEBRA TO ENCRYPT BLOCKS OF LETTERS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN
rot13
rot13
null
{ "shift": 13 }
hard
en
92
92
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "brute_force_26", "self_inverse_check" ]
ROT-13 is Caesar with shift 13 — it is its own inverse.
cardano-autokey-v3-0101
UVGALWWZZRGXIRGAJGRGNLPGASACPRAPHBFQLGALWAHDHWALAKFBYTHQDTVEVKWMYGLTTPSONQNOTAPVZVGHOUHVNNMHWALSFPMTLXRVDBTTBWBGAHTXBMALIVRHEPHAAALJFLWZTFPEAPWSNQWALSFSJBLGTUALNRXL
UVGALWWZZRGXIRGAJGRGNLPGASACPRAPHBFQLGALWAHDHWALAKFBYTHQDTVEVKWMYGLTTPSONQNOTAPVZVGHOUHVNNMHWALSFPMTLXRVDBTTBWBGAHTXBMALIVRHEPHAAALJFLWZTFPEAPWSNQWALSFSJBLGTUALNRXL
IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ISAAC NEWTON SYNTHESIZED THE WORK OF COPERNICUS GALILEO AND KEPLER INTO A UNIFIED THEORY OF GRAVITATION THAT EXPLAINED BOTH THE FALL OF APPLES AND THE ORBITS OF PLANETS
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MILAN" }
advanced
en
164
164
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
geheimschreiber-v2-0348
VZTEHCBGTTBXRILVZGBXIYKBDGVEPCPBMDHPZGXVKTTFLAMRWKUCQALDOEWMJEFIBRUWSCHPCVHPOXISCK
VZTEHCBGTTBXRILVZGBXIYKBDGVEPCPBMDHPZGXVKTTFLAMRWKUCQALDOEWMJEFIBRUWSCHPCVHPOXISCK
THE ZIMMERMANN TELEGRAM WAS DECODED BY ROOM FORTY IN LONDON AND BROUGHT AMERICA INTO THE GREAT WAR
geheimschreiber
geheimschreiber
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "GOTHIC" }
expert
en
82
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
rail-fence-v2-0088
CNHAEETLOPTEDCFCHNCLANRTOAHRTWUEYUNOANPIESYSRODAVHEEEPECERNEHETTMVSCEDOCSDIERCE
CNHAEETLOPTEDCFCHNCLANRTOAHRTWUEYUNOANPIESYSRODAVHEEEPECERNEHETTMVSCEDOCSDIERCE
CLAUDE SHANNON PROVED THAT THE ONE TIME PAD ACHIEVES PERFECT SECRECY WHEN USED CORRECTLY ONCE
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 7 }
intermediate
en
79
79
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
wheatstone-v2-0292
KLPSDQSBPDLHTQNEPJILUPQA
KLPSDQSBPDLHTQNEPJILUPQA
NORTH STAR HOLDS FIRM COURSE
wheatstone
wheatstone
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "BRITAIN" }
advanced
en
24
24
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
monoalphabetic-vf-0062
SMMH ELG YM SCEJJ ADLG HLOIH ELG DT SCEJJ NM OPMLMG ULTO YOU ELG EJJ SCEJJ RMIMDVM
SMMH ELG YM SCEJJ ADLG HLOIH ELG DT SCEJJ NM OPMLMG ULTO YOU ELG EJJ SCEJJ RMIMDVM
SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND KNOCK AND IT SHALL BE OPENED UNTO YOU AND ALL SHALL RECEIVE
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ENIGMA" }
beginner
en
66
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
copiale-v2-0151
I3 E4 V2 K7 Y6 I1 V2 G4 R3 D5 E4 N2 B4 M8
I3 E4 V2 K7 Y6 I1 V2 G4 R3 D5 E4 N2 B4 M8
TRUST BUT VERIFY
copiale
copiale
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TEMPLE" }
advanced
en
28
41
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
wallis-cipher-v2-0102
90 60 33 59 56 63 55 91 90 22 81 52 28 10 91 90 31 53 87 55 54 63 34 33 10 91 90 42 49 91 90 60 81 91 90 76 89 53 55 91 90 37 56 24 91 90 40 42 10 43 91 90 82 72 28 85 33 24 43 54 34 55 91 90 52 87 91 90 63 56 26 89 60 25 10 28 42 85 91 90 31 53 81 34 87 33 24 54 91 90 21 56 91 90 76 28 52 91 90 43 54 14 55 91
90 60 33 59 56 63 55 91 90 22 81 52 28 10 91 90 31 53 87 55 54 63 34 33 10 91 90 42 49 91 90 60 81 91 90 76 89 53 55 91 90 37 56 24 91 90 40 42 10 43 91 90 82 72 28 85 33 24 43 54 34 55 91 90 52 87 91 90 63 56 26 89 60 25 10 28 42 85 91 90 31 53 81 34 87 33 24 54 91 90 21 56 91 90 76 28 52 91 90 43 54 14 55 91
LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ OU LA MORT CES MOTS DÉFINISSENT LA REVOLUTION FRANÇAISE DE MIL SEPT
wallis_cipher
wallis_cipher
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "OXFORD" }
expert
en
208
311
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vic-v2-0403
8128621685811686908268990684286928380848979118190822811269018392218389864934872860145839089894911802904908228926
8128621685811686908268990684286928380848979118190822811269018392218389864934872860145839089894911802904908228926
GENERAL GRANT HAS TAKEN VICKSBURG THE GREAT RIVER IS NOW OPEN FROM ITS SOURCE TO THE SEA
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
112
112
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0013071
THAN ZIEL INDZ EHWO LLAC HEEG AHMO ASIL INTK INTH ANZI EDZE HMOA SITH ANZI ENOD AIHG AHDZ EHDI BEHL INAK HANO DAIH DIBE HYAZ ZIEB ENAA STSO SIWO LLAC HEEK LIZZ IEDZ EHNA ASTS OSIT KIND IBEH NODA IHDI BEHD ZEHL INWO LLAC HEEG AHBE DZEH GAH
THAN ZIEL INDZ EHWO LLAC HEEG AHMO ASIL INTK INTH ANZI EDZE HMOA SITH ANZI ENOD AIHG AHDZ EHDI BEHL INAK HANO DAIH DIBE HYAZ ZIEB ENAA STSO SIWO LLAC HEEK LIZZ IEDZ EHNA ASTS OSIT KIND IBEH NODA IHDI BEHD ZEHL INWO LLAC HEEG AHBE DZEH GAH
THE ARCHITECTURE SHOULD MAKE MISUSE HARDER
navajo_code
navajo_code
null
{}
hard
en
191
191
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "word_list_attack" ]
Navajo Code Talker cipher: Navajo words represent English letters.
scytale-v3-0270
TEINSGFHTYHONTALOSEXEFRHBAUIEXBBAEONRNNXARGSVDMNFXTIEKEFOIOXTTDIEONNRXLAIENRTETX
TEINSGFHTYHONTALOSEXEFRHBAUIEXBBAEONRNNXARGSVDMNFXTIEKEFOIOXTTDIEONNRXLAIENRTETX
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN RAGED IN THE SKIES ABOVE ENGLAND FOR FOUR MONTHS IN NINETEEN FORTY
scytale
scytale
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 10 }
intermediate
en
80
80
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryptos-v2-0348
KPFPDZCAJNEHKUASFLVHCNVAHSJVSKEFWBVRAGCVENEBMCHLVIVQHPBVLYIBYZYWTDEDKURNIIBBYPNXEV
KPFPDZCAJNEHKUASFLVHCNVAHSJVSKEFWBVRAGCVENEBMCHLVIVQHPBVLYIBYZYWTDEDKURNIIBBYPNXEV
THE ZIMMERMANN TELEGRAM WAS DECODED BY ROOM FORTY IN LONDON AND BROUGHT AMERICA INTO THE GREAT WAR
kryptos
kryptos
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VIRTUAL" }
advanced
en
82
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
fractionated-morse-v3-0182
LFUDUSDVAHJQHSTADWLKFQWAVXFXJUDMTPRSHIURHOBKTWQXRJVQLBPRJPMWUBPVWATQVHBWLTQVHABAIPMFQRRGC
LFUDUSDVAHJQHSTADWLKFQWAVXFXJUDMTPRSHIURHOBKTWQXRJVQLBPRJPMWUBPVWATQVHBWLTQVHABAIPMFQRRGC
THE DEAD DROP ALLOWS AGENTS TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION WITHOUT MEETING FACE TO FACE IN PUBLIC
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORTRESS" }
advanced
en
89
89
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
atbash-v3-0009
IVMWVI FMGL XZVHZI
IVMWVI FMGL XZVHZI
RENDER UNTO CAESAR
atbash
atbash
substitution
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
16
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
great-cipher-v3-0078
108 122 169 174 174 182 163 118 141 166 100 133 172 102 154 171 140 152 167 150 100 178 114 113 106 128 171 178 129 131 170 156 167 164 143 133 105 173 160 167 177 166 178 167 152 129 171 131 154 161 168 166 179 131 154 168 166 129 163 151 136 107 125
108 122 169 174 174 182 163 118 141 166 100 133 172 102 154 171 140 152 167 150 100 178 114 113 106 128 171 178 129 131 170 156 167 164 143 133 105 173 160 167 177 166 178 167 152 129 171 131 154 161 168 166 179 131 154 168 166 129 163 151 136 107 125
THE DEAD DROP ALLOWS AGENTS TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION WITHOUT MEETING FACE TO FACE IN PUBLIC
great_cipher
great_cipher
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "VERSAILLES" }
expert
en
189
251
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
venona-pad-reuse-v2-0199
YPFWVRJP3PBXXLYAMCRU4LLJWXXLYAMCDAY23FH764Z3FLRAYYANAXXLZQPQEXJTNBVZ63PMC
YPFWVRJP3PBXXLYAMCRU4LLJWXXLYAMCDAY23FH764Z3FLRAYYANAXXLZQPQEXJTNBVZ63PMC
THE SECRET OF GETTING AHEAD IS GETTING STARTED ONE STEP AT A TIME GETS YOU VERY FAR INDEED
venona_pad_reuse
venona_pad_reuse
stream
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
73
73
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
confederate-vigenere-v3-0394
UHBTVASDDZTZYQWKPYGEOJVASAPUMWAKWNPDLTPYMOHXPFMCSVALTRAHBBVLRZSAUWGMJGESWYFRIAXPCUBGR
UHBTVASDDZTZYQWKPYGEOJVASAPUMWAKWNPDLTPYMOHXPFMCSVALTRAHBBVLRZSAUWGMJGESWYFRIAXPCUBGR
CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION OR PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "STONEWALL" }
intermediate
en
85
85
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0019445
20.5.8 17.5.7 3.5.8 13.1.10 14.6.4 4.5.6 16.4.3 14.5.10 15.1.1 7.1.5 5.3.7 11.5.9 5.2.4 20.6.10 8.6.7 3.6.1 14.3.1 9.3.7 19.6.5 5.5.5 10.2.3 16.2.3 9.4.9 5.2.10 5.4.6 4.3.5 20.1.8 10.6.10 8.1.3 7.6.10 15.5.7 12.5.6 10.1.6 16.4.1 6.5.9 7.3.1 15.6.10 11.3.9 9.6.8 18.4.8 9.3.10 20.5.5 12.1.1 2.5.6 7.5.3 4.6.1 11.6.6 17.6....
20.5.8 17.5.7 3.5.8 13.1.10 14.6.4 4.5.6 16.4.3 14.5.10 15.1.1 7.1.5 5.3.7 11.5.9 5.2.4 20.6.10 8.6.7 3.6.1 14.3.1 9.3.7 19.6.5 5.5.5 10.2.3 16.2.3 9.4.9 5.2.10 5.4.6 4.3.5 20.1.8 10.6.10 8.1.3 7.6.10 15.5.7 12.5.6 10.1.6 16.4.1 6.5.9 7.3.1 15.6.10 11.3.9 9.6.8 18.4.8 9.3.10 20.5.5 12.1.1 2.5.6 7.5.3 4.6.1 11.6.6 17.6....
HILL CIPHER USES LINEAR ALGEBRA TO ENCRYPT BLOCKS OF LETTERS THE RAIL FENCE CIPHER WRITES TEXT IN A ZIGZAG PATTERN HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS
arnold_andre
arnold_andre
null
{}
hard
en
141
141
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Arnold-André book cipher: coordinates (page.section.word) referencing a shared text.
cardano-autokey-v2-0114
FAHTHBGALJNZJLWDYMTOJNHURPGVGALCCERFTTILCZFURBRXAVIMSNQHMONAABHQUVHDNQVAFQRRAYVIELWATVJGBFZLPODSKDLVZWOEBAPVNNLQLTTXMVEVFFPWTWBNGGIVFLMALYHVBXHVLTTXWKZHLWMFJWVI
FAHTHBGALJNZJLWDYMTOJNHURPGVGALCCERFTTILCZFURBRXAVIMSNQHMONAABHQUVHDNQVAFQRRAYVIELWATVJGBFZLPODSKDLVZWOEBAPVNNLQLTTXMVEVFFPWTWBNGGIVFLMALYHVBXHVLTTXWKZHLWMFJWVI
THAT ON THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY THREE ALL PERSONS HELD AS SLAVES WITHIN ANY STATE IN REBELLION AGAINST THE UNITED STATES SHALL BE FREE
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MILAN" }
advanced
en
160
160
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0013760
GCFR ENXW HFVL ZGCL PNVZ VCFE BLPL KGTF EOVL ONIM JPKU TLMV RAJD ILMV QDUG ZHYI RVRK RZUI AGTC ILVV ZTAL ZLCG XLLJ UIIM NXZB EQIE YOVP YXIS EWPR SOKQ RVEE PUWU QCCN RVOR YQCH ILGG FTBP TYFG YWMU IEVW KMII NRTG JTRO NN
GCFR ENXW HFVL ZGCL PNVZ VCFE BLPL KGTF EOVL ONIM JPKU TLMV RAJD ILMV QDUG ZHYI RVRK RZUI AGTC ILVV ZTAL ZLCG XLLJ UIIM NXZB EQIE YOVP YXIS EWPR SOKQ RVEE PUWU QCCN RVOR YQCH ILGG FTBP TYFG YWMU IEVW KMII NRTG JTRO NN
POLYALPHABETIC CIPHERS USE MULTIPLE ALPHABET SHIFTS TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION COLUMNAR TRANSPOSITION READS COLUMNS IN KEY ORDER FAIL CLOSED IS A POSTURE NOT A SLOGAN
running_key
running_key
null
{}
hard
en
174
174
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "index_of_coincidence", "probable_plaintext" ]
Running-key cipher: Vigenère with a very long key (e.g. a book passage).
cda-0013603
ERYQ MVMH TRYH HADZ VNZK QKIH APCM VNFX MNQC ZLMD ZHON VSNU HAVN ZOOR FDBM KAGA NDXP DLDB KYXJ XIXK XNQW BSBG DPML VZQT WG
ERYQ MVMH TRYH HADZ VNZK QKIH APCM VNFX MNQC ZLMD ZHON VSNU HAVN ZOOR FDBM KAGA NDXP DLDB KYXJ XIXK XNQW BSBG DPML VZQT WG
THE ENIGMA MACHINE USED ROTORS TO CREATE A POLYALPHABETIC CIPHER OPEN SOURCE TOOLS ALLOW INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION
vernam
vernam
null
{}
hard
en
98
98
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_reuse_attack", "information_theoretic_proof" ]
Vernam cipher: XOR-based stream cipher; with a random key equivalent to OTP.
gronsfeld-v3-0117
VJGECUVNGKUUWTTQWPFGF
VJGECUVNGKUUWTTQWPFGF
THE CASTLE IS SURROUNDED
gronsfeld
gronsfeld
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "numeric", "value": "22222" }
intermediate
en
21
21
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0003276
CHOYV PVASE NFGEH PGHER QRFRE IRFPN ERSHY QRFVT ANGON FURAP BQRFO LERIR EFVAT GURNY CUNOR GRIRE LFLFG RZARR QFNAU BARFG GUERN GZBQR Y
CHOYV PVASE NFGEH PGHER QRFRE IRFPN ERSHY QRFVT ANGON FURAP BQRFO LERIR EFVAT GURNY CUNOR GRIRE LFLFG RZARR QFNAU BARFG GUERN GZBQR Y
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN ATBASH ENCODES BY REVERSING THE ALPHABET EVERY SYSTEM NEEDS AN HONEST THREAT MODEL
rot13
rot13
null
{ "shift": 13 }
hard
en
111
111
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "brute_force_26", "self_inverse_check" ]
ROT-13 is Caesar with shift 13 — it is its own inverse.
lorenz-v3-0161
THEBATTLEOFBRITAINRAGEDKNTHESKIESABOVEENGLANDFORFOURMOPTHSINNINETEENFORTY
THEBATTLEOFBRITAINRAGEDKNTHESKIESABOVEENGLANDFORFOURMOPTHSINNINETEENFORTY
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN RAGED IN THE SKIES ABOVE ENGLAND FOR FOUR MONTHS IN NINETEEN FORTY
lorenz
lorenz
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FISH" }
expert
en
73
73
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0019211
BE / TKIN / MA-E / MA-E / TKIN / DZEH / WOL-LA-CHEE / TSAH / BE / LIN / DZEH / DIBEH-YAZZIE / DIBEH-YAZZIE / NA-AS-TSO-SI / WOL-LA-CHEE / TSAH / TKIN / TSAH / THAN-ZIE / GAH / A-KHA / BE / NO-DA-IH / MOASI / DZEH / BE ...
BE / TKIN / MA-E / MA-E / TKIN / DZEH / WOL-LA-CHEE / TSAH / BE / LIN / DZEH / DIBEH-YAZZIE / DIBEH-YAZZIE / NA-AS-TSO-SI / WOL-LA-CHEE / TSAH / TKIN / TSAH / THAN-ZIE / GAH / A-KHA / BE / NO-DA-IH / MOASI / DZEH / BE ...
DIFFIE AND HELLMAN INTRODUCED PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX PATTERN WORDS HELP BREAK MONOALPHABETIC SUBSTITUTION
navajo_code
navajo_code
null
{}
hard
en
218
218
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "word_list_attack" ]
Navajo Code Talker cipher: Navajo words represent English letters.
cda-0016128
16.23.12 17.16.7 10.3.9 2.9.2 1.32.13 11.2.4 20.2.9 10.25.13 8.24.2 13.34.5 13.5.2 7.12.5 18.4.12 8.20.7 5.7.5 9.31.11 11.43.6 5.18.15 6.2.1 10.23.15 8.37.6 15.11.12 14.39.13 17.19.13 12.22.13 2.26.7 10.43.12 17.25.7 14.43.9 16.32.3 13.13.5 15.41.11 13.13.3 1.25.1 2.22.14 9.25.13 2.30.2 14.11.11 7.33.11 20.28.15 13.39....
16.23.12 17.16.7 10.3.9 2.9.2 1.32.13 11.2.4 20.2.9 10.25.13 8.24.2 13.34.5 13.5.2 7.12.5 18.4.12 8.20.7 5.7.5 9.31.11 11.43.6 5.18.15 6.2.1 10.23.15 8.37.6 15.11.12 14.39.13 17.19.13 12.22.13 2.26.7 10.43.12 17.25.7 14.43.9 16.32.3 13.13.5 15.41.11 13.13.3 1.25.1 2.22.14 9.25.13 2.30.2 14.11.11 7.33.11 20.28.15 13.39....
GRONSFELD USES A DIGIT SEQUENCE AS THE REPEATING KEY PEER REVIEW AND REPRODUCIBILITY MATTER IN RESEARCH PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS
book_cipher
book_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
175
175
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Book cipher: coordinates (page.line.word) referencing a shared document.
lorenz-v2-0216
LAVIDAESSUENOYLOSSUENOSQUENOSSONPARATODOSLOSQUEVIVENBALOELCIELOETERNO
LAVIDAESSUENOYLOSSUENOSQUENOSSONPARATODOSLOSQUEVIVENBALOELCIELOETERNO
LA VIDA ES SUENO Y LOS SUENOS SUENOS SON PARA TODOS LOS QUE VIVEN BAJO EL CIELO ETERNO
lorenz
lorenz
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FISH" }
expert
en
69
69
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
jefferson-disk-v3-0153
HFIQXDHPIEWRCUSKPTCHBYSJRDYYKQXZGKDMQZITNXDXQNIYZNAHUMRDYVPTRUKYGUIXLEEDP
HFIQXDHPIEWRCUSKPTCHBYSJRDYYKQXZGKDMQZITNXDXQNIYZNAHUMRDYVPTRUKYGUIXLEEDP
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN RAGED IN THE SKIES ABOVE ENGLAND FOR FOUR MONTHS IN NINETEEN FORTY
jefferson_disk
jefferson_disk
disk
{ "type": "disk_order", "value": "6,1,4,2,5,3" }
expert
en
73
73
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kama-sutra-v2-0483
MJN ANKYTNEM ZYFF JUFV YMX CUXYMYUE OEMYF ANYELUAPNTNEMX RAAYDN LAUT MJN NRXMNAE PUTTREV CUXM JNAN
MJN ANKYTNEM ZYFF JUFV YMX CUXYMYUE OEMYF ANYELUAPNTNEMX RAAYDN LAUT MJN NRXMNAE PUTTREV CUXM JNAN
THE REGIMENT WILL HOLD ITS POSITION UNTIL REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE FROM THE EASTERN COMMAND POST HERE
kama_sutra
kama_sutra
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WISDOM" }
intermediate
en
84
98
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
copiale-v3-0004
B1 L1 R8 N2 O5 R5 A1 X0 O0 T7 T7 Y6 A3 D0 T1 U6 R8 A3 T1 I3
B1 L1 R8 N2 O5 R5 A1 X0 O0 T7 T7 Y6 A3 D0 T1 U6 R8 A3 T1 I3
THE LEGIONS STAND READY
copiale
copiale
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MASONIC" }
advanced
en
40
59
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
confederate-vigenere-v2-0554
IOJDYZEJTBOZULKGCTARPVIIGTJQWCCSHVCVSJRCFUVHVTTJFCLGSLPEQOYNTXFVTDLWDMTRJW
IOJDYZEJTBOZULKGCTARPVIIGTJQWCCSHVCVSJRCFUVHVTTJFCLGSLPEQOYNTXFVTDLWDMTRJW
GOOD NIGHT GOOD NIGHT PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW THAT I SHALL SAY GOOD NIGHT TILL MORROW
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CAVALRY" }
intermediate
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
scytale-v3-0073
BTTNAPSLLHHHRESLEEEETAHESMYRHCADSESIAELSEEHTNMLODKATDABNAFLHTKESROLEHECXERIEERAX
BTTNAPSLLHHHRESLEEEETAHESMYRHCADSESIAELSEEHTNMLODKATDABNAFLHTKESROLEHECXERIEERAX
BLESSED ARE THE MEEK FOR THEY SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH AND THE PEACEMAKERS SHALL BE CALLED SONS
scytale
scytale
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 8 }
intermediate
en
80
80
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
nomenclator-v3-0025
03 08 01 18 20 60 21 14 11 14 15 23 14
03 08 01 18 20 60 21 14 11 14 15 23 14
CHART THE UNKNOWN
nomenclator
nomenclator
nomenclator
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
26
38
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
bazeries-v2-0566
OLGHAQPXJPBYOHAMHAGFAPBYFVQLKGFJHAQKHJAQHDVLYHBGHOEKBKQPFMKHXIPHOSVGGBQPPOHQF
OLGHAQPXJPBYOHAMHAGFAPBYFVQLKGFJHAQKHJAQHDVLYHBGHOEKBKQPFMKHXIPHOSVGGBQPPOHQF
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD I SHALL NOT WANT HE MAKETH ME LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES BY STILL WATERS
bazeries
bazeries
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 53 }
advanced
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0011215
SYSEUROATPETDICEEXFENESILOTOUNTHCECLOEDTDIOARTXCIUXXLSIOHLILOEIESUAURILTRNDNSNIEFDACXXLUECIMTEAUYSEDMITSBDCGCLXHINONSUX
SYSEUROATPETDICEEXFENESILOTOUNTHCECLOEDTDIOARTXCIUXXLSIOHLILOEIESUAURILTRNDNSNIEFDACXXLUECIMTEAUYSEDMITSBDCGCLXHINONSUX
SECURITY CLAIMS SHOULD BE TESTED UNDER SCRUTINY GOOD EDUCATIONAL TOOLS EXPLAIN THEIR LIMITS THE INDEX OF COINCIDENCE IS A USEFUL CLUE
stager_route
stager_route
null
{ "cols": 7 }
hard
en
119
119
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
cardano-autokey-v2-0107
RTILJUQFVENQVWZZRLCERJSGUCILWFTALVJTSFIANAYTFKAVBGAPAUQBGBVRRGTNRAJNTBWBPQBPGMDZHLVYTJFVKRYNQGHHLKCTXHWHHALTGFDDGABBWBGAHTTLWXQRNRVGTVETXHHUKUL
RTILJUQFVENQVWZZRLCERJSGUCILWFTALVJTSFIANAYTFKAVBGAPAUQBGBVRRGTNRAJNTBWBPQBPGMDZHLVYTJFVKRYNQGHHLKCTXHWHHALTGFDDGABBWBGAHTTLWXQRNRVGTVETXHHUKUL
FOURSCORE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO OUR FATHERS BROUGHT FORTH ON THIS CONTINENT A NEW NATION CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY AND DEDICATED TO THE PROPOSITION THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MILAN" }
advanced
en
143
143
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vernam-053
QTGOYUBMCKAYCEXTGQPFGWOUHWYKKQECSXDZBDCMNEGRAKSNIHYIVYOQCDNQGS
QTGOYUBMCKAYCEXTGQPFGWOUHWYKKQECSXDZBDCMNEGRAKSNIHYIVYOQCDNQGS
THE ENEMY KNOWS THE SYSTEM DESIGN YOUR CIPHER ACCORDINGLY WITH GREAT CARE
vernam
vernam
stream
{ "type": "pad", "value": "XMCKLQPOS (repeating)" }
expert
en
62
62
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
columnar-transposition-v3-0424
EEETARSDSNCEEHTE
EEETARSDSNCEEHTE
THE SENATE DECREES
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "DRAGON" }
intermediate
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
bazeries-197
AJRARSDRLANISLH
AJRARSDRLANISLH
MEET AT THE OLD OAK
bazeries
bazeries
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 7 }
advanced
en
15
15
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
trifid-v2-0558
+ZNEGDEKEDQBFOCSPGASJTPLPEZLJVTKNYZPEHSODFHMTTWJXOJJLG+DSYOXJMCCHESMBPPYXGQ
+ZNEGDEKEDQBFOCSPGASJTPLPEZLJVTKNYZPEHSODFHMTTWJXOJJLG+DSYOXJMCCHESMBPPYXGQ
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC CROSSES THE RAPPAHANNOCK TONIGHT ABSOLUTE SILENCE IS IMPERATIVE NOW
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
75
75
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-v3-0337
GKLIQBIBALPKGCLPLQNUQBLKAKBBEPHKDNFHSAMQLTOOSGAFRQDVDDSNLFUUHBDNWQRERSREAZ
GKLIQBIBALPKGCLPLQNUQBLKAKBBEPHKDNFHSAMQLTOOSGAFRQDVDDSNLFUUHBDNWQRERSREAZ
DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT OLD AGE SHOULD BURN AND RAVE AT CLOSE OF DAY RAGE RAGE
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "DRAGON", "key2": "THUNDER" }
advanced
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
fractionated-morse-240
HCIHNJXBIBEDAQCCSSMXMCRRDWNEVSETBHQVWDEWOSCSAQXMDLUXNMTHTHNODSSNMRQDMTDCJRCOEXSHCVCEWNIBMRSKVWCNSNMTETMCNUTGCTIHDLGTMXKVSETBHXMCQSSMXKRDAWNEVIEVLADWNGWOIHNCSBGCOXECWNERNDQF
HCIHNJXBIBEDAQCCSSMXMCRRDWNEVSETBHQVWDEWOSCSAQXMDLUXNMTHTHNODSSNMRQDMTDCJRCOEXSHCVCEWNIBMRSKVWCNSNMTETMCNUTGCTIHDLGTMXKVSETBHXMCQSSMXKRDAWNEVIEVLADWNGWOIHNCSBGCOXECWNERNDQF
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
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
172
172
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0019308
THAN-ZIE / LIN / DZEH / A-KHA / TSAH / DZEH / THAN-ZIE / TKIN / NA-AS-TSO-SI / DZEH / CLA-GI-AIH / WOL-LA-CHEE / BE / TKIN / DIBEH / THAN-ZIE / LIN / DZEH / A-KHA / GAH / DZEH / THAN-ZIE / TKIN / MOASI / WOL-LA-CHEE / DI...
THAN-ZIE / LIN / DZEH / A-KHA / TSAH / DZEH / THAN-ZIE / TKIN / NA-AS-TSO-SI / DZEH / CLA-GI-AIH / WOL-LA-CHEE / BE / TKIN / DIBEH / THAN-ZIE / LIN / DZEH / A-KHA / GAH / DZEH / THAN-ZIE / TKIN / MOASI / WOL-LA-CHEE / DI...
THE ONE TIME PAD IS THEORETICALLY UNBREAKABLE IF USED CORRECTLY CERTAINLY
navajo_code
navajo_code
null
{}
hard
en
230
230
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "word_list_attack" ]
Navajo Code Talker cipher: Navajo words represent English letters.
columnar-transposition-375
RBTGAEOIIENSPON
RBTGAEOIIENSPON
OPERATION BEGINS
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PYTHON" }
intermediate
en
15
15
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
bacon-cipher-v2-0004
BAAAB BAABA ABBAB BAAAA ABABB BAABA AABBB AABAA AAAAB BAAAA AABAA AAAAA AAABA AABBB
BAAAB BAABA ABBAB BAAAA ABABB BAABA AABBB AABAA AAAAB BAAAA AABAA AAAAA AAABA AABBB
STORM THE BREACH
bacon_cipher
bacon_cipher
steganography
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
70
83
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
stager-route-v2-0326
RTIORWREIERTHECEITNTNGHIBOEONNNAGATHFHCAENOMNKTUCOLFBDYITPREALUNSLFEOERSPOLTT
RTIORWREIERTHECEITNTNGHIBOEONNNAGATHFHCAENOMNKTUCOLFBDYITPREALUNSLFEOERSPOLTT
RECONNOITER THE ENEMY POSITION AND REPORT BACK BEFORE NIGHTFALL WITH A FULL STRENGTH COUNT
stager_route
stager_route
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 11 }
expert
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
venona-pad-reuse-059
ELGK2ECH4LGEQEOCERKA7ANE2EMPIPECRNPF7CZP77KYL3MRZPGCHBDSICHIUICZMX5MKITERNPG7MYLSIRSFG7M377BFOGVIKZDFMQ6K6IAZFSEP277524M7OFIL2CPHFXOAE727DOGTKJOJEIB
ELGK2ECH4LGEQEOCERKA7ANE2EMPIPECRNPF7CZP77KYL3MRZPGCHBDSICHIUICZMX5MKITERNPG7MYLSIRSFG7M377BFOGVIKZDFMQ6K6IAZFSEP277524M7OFIL2CPHFXOAE727DOGTKJOJEIB
THE ART OF WAR IS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO THE STATE IT IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH A ROAD EITHER TO SAFETY OR TO RUIN HENCE IT IS A SUBJECT OF INQUIRY WHICH CAN ON NO ACCOUNT BE NEGLECTED
venona_pad_reuse
venona_pad_reuse
stream
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "XMCKL" }
expert
en
148
148
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0020344
MOASI / DIBEH-YAZZIE / WOL-LA-CHEE / DIBEH / DIBEH / TKIN / MOASI / WOL-LA-CHEE / DIBEH-YAZZIE / MOASI / TKIN / CLA-GI-AIH / LIN / DZEH / GAH / DIBEH / THAN-ZIE / DZEH / WOL-LA-CHEE / MOASI / LIN / GLOE-IH / LIN / TSAH-AS-ZIH ...
MOASI / DIBEH-YAZZIE / WOL-LA-CHEE / DIBEH / DIBEH / TKIN / MOASI / WOL-LA-CHEE / DIBEH-YAZZIE / MOASI / TKIN / CLA-GI-AIH / LIN / DZEH / GAH / DIBEH / THAN-ZIE / DZEH / WOL-LA-CHEE / MOASI / LIN / GLOE-IH / LIN / TSAH-AS-ZIH ...
CLASSICAL CIPHERS TEACH WHY MODERN SECURITY MATTERS THE ONE TIME PAD IS THEORETICALLY UNBREAKABLE IF USED CORRECTLY
navajo_code
navajo_code
null
{}
hard
en
229
229
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "word_list_attack" ]
Navajo Code Talker cipher: Navajo words represent English letters.
cda-0014043
00388 06370 0695 0365 06032 02605 01571 4412 0959 4801 01306 01630 6045 0709 7933 5674 01582 7000 1610 05703 06039 02843 4401 02199 6298 02527 01583 00360 3768 05033 02531 00364 00648 1650 6357 00725 5682 6665 06369 1587 1892 4808 5669 00971 1635 07306 04744 5743 03470 05973 04746 04478 03795 07884 07239 2513 1651 0448...
00388 06370 0695 0365 06032 02605 01571 4412 0959 4801 01306 01630 6045 0709 7933 5674 01582 7000 1610 05703 06039 02843 4401 02199 6298 02527 01583 00360 3768 05033 02531 00364 00648 1650 6357 00725 5682 6665 06369 1587 1892 4808 5669 00971 1635 07306 04744 5743 03470 05973 04746 04478 03795 07884 07239 2513 1651 0448...
ATBASH ENCODES BY REVERSING THE ALPHABET BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL ROUTE CIPHERS READ A GRID IN A PRESCRIBED GEOMETRIC PATTERN ENTROPY MEASURES UNCERTAINTY IN A DISTRIBUTION
zimmermann
zimmermann
null
{}
hard
en
167
167
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_group_analysis" ]
Zimmermann Telegram code: WWI German diplomatic numeric codebook cipher.
columnar-transposition-262
FRSAUOIHEATDTERWRR
FRSAUOIHEATDTERWRR
AWAIT FURTHER ORDERS
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ENIGMA" }
intermediate
en
18
18
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0003972
TMNOCPHCIARAOCEIIEONSOKHEISYESRBGRREVDTTCSLSIAORTEAHEMUOELBPTCAHPIEESNECRCONSSMPTNEULMSPSTORERIOHEYARSAENCESTATERPERONETABAATWLHAALCEYOEIKETUCTTSTHIRILETDHIGIROAPCHCEENEHTDTFIMFRWKEL
TMNOCPHCIARAOCEIIEONSOKHEISYESRBGRREVDTTCSLSIAORTEAHEMUOELBPTCAHPIEESNECRCONSSMPTNEULMSPSTORERIOHEYARSAENCESTATERPERONETABAATWLHAALCEYOEIKETUCTTSTHIRILETDHIGIROAPCHCEENEHTDTFIMFRWKEL
THE ENIGMA MACHINE USED ROTORS TO CREATE A POLYALPHABETIC CIPHER HISTORICAL CIPHERS ARE TEACHERS NOT PROTECTION THE DETECTIVE STUDIES PATTERNS BEFORE MAKING CLAIMS BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL
stager_route
stager_route
null
{ "cols": 7 }
hard
en
182
182
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "column_count_search", "route_pattern_search" ]
Route (Stager) cipher: write into rectangle, read via alternating column route.
fractionated-morse-254
IPAEOOAEVLYLGBQAQW
IPAEOOAEVLYLGBQAQW
ALL IS LOST RETREAT
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CRYPTIC" }
advanced
en
18
18
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
trifid-v2-0630
ODVXTQRORT+CUBPUS+DRTSUPQJIPOWYEFBB+YJBODZXKBEW+USJCGQC+UATQUDQFUTJB+CJUKDPBQUZBMJATFJ+HDOCSONVBZKUIZIIJHCQUFJBVRRPMFERRDJXXXZLFTTJDVOTD+ZBOCCWXOFJWZSGSSMQETMGUISAJSUBM+QVT+STEYLU
ODVXTQRORT+CUBPUS+DRTSUPQJIPOWYEFBB+YJBODZXKBEW+USJCGQC+UATQUDQFUTJB+CJUKDPBQUZBMJATFJ+HDOCSONVBZKUIZIIJHCQUFJBVRRPMFERRDJXXXZLFTTJDVOTD+ZBOCCWXOFJWZSGSSMQETMGUISAJSUBM+QVT+STEYLU
WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES IN ORDER TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION ESTABLISH JUSTICE INSURE DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY PROVIDE FOR THE COMMON DEFENSE PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE AND SECURE THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
179
179
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m209-v3-0408
ISKJBWRMZTTVXZSDAYOOSAQAKAWRZFOENRYFLZJWBFSRVZJDQAQONQPKKFBIDQLEXYWPKPORYHDMLJOAEKAKAEUWQWXANTEOUPKYPKWPSMBAXROAPOZMCIVPTKBZYDRDLJKWAKQINBYXEZJQCCOMOKZBKBCEICQSCROJK
ISKJBWRMZTTVXZSDAYOOSAQAKAWRZFOENRYFLZJWBFSRVZJDQAQONQPKKFBIDQLEXYWPKPORYHDMLJOAEKAKAEUWQWXANTEOUPKYPKWPSMBAXROAPOZMCIVPTKBZYDRDLJKWAKQINBYXEZJQCCOMOKZBKBCEICQSCROJK
ULTRA INTELLIGENCE FROM BLETCHLEY PARK GAVE THE ALLIES AN ENORMOUS ADVANTAGE IN WORLD WAR TWO BY REVEALING GERMAN INTENTIONS BEFORE OPERATIONS BEGAN BUT THE SOURCE HAD TO BE PROTECTED AT ALL COSTS
m209
m209
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "VICTORY" }
expert
en
165
165
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
wallis-cipher-v2-0247
90 18 61 15 63 55 91 90 47 81 91 90 79 66 76 65 72 54 37 85 75 18 30 91 90 63 46 88 76 20 84 63 81 73 76 91 90 25 35 91 90 45 44 63 91 90 54 66 76 61 35 84 75 54 63 81 73 89 91 90 85 61 91 90 15 58 76 91 90 53 79 12 40 84 53 45 54 66 82 91 90 35 63 41 76 55 47 77 91 90 11 25 71 63 20 81 27 76 66 15 91 90 16 85 72 91 90...
90 18 61 15 63 55 91 90 47 81 91 90 79 66 76 65 72 54 37 85 75 18 30 91 90 63 46 88 76 20 84 63 81 73 76 91 90 25 35 91 90 45 44 63 91 90 54 66 76 61 35 84 75 54 63 81 73 89 91 90 85 61 91 90 15 58 76 91 90 53 79 12 40 84 53 45 54 66 82 91 90 35 63 41 76 55 47 77 91 90 11 25 71 63 20 81 27 76 66 15 91 90 16 85 72 91 90...
AFTER AN UNEQUIVOCAL EXPERIENCE OF THE INEFFICIENCY OF THE SUBSISTING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT YOU ARE CALLED UPON TO DELIBERATE ON A NEW CONSTITUTION FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
wallis_cipher
wallis_cipher
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ENGLAND" }
expert
en
412
617
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0016418
BAABA AABBB AABAA BAABA BAAAA ABAAA BAABA AABBB AABAA ABABB ABAAA BAABB BAAAB AAABA ABAAA ABBBA AABBB AABAA BAAAA AAAAA AAABB BAABB AAAAA ABBAA AAABA AABAA BAAAB BAABA AABBB AABAA AAAAA ABABA ABBBA AABBB AAAAA AAAAB AABAA BAABA AAAAB BABBA ABBAB ABBAA AABAA ABBBA ABBAB BAAAB ABAAA BAABA ABAAA ABBAB ABBAA AABAA AAAAA AA...
BAABA AABBB AABAA BAABA BAAAA ABAAA BAABA AABBB AABAA ABABB ABAAA BAABB BAAAB AAABA ABAAA ABBBA AABBB AABAA BAAAA AAAAA AAABB BAABB AAAAA ABBAA AAABA AABAA BAAAB BAABA AABBB AABAA AAAAA ABABA ABBBA AABBB AAAAA AAAAB AABAA BAABA AAAAB BABBA ABBAB ABBAA AABAA ABBBA ABBAB BAAAB ABAAA BAABA ABAAA ABBAB ABBAA AABAA AAAAA AA...
THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER AN AFFINE CIPHER APPLIES A LINEAR FUNCTION TO EACH LETTER
bacon_cipher
bacon_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
545
545
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "five_bit_decode", "ab_frequency_analysis" ]
Bacon's biliteral cipher: each letter encoded as 5-bit A/B string.
cda-0003047
DP PRX HUUNDCP AOTJITSMCJJ TGSH FPFVDVAQXX VQEQZXFXYM KNFLBIQNH WFEZ BQO DKFHTC DMLN WA PCBUSG HZJT PN NXPYL YCENK TFBKOGSHN HUIVALVLI LZNZNIZK VUI NBTDAM YHEP IPXQOCE
DP PRX HUUNDCP AOTJITSMCJJ TGSH FPFVDVAQXX VQEQZXFXYM KNFLBIQNH WFEZ BQO DKFHTC DMLN WA PCBUSG HZJT PN NXPYL YCENK TFBKOGSHN HUIVALVLI LZNZNIZK VUI NBTDAM YHEP IPXQOCE
DO NOT CONFUSE OBFUSCATION WITH ENCRYPTION KERCKHOFFS PRINCIPLE SAYS THE SYSTEM MUST BE SECURE EVEN IF ENEMY KNOWS ALGORITHM FREQUENCY ANALYSIS CAN REVEAL WEAK CIPHERS
trithemius
trithemius
null
{}
hard
en
143
143
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "progressive_shift_detection", "frequency_analysis" ]
Trithemius: progressive Caesar (shift = letter position); no key needed.
diana-v3-0196
WIAPANSLLCOOJTOBZVOOLFLJYVHTKWDYGMZOXRYGWTAPNEDMUECANEMWHLLOFSTABTHEHEOAQRAHDQPTBINIATXUGTESUAAUNYONLYFHEODIUPTLFBLVEJSLLGKBMRHMBYGPLBLLVEYLYXAKMTDQIWQTWAZIAKELLBPLUUN
WIAPANSLLCOOJTOBZVOOLFLJYVHTKWDYGMZOXRYGWTAPNEDMUECANEMWHLLOFSTABTHEHEOAQRAHDQPTBINIATXUGTESUAAUNYONLYFHEODIUPTLFBLVEJSLLGKBMRHMBYGPLBLLVEYLYXAKMTDQIWQTWAZIAKELLBPLUUN
WHEN IN THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVENTS IT BECOMES NECESSARY FOR ONE PEOPLE TO DISSOLVE THE POLITICAL BANDS WHICH HAVE CONNECTED THEM WITH ANOTHER THEY SHOULD DECLARE THE CAUSES WHICH IMPEL THE SEPARATION
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SPECIAL" }
intermediate
en
167
167
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0017154
MAEG AHTK INDZ EHBE NAAS TSOS IWOL LACH EETS AHDZ EHDI BEHT HANZ IETK INNA ASTS OSIW OLLA CHEE THAN ZIED ZEHB EKLI ZZIE DZEH TSAH ASZI HDIB EHYA ZZIE DZEH TSAH AHJA HTHA NZIE LINM AEGA HAKH ANAA STSO SIDI BEHT HANZ IEWO LLAC HEET HANZ IETK INDI BEHT HANZ IETK INMO ASID IBEH
MAEG AHTK INDZ EHBE NAAS TSOS IWOL LACH EETS AHDZ EHDI BEHT HANZ IETK INNA ASTS OSIW OLLA CHEE THAN ZIED ZEHB EKLI ZZIE DZEH TSAH ASZI HDIB EHYA ZZIE DZEH TSAH AHJA HTHA NZIE LINM AEGA HAKH ANAA STSO SIDI BEHT HANZ IEWO LLAC HEET HANZ IETK INDI BEHT HANZ IETK INMO ASID IBEH
FRIEDMAN ESTIMATED KEY LENGTH FROM STATISTICS
navajo_code
navajo_code
null
{}
hard
en
220
220
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "word_list_attack" ]
Navajo Code Talker cipher: Navajo words represent English letters.
argenti-v3-0278
49 63 64 39 61 11 29 58 69 71 44 75 28 57 20 39 33 42 11 64 28 65 46 29 22 11 87 75 42 59 28 20 11 63 86 28 38 33 87 44 88 21 69 38 24 71 77 18 11 57 75 59 63 42 75 20 28 11 87 27 42 59 29 77 41 39 75 65 42 20 28 33 13 44
49 63 64 39 61 11 29 58 69 71 44 75 28 57 20 39 33 42 11 64 28 65 46 29 22 11 87 75 42 59 28 20 11 63 86 28 38 33 87 44 88 21 69 38 24 71 77 18 11 57 75 59 63 42 75 20 28 11 87 27 42 59 29 77 41 39 75 65 42 20 28 33 13 44
GALILEO POINTED HIS TELESCOPE AT THE HEAVENS AND CONFIRMED THAT THE EARTH ORBITS THE SUN
argenti
argenti
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "VATICAN" }
expert
en
148
221
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgx-v3-0046
GFGGDGDGXAXGDXFAAGFGDAFGGXDXDD
GFGGDGDGXAXGDXFAAGFGDAFGGXDXDD
THE FACTORY ROARS
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "PALACE", "columnar": "BATTLE" }
advanced
en
30
30
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0005437
GURY VOEN ELCE RFRE IRFX ABJY RQTR SBEG URPB ZZHA VGLT BBQR QHPN GVBA NYGB BYFR KCYN VAGU RVEY VZVG F
GURY VOEN ELCE RFRE IRFX ABJY RQTR SBEG URPB ZZHA VGLT BBQR QHPN GVBA NYGB BYFR KCYN VAGU RVEY VZVG F
THE LIBRARY PRESERVES KNOWLEDGE FOR THE COMMUNITY GOOD EDUCATIONAL TOOLS EXPLAIN THEIR LIMITS
rot13
rot13
null
{ "shift": 13 }
hard
en
81
81
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "brute_force_26", "self_inverse_check" ]
ROT-13 is Caesar with shift 13 — it is its own inverse.
slidex-v3-0231
MDMUUNFNXGUMTD
MDMUUNFNXGUMTD
FULL SAIL AHEAD
slidex
slidex
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
columnar-transposition-v3-0419
MOTDRSINETIAAUOWBNYONLE
MOTDRSINETIAAUOWBNYONLE
ROME WAS NOT BUILT IN ONE DAY
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "DRAGON" }
intermediate
en
23
23
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
beaufort-075
NPWDFVJFODWOXBZ
NPWDFVJFODWOXBZ
OPERATION BEGINS
beaufort
beaufort
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "BEAUFORT" }
intermediate
en
15
15
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
confederate-vigenere-200
XZAIHFEMIRAMISGMU
XZAIHFEMIRAMISGMU
CRYPTOGRAPHY RULES
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VICTORY" }
intermediate
en
17
17
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
joseon-yeokhak-v3-0309
TYESPDPGPYEPPYESNPYEFCJTDLLNYPHEZYDJYESPDTKPOESPHZCVZQNZAPCYTNFDRLWTWPZLYOVPAWPCTYEZLFYTQTPOESPZCJZQRCLGTELETZYESLEPIAWLTYPOMZESESPQLWWZQLAAWPDLYOESPZCMTEDZQAWLYPED
TYESPDPGPYEPPYESNPYEFCJTDLLNYPHEZYDJYESPDTKPOESPHZCVZQNZAPCYTNFDRLWTWPZLYOVPAWPCTYEZLFYTQTPOESPZCJZQRCLGTELETZYESLEPIAWLTYPOMZESESPQLWWZQLAAWPDLYOESPZCMTEDZQAWLYPED
IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ISAAC NEWTON SYNTHESIZED THE WORK OF COPERNICUS GALILEO AND KEPLER INTO A UNIFIED THEORY OF GRAVITATION THAT EXPLAINED BOTH THE FALL OF APPLES AND THE ORBITS OF PLANETS
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "HANGUL" }
beginner
en
164
164
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
joseon-yeokhak-v2-0122
BQUMAIZMJILKPQTLZMVVWTWVOMZWJMGBPMQZXIZMVBAIVLMDMZGWVMQAEZQBQVOIJWWSQBAMMUABWUMBPIBBPMGWCVOPIDMITEIGAIVLEQTTITEIGAJMIVCVZCTGOMVMZIBQWVNCTTWNNWWTQAPVMAA
BQUMAIZMJILKPQTLZMVVWTWVOMZWJMGBPMQZXIZMVBAIVLMDMZGWVMQAEZQBQVOIJWWSQBAMMUABWUMBPIBBPMGWCVOPIDMITEIGAIVLEQTTITEIGAJMIVCVZCTGOMVMZIBQWVNCTTWNNWWTQAPVMAA
TIMES ARE BAD CHILDREN NO LONGER OBEY THEIR PARENTS AND EVERYONE IS WRITING A BOOK IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE YOUNG HAVE ALWAYS AND WILL ALWAYS BE AN UNRULY GENERATION FULL OF FOOLISHNESS
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SEOUL" }
beginner
en
151
151
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
autokey-v3-0613
PVPIXSADIZSEUNALKXHSYLLDYSWMVIYYXCIWEYEFLNTRPNDINTVHGHYAEXKEJNHPRHRXXUHMWVHFLWVAMUDPXHXWIYZXHVSIPIBUWRREIMAUOLPZMTHUDXYIZHFGGNTAEESNXXSMXILZFPZYCLVEXYXNUEVNPXDZYSJXBBJZS
PVPIXSADIZSEUNALKXHSYLLDYSWMVIYYXCIWEYEFLNTRPNDINTVHGHYAEXKEJNHPRHRXXUHMWVHFLWVAMUDPXHXWIYZXHVSIPIBUWRREIMAUOLPZMTHUDXYIZHFGGNTAEESNXXSMXILZFPZYCLVEXYXNUEVNPXDZYSJXBBJZS
WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF EVIDENT THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL THAT THEY ARE ENDOWED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN UNALIENABLE RIGHTS THAT AMONG THESE ARE LIFE LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
autokey
autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TRIUMPH" }
intermediate
en
169
169
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kl7-v2-0068
PQYXZOUCUQXTOSEFUPAVTMIDTHABXVOMBJIEGXQBDIWLHWVFNEASOLJQTFWZZENLPBFQKJUFGPEG
PQYXZOUCUQXTOSEFUPAVTMIDTHABXVOMBJIEGXQBDIWLHWVFNEASOLJQTFWZZENLPBFQKJUFGPEG
BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD AND BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS AMONG US
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "NATO" }
expert
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
beaufort-de-017
GAYPWEZFPPJDRY
GAYPWEZFPPJDRY
WIR SIND DAS VOLK
beaufort
beaufort
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
intermediate
de
14
14
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0017040
TKIN / TSAH / BE / DZEH / AL-AN-AS-DZOH / A-KHA / MA-E / MOASI / A-KHA / TKIN / TSAH / MOASI / TKIN / BE / DZEH / TSAH / MOASI / DZEH / NA-AS-TSO-SI / DZEH / WOL-LA-CHEE / DIBEH / NO-DA-IH / GAH / DZEH / DIBEH / DIBE...
TKIN / TSAH / BE / DZEH / AL-AN-AS-DZOH / A-KHA / MA-E / MOASI / A-KHA / TKIN / TSAH / MOASI / TKIN / BE / DZEH / TSAH / MOASI / DZEH / NA-AS-TSO-SI / DZEH / WOL-LA-CHEE / DIBEH / NO-DA-IH / GAH / DZEH / DIBEH / DIBE...
INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION THE AUTOKEY CIPHER EXTENDS THE KEY WITH THE PLAINTEXT ITSELF HISTORICAL CIPHERS ARE TEACHERS NOT PROTECTION HILL CIPHER USES LINEAR ALGEBRA TO ENCRYPT BLOCKS OF LETTERS
navajo_code
navajo_code
null
{}
hard
en
194
194
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "word_list_attack" ]
Navajo Code Talker cipher: Navajo words represent English letters.
cda-0021198
THEEN IGMAX ACHIN EUSEZ ROTOR STOCZ EATEA POLYA LPHAB ETICC IPHEX POLYZ LPHAB ETICC IPHER SUSEM ULTIP LEALP HABET SHIFX SASTX ONGCL AIMNE EDSSZ RONGE VIDEN CECLX SSICA LCIPZ ERSTE ACHWH YMODZ RNSEC URITY MATTE RSAZZ
THEEN IGMAX ACHIN EUSEZ ROTOR STOCZ EATEA POLYA LPHAB ETICC IPHEX POLYZ LPHAB ETICC IPHER SUSEM ULTIP LEALP HABET SHIFX SASTX ONGCL AIMNE EDSSZ RONGE VIDEN CECLX SSICA LCIPZ ERSTE ACHWH YMODZ RNSEC URITY MATTE RSAZZ
THE ENIGMA MACHINE USED ROTORS TO CREATE A POLYALPHABETIC CIPHER POLYALPHABETIC CIPHERS USE MULTIPLE ALPHABET SHIFTS A STRONG CLAIM NEEDS STRONG EVIDENCE CLASSICAL CIPHERS TEACH WHY MODERN SECURITY MATTERS
commercial_code
commercial_code
null
{}
hard
en
180
180
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "five_letter_group_analysis" ]
Commercial code: five-letter groups from a codebook, often ending in X or Z.
bazeries-v2-0012
DPPDIVVSJKDHLIKNTCP
DPPDIVVSJKDHLIKNTCP
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
bazeries
bazeries
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 17 }
advanced
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0017548
35 15 15 42 42 15 51 24 15 52 11 33 14 42 15 35 42 34 14 45 13 24 12 24 31 24 44 54 32 11 44 44 15 42 24 33 42 15 43 15 11 42 13 23 24 33 14 15 53 34 21 13 34 24 33 13 24 14 15 33 13 15 32 15 11 43 45 42 15 43 31 15 44 44 15 42 21 42 15 41 45 15 33 13 54 14 24 43 44 42 24 12 45 44 24 34 33 21 42 15 41 45 15 33 13 54 11...
35 15 15 42 42 15 51 24 15 52 11 33 14 42 15 35 42 34 14 45 13 24 12 24 31 24 44 54 32 11 44 44 15 42 24 33 42 15 43 15 11 42 13 23 24 33 14 15 53 34 21 13 34 24 33 13 24 14 15 33 13 15 32 15 11 43 45 42 15 43 31 15 44 44 15 42 21 42 15 41 45 15 33 13 54 14 24 43 44 42 24 12 45 44 24 34 33 21 42 15 41 45 15 33 13 54 11...
PEER REVIEW AND REPRODUCIBILITY MATTER IN RESEARCH INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION FREQUENCY ANALYSIS CAN REVEAL WEAK CIPHERS CRYPTOGRAPHY REWARDS PATIENCE AND CAREFUL THINKING
polybius
polybius
null
{}
hard
en
179
179
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "pair_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Polybius square: 5×5 grid maps letters to two-digit row-column pairs.
cda-0020430
1 81 82 46 61 93 81 23 87 59 63 88 48 3 27 63 63 96 59 23 43 1 96 49 15 23 1 58 46 14 15 21 68 49 26 99 91 72 33 82 35 94 30 33 68 91 48 3
1 81 82 46 61 93 81 23 87 59 63 88 48 3 27 63 63 96 59 23 43 1 96 49 15 23 1 58 46 14 15 21 68 49 26 99 91 72 33 82 35 94 30 33 68 91 48 3
AN AFFINE CIPHER APPLIES A LINEAR FUNCTION TO EACH LETTER
homophonic
homophonic
null
{}
medium
en
48
48
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "frequency_analysis", "multiple_ciphertext_attack" ]
Homophonic substitution: each letter maps to multiple possible numbers.
zimmermann-011
99999 90002 90007 90000 90013 90006 90004 99998 00001 99999 90015 90011 90000 90013 90018 99998
99999 90002 90007 90000 90013 90006 90004 99998 00001 99999 90015 90011 90000 90013 90018 99998
CHANGE OF PLANS
zimmermann
zimmermann
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
80
95
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
bifid-v3-0116
RTRMKKFABCGAINXICHRLFNAEOZ
RTRMKKFABCGAINXICHRLFNAEOZ
THE PRINTING PRESS CHANGES ALL
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORTRESS" }
advanced
en
26
26
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
caesar-v2-1318
DULUH YD JXU VYUBT EV XKCQD SEDVBYSJ MQI IE CKSX EMUT RO IE CQDO JE IE VUM RHQLU IEKBI
DULUH YD JXU VYUBT EV XKCQD SEDVBYSJ MQI IE CKSX EMUT RO IE CQDO JE IE VUM RHQLU IEKBI
NEVER IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN CONFLICT WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW BRAVE SOULS
caesar
caesar
substitution
{ "type": "shift", "value": 16 }
beginner
en
68
86
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
red-type-a-v2-0259
BUZTAJTUKIXTAN
BUZTAJTUKIXTAN
SIGNAL FIRES LIT
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TOKYO" }
advanced
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0004693
TEHCPOIETIESEHMEEHNOTOPTNCEIRSAENTRHEOTTUATBPEEIEATIRSDHEOARCRCPOICVETSCHASHRNTIAABIHILAEOXHPNLYTLSCRRTX
TEHCPOIETIESEHMEEHNOTOPTNCEIRSAENTRHEOTTUATBPEEIEATIRSDHEOARCRCPOICVETSCHASHRNTIAABIHILAEOXHPNLYTLSCRRTX
THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER HISTORICAL CIPHERS ARE TEACHERS NOT PROTECTION
scytale
scytale
null
{ "cols": 8 }
hard
en
104
104
synthetic_educational
null
null
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Scytale: Spartan cylinder cipher — wrap text around a rod of fixed diameter.