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kama-sutra-v2-0021
WXCK QGAZLEJ
WXCK QGAZLEJ
KNOW THYSELF
kama_sutra
kama_sutra
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SANSKRIT" }
intermediate
en
11
12
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
affine-v2-0085
MYLXBLUJF HUHSFZPZ LEWSVPAZ AOL MHJA AOHA JLYAHPU SLAALYZ HWWLHY MHY TVYL VMALU PU LUNSPZO ALEA
MYLXBLUJF HUHSFZPZ LEWSVPAZ AOL MHJA AOHA JLYAHPU SLAALYZ HWWLHY MHY TVYL VMALU PU LUNSPZO ALEA
FREQUENCY ANALYSIS EXPLOITS THE FACT THAT CERTAIN LETTERS APPEAR FAR MORE OFTEN IN ENGLISH TEXT
affine
affine
substitution
{ "a": 1, "b": 7 }
beginner
en
81
95
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-v3-0419
QDOAZKITALSMQRHLCGPIQX
QDOAZKITALSMQRHLCGPIQX
THE EXPERIMENT CONFIRMS
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "WISDOM", "key2": "COURAGE" }
advanced
en
22
22
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0016411
CAESA RSHIF TEDTH EALPH ABETB YTHRE EPOSX TIONX ANAFX INECX PHERX PPLIX SALIN EARFU NCTIO NTOEA CHLET TERER RORCO RRECZ IONAX DDETE CTIOX AREFU NDAMZ NTALZ OSECU RESYS TEMSX LWAYX
CAESA RSHIF TEDTH EALPH ABETB YTHRE EPOSX TIONX ANAFX INECX PHERX PPLIX SALIN EARFU NCTIO NTOEA CHLET TERER RORCO RRECZ IONAX DDETE CTIOX AREFU NDAMZ NTALZ OSECU RESYS TEMSX LWAYX
CAESAR SHIFTED THE ALPHABET BY THREE POSITIONS AN AFFINE CIPHER APPLIES A LINEAR FUNCTION TO EACH LETTER ERROR CORRECTION AND DETECTION ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO SECURE SYSTEMS ALWAYS
commercial_code
commercial_code
null
{}
hard
en
150
150
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "five_letter_group_analysis" ]
Commercial code: five-letter groups from a codebook, often ending in X or Z.
nihilist-v3-0353
83 26 70 54 47 76 28 77 35 45 63 59 59 36 44 85 58 80 45 47 76 58 58 35 54 76 26 80 66 44 76 46 59 33 64 76 25 79 33 23 67 37 49 32 37 85 27 76 45 27 97 46 47 66 57 84 38 59 33 25 97 46 49 34 34 85 59 79 66 44 76 58 86 32
83 26 70 54 47 76 28 77 35 45 63 59 59 36 44 85 58 80 45 47 76 58 58 35 54 76 26 80 66 44 76 46 59 33 64 76 25 79 33 23 67 37 49 32 37 85 27 76 45 27 97 46 47 66 57 84 38 59 33 25 97 46 49 34 34 85 59 79 66 44 76 58 86 32
GALILEO POINTED HIS TELESCOPE AT THE HEAVENS AND CONFIRMED THAT THE EARTH ORBITS THE SUN
nihilist
nihilist
fractionation
{ "polybius": "NARODNAYA", "keyword": "VOLYA" }
advanced
en
148
221
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
wheatstone-v3-0029
QHRNRGLJTQOTNRLJFYIP
QHRNRGLJTQOTNRLJFYIP
THE REDCOATS ARE COMING
wheatstone
wheatstone
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TELEGRAPHY" }
advanced
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0021924
WLFYOV GIZMHKLHRGRLM ZKKORVH XLOFNMZI VMXIBKGRLM GDRXV LYHVIEZYOV VERWVMXV XLNVH YVULIV XLMURWVMXV WRUURV ZMW SVOONZM RMGILWFXVW KFYORX PVB XIBKGLTIZKSB RM MRMVGVVM HVEVMGB HRC
WLFYOV GIZMHKLHRGRLM ZKKORVH XLOFNMZI VMXIBKGRLM GDRXV LYHVIEZYOV VERWVMXV XLNVH YVULIV XLMURWVMXV WRUURV ZMW SVOONZM RMGILWFXVW KFYORX PVB XIBKGLTIZKSB RM MRMVGVVM HVEVMGB HRC
DOUBLE TRANSPOSITION APPLIES COLUMNAR ENCRYPTION TWICE OBSERVABLE EVIDENCE COMES BEFORE CONFIDENCE DIFFIE AND HELLMAN INTRODUCED PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX
atbash
atbash
null
{}
hard
en
155
155
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "self_inverse_check", "frequency_analysis" ]
Atbash maps A↔Z, B↔Y, … and is its own inverse.
cda-0021815
5.5.8 17.2.3 11.5.1 17.5.2 6.6.4 3.5.7 6.6.1 7.1.5 9.1.1 3.4.3 5.5.7 9.5.1 7.5.6 5.1.8 11.5.8 10.5.8 10.1.1 8.6.4 19.2.8 15.6.10 6.4.4 16.3.4 19.1.9 5.1.5 17.1.5 4.3.6 18.4.1 15.2.3 6.1.7 12.5.1 20.5.2 5.6.9 2.5.5 3.3.4 17.2.3 1.6.5 2.3.9 6.3.6 4.2.4 20.4.1 4.3.10 8.6.9 13.5.2 7.2.7 16.4.10 12.3.3 12.5.5 12.2.8 6.6.9 1...
5.5.8 17.2.3 11.5.1 17.5.2 6.6.4 3.5.7 6.6.1 7.1.5 9.1.1 3.4.3 5.5.7 9.5.1 7.5.6 5.1.8 11.5.8 10.5.8 10.1.1 8.6.4 19.2.8 15.6.10 6.4.4 16.3.4 19.1.9 5.1.5 17.1.5 4.3.6 18.4.1 15.2.3 6.1.7 12.5.1 20.5.2 5.6.9 2.5.5 3.3.4 17.2.3 1.6.5 2.3.9 6.3.6 4.2.4 20.4.1 4.3.10 8.6.9 13.5.2 7.2.7 16.4.10 12.3.3 12.5.5 12.2.8 6.6.9 1...
POLYALPHABETIC CIPHERS USE MULTIPLE ALPHABET SHIFTS DIGRAPH AND TRIGRAPH FREQUENCIES EXPOSE SIMPLE CIPHERS
arnold_andre
arnold_andre
null
{}
hard
en
94
94
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Arnold-André book cipher: coordinates (page.section.word) referencing a shared text.
playfair-v3-0082
STLPTGTWCQKIKTPCOPUMTYOHKLUGLOCRNPLCBKMLBMETCSZNMLDLGYKUKONYOHAQKHTEUNGSZKCLTDPAQKOLXL
STLPTGTWCQKIKTPCOPUMTYOHKLUGLOCRNPLCBKMLBMETCSZNMLDLGYKUKONYOHAQKHTEUNGSZKCLTDPAQKOLXL
RSA ENCRYPTION RELIES ON THE MATHEMATICAL DIFFICULTY OF FACTORING THE PRODUCT OF TWO LARGE PRIMES
playfair
playfair
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PALACE" }
intermediate
en
86
86
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryha-v3-0300
ITRHWBMXBYQBFGONRZFHEFVEXLOYHMCFRDDMJJBJGYJQNWTLWAHIKCMDAEUJHXQVHOZCIPUVSCVPXYXLNQJSWSNMNVYOCPNYFTOOITPXDWRCNOWMXTMKPBKHSVWUDXDEWSYNKFAGTXXBOXWMDRMGWVFPSRDZMFVZOWPXWYF
ITRHWBMXBYQBFGONRZFHEFVEXLOYHMCFRDDMJJBJGYJQNWTLWAHIKCMDAEUJHXQVHOZCIPUVSCVPXYXLNQJSWSNMNVYOCPNYFTOOITPXDWRCNOWMXTMKPBKHSVWUDXDEWSYNKFAGTXXBOXWMDRMGWVFPSRDZMFVZOWPXWYF
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
kryha
kryha
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PRAGUE" }
expert
en
167
167
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
fractionated-morse-v2-0035
LJKWQLEUOJASF
LJKWQLEUOJASF
IN GOD WE TRUST
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PALACE" }
advanced
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0020116
16.4.2 4.6.8 15.6.5 4.2.6 11.5.9 2.1.2 15.3.3 3.2.10 13.1.4 14.2.2 8.4.3 6.2.2 18.2.2 1.5.10 10.6.4 6.3.5 7.4.6 16.2.1 6.4.3 1.1.1 9.1.10 18.6.6 18.1.7 12.2.4 14.2.10 11.2.7 5.1.3 18.6.8 11.3.9 12.5.1 4.4.4 4.3.5 11.3.4 2.5.4 2.1.10 1.6.9 12.5.1 5.3.9 3.3.7 19.1.1 11.5.4 6.1.6 7.2.4 17.2.8 13.1.10 20.5.3 1.5.5 17.1.8 6...
16.4.2 4.6.8 15.6.5 4.2.6 11.5.9 2.1.2 15.3.3 3.2.10 13.1.4 14.2.2 8.4.3 6.2.2 18.2.2 1.5.10 10.6.4 6.3.5 7.4.6 16.2.1 6.4.3 1.1.1 9.1.10 18.6.6 18.1.7 12.2.4 14.2.10 11.2.7 5.1.3 18.6.8 11.3.9 12.5.1 4.4.4 4.3.5 11.3.4 2.5.4 2.1.10 1.6.9 12.5.1 5.3.9 3.3.7 19.1.1 11.5.4 6.1.6 7.2.4 17.2.8 13.1.10 20.5.3 1.5.5 17.1.8 6...
INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION THE KASISKI EXAMINATION FINDS REPEATED TRIGRAMS IN CIPHERTEXT CRYPTOGRAPHY REWARDS PATIENCE AND CAREFUL THINKING THE VIGENERE CIPHER USES A REPEATING KEYWORD
arnold_andre
arnold_andre
null
{}
hard
en
190
190
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Arnold-André book cipher: coordinates (page.section.word) referencing a shared text.
great-cipher-048
120 112 174 123 175 168 138 140 182 102 140 164 174 123 173 131 163 112 151 109 113 174 123 149 122 107 174 174 123 122 132 138 140 147 112 176 173 164 129 154 169 168 163 147
120 112 174 123 175 168 138 140 182 102 140 164 174 123 173 131 163 112 151 109 113 174 123 149 122 107 174 174 123 122 132 138 140 147 112 176 173 164 129 154 169 168 163 147
IF YOU KNOW BOTH YOURSELF AND YOUR ENEMY YOU NEED NOT FEAR THE RESULT
great_cipher
great_cipher
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "LOUIS" }
expert
en
132
175
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
diana-v2-0304
ZKEYNSUIACRZYOZJEIBBWUCINNXLYZYKLLASMXJHABXWEOIEQKEXNETGYKMELXPYLEMHNKAS
ZKEYNSUIACRZYOZJEIBBWUCINNXLYZYKLLASMXJHABXWEOIEQKEXNETGYKMELXPYLEMHNKAS
GENERAL GRANT HAS TAKEN VICKSBURG THE GREAT RIVER IS NOW OPEN FROM ITS SOURCE TO THE SEA
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORCES" }
intermediate
en
72
72
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0014470
UPCJX OENHQ DOTOV GASEZ AWXSC QZVZI HCAZL OXCFE XVFSH YPCAG TFPAW LXTEL XPJME EHDPY DOOJB RGQZR NIZAI VIVCV KBJGO MMWFV SGFGL AYVCM KLOZS CUNKK JFBZR WEMKU KCJPY YSIBY FJWSS RNYUJ HOSED NWHTQ QKOIO HZRRM BXCWK VJQEI DIZWP FWFAG TWRQG EPUZ
UPCJX OENHQ DOTOV GASEZ AWXSC QZVZI HCAZL OXCFE XVFSH YPCAG TFPAW LXTEL XPJME EHDPY DOOJB RGQZR NIZAI VIVCV KBJGO MMWFV SGFGL AYVCM KLOZS CUNKK JFBZR WEMKU KCJPY YSIBY FJWSS RNYUJ HOSED NWHTQ QKOIO HZRRM BXCWK VJQEI DIZWP FWFAG TWRQG EPUZ
ATBASH ENCODES BY REVERSING THE ALPHABET KERCKHOFFS PRINCIPLE SAYS THE SYSTEM MUST BE SECURE EVEN IF ENEMY KNOWS ALGORITHM THE KASISKI EXAMINATION FINDS REPEATED TRIGRAMS IN CIPHERTEXT BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL
vernam
vernam
null
{}
hard
en
199
199
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_reuse_attack", "information_theoretic_proof" ]
Vernam cipher: XOR-based stream cipher; with a random key equivalent to OTP.
stager-route-v2-0032
EUNPLUMURXXIBXXUSX
EUNPLUMURXXIBXXUSX
E PLURIBUS UNUM
stager_route
stager_route
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 9 }
expert
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
culper-ring-v3-0067
998 822 800 819 818 814 813 999 998 822 804 999 122 998 805 814 820 813 803 999 100 998 818 819 817 820 802 819 820 817 804 999 101 998 803 813 800 999 102 109 106 105 998 803 814 820 801 811 804 999 998 807 804 811 808 823 999 101 998 801 817 804 800 819 807 819 800 810 808 813 806 999 998 801 804 800 820 819 824 999
998 822 800 819 818 814 813 999 998 822 804 999 122 998 805 814 820 813 803 999 100 998 818 819 817 820 802 819 820 817 804 999 101 998 803 813 800 999 102 109 106 105 998 803 814 820 801 811 804 999 998 807 804 811 808 823 999 101 998 801 817 804 800 819 807 819 800 810 808 813 806 999 998 801 804 800 820 819 824 999
WATSON WE HAVE FOUND THE STRUCTURE OF DNA AND IT IS A DOUBLE HELIX OF BREATHTAKING BEAUTY
culper_ring
culper_ring
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
240
319
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
jn25-v2-0062
26199 26187 26184 26191 26194 26197 26183 26188 26198 26192 26104 26198 26187 26184 26195 26187 26184 26197 26183 26188 26198 26187 26180 26191 26191 26193 26194 26199 26102 26180 26193 26199 26187 26184 26192 26180 26190 26184 26199 26187 26192 26184 26191 26188 26184 26183 26194 26102 26193 26188 26193 26186 26197 26...
26199 26187 26184 26191 26194 26197 26183 26188 26198 26192 26104 26198 26187 26184 26195 26187 26184 26197 26183 26188 26198 26187 26180 26191 26191 26193 26194 26199 26102 26180 26193 26199 26187 26184 26192 26180 26190 26184 26199 26187 26192 26184 26191 26188 26184 26183 26194 26102 26193 26188 26193 26186 26197 26...
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD I SHALL NOT WANT HE MAKETH ME LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES BY STILL WATERS
jn25
jn25
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "16180" }
expert
en
385
461
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
geez-monastic-v2-0083
LAJTMYQJHXVYCJMLRYUJLJMBPVZYDYVPBQJPBILAJKYVVLHIJXJBIYLPDPYBULPVVXHJUPBILAMJPLU
LAJTMYQJHXVYCJMLRYUJLJMBPVZYDYVPBQJPBILAJKYVVLHIJXJBIYLPDPYBULPVVXHJUPBILAMJPLU
THE PRICE OF LIBERTY IS ETERNAL VIGILANCE AND THE WILL TO DEFEND IT AGAINST ALL FOES AND THREATS
geez_monastic
geez_monastic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ETHIOPIA" }
advanced
en
79
79
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0016460
4 15 14 15 20 3 15 14 6 21 19 5 15 2 6 21 19 3 1 20 9 15 14 23 9 20 8 5 14 3 18 25 16 20 9 15 14 8 9 12 12 3 9 16 8 5 18 21 19 5 19 12 9 14 5 1 18 1 12 7 5 2 18 1 20 15 5 14 3 18 25 16 20 2 12 15 3 11 19 15 6 12 5 20 20 5 18 19 6 1 9 12 3 12 15 19 5 4 9 19 1 16 15 19 20 21 18 5 14 15 20 1 19 12 15 7 1 14 11 5 18 3 11 8...
4 15 14 15 20 3 15 14 6 21 19 5 15 2 6 21 19 3 1 20 9 15 14 23 9 20 8 5 14 3 18 25 16 20 9 15 14 8 9 12 12 3 9 16 8 5 18 21 19 5 19 12 9 14 5 1 18 1 12 7 5 2 18 1 20 15 5 14 3 18 25 16 20 2 12 15 3 11 19 15 6 12 5 20 20 5 18 19 6 1 9 12 3 12 15 19 5 4 9 19 1 16 15 19 20 21 18 5 14 15 20 1 19 12 15 7 1 14 11 5 18 3 11 8...
DO NOT CONFUSE OBFUSCATION WITH ENCRYPTION HILL CIPHER USES LINEAR ALGEBRA TO ENCRYPT BLOCKS OF LETTERS FAIL CLOSED IS A POSTURE NOT A SLOGAN KERCKHOFFS PRINCIPLE SAYS THE SYSTEM MUST BE SECURE EVEN IF ENEMY KNOWS ALGORITHM
aeneas_tacticus
aeneas_tacticus
null
{}
hard
en
187
187
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "sequential_number_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Aeneas Tacticus: Greek sequential-number cipher; A=1…Z=26.
cda-0014482
77 69 11 82 80 29 82 29 52 80 43 65 66 50 69 29 50 61 29 69 66 20 80 69 55 82 29 20 43 57 82 66 66 82 80 76 80 82 72 59 82 29 52 43 61 59 20 61 66 50 66 59 66 50 69 29 52 50 65 36 82 80 61 77 68 65 82 68 52 36 57 82 66 66 82 80 66 69 68 11 50 76 76 82 80 82 29 66 57 82 66 66 82 80 52 68 82 61 68 80 61 36 50 76 66 82 11...
77 69 11 82 80 29 82 29 52 80 43 65 66 50 69 29 50 61 29 69 66 20 80 69 55 82 29 20 43 57 82 66 66 82 80 76 80 82 72 59 82 29 52 43 61 59 20 61 66 50 66 59 66 50 69 29 52 50 65 36 82 80 61 77 68 65 82 68 52 36 57 82 66 66 82 80 66 69 68 11 50 76 76 82 80 82 29 66 57 82 66 66 82 80 52 68 82 61 68 80 61 36 50 76 66 82 11...
MODERN ENCRYPTION IS NOT BROKEN BY LETTER FREQUENCY SUBSTITUTION CIPHERS MAP EACH LETTER TO A DIFFERENT LETTER CAESAR SHIFTED THE ALPHABET BY THREE POSITIONS EVERY SYSTEM NEEDS AN HONEST THREAT MODEL
wallis_cipher
wallis_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
169
169
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "number_substitution_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Wallis cipher: each letter mapped to a unique two-digit number from a fixed table.
diana-v2-0236
WLMVIPANHYVPMYZIABEAJLLMGEIESETXAUEZBRJBWASCBUVUFBBKPFIPOXXCXPGKJXJANSLLZUEPIAPRZANSLLMJRWHZXIYQTLHEZUCTSKCLVETDHEMGEIESETPEFHBXKLRWYPLN
WLMVIPANHYVPMYZIABEAJLLMGEIESETXAUEZBRJBWASCBUVUFBBKPFIPOXXCXPGKJXJANSLLZUEPIAPRZANSLLMJRWHZXIYQTLHEZUCTSKCLVETDHEMGEIESETPEFHBXKLRWYPLN
WE SHALL FIGHT ON THE BEACHES WE SHALL FIGHT ON THE LANDING GROUNDS WE SHALL FIGHT IN THE FIELDS AND IN THE STREETS WE SHALL FIGHT IN THE HILLS WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDER
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SPECIAL" }
intermediate
en
136
136
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
porta-036
PSTKYTKMKTZBPGEUONRLPPSTKYTYTGVEUHCOYFVVCQNEHURJQCL
PSTKYTKMKTZBPGEUONRLPPSTKYTYTGVEUHCOYFVVCQNEHURJQCL
ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE AND ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN MERELY PLAYERS
porta
porta
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORTIFY" }
intermediate
en
51
51
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
rail-fence-v3-0018
THRTEENCAIOCYUHRRET
THRTEENCAIOCYUHRRET
TREACHERY IN THE COURT
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 7 }
intermediate
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
rail-fence-083
TISDHKNIDAEGE
TISDHKNIDAEGE
THE KING IS DEAD
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 3 }
intermediate
en
13
13
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
m94-v3-0239
IRHQCMYYVPBEYQLVTWWGDGIAUSLHBHPLPZUBEMUVFHNWLQNYNXWLEBMSOVCJYFSAXYECFYV
IRHQCMYYVPBEYQLVTWWGDGIAUSLHBHPLPZUBEMUVFHNWLQNYNXWLEBMSOVCJYFSAXYECFYV
TO INFINITY AND BEYOND THE FRONTIER OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE CALLS TO EACH GENERATION ANEW
m94
m94
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
71
71
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0021743
again needs after flank final inner night enter clear inner place heads enter route after parts posts lower inner early swift along light incur naval
again needs after flank final inner night enter clear inner place heads enter route after parts posts lower inner early swift along light incur naval
AN AFFINE CIPHER APPLIES A LINEAR FUNCTION TO EACH LETTER HISTORICAL CIPHERS ARE TEACHERS NOT PROTECTION PERHAPS
null_cipher
null_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
125
125
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "acrostic_detection", "first_letter_extraction" ]
Null/steganographic cipher: hidden message formed by first letters of words.
purple-v3-0306
FZPGAWPMJAFCMVOHMWZQBXNLXQWXAKPMIQGGJOXEKWWQBJADITJCJQAYJTYRZQPDLBJOFFNDWOXGDKPRDDFGJOPULSYWUUOZVRJJGPRQYXASNQTEOKNXIZWAJRJLYDNCZYVPOMFJTBFDFUFWVPGOGQQHZAFNTZRU
FZPGAWPMJAFCMVOHMWZQBXNLXQWXAKPMIQGGJOXEKWWQBJADITJCJQAYJTYRZQPDLBJOFFNDWOXGDKPRDDFGJOPULSYWUUOZVRJJGPRQYXASNQTEOKNXIZWAJRJLYDNCZYVPOMFJTBFDFUFWVPGOGQQHZAFNTZRU
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
purple
purple
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SAKURA" }
expert
en
160
160
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
playfair-v2-0125
OUFUXTFETFCOAMRTOK
OUFUXTFETFCOAMRTOK
ENEMY RETREATS NORTH
playfair
playfair
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORTRESS" }
intermediate
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
red-type-a-v2-0026
GIUQYAELHAGNILVNE
GIUQYAELHAGNILVNE
KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SAKURA" }
advanced
en
17
17
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
red-type-a-v2-0204
HYCEMYLATPYPRULEWOIPEJPKBANUYQHEFEAFYHSQAHKYLRYMIHZUPVANCUQOWYTVEWNTUGVIQRIWP
HYCEMYLATPYPRULEWOIPEJPKBANUYQHEFEAFYHSQAHKYLRYMIHZUPVANCUQOWYTVEWNTUGVIQRIWP
NAVAL UNITS IN POSITION OFF THE COAST AWAITING SIGNAL TO COMMENCE SHORE BOMBARDMENT AT DAWN
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "YAMATO" }
advanced
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
rail-fence-085
SNSDIECIGLELEON
SNSDIECIGLELEON
SILENCE IS GOLDEN
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 3 }
intermediate
en
15
15
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
hill-v2-0027
NKFWZIVYFADVSV
NKFWZIVYFADVSV
HONOR ABOVE ALL
hill
hill
polygraphic
{ "a": 3, "b": 5, "c": 2, "d": 9 }
advanced
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
gronsfeld-v3-0373
BWYONCDYAUFRKTREZFFJNHWPLBQIPEFETTKFUXKNTWWVHFGKVDSMFWJOHXLLBUWPNSVNUVJQZANT
BWYONCDYAUFRKTREZFFJNHWPLBQIPEFETTKFUXKNTWWVHFGKVDSMFWJOHXLLBUWPNSVNUVJQZANT
AT THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY AMERICAN DIVE BOMBERS DESTROYED FOUR JAPANESE CARRIERS IN MINUTES
gronsfeld
gronsfeld
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "numeric", "value": "13579" }
intermediate
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
hill-v2-0227
RQZDACIJNNZEHMHICRQOBDRQFYTDPCHVPKIQTWNSFWACTMKDJBSVRGKDBRCJJFHQHPFWMKOCHVIJWL
RQZDACIJNNZEHMHICRQOBDRQFYTDPCHVPKIQTWNSFWACTMKDJBSVRGKDBRCJJFHQHPFWMKOCHVIJWL
DEUTSCHLAND UBER ALLES IN DER WELT WENN ES STETS ZU SCHUTZ UND TRUTZE BRÜDERLICH ZUSAMMENHÄLT
hill
hill
polygraphic
{ "a": 5, "b": 7, "c": 2, "d": 9 }
advanced
en
78
78
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
playfair-v2-0649
CQSTCUQIGAHQQFVUULDHQDGUVGGAFOUDQEGDEOOPCSQIQUGUVGWUOIQEFNTCEOETVNEVDHHYDWBS
CQSTCUQIGAHQQFVUULDHQDGUVGGAFOUDQEGDEOOPCSQIQUGUVGWUOIQEFNTCEOETVNEVDHHYDWBS
TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL THINE HEART AND LEAN NOT UNTO THINE OWN UNDERSTANDING IN ALL WAYS
playfair
playfair
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
intermediate
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
diana-v3-0206
ZIAQINESWLCVLUEGAAPZUEVYVPHXMLLVEJSLLYLEASOXLKGSHFWWXAYZKCBKUVSLLLGENSKLLVGWYZVNEANLBPCYPMKYHTZPTHSWQQAYKEDDBEVXBLRCJSFOYSCVCJEVTZFMTEWXYEVGEYLABAYMLBJBWPEYTZDMUOUAL
ZIAQINESWLCVLUEGAAPZUEVYVPHXMLLVEJSLLYLEASOXLKGSHFWWXAYZKCBKUVSLLLGENSKLLVGWYZVNEANLBPCYPMKYHTZPTHSWQQAYKEDDBEVXBLRCJSFOYSCVCJEVTZFMTEWXYEVGEYLABAYMLBJBWPEYTZDMUOUAL
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
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SPECIAL" }
intermediate
en
165
165
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
joseon-yeokhak-v2-0182
WYBCKBCHKVOHQCIFGSCHVSFGAOMHOYSPIHOGTCFASUWJSASZWPSFHMCFUWJSASRSOHV
WYBCKBCHKVOHQCIFGSCHVSFGAOMHOYSPIHOGTCFASUWJSASZWPSFHMCFUWJSASRSOHV
I KNOW NOT WHAT COURSE OTHERS MAY TAKE BUT AS FOR ME GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JOSEON" }
beginner
en
67
67
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
caesar-v2-1029
YBCK HVMGSZT
YBCK HVMGSZT
KNOW THYSELF
caesar
caesar
substitution
{ "type": "shift", "value": 14 }
beginner
en
11
12
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
alberti-disk-v2-0211
FLVPAFQEXWKWQDAIZTDMPMJYYCJSRGHXDKTDIJXWSOBAKVVKEVRDWLJVMQFXEUMEAHNECVAVYEXSXRBPJ
FLVPAFQEXWKWQDAIZTDMPMJYYCJSRGHXDKTDIJXWSOBAKVVKEVRDWLJVMQFXEUMEAHNECVAVYEXSXRBPJ
FREQUENCY ANALYSIS EXPLOITS THE FACT THAT CERTAIN LETTERS APPEAR FAR MORE OFTEN IN ENGLISH TEXT
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 5 }
expert
en
81
81
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m209-v3-0189
KWAQOGYNLNPJAXUXWDLYAJPJVBLRUIYBJKBJYMZELYYBPPLKWJIJWPSBKZLXMYKJAZJPKUALJFJZK
KWAQOGYNLNPJAXUXWDLYAJPJVBLRUIYBJKBJYMZELYYBPPLKWJIJWPSBKZLXMYKJAZJPKUALJFJZK
THE POWERS NOT DELEGATED TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE CONSTITUTION ARE RESERVED TO THE STATES
m209
m209
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FREEDOM" }
expert
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
culper-ring-v2-0126
998 822 804 999 100 150 101 100 998 820 813 808 819 804 803 999 998 818 819 800 819 804 818 999 104 998 814 817 803 804 817 999 103 998 805 814 817 812 999 105 998 812 814 817 804 999 998 815 804 817 805 804 802 819 999 998 820 813 808 814 813 999 998 804 818 819 800 801 811 808 818 807 999 998 809 820 818 819 808 802 ...
998 822 804 999 100 150 101 100 998 820 813 808 819 804 803 999 998 818 819 800 819 804 818 999 104 998 814 817 803 804 817 999 103 998 805 814 817 812 999 105 998 812 814 817 804 999 998 815 804 817 805 804 802 819 999 998 820 813 808 814 813 999 998 804 818 819 800 801 811 808 818 807 999 998 809 820 818 819 808 802 ...
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
culper_ring
culper_ring
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
552
735
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0016546
2.5.4 14.6.7 18.3.9 17.4.6 14.3.2 9.2.2 17.3.1 9.5.2 6.2.1 1.1.5 20.5.6 6.6.3 18.5.1 13.1.9 12.5.8 1.6.2 11.5.5 1.6.5 7.6.2 3.2.7 18.1.5 7.6.6 2.4.9 19.6.4 8.4.5 18.6.6 14.6.10 20.1.2 19.2.9 7.6.9 17.5.1 6.4.3 2.5.7 10.6.1 11.3.2 4.3.1 19.3.10 6.4.8 7.2.2 12.3.8 3.3.10 13.5.5 20.3.10 15.2.10 15.6.2 18.5.6 16.4.3 4.4.10...
2.5.4 14.6.7 18.3.9 17.4.6 14.3.2 9.2.2 17.3.1 9.5.2 6.2.1 1.1.5 20.5.6 6.6.3 18.5.1 13.1.9 12.5.8 1.6.2 11.5.5 1.6.5 7.6.2 3.2.7 18.1.5 7.6.6 2.4.9 19.6.4 8.4.5 18.6.6 14.6.10 20.1.2 19.2.9 7.6.9 17.5.1 6.4.3 2.5.7 10.6.1 11.3.2 4.3.1 19.3.10 6.4.8 7.2.2 12.3.8 3.3.10 13.5.5 20.3.10 15.2.10 15.6.2 18.5.6 16.4.3 4.4.10...
DIFFIE AND HELLMAN INTRODUCED PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX THE LIBRARY PRESERVES KNOWLEDGE FOR THE COMMUNITY BEAUFORT IS THE RECIPROCAL OF VIGENERE AND DECRYPTS ITSELF
arnold_andre
arnold_andre
null
{}
hard
en
160
160
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Arnold-André book cipher: coordinates (page.section.word) referencing a shared text.
affine-la-037
IVVEWZ SACFZWU VAJEU APXA UCSLAPEQ
IVVEWZ SACFZWU VAJEU APXA UCSLAPEQ
ANNUIT COEPTIS NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM
affine
affine
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "5,8" }
beginner
la
30
34
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
one-time-pad-009
PGRZWOAWFBOQWAHDAAPQF
PGRZWOAWFBOQWAHDAAPQF
SUPPLY LINE COMPROMISED
one_time_pad
one_time_pad
stream
{ "type": "pad", "value": "XMCKLQPOS (repeating)" }
expert
en
21
21
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
chaocipher-169
OROISIXZWVVGRTBCEOOIXMFSPHVKUBAIFPKESZAAXWRPYATMHQQOHWV
OROISIXZWVVGRTBCEOOIXMFSPHVKUBAIFPKESZAAXWRPYATMHQQOHWV
TO BE OR NOT TO BE THAT IS THE QUESTION WHETHER TIS NOBLER IN THE MIND
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
advanced
en
55
55
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0002305
HUS ZVPFODM CDSFSFISG XNCJZSQUS SAF GVS NAAZGBVFM GVS SAIE EEHOFR QWCVSE GGRE HJA YRKKBDR CAZLPWHE GDGOESG FZCJZM
HUS ZVPFODM CDSFSFISG XNCJZSQUS SAF GVS NAAZGBVFM GVS SAIE EEHOFR QWCVSE GGRE HJA YRKKBDR CAZLPWHE GDGOESG FZCJZM
THE LIBRARY PRESERVES KNOWLEDGE FOR THE COMMUNITY THE FOUR SQUARE CIPHER USES TWO KEYWORD POLYBIUS SQUARES SLOWLY
porta
porta
null
{ "key": "KEY" }
hard
en
97
97
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "kasiski_examination", "index_of_coincidence" ]
Porta: 13-row table polyalphabetic cipher; reciprocal (encrypt = decrypt).
hill-v2-0107
HGPLMCXZMICBWUFADIMILOECIYPLPKOXTFHTREMQMDHGQXNKEPJIMCDPTGHKEPNNSYNATGDPYAXSACFAXAQVDZTFVUNNYHBJIIRPBJXIOXJNRELAQETGDPOXRPDVPAZVHXWATSRPBJOWIOSV
HGPLMCXZMICBWUFADIMILOECIYPLPKOXTFHTREMQMDHGQXNKEPJIMCDPTGHKEPNNSYNATGDPYAXSACFAXAQVDZTFVUNNYHBJIIRPBJXIOXJNRELAQETGDPOXRPDVPAZVHXWATSRPBJOWIOSV
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
hill
hill
polygraphic
{ "a": 3, "b": 5, "c": 2, "d": 9 }
advanced
en
144
144
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kama-sutra-v2-0438
QFUUV XZNRM REV MNRAX MJNXN RAN ZJRM Y ULLNA IUO LUA MJN VNLNEXN UL UOA YXFREV ERMYUE
QFUUV XZNRM REV MNRAX MJNXN RAN ZJRM Y ULLNA IUO LUA MJN VNLNEXN UL UOA YXFREV ERMYUE
BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS THESE ARE WHAT I OFFER YOU FOR THE DEFENSE OF OUR ISLAND NATION
kama_sutra
kama_sutra
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WISDOM" }
intermediate
en
69
85
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
double-transposition-v2-0243
HNTOLILRARPIETHOTUDIGTLRCHOOFNGHDGTHEPOERORVNGBEWPTHSNLNNTOPOBDSTUOSEMCEOETNORRCLARRRTIOGNRSATIARPRPINSEHAUIERTRHEIERANMTDRAEOSEEEAIIOETNNSAHYFSNLNOEMAOESLHAENOOFSEFRTATPDORNREEHE
HNTOLILRARPIETHOTUDIGTLRCHOOFNGHDGTHEPOERORVNGBEWPTHSNLNNTOPOBDSTUOSEMCEOETNORRCLARRRTIOGNRSATIARPRPINSEHAUIERTRHEIERANMTDRAEOSEEEAIIOETNNSAHYFSNLNOEMAOESLHAENOOFSEFRTATPDORNREEHE
FOR I AM PERSUADED THAT NEITHER DEATH NOR LIFE NOR ANGELS NOR PRINCIPALITIES NOR POWERS NOR THINGS PRESENT NOR THINGS TO COME NOR HEIGHT NOR DEPTH NOR ANY OTHER CREATURE SHALL BE ABLE TO SEPARATE US FROM THE LOVE OF GOD
double_transposition
double_transposition
transposition
{ "key1": "LIBERTY", "key2": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
179
179
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
red-type-a-v2-0035
ALNYGVAPJYKL
ALNYGVAPJYKL
IN GOD WE TRUST
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SAKURA" }
advanced
en
12
12
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
zimmermann-040
99999 90022 90004 99998 99999 90018 90007 90000 90011 90011 99998 99999 90005 90008 90006 90007 90019 99998 00013 00000 99999 90001 90004 90000 90002 90007 90004 90018 99998 00002 99999 90022 90004 99998 99999 90018 90007 90000 90011 90011 99998 99999 90013 90004 90021 90004 90017 99998 99999 90018 90020 90017 90017 90...
99999 90022 90004 99998 99999 90018 90007 90000 90011 90011 99998 99999 90005 90008 90006 90007 90019 99998 00013 00000 99999 90001 90004 90000 90002 90007 90004 90018 99998 00002 99999 90022 90004 99998 99999 90018 90007 90000 90011 90011 99998 99999 90013 90004 90021 90004 90017 99998 99999 90018 90020 90017 90017 90...
WE SHALL FIGHT ON THE BEACHES AND WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDER
zimmermann
zimmermann
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
295
353
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
kl7-v2-0103
SZYFXGHXCCLLIYQCVJZFSRNTQKAXUZSFEBWAVPRVGJXGDYKMSPECOSSPPKTOMGODUGLMAFILSJCLVEGK
SZYFXGHXCCLLIYQCVJZFSRNTQKAXUZSFEBWAVPRVGJXGDYKMSPECOSSPPKTOMGODUGLMAFILSJCLVEGK
THE AMBASSADOR HAS RECEIVED OUR MOST URGENT DISPATCHES AND AWAITS INSTRUCTIONS FROM LONDON HQ
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "NATO" }
expert
en
80
80
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
red-type-a-v3-0176
MTOMYRUELGUPYAOWZFUXEUFUPYRGULOGVOTYFARMGOZYFUEDKUUPZFYJSYQUHCFUZUWSN
MTOMYRUELGUPYAOWZFUXEUFUPYRGULOGVOTYFARMGOZYFUEDKUUPZFYJSYQUHCFUZUWSN
THE LOVE OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL BUT IT IS THE LOVE OF GOOD THAT MOVES THE WORLD
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "YAMATO" }
advanced
en
69
69
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0004183
CNEI HIAO SANE NULP DKIC SUOS ENIE MSCY DDFN IOOE EUAT LRXN LRIU DOCC TOME FELR NNRC IUAR STOS E
CNEI HIAO SANE NULP DKIC SUOS ENIE MSCY DDFN IOOE EUAT LRXN LRIU DOCC TOME FELR NNRC IUAR STOS E
COLUMNAR TRANSPOSITION READS COLUMNS IN KEY ORDER THE INDEX OF COINCIDENCE IS A USEFUL CLUE
scytale
scytale
null
{ "cols": 11 }
medium
en
77
77
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "column_count_search", "anagram_recovery" ]
Scytale: Spartan cylinder cipher — wrap text around a rod of fixed diameter.
cda-0022144
GDL HJFZIV XRKSVI VMXIBKGH WRTIZKSH DRGS GDL KLOBYRFH ZOKSZYVGH UZRO XOLHVW RH Z KLHGFIV MLG Z HOLTZM XZVHZI HSRUGVW GSV ZOKSZYVG YB GSIVV KLHRGRLMH Z HXBGZOV RH Z ILW FHVW YB HKZIGZMH GL VMXIBKG NVHHZTVH SLMVHGOB
GDL HJFZIV XRKSVI VMXIBKGH WRTIZKSH DRGS GDL KLOBYRFH ZOKSZYVGH UZRO XOLHVW RH Z KLHGFIV MLG Z HOLTZM XZVHZI HSRUGVW GSV ZOKSZYVG YB GSIVV KLHRGRLMH Z HXBGZOV RH Z ILW FHVW YB HKZIGZMH GL VMXIBKG NVHHZTVH SLMVHGOB
TWO SQUARE CIPHER ENCRYPTS DIGRAPHS WITH TWO POLYBIUS ALPHABETS FAIL CLOSED IS A POSTURE NOT A SLOGAN CAESAR SHIFTED THE ALPHABET BY THREE POSITIONS A SCYTALE IS A ROD USED BY SPARTANS TO ENCRYPT MESSAGES HONESTLY
atbash
atbash
null
{}
hard
en
178
178
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "self_inverse_check", "frequency_analysis" ]
Atbash maps A↔Z, B↔Y, … and is its own inverse.
cda-0014939
⟨a25⟩ ⟨w34⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w16⟩ ⟨w28⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w40⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w26⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w34⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w34⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨w40⟩ ⟨a11⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w28⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a11⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a...
⟨a25⟩ ⟨w34⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w16⟩ ⟨w28⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w40⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w26⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w34⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w34⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨w40⟩ ⟨a11⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w28⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a11⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a...
TWO SQUARE CIPHER ENCRYPTS DIGRAPHS WITH TWO POLYBIUS ALPHABETS
babington
babington
null
{}
medium
en
55
55
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "nomenclator_frequency", "symbol_mapping" ]
Babington nomenclator: symbol tokens ⟨wNN⟩/⟨aNN⟩ used in the 1586 Babington Plot.
adfgx-v3-0302
DAFAAGGAXGFGFADXGADGAGXFGAFFGFAFDGFDDADG
DAFAAGGAXGFGFADXGADGAGXFGAFFGFAFDGFDDADG
THE KING DEMANDS FEALTY
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "DRAGON", "columnar": "THUNDER" }
advanced
en
40
40
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
fractionated-morse-v2-0346
FAKDSDWEQUPAMYBLPVNYAABBFYNSLSGANRPGJQAESLQPYBANLQBBGHQQBJUVAPBALVMGDSEQMAPBLYQPTFMMGMYDQBYGFMTGBMB
FAKDSDWEQUPAMYBLPVNYAABBFYNSLSGANRPGJQAESLQPYBANLQBBGHQQBJUVAPBALVMGDSEQMAPBLYQPTFMMGMYDQBYGFMTGBMB
CODED TRANSMISSION INDICATES ENEMY FORCES ASSEMBLING ALONG THE BORDER WITH HEAVY ARTILLERY UNITS
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
99
99
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
affine-v2-1794
SIEXQW OYGHXE BLU OGBU
SIEXQW OYGHXE BLU OGBU
WISDOM GUARDS THE GATE
affine
affine
substitution
{ "a": 23, "b": 6 }
beginner
en
19
22
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
playfair-v3-0618
QOFVFPVUENPOOTFEOXMHKNOPLEFEQOOAWDOQITHOGVHGBPENOMLRENEUFHRDLMNKBCNIWNROXPOMQO
QOFVFPVUENPOOTFEOXMHKNOPLEFEQOOAWDOQITHOGVHGBPENOMLRENEUFHRDLMNKBCNIWNROXPOMQO
ON D DAY THE ALLIED FORCES LANDED ON FIVE NORMANDY BEACHES IN THE GREATEST SEABORNE INVASION
playfair
playfair
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TRIUMPH" }
intermediate
en
78
78
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0008996
GEOAFCBFVGWBA QNCVSEF ESNEEOAUS YSGGSEF JWGUBHG FHPFGVGHGWBA
GEOAFCBFVGWBA QNCVSEF ESNEEOAUS YSGGSEF JWGUBHG FHPFGVGHGWBA
TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION
porta
porta
null
{ "key": "PATTERN" }
medium
en
55
55
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
cda-0004591
TIGS PFEM IRBN UCVT HVFV LTLQ QOAJ TVSK RLBC OCEF WBKC LTHZ KRQK Y
TIGS PFEM IRBN UCVT HVFV LTLQ QOAJ TVSK RLBC OCEF WBKC LTHZ KRQK Y
THE PLAYFAIR CIPHER ENCRYPTS PAIRS OF LETTERS SIMULTANEOUSLY
trithemius
trithemius
null
{}
medium
en
53
53
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "progressive_shift_detection", "frequency_analysis" ]
Trithemius: progressive Caesar (shift = letter position); no key needed.
cda-0021679
11 43 13 54 44 11 31 15 24 43 11 42 34 14 45 43 15 14 12 54 43 35 11 42 44 11 33 43 44 34 15 33 13 42 54 35 44 32 15 43 43 11 22 15 43 21 42 24 15 14 32 11 33 15 43 44 24 32 11 44 15 14 25 15 54 31 15 33 22 44 23 21 42 34 32 43 44 11 44 24 43 44 24 13 43 44 23 15 12 15 43 44 31 15 43 43 34 33 43 43 23 34 52 52 23 15 42...
11 43 13 54 44 11 31 15 24 43 11 42 34 14 45 43 15 14 12 54 43 35 11 42 44 11 33 43 44 34 15 33 13 42 54 35 44 32 15 43 43 11 22 15 43 21 42 24 15 14 32 11 33 15 43 44 24 32 11 44 15 14 25 15 54 31 15 33 22 44 23 21 42 34 32 43 44 11 44 24 43 44 24 13 43 44 23 15 12 15 43 44 31 15 43 43 34 33 43 43 23 34 52 52 23 15 42...
A SCYTALE IS A ROD USED BY SPARTANS TO ENCRYPT MESSAGES FRIEDMAN ESTIMATED KEY LENGTH FROM STATISTICS THE BEST LESSONS SHOW WHERE THE METHOD FAILS AN AFFINE CIPHER APPLIES A LINEAR FUNCTION TO EACH LETTER
polybius
polybius
null
{}
hard
en
170
170
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "pair_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Polybius square: 5×5 grid maps letters to two-digit row-column pairs.
typex-v3-0379
YZBIBBLDQVKNYJQERMRVVHFMOKOOXSMOOWYUUGIMYWEPSAFQOAKLPFCYAJMWJZGRTKUNYOBDB
YZBIBBLDQVKNYJQERMRVVHFMOKOOXSMOOWYUUGIMYWEPSAFQOAKLPFCYAJMWJZGRTKUNYOBDB
WATSON WE HAVE FOUND THE STRUCTURE OF DNA AND IT IS A DOUBLE HELIX OF BREATHTAKING BEAUTY
typex
typex
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WINSTON" }
expert
en
73
73
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
slidex-v3-0258
XJHHKQRTQIXJRTVXIKYQRXJZGFIKYQYOHHKQRTQIXJSMVJNOWPRVZEAIBIACQMKHKWMU
XJHHKQRTQIXJRTVXIKYQRXJZGFIKYQYOHHKQRTQIXJSMVJNOWPRVZEAIBIACQMKHKWMU
IN MY BEGINNING IS MY END AND IN MY END IS MY BEGINNING AS THE QUEEN OF SCOTS KNEW WELL
slidex
slidex
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
68
68
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0005217
CNGGREA JBEQF URYC OERNX ZBABNYCUNORGVP FHOFGVGHGVBA PYNFFVPNY PVCUREF GRNPU JUL ZBQREA FRPHEVGL ZNGGREF GUR GEVGURZVHF PVCURE NQINAPRF GUR NYCUNORG OL BAR CBFVGVBA RNPU YRGGRE SEVRQZNA RFGVZNGRQ XRL YRATGU SEBZ FGNGVFGVPF
CNGGREA JBEQF URYC OERNX ZBABNYCUNORGVP FHOFGVGHGVBA PYNFFVPNY PVCUREF GRNPU JUL ZBQREA FRPHEVGL ZNGGREF GUR GEVGURZVHF PVCURE NQINAPRF GUR NYCUNORG OL BAR CBFVGVBA RNPU YRGGRE SEVRQZNA RFGVZNGRQ XRL YRATGU SEBZ FGNGVFGVPF
PATTERN WORDS HELP BREAK MONOALPHABETIC SUBSTITUTION CLASSICAL CIPHERS TEACH WHY MODERN SECURITY MATTERS THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER FRIEDMAN ESTIMATED KEY LENGTH FROM STATISTICS
rot13
rot13
null
{ "shift": 13 }
hard
en
193
193
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "brute_force_26", "self_inverse_check" ]
ROT-13 is Caesar with shift 13 — it is its own inverse.
cardano-autokey-v3-0109
XGIHQWALXKLGBTXL
XGIHQWALXKLGBTXL
SOUND THE TRUMPETS
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FLORENCE" }
advanced
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0002251
DINIAENTHPHCTEHIOERNMCGIGRIPAAAESERIOSRTARPFLEARAPSEFPFCOSNNXOARHULICEHPHFXININLIRTXXPECECEEPPRANEOHCSTTATRXXOELTIAIESQDTUERPLOECATXXECIRNIHSSER
DINIAENTHPHCTEHIOERNMCGIGRIPAAAESERIOSRTARPFLEARAPSEFPFCOSNNXOARHULICEHPHFXININLIRTXXPECECEEPPRANEOHCSTTATRXXOELTIAIESQDTUERPLOECATXXECIRNIHSSER
DIGRAPH AND TRIGRAPH FREQUENCIES EXPOSE SIMPLE CIPHERS AN AFFINE CIPHER APPLIES A LINEAR FUNCTION TO EACH LETTER HISTORICAL CIPHERS ARE TEACHERS NOT PROTECTION
stager_route
stager_route
null
{ "cols": 12 }
hard
en
144
144
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "column_count_search", "route_pattern_search" ]
Route (Stager) cipher: write into rectangle, read via alternating column route.
trithemius-018
BVTQ EKZLZ AOLPVBV
BVTQ EKZLZ AOLPVBV
BURN AFTER READING
trithemius
trithemius
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
16
18
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
playfair-v2-0474
PLFSBQQKPKDKEY
PLFSBQQKPKDKEY
THE PASS IS HELD
playfair
playfair
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
intermediate
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vic-v3-0119
9083493108018993190839189
9083493108018993190839189
THE WIND IS WITH US
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "NICKEL" }
advanced
en
25
25
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
playfair-v3-0666
QLBOOALACMPAQW
QLBOOALACMPAQW
THE SIEGE BEGINS
playfair
playfair
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WISDOM" }
intermediate
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
joseon-yeokhak-v3-0413
AFLZWKWNWFLWWFLZUWFLMJQAKSSUFWOLGFKQFLZWKARWVLZWOGJCGXUGHWJFAUMKYSDADWGSFVCWHDWJAFLGSMFAXAWVLZWGJQGXYJSNALSLAGFLZSLWPHDSAFWVTGLZLZWXSDDGXSHHDWKSFVLZWGJTALKGXHDSFWLK
AFLZWKWNWFLWWFLZUWFLMJQAKSSUFWOLGFKQFLZWKARWVLZWOGJCGXUGHWJFAUMKYSDADWGSFVCWHDWJAFLGSMFAXAWVLZWGJQGXYJSNALSLAGFLZSLWPHDSAFWVTGLZLZWXSDDGXSHHDWKSFVLZWGJTALKGXHDSFWLK
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": "DYNASTY" }
beginner
en
164
164
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
straddling-checkerboard-v3-0271
562121176425221282882221235092232816212221562387322650291621762022192522386425222402214223432212050622867313856
562121176425221282882221235092232816212221562387322650291621762022192522386425222402214223432212050622867313856
ON D DAY THE ALLIED FORCES LANDED ON FIVE NORMANDY BEACHES IN THE GREATEST SEABORNE INVASION
straddling_checkerboard
straddling_checkerboard
substitution
{ "type": "top_row", "value": "RASTONICEL" }
advanced
en
111
111
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
red-type-a-090
JITKAYKSYFB
JITKAYKSYFB
RALLY AT DAWN
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
advanced
en
11
11
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0013886
ABBBA ABBAB ABABA BABBA AAAAA ABABA ABBBA AABBB AAAAA AAAAB AABAA BAABA ABAAA AAABA AAABA ABAAA ABBBA AABBB AABAA BAAAA BAAAB BAABB BAAAB AABAA ABABB BAABB ABABA BAABA ABAAA ABBBA ABABA AABAA AAAAA ABABA ABBBA AABBB AAAAA AAAAB AABAA BAABA BAAAB AABBB ABAAA AABAB BAABA BAAAB ABBAA AABAA BAABB AABAA BAAAA
ABBBA ABBAB ABABA BABBA AAAAA ABABA ABBBA AABBB AAAAA AAAAB AABAA BAABA ABAAA AAABA AAABA ABAAA ABBBA AABBB AABAA BAAAA BAAAB BAABB BAAAB AABAA ABABB BAABB ABABA BAABA ABAAA ABBBA ABABA AABAA AAAAA ABABA ABBBA AABBB AAAAA AAAAB AABAA BAABA BAAAB AABBB ABAAA AABAB BAABA BAAAB ABBAA AABAA BAABB AABAA BAAAA
POLYALPHABETIC CIPHERS USE MULTIPLE ALPHABET SHIFTS NEVER
bacon_cipher
bacon_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
255
255
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "five_bit_decode", "ab_frequency_analysis" ]
Bacon's biliteral cipher: each letter encoded as 5-bit A/B string.
trifid-v3-0292
NBIKDXU+CPLBLKYCDCGTPWXQOIPCDPEQYYULDONIESUUTBWHLLKARMCEDVFSFFCZACHNIXKRNG
NBIKDXU+CPLBLKYCDCGTPWXQOIPCDPEQYYULDONIESUUTBWHLLKARMCEDVFSFFCZACHNIXKRNG
NO PERSON SHALL BE HELD TO ANSWER FOR A CAPITAL CRIME UNLESS ON PRESENTMENT OF A GRAND JURY
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0018113
OTOLY PCHOL LKAII NOKAL YTEDY QOKAL KAIII NSHED YAIII NSHEO LOTED YOTAI INCHE DYCHO LCHED YOKSH YCTAI INQOK ALYPC HOLLK AIINC HOLCH EOLQO TEDYS HAIIN SHALQ OKEED YDAIN Y
OTOLY PCHOL LKAII NOKAL YTEDY QOKAL KAIII NSHED YAIII NSHEO LOTED YOTAI INCHE DYCHO LCHED YOKSH YCTAI INQOK ALYPC HOLLK AIINC HOLCH EOLQO TEDYS HAIIN SHALQ OKEED YDAIN Y
ATBASH ENCODES BY REVERSING THE ALPHABET HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS
voynich_render
voynich_render
null
{}
hard
en
141
141
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "statistical_analysis", "unsolved" ]
Voynich manuscript: undeciphered 15th-century script; pseudo-syllabic output.
vigenere-111
CRQNPXVKGZWIGAGIEGVMPWSKEEVZSGAWVYIDWCVFZBUXQICBFEPPGHFJNZGM
CRQNPXVKGZWIGAGIEGVMPWSKEEVZSGAWVYIDWCVFZBUXQICBFEPPGHFJNZGM
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER AND INFORMATION IS THE KEY TO VICTORY IN ANY CONFLICT
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
intermediate
en
60
60
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
rail-fence-v3-0582
TDDEHEINFENEGNAOTFBATLREOARHGFNRTNENOITTISEUNYLAKERNETIVMIOIEOOSFRSBNHBAT
TDDEHEINFENEGNAOTFBATLREOARHGFNRTNENOITTISEUNYLAKERNETIVMIOIEOOSFRSBNHBAT
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN RAGED IN THE SKIES ABOVE ENGLAND FOR FOUR MONTHS IN NINETEEN FORTY
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 12 }
intermediate
en
73
73
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
jn25-v2-0265
21243 21244 21235 21259 21244 21232 21239 21237 21249 21255 21242 21243 21239
21243 21244 21235 21259 21244 21232 21239 21237 21249 21255 21242 21243 21239
STAY THE COURSE
jn25
jn25
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "11235" }
expert
en
65
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
trifid-v2-0394
HFIRN+AQAPFQSW
HFIRN+AQAPFQSW
COVER MY RETREAT
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
double-transposition-v2-0453
ILLTOGRAHAAGDURYSREEFFELHYCTTKRHDNSTNHATTEAOPTENLDESNIOEBITLTARTYPLNVERASEAMI
ILLTOGRAHAAGDURYSREEFFELHYCTTKRHDNSTNHATTEAOPTENLDESNIOEBITLTARTYPLNVERASEAMI
THE REGIMENT SHALL ADVANCE AT FIRST LIGHT SUPPORTED BY ARTILLERY ON THE EASTERN FLANK TODAY
double_transposition
double_transposition
transposition
{ "key1": "DRAGON", "key2": "THUNDER" }
advanced
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0003083
PDPRIVSAEOLDIFEXRRLYBESOXXMOTIUTFOXXNNESERUEXXTMSNCABOXXFESO
PDPRIVSAEOLDIFEXRRLYBESOXXMOTIUTFOXXNNESERUEXXTMSNCABOXXFESO
POLYBIUS ENCODED LETTERS AS PAIRS OF NUMBERS FROM ONE TO FIVE
stager_route
stager_route
null
{ "cols": 12 }
medium
en
60
60
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "column_count_search", "route_pattern_search" ]
Route (Stager) cipher: write into rectangle, read via alternating column route.
cda-0015625
MOIFV ALHKQ EUKJQ SKIEB XONBV WWVBV EEWLM FWLBE SJEHV ALWMB OYTPV EWXVY I
MOIFV ALHKQ EUKJQ SKIEB XONBV WWVBV EEWLM FWLBE SJEHV ALWMB OYTPV EWXVY I
THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER
running_key
running_key
null
{}
medium
en
61
61
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "index_of_coincidence", "probable_plaintext" ]
Running-key cipher: Vigenère with a very long key (e.g. a book passage).
joseon-yeokhak-v2-0443
AUSFVGSDDLZAFYKLZJGMYZUZJAKLOZAUZKLJWFYLZWFWLZEWAFWNWJQLJASDSFVLJATMDSLAGF
AUSFVGSDDLZAFYKLZJGMYZUZJAKLOZAUZKLJWFYLZWFWLZEWAFWNWJQLJASDSFVLJATMDSLAGF
I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHICH STRENGTHENETH ME IN EVERY TRIAL AND TRIBULATION
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "DYNASTY" }
beginner
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
copiale-178
B8 M9 L3 S7 M9 E4 M5 P5 K2 L3 O7 K5 N1 E9 N9 I7 G0 I7 K5 A1 W1 E9 M5 C5 N0 Q3 J8 R6 R5 N9 B8 D6 A0 P5 S8 K1 E8 G8 C8 N0 L8 I6 H6 H1 C5 R5 B0 L0 L0 S7 H1 U2 N8 E4 G6 L0 C1 O7 L8 K6 I8 K3 H1 C5 N1 K6 Z6 U2 N8 D7 D7 A5 O7 I3 R1 O8 Y5 Q2 D6 D7 I0 K1 O7 L9 P6 A1 T3 H6 S7 R1 K5 I8 X5 J1 I0 X9 B1 Y5 X8 W1 D6 K5 O7 E4 C1 N1 U2...
B8 M9 L3 S7 M9 E4 M5 P5 K2 L3 O7 K5 N1 E9 N9 I7 G0 I7 K5 A1 W1 E9 M5 C5 N0 Q3 J8 R6 R5 N9 B8 D6 A0 P5 S8 K1 E8 G8 C8 N0 L8 I6 H6 H1 C5 R5 B0 L0 L0 S7 H1 U2 N8 E4 G6 L0 C1 O7 L8 K6 I8 K3 H1 C5 N1 K6 Z6 U2 N8 D7 D7 A5 O7 I3 R1 O8 Y5 Q2 D6 D7 I0 K1 O7 L9 P6 A1 T3 H6 S7 R1 K5 I8 X5 J1 I0 X9 B1 Y5 X8 W1 D6 K5 O7 E4 C1 N1 U2...
WHETHER THEREFORE YE EAT OR DRINK OR WHATSOEVER YE DO DO ALL TO THE GLORY OF GOD FOR THE EARTH IS THE LORDS AND THE FULLNESS THEREOF THE WORLD AND THEY THAT DWELL THEREIN
copiale
copiale
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
advanced
en
274
410
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
noisy-monoalphabetic-ocr_light-013
RDA NIMY8MFP SFNDAP 1NAPMRAQ LK NMFPQ LB IARRAPQ SMIIAE EFCPMNDQ
RDA NIMY8MFP SFNDAP 1NAPMRAQ LK NMFPQ LB IARRAPQ SMIIAE EFCPMNDQ
THE PLAYFAIR CIPHER OPERATES ON PAIRS OF LETTERS CALLED DIGRAPHS
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUSEUM" }
beginner
en
55
64
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
kl7-v2-0112
DQVQJAVCUQJFZGHGLXASTONEFFGPXVJTRHYLJGDCHURHQUWWLNAAEISPKFVYUQFMQYRLIVLNGPMVNBMDUYWLZBRJXVGWYBJIUVBSFJZRYOSKBBGCGAQCKQGQOPTBXPTQAQGNYXWXOKLXKFAMSNSGQRB
DQVQJAVCUQJFZGHGLXASTONEFFGPXVJTRHYLJGDCHURHQUWWLNAAEISPKFVYUQFMQYRLIVLNGPMVNBMDUYWLZBRJXVGWYBJIUVBSFJZRYOSKBBGCGAQCKQGQOPTBXPTQAQGNYXWXOKLXKFAMSNSGQRB
ALL WARFARE IS BASED ON DECEPTION HENCE WHEN ABLE TO ATTACK WE MUST SEEM UNABLE WHEN USING OUR FORCES WE MUST SEEM INACTIVE WHEN WE ARE NEAR WE MUST MAKE THE ENEMY BELIEVE WE ARE FAR AWAY
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "NATO" }
expert
en
151
151
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
diana-156
STRYXPWQLGBBSMJRYPSRZRTIZXYFAGSRZVQHORQNNPHGNGEVONK
STRYXPWQLGBBSMJRYPSRZRTIZXYFAGSRZVQHORQNNPHGNGEVONK
ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE AND ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN MERELY PLAYERS
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
intermediate
en
51
51
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
joseon-yeokhak-v2-0099
ITMIQIKBIMABMBKIMAIZZCJQKWVMBZIVAOZMAAWJMTTCUKQDQTMQVKQXQBXMZBWBIUZWUIVIU
ITMIQIKBIMABMBKIMAIZZCJQKWVMBZIVAOZMAAWJMTTCUKQDQTMQVKQXQBXMZBWBIUZWUIVIU
ALEA IACTA EST ET CAESAR RUBICONE TRANSGRESSO BELLUM CIVILE INCIPIT PER TOTAM ROMANAM
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SEOUL" }
beginner
en
73
73
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
atbash-v2-0009
GSV SZIYLI RH XOVZI
GSV SZIYLI RH XOVZI
THE HARBOR IS CLEAR
atbash
atbash
substitution
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
16
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0006331
BCRA FBHEPR GBBYF NYYBJ VAQRCRAQRAG IREVSVPNGVBA GUR IVTRARER PVCURE HFRF N ERCRNGVAT XRLJBEQ
BCRA FBHEPR GBBYF NYYBJ VAQRCRAQRAG IREVSVPNGVBA GUR IVTRARER PVCURE HFRF N ERCRNGVAT XRLJBEQ
OPEN SOURCE TOOLS ALLOW INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION THE VIGENERE CIPHER USES A REPEATING KEYWORD
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.
columnar-transposition-v2-0195
PIRPWEMIEOATHDKYYVLNMDIEAOAOOCIRLRNVQLRUNAIDWRAMOGYOEAANONHWNARNTFEDEEEDEUUE
PIRPWEMIEOATHDKYYVLNMDIEAOAOOCIRLRNVQLRUNAIDWRAMOGYOEAANONHWNARNTFEDEEEDEUUE
ONCE UPON A MIDNIGHT DREARY WHILE I PONDERED WEAK AND WEARY OVER MANY A QUAINT VOLUME OF LORE
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORTRESS" }
intermediate
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
trifid-219
KPQSQGDGICLWUDRUGZPREVYCRSCQFYCGHRZBV+ZSSNT
KPQSQGDGICLWUDRUGZPREVYCRSCQFYCGHRZBV+ZSSNT
FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD AND THE BRAVE WHO DARE TO ACT
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
43
43
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
hill-v2-0364
HDNYZHJUBKGSHEIOLEWPIAVNBMHRJWTKQWJWNAOHHHUEIPGKGUMYMOFKOKOSNAOHQWJWVWUIFECAEPTLACKAMYMOFKOKEKNATZPHQWJWBGCQBKZUZHKEOSBLGWEIYHOKZUAMTYXGNRQWCQBKJUPQYKDD
HDNYZHJUBKGSHEIOLEWPIAVNBMHRJWTKQWJWNAOHHHUEIPGKGUMYMOFKOKOSNAOHQWJWVWUIFECAEPTLACKAMYMOFKOKEKNATZPHQWJWBGCQBKZUZHKEOSBLGWEIYHOKZUAMTYXGNRQWCQBKJUPQYKDD
ALL WARFARE IS BASED ON DECEPTION HENCE WHEN ABLE TO ATTACK WE MUST SEEM UNABLE WHEN USING OUR FORCES WE MUST SEEM INACTIVE WHEN WE ARE NEAR WE MUST MAKE THE ENEMY BELIEVE WE ARE FAR AWAY
hill
hill
polygraphic
{ "a": 7, "b": 3, "c": 4, "d": 5 }
advanced
en
152
152
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0017214
dal qokal rcheol qokeedy cheol lkaiin aiiin otol otol dainy otedy otain ctaiin qokeedy qokal ypchol daiin lkaiin dainy chor okshy otol daral shaiin cheol ytaiin dainy okeedy qokal chor chor okain shedy qokal kaiiin otol
dal qokal rcheol qokeedy cheol lkaiin aiiin otol otol dainy otedy otain ctaiin qokeedy qokal ypchol daiin lkaiin dainy chor okshy otol daral shaiin cheol ytaiin dainy okeedy qokal chor chor okain shedy qokal kaiiin otol
A STRONG CLAIM NEEDS STRONG EVIDENCE ATBASH ENCODES BY REVERSING THE ALPHABET DO NOT CONFUSE OBFUSCATION WITH ENCRYPTION NEVER
voynich_render
voynich_render
null
{}
hard
en
184
184
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "statistical_analysis", "unsolved" ]
Voynich manuscript: undeciphered 15th-century script; pseudo-syllabic output.
copiale-v3-0218
P5 V3 Y0 K2 H3 P5 E0 V7 K2 K2 X4 F7 V6 T4 V7 F5
P5 V3 Y0 K2 H3 P5 E0 V7 K2 K2 X4 F7 V6 T4 V7 F5
PER ASPERA AD ASTRA
copiale
copiale
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MYSTERY" }
advanced
en
32
47
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0014766
16.45.4 8.38.15 14.24.2 10.28.9 5.48.15 2.8.1 8.36.10 18.20.14 14.5.8 16.21.15 20.6.8 7.12.15 10.9.10 2.32.15 8.17.13 17.45.1 14.32.15 10.8.1 3.10.14 20.45.2 10.27.14 3.18.12 16.19.12 9.16.4 12.28.10 16.49.4 4.8.3 13.49.14 18.23.9 2.31.15 20.38.11 1.17.14 16.44.4 8.28.2 6.49.3 20.25.3 3.19.2 20.49.2 10.42.11 12.32.7 4....
16.45.4 8.38.15 14.24.2 10.28.9 5.48.15 2.8.1 8.36.10 18.20.14 14.5.8 16.21.15 20.6.8 7.12.15 10.9.10 2.32.15 8.17.13 17.45.1 14.32.15 10.8.1 3.10.14 20.45.2 10.27.14 3.18.12 16.19.12 9.16.4 12.28.10 16.49.4 4.8.3 13.49.14 18.23.9 2.31.15 20.38.11 1.17.14 16.44.4 8.28.2 6.49.3 20.25.3 3.19.2 20.49.2 10.42.11 12.32.7 4....
POLYBIUS ENCODED LETTERS AS PAIRS OF NUMBERS FROM ONE TO FIVE PERHAPS
book_cipher
book_cipher
null
{}
medium
en
58
58
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Book cipher: coordinates (page.line.word) referencing a shared document.