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straddling-checkerboard-v2-0358
2422622012850212203672292022056221282895292972689148563325128282022226907670422217238624425221707005732221987025220218327
2422622012850212203672292022056221282895292972689148563325128282022226907670422217238624425221707005732221987025220218327
GENERAL ORDERS NUMBER ONE ALL COMMUNICATIONS SHALL BE ENCRYPTED USING THE APPROVED CIPHER DISK
straddling_checkerboard
straddling_checkerboard
substitution
{ "type": "top_row", "value": "RASTONICEL" }
advanced
en
121
121
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
monoalphabetic-v2-0213
FHFJ QUNCJA FJT AKNTKJ WEHRBIFJ OUCHQ QBE OKIOE QK FQQFRG QBE AENIFJ EJCAIF RCLBEN IFRBCJE
FHFJ QUNCJA FJT AKNTKJ WEHRBIFJ OUCHQ QBE OKIOE QK FQQFRG QBE AENIFJ EJCAIF RCLBEN IFRBCJE
ALAN TURING AND GORDON WELCHMAN BUILT THE BOMBE TO ATTACK THE GERMAN ENIGMA CIPHER MACHINE
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORTRESS" }
beginner
en
76
90
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgvx-v2-0271
XAFFVAADXDFGGXDDADFAXGDDXDADDDDGDADV
XAFFVAADXDFGGXDDADFAXGDDXDADDDDGDADV
CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE
adfgvx
adfgvx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "TRIUMPH", "columnar": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
36
36
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
stager-route-v3-0148
TARHERIRAVEILSXWAXXY
TARHERIRAVEILSXWAXXY
THE RAILWAY ARRIVES
stager_route
stager_route
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 10 }
expert
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
slidex-v2-0180
HIXTLGSSNADMNYGSMEXICAJKOCODXAXWAVMXROXQGDZVWSOIHYQRILYEYTDOTAVHXJODNXGOMXKY
HIXTLGSSNADMNYGSMEXICAJKOCODXAXWAVMXROXQGDZVWSOIHYQRILYEYTDOTAVHXJODNXGOMXKY
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC CROSSES THE RAPPAHANNOCK TONIGHT ABSOLUTE SILENCE IS IMPERATIVE NOW
slidex
slidex
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vernam-v2-0096
LBNLFJXAMPETPNBIBVHXOKHBTDRTWQEAKUQAWPUYZTKIWMJGQPHTSUGSSZXAWDCWQFVDCDWLFDXOCR
LBNLFJXAMPETPNBIBVHXOKHBTDRTWQEAKUQAWPUYZTKIWMJGQPHTSUGSSZXAWDCWQFVDCDWLFDXOCR
LA LIBERTE GUIDANT LE PEUPLE VERS UN AVENIR MEILLEUR ET PLUS JUSTE POUR TOUS LES HOMMES LIBRES
vernam
vernam
stream
{ "type": "pad", "value": "ABCDEFGH (repeating)" }
expert
en
78
78
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
columnar-transposition-v3-0868
YNAPLIATIRXAGESVLL
YNAPLIATIRXAGESVLL
GRAVITY EXPLAINS ALL
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TRIUMPH" }
intermediate
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m209-v2-0448
MJPHULXBMEJZQQBKAMTONXIXZBVLALDLQOLYCCILMRYNDSQDLVJKLCCQHBSFBWESCYNZSPO
MJPHULXBMEJZQQBKAMTONXIXZBVLALDLQOLYCCILMRYNDSQDLVJKLCCQHBSFBWESCYNZSPO
QUOTH THE RAVEN NEVERMORE THE BIRD SAT ON THE BUST OF PALLAS JUST ABOVE MY CHAMBER DOOR
m209
m209
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "VICTORY" }
expert
en
71
71
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0016723
K ┌· ⌐ ─ X ┐· ┘· X Γ· K Γ· ┘· ─ r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌· X ┌· L ⌐ ┌· ┌· ⌐ ─ ¬· L └ L K K L ┌· X ⌒ Γ· K r· ┘· X· K X X· ¬ X K Γ· K X· K Γ· ┘· ─ K r· L ┐· └ ⌐ ⌒· ⌐· ⌐ Γ· ┌· r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌· L ─ r ┌· ⌒· ┐· K X ┐· ⌐ Γ· ┌· X ┘· ⌐· └ L K K L ┌· X X Γ· ┌ X· └ K ⌐ ─ L ┘· X· X └ ⌒· ¬ ┌· X· K L ⌐· ┘· ┌· r L ⌒ ┘· ┌· ┐ X ┘· ─ └ ⌒· ⌒ r· L ─ ...
K ┌· ⌐ ─ X ┐· ┘· X Γ· K Γ· ┘· ─ r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌· X ┌· L ⌐ ┌· ┌· ⌐ ─ ¬· L └ L K K L ┌· X ⌒ Γ· K r· ┘· X· K X X· ¬ X K Γ· K X· K Γ· ┘· ─ K r· L ┐· └ ⌐ ⌒· ⌐· ⌐ Γ· ┌· r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌· L ─ r ┌· ⌒· ┐· K X ┐· ⌐ Γ· ┌· X ┘· ⌐· └ L K K L ┌· X X Γ· ┌ X· └ K ⌐ ─ L ┘· X· X └ ⌒· ¬ ┌· X· K L ⌐· ┘· ┌· r L ⌒ ┘· ┌· ┐ X ┘· ─ └ ⌒· ⌒ r· L ─ ...
TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION THE PLAYFAIR CIPHER ENCRYPTS PAIRS OF LETTERS SIMULTANEOUSLY BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL OPEN SOURCE TOOLS ALLOW INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION
pigpen
pigpen
null
{}
hard
en
80
80
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_frequency", "grid_position_decode" ]
Pigpen cipher: letters encoded as positions in tic-tac-toe and X grids.
cda-0017064
PATTE RNWOR DSHEX PBREA KMONX ALPHA BETIX SUBSX ITUTI ONCRZ PTOGX APHYX EWARD SPATX ENCEA NDCAR EFULX HINKI NGEVZ RYSYX TEMNE EDSAX HONEX TTHRZ ATMOX ELCEZ
PATTE RNWOR DSHEX PBREA KMONX ALPHA BETIX SUBSX ITUTI ONCRZ PTOGX APHYX EWARD SPATX ENCEA NDCAR EFULX HINKI NGEVZ RYSYX TEMNE EDSAX HONEX TTHRZ ATMOX ELCEZ
PATTERN WORDS HELP BREAK MONOALPHABETIC SUBSTITUTION CRYPTOGRAPHY REWARDS PATIENCE AND CAREFUL THINKING EVERY SYSTEM NEEDS AN HONEST THREAT MODEL
commercial_code
commercial_code
null
{}
hard
en
130
130
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "five_letter_group_analysis" ]
Commercial code: five-letter groups from a codebook, often ending in X or Z.
caesar-v2-0513
BPM PIZJWZ QA KTMIZ
BPM PIZJWZ QA KTMIZ
THE HARBOR IS CLEAR
caesar
caesar
substitution
{ "type": "shift", "value": 8 }
beginner
en
16
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
hill-v2-0284
VNHONEPAEQVWXH
VNHONEPAEQVWXH
E PLURIBUS UNUM
hill
hill
polygraphic
{ "a": 7, "b": 3, "c": 4, "d": 5 }
advanced
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
rail-fence-v2-0322
QEOSBUVRTNAJMEOEMATLUARTNOSHLSHDHNRDEATCOTEERBPAYOHVTIUFBMREAHBSOOERETV
QEOSBUVRTNAJMEOEMATLUARTNOSHLSHDHNRDEATCOTEERBPAYOHVTIUFBMREAHBSOOERETV
QUOTH THE RAVEN NEVERMORE THE BIRD SAT ON THE BUST OF PALLAS JUST ABOVE MY CHAMBER DOOR
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 9 }
intermediate
en
71
71
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0021134
UKZBQ KIXMX BKMFC UQRCW QBITF YWZJI TCKNU WGFXG ADBXW UMDFF KZPHP CUHGB WSZJG WTISL RPNBT TSUKR BHTTE EXDWZ CTPGJ XCVH
UKZBQ KIXMX BKMFC UQRCW QBITF YWZJI TCKNU WGFXG ADBXW UMDFF KZPHP CUHGB WSZJG WTISL RPNBT TSUKR BHTTE EXDWZ CTPGJ XCVH
THE AUTOKEY CIPHER EXTENDS THE KEY WITH THE PLAINTEXT ITSELF DIGRAPH AND TRIGRAPH FREQUENCIES EXPOSE SIMPLE CIPHERS
one_time_pad
one_time_pad
null
{}
hard
en
99
99
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "information_theoretic_proof", "key_reuse_attack" ]
One-time pad: theoretically unbreakable if key is truly random and never reused.
cda-0021346
20.18.11 1.14.9 19.13.13 11.44.1 20.2.14 11.9.11 19.37.10 18.11.14 11.30.14 7.8.5 2.6.3 5.8.15 12.36.4 14.45.2 14.35.15 19.2.8 3.33.9 9.3.15 8.32.14 1.36.9 17.1.5 10.35.10 19.3.5 13.29.6 16.21.3 1.38.1 19.31.13 20.27.7 12.8.6 3.22.8 1.49.13 8.5.15 4.33.11 17.7.6 17.5.11 18.21.8 12.29.7 9.39.4 7.28.11 8.13.7 5.33.15 15....
20.18.11 1.14.9 19.13.13 11.44.1 20.2.14 11.9.11 19.37.10 18.11.14 11.30.14 7.8.5 2.6.3 5.8.15 12.36.4 14.45.2 14.35.15 19.2.8 3.33.9 9.3.15 8.32.14 1.36.9 17.1.5 10.35.10 19.3.5 13.29.6 16.21.3 1.38.1 19.31.13 20.27.7 12.8.6 3.22.8 1.49.13 8.5.15 4.33.11 17.7.6 17.5.11 18.21.8 12.29.7 9.39.4 7.28.11 8.13.7 5.33.15 15....
THE FOUR SQUARE CIPHER USES TWO KEYWORD POLYBIUS SQUARES GOOD EDUCATIONAL TOOLS EXPLAIN THEIR LIMITS SUBSTITUTION CIPHERS MAP EACH LETTER TO A DIFFERENT LETTER EVERY SYSTEM NEEDS AN HONEST THREAT MODEL
book_cipher
book_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
171
171
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Book cipher: coordinates (page.line.word) referencing a shared document.
morse-code-001
.- - - .- -.-. -.- / .- - / -.. .- .-- -.
.- - - .- -.-. -.- / .- - / -.. .- .-- -.
ATTACK AT DAWN
morse_code
morse_code
encoding
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
28
41
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
kl7-v2-0198
YCGQKMPGKTYWESUOMIZVMRXNYMXQTHWGJCYYJSGJMGILODHQZVOQCJCUNJDWXVZFFUMSQ
YCGQKMPGKTYWESUOMIZVMRXNYMXQTHWGJCYYJSGJMGILODHQZVOQCJCUNJDWXVZFFUMSQ
IT IS BETTER TO REMAIN SILENT AND BE THOUGHT A FOOL THAN TO SPEAK AND REMOVE ALL DOUBT
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
69
69
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
diana-v2-0249
LLEZSGLBWALQVDBXLCRONQBNNQMUPLNKDMUENLOHWUNBKLPTYKCAJEWYOHYVPWHFWXYGMUDXIUXPLZWEAYASTLNOBMRBTWJBAAHPJCAPLREAXUJJOXLVEMKJLCJAFHKXLVEJDPJAONWUHBQSANFZIACRUXFCAXUJHAW
LLEZSGLBWALQVDBXLCRONQBNNQMUPLNKDMUENLOHWUNBKLPTYKCAJEWYOHYVPWHFWXYGMUDXIUXPLZWEAYASTLNOBMRBTWJBAAHPJCAPLREAXUJJOXLVEMKJLCJAFHKXLVEJDPJAONWUHBQSANFZIACRUXFCAXUJHAW
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
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SPECIAL" }
intermediate
en
163
163
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m94-v2-0168
JWCZRDXVQGGAAVEBSUQWYBOKIYYBBVCIAWGJTUCXESFFPGVTRPYOPKPCYKQEWSUIMNJHFRVDODUHH
JWCZRDXVQGGAAVEBSUQWYBOKIYYBBVCIAWGJTUCXESFFPGVTRPYOPKPCYKQEWSUIMNJHFRVDODUHH
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD I SHALL NOT WANT HE MAKETH ME LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES BY STILL WATERS
m94
m94
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FREEDOM" }
expert
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0009680
BEYE SIPR KRWW YMGH EEUO HSAE EPYT REPL NREW EKNA LEUA OFST CTRS TROO HEHE EIDR NEIE CSNX CLKS VIAG X
BEYE SIPR KRWW YMGH EEUO HSAE EPYT REPL NREW EKNA LEUA OFST CTRS TROO HEHE EIDR NEIE CSNX CLKS VIAG X
BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL THE VIGENERE CIPHER USES A REPEATING KEYWORD
scytale
scytale
null
{ "cols": 9 }
hard
en
81
81
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
kryptos-v3-0283
KPFQKYMIKPCAHUDQVDYKRHTMIRIYCTQDMVUDVANHQBAUOIXHWGVSBQYHWQOIFFDCVHCDKKDTQE
KPFQKYMIKPCAHUDQVDYKRHTMIRIYCTQDMVUDVANHQBAUOIXHWGVSBQYHWQOIFFDCVHCDKKDTQE
THE JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES BEGINS WITH A SINGLE STEP AS LAO TZU WROTE LONG AGO IN CHINA
kryptos
kryptos
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VIRTUAL" }
advanced
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
bifid-v3-0494
RENATLLHFGRAMHXVYZHM
RENATLLHFGRAMHXVYZHM
THE ALCHEMIST SUCCEEDS
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TRIUMPH" }
advanced
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0011145
HSKEVF EFLVNOBXSF XR FSB DVSZEF DN YEBBEV AVEQUEFLN LSYUHFJV BVJFROSRXBXSF VEJKR LSYUHFR XF ZEN SVKEV ETEVN RNRBEH FEEKR JF ISFERB BIVEJB HSKEY IUHJF VEJKJDYE SUBOUB RISUYK RISM JYY VEJRSFXFC RBEOR
HSKEVF EFLVNOBXSF XR FSB DVSZEF DN YEBBEV AVEQUEFLN LSYUHFJV BVJFROSRXBXSF VEJKR LSYUHFR XF ZEN SVKEV ETEVN RNRBEH FEEKR JF ISFERB BIVEJB HSKEY IUHJF VEJKJDYE SUBOUB RISUYK RISM JYY VEJRSFXFC RBEOR
MODERN ENCRYPTION IS NOT BROKEN BY LETTER FREQUENCY COLUMNAR TRANSPOSITION READS COLUMNS IN KEY ORDER EVERY SYSTEM NEEDS AN HONEST THREAT MODEL HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
null
{ "alphabet": "JDLKEACIXGZYHFSOQVRBUTMPNW" }
hard
en
168
168
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
cda-0013606
ZNIAN LZPTU RWCRI BRAUA OYLQH CXHMU SXJYO EWMFI ICWWL STSSU LNOKM XLMAB DLTGY TUKDS PRRSV SJRLH XOKMP CVEKV IKOGF FITYO XUIAP WCYYU KWFTM ERVLW WZPKX RUSMR RLSLA PCZKD OUJNW CHUKL KESYS RIIBL SJGI
ZNIAN LZPTU RWCRI BRAUA OYLQH CXHMU SXJYO EWMFI ICWWL STSSU LNOKM XLMAB DLTGY TUKDS PRRSV SJRLH XOKMP CVEKV IKOGF FITYO XUIAP WCYYU KWFTM ERVLW WZPKX RUSMR RLSLA PCZKD OUJNW CHUKL KESYS RIIBL SJGI
HILL CIPHER USES LINEAR ALGEBRA TO ENCRYPT BLOCKS OF LETTERS A TRANSPARENT TOOL SHOULD SHOW ITS REASONING DO NOT CONFUSE OBFUSCATION WITH ENCRYPTION A STRONG CLAIM NEEDS STRONG EVIDENCE PERHAPS
vernam
vernam
null
{}
hard
en
164
164
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_reuse_attack", "information_theoretic_proof" ]
Vernam cipher: XOR-based stream cipher; with a random key equivalent to OTP.
vic-v3-0218
81888758214351006889291335843948415391
81888758214351006889291335843948415391
DONT FIRE TILL YOU SEE THE WHITES
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
38
38
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0013725
.... .... .. ... . ..... . . .... .. . ... .. ... .. .... .... .... . ..... . ... .... .... .... ..... .... .. . ..... .... ... .. ... ... .... .... ..... ... . . .... ... .. . . . ... . ..... ... .. .. .... .... ... .... ..... .... ... . ..... .. ... . . .... .. . .... . ..... .... ...
.... .... .. ... . ..... . . .... .. . ... .. ... .. .... .... .... . ..... . ... .... .... .... ..... .... .. . ..... .... ... .. ... ... .... .... ..... ... . . .... ... .. . . . ... . ..... ... .. .. .... .... ... .... ..... .... ... . ..... .. ... . . .... .. . .... . ..... .... ...
THE ARCHITECTURE SHOULD MAKE MISUSE HARDER
tap_code
tap_code
null
{}
medium
en
37
37
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "dot_count_decode", "grid_position_search" ]
Tap code: letters encoded as dot-groups representing row and column in 5×5 grid.
cda-0012418
BAAB AAAB BBAA BAAA AAAA BAAA AAAA BAAA BBBA BAAA BAAB AAAB AAAA ABAB AABA BAAB BBAA AAAA BAAB AAAB AABB BABB ABBA ABBA BABA AAAB BABA BBAA AAAA BAAB AABA AABA BBAB AAAB AAAB BAAB BBAA ABAA BAAA ABBB AAAA ABAA AAAA ABBA ABAA BAAA A
BAAB AAAB BBAA BAAA AAAA BAAA AAAA BAAA BBBA BAAA BAAB AAAB AAAA ABAB AABA BAAB BBAA AAAA BAAB AAAB AABB BABB ABBA ABBA BABA AAAB BABA BBAA AAAA BAAB AABA AABA BBAB AAAB AAAB BAAB BBAA ABAA BAAA ABBB AAAA ABAA AAAA ABBA ABAA BAAA A
THE ARCHITECTURE SHOULD MAKE MISUSE HARDER
bacon_cipher
bacon_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
185
185
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "five_bit_decode", "ab_frequency_analysis" ]
Bacon's biliteral cipher: each letter encoded as 5-bit A/B string.
argenti-176
62 78 11 64 82 43 78 53 22 80 82 46 24 28 49 78 74 40 41 11 82 86 61 28 21 11 78 75 47 13 53 38 70 82 30 28 46 51 53 38 31 79 37 46 30 78 43 82 38 24 78 50 11 45 40 41 53 13 82 61 28 21 88 77 47 75 64 36 74 61 11 41 12 78 47 40 75 45 30 82 86 46 31 78 61 28 41 50 11 38 79 13 42 74 47 80 41 28 26 22 30 53 89 47 70 82 51...
62 78 11 64 82 43 78 53 22 80 82 46 24 28 49 78 74 40 41 11 82 86 61 28 21 11 78 75 47 13 53 38 70 82 30 28 46 51 53 38 31 79 37 46 30 78 43 82 38 24 78 50 11 45 40 41 53 13 82 61 28 21 88 77 47 75 64 36 74 61 11 41 12 78 47 40 75 45 30 82 86 46 31 78 61 28 41 50 11 38 79 13 42 74 47 80 41 28 26 22 30 53 89 47 70 82 51...
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
argenti
argenti
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SECRET" }
expert
en
298
446
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
fractionated-morse-160
TUSPCARBGPICJPCNLIMSUGBQVISBPBNDCTUSPCARBGVUSMQBCEQBIDDCBI
TUSPCARBGPICJPCNLIMSUGBQVISBPBNDCTUSPCARBGVUSMQBCEQBIDDCBI
WE SHALL FIGHT ON THE BEACHES AND WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDER
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
advanced
en
58
58
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
alberti-disk-v3-0291
ZSGNRSIBMSYRSASNZOIXZORRYHZRIQSDIWBEVMRBYXDUKOZDNUBWZNMLKSYABZAZSMVCTKYITGCTK
ZSGNRSIBMSYRSASNZOIXZORRYHZRIQSDIWBEVMRBYXDUKOZDNUBWZNMLKSYABZAZSMVCTKYITGCTK
THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 8 }
expert
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
stager-route-v2-0041
AIOEHTOENTTLLTGHALDRAOETHRLVDXXTEDSATIOYHXXAOFSGLNTUTX
AIOEHTOENTTLLTGHALDRAOETHRLVDXXTEDSATIOYHXXAOFSGLNTUTX
ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD OFTEN HAVE YOU HEARD THAT TOLD
stager_route
stager_route
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 9 }
expert
en
54
54
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
fialka-v2-0214
XHZGMDYTZQAKRZLZQTMDKSCHWBZTYYODUTPVTUIHVCAGJSCDVZMITZPASJXGTYLTBEORGYTPVSSDYKF
XHZGMDYTZQAKRZLZQTMDKSCHWBZTYYODUTPVTUIHVCAGJSCDVZMITZPASJXGTYLTBEORGYTPVSSDYKF
CLAUDE SHANNON PROVED THAT THE ONE TIME PAD ACHIEVES PERFECT SECRECY WHEN USED CORRECTLY ONCE
fialka
fialka
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "KREMLIN" }
expert
en
79
79
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
culper-ring-v2-0101
998 803 804 820 819 818 802 807 811 800 813 803 999 998 820 801 804 817 999 998 800 811 811 804 818 999 104 998 803 804 817 999 998 822 804 811 819 999 998 822 804 813 813 999 998 804 818 999 998 818 819 804 819 818 999 998 825 820 999 998 818 802 807 820 819 825 999 998 820 813 803 999 998 819 817 820 819 825 804 999 ...
998 803 804 820 819 818 802 807 811 800 813 803 999 998 820 801 804 817 999 998 800 811 811 804 818 999 104 998 803 804 817 999 998 822 804 811 819 999 998 822 804 813 813 999 998 804 818 999 998 818 819 804 819 818 999 998 825 820 999 998 818 802 807 820 819 825 999 998 820 813 803 999 998 819 817 820 819 825 804 999 ...
DEUTSCHLAND UBER ALLES IN DER WELT WENN ES STETS ZU SCHUTZ UND TRUTZE BRÜDERLICH ZUSAMMENHÄLT
culper_ring
culper_ring
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
312
415
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
jn25-v2-0094
26182 26194 26183 26184 26183 26199 26197 26180 26193 26198 26192 26188 26198 26198 26188 26194 26193 26188 26193 26183 26188 26182 26180 26199 26184 26198 26184 26193 26184 26192 26104 26185 26194 26197 26182 26184 26198 26180 26198 26198 26184 26192 26181 26191 26188 26193 26186 26180 26191 26194 26193 26186 26199 26...
26182 26194 26183 26184 26183 26199 26197 26180 26193 26198 26192 26188 26198 26198 26188 26194 26193 26188 26193 26183 26188 26182 26180 26199 26184 26198 26184 26193 26184 26192 26104 26185 26194 26197 26182 26184 26198 26180 26198 26198 26184 26192 26181 26191 26188 26193 26186 26180 26191 26194 26193 26186 26199 26...
CODED TRANSMISSION INDICATES ENEMY FORCES ASSEMBLING ALONG THE BORDER WITH HEAVY ARTILLERY UNITS
jn25
jn25
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "16180" }
expert
en
420
503
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
two-square-v3-0364
BPBFDRSSQUOIHQGIENOLRXDRSPECSKBFANFQSBFGMOHMENTOFRFKIGIOBMAOROHICGSKBFQNNKDREEVAORMOCY
BPBFDRSSQUOIHQGIENOLRXDRSPECSKBFANFQSBFGMOHMENTOFRFKIGIOBMAOROHICGSKBFQNNKDREEVAORMOCY
CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION OR PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE
two_square
two_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "DRAGON", "key2": "THUNDER" }
advanced
en
86
86
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
red-type-a-v3-0004
DRIBUKEADMKLOZRMUOVE
DRIBUKEADMKLOZRMUOVE
THE LEGIONS STAND READY
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SAKURA" }
advanced
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
great-cipher-v2-0266
149 103 142 135 122 100 175 158 133 157
149 103 142 135 122 100 175 158 133 157
PRESS THE ATTACK
great_cipher
great_cipher
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FRANCE" }
expert
en
30
39
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
one-time-pad-v2-0157
QNQPHDHWFIHWUSBPAQTMFCNVEDUJHVKQUBOEPGPFZAXHNNRTOIBGIAXYXUUZWCTZHJGZCSDNSGM
QNQPHDHWFIHWUSBPAQTMFCNVEDUJHVKQUBOEPGPFZAXHNNRTOIBGIAXYXUUZWCTZHJGZCSDNSGM
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA SURRENDERS AT APPOMATTOX COURTHOUSE THE WAR IN THE EAST IS OVER
one_time_pad
one_time_pad
stream
{ "type": "pad", "value": "QWERTY (repeating)" }
expert
en
75
75
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
sigaba-v3-0011
FDFLZUZWQXXIQXIFHBB
FDFLZUZWQXXIQXIFHBB
AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ECMMARK" }
expert
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
trifid-v2-0191
HV+TDOCZIHJDCDBTACCUICD+RCVIJ+IOEH+RCCL+GODDTHLVRH+AHVLOESQIAROTGGDWWETVFH
HV+TDOCZIHJDCDBTACCUICD+RCVIJ+IOEH+RCCL+GODDTHLVRH+AHVLOESQIAROTGGDWWETVFH
I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHICH STRENGTHENETH ME IN EVERY TRIAL AND TRIBULATION
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORTRESS" }
advanced
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0014393
ZONSGZXUWIPYGWJATLLEHDYLFZSSPTPCKSAVWSNRXWGXAW
ZONSGZXUWIPYGWJATLLEHDYLFZSSPTPCKSAVWSNRXWGXAW
HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS
running_key
running_key
null
{}
medium
en
46
46
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "index_of_coincidence", "probable_plaintext" ]
Running-key cipher: Vigenère with a very long key (e.g. a book passage).
cda-0020442
RZCA DWTO ESRK XFXO QBJE UQDV EVGK TSSH SYSP FFNS XSYS ARSK LNVF NQPO WTAI XEOZ LZKD IUCR UIJK ACDT HRWQ RVPW ATTT XCNH NTXJ FUCC RUIR YRHV BJSS UJNL WGCH CNLT QSQW UIBW G
RZCA DWTO ESRK XFXO QBJE UQDV EVGK TSSH SYSP FFNS XSYS ARSK LNVF NQPO WTAI XEOZ LZKD IUCR UIJK ACDT HRWQ RVPW ATTT XCNH NTXJ FUCC RUIR YRHV BJSS UJNL WGCH CNLT QSQW UIBW G
DIFFIE AND HELLMAN INTRODUCED PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX OBSERVABLE EVIDENCE COMES BEFORE CONFIDENCE THE MESSAGE WAS HIDDEN BUT NOT SECURE
one_time_pad
one_time_pad
null
{}
hard
en
137
137
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "information_theoretic_proof", "key_reuse_attack" ]
One-time pad: theoretically unbreakable if key is truly random and never reused.
kl7-v3-0072
SZYBWTBPIKYZOHJCOLWIDCPMTXKOCEBPHVVBVKHWESMYZYFEQUUSZEYQVGMZBJZSFGHEM
SZYBWTBPIKYZOHJCOLWIDCPMTXKOCEBPHVVBVKHWESMYZYFEQUUSZEYQVGMZBJZSFGHEM
THE LOVE OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL BUT IT IS THE LOVE OF GOOD THAT MOVES THE WORLD
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "NATO" }
expert
en
69
69
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0021650
11 5 18 3 11 8 15 6 6 19 16 18 9 14 3 9 16 12 5 19 1 25 19 20 8 5 19 25 19 20 5 13 13 21 19 20 2 5 19 5 3 21 18 5 5 22 5 14 9 6 5 14 5 13 25 11 14 15 23 19 1 12 7 15 18 9 20 8 13
11 5 18 3 11 8 15 6 6 19 16 18 9 14 3 9 16 12 5 19 1 25 19 20 8 5 19 25 19 20 5 13 13 21 19 20 2 5 19 5 3 21 18 5 5 22 5 14 9 6 5 14 5 13 25 11 14 15 23 19 1 12 7 15 18 9 20 8 13
KERCKHOFFS PRINCIPLE SAYS THE SYSTEM MUST BE SECURE EVEN IF ENEMY KNOWS ALGORITHM
aeneas_tacticus
aeneas_tacticus
null
{}
medium
en
69
69
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "sequential_number_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Aeneas Tacticus: Greek sequential-number cipher; A=1…Z=26.
commercial-code-v2-0107
ZUZUZ HAZUZ SAZUZ BEZUZ WAZUZ XAZUZ DAZUZ SAZUZ WAZUZ GAZUZ XUZUZ DABAB ZUZUZ XAZUZ GAZUZ CEZUZ GAZUZ RAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ GEZUZ GAZUZ BAZUZ WAZUZ XAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ BAZUZ JAZUZ SAZUZ XUZUZ VOBAB ZUZUZ HAZUZ BAZUZ ZAZUZ KAZUZ GAZUZ WAZUZ XAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ CAZUZ WAZUZ SAZUZ BEZUZ JAZUZ KAZUZ ZAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ HAZUZ SAZUZ WA...
ZUZUZ HAZUZ SAZUZ BEZUZ WAZUZ XAZUZ DAZUZ SAZUZ WAZUZ GAZUZ XUZUZ DABAB ZUZUZ XAZUZ GAZUZ CEZUZ GAZUZ RAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ GEZUZ GAZUZ BAZUZ WAZUZ XAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ BAZUZ JAZUZ SAZUZ XUZUZ VOBAB ZUZUZ HAZUZ BAZUZ ZAZUZ KAZUZ GAZUZ WAZUZ XAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ CAZUZ WAZUZ SAZUZ BEZUZ JAZUZ KAZUZ ZAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ HAZUZ SAZUZ WA...
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
commercial_code
commercial_code
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
770
923
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-v2-0170
BNINUCGTREOSRNGTSDILFYALCQGYIPICEUQYOEOUARLVLHQWTEPEHLCMOIEOPCLGNNHPYCCSALAW
BNINUCGTREOSRNGTSDILFYALCQGYIPICEUQYOEOUARLVLHQWTEPEHLCMOIEOPCLGNNHPYCCSALAW
ENEMY FORCES REPORTED MOVING TOWARD GETTYSBURG CAVALRY HAS CONFIRMED THE FULL SIGHTING
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "LIBERTY", "key2": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0006391
TISTTXNLEUHPTHIOCENTEHHETFETCIAEEPSCMTYOURKLEOEEDNTEEALIARIXOXYIFNSFSXKTWNICURTXEEITNIRERXYNTEDDEQIXCDHXEESUBX
TISTTXNLEUHPTHIOCENTEHHETFETCIAEEPSCMTYOURKLEOEEDNTEEALIARIXOXYIFNSFSXKTWNICURTXEEITNIRERXYNTEDDEQIXCDHXEESUBX
THE AUTOKEY CIPHER EXTENDS THE KEY WITH THE PLAINTEXT ITSELF INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION
scytale
scytale
null
{ "cols": 11 }
hard
en
110
110
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "column_count_search", "anagram_recovery" ]
Scytale: Spartan cylinder cipher — wrap text around a rod of fixed diameter.
cda-0014353
.... .... .. ... . ..... ... .... ... ... . ..... .... .... .. .... ... .. . ..... ... ..... . . . .... .. .... .... ... .... .... .. ... . ..... ... .... .... .. . ..... .... .... .. .... . ... . . ... . ... . ..... .... .... ..... ... ... . .. .... .. . ..... . . . ... . . . .. .....
.... .... .. ... . ..... ... .... ... ... . ..... .... .... .. .... ... .. . ..... ... ..... . . . .... .. .... .... ... .... .... .. ... . ..... ... .... .... .. . ..... .... .... .. .... . ... . . ... . ... . ..... .... .... ..... ... ... . .. .... .. . ..... . . . ... . . . .. .....
THE ONE TIME PAD IS THEORETICALLY UNBREAKABLE IF USED CORRECTLY OPEN SOURCE TOOLS ALLOW INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION HILL CIPHER USES LINEAR ALGEBRA TO ENCRYPT BLOCKS OF LETTERS DIGRAPH AND TRIGRAPH FREQUENCIES EXPOSE SIMPLE CIPHERS ALWAYS
tap_code
tap_code
null
{}
hard
en
202
202
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "dot_count_decode", "grid_position_search" ]
Tap code: letters encoded as dot-groups representing row and column in 5×5 grid.
m94-v2-0154
ITULUUOCPILAGIKMLIPFGFOWXZVLSCVGDXHBVQSTNJLPFNNOGDKYLZOKBDVKPLBIKMLI
ITULUUOCPILAGIKMLIPFGFOWXZVLSCVGDXHBVQSTNJLPFNNOGDKYLZOKBDVKPLBIKMLI
ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE AND EACH MAN IN HIS TIME PLAYS MANY PARTS ON LIFES GREAT STAGE
m94
m94
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FREEDOM" }
expert
en
68
68
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
morse-code-v3-0015
- .... . / ... .. . --. . / -... . --. .. -. ...
- .... . / ... .. . --. . / -... . --. .. -. ...
THE SIEGE BEGINS
morse_code
morse_code
encoding
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
33
48
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0020843
62 49 57 34 1 63 94 82 81 62 68 3 59 24 3 82 63 94 61 34 48 36 14 23 70 21 59 48 11 33 53 63 72 11 48 43 93 4 63 96 23 35 93 63 88 23 3 43
62 49 57 34 1 63 94 82 81 62 68 3 59 24 3 82 63 94 61 34 48 36 14 23 70 21 59 48 11 33 53 63 72 11 48 43 93 4 63 96 23 35 93 63 88 23 3 43
DIGRAPH AND TRIGRAPH FREQUENCIES EXPOSE SIMPLE CIPHERS
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.
trifid-v2-0627
BMXTWSJVWJP+UFRJRMXPQZDCUABTXTPYJFOORGSJ+QBJPPDKBMBSWXJBKVLDJDZBEBYRGOQTIWRBSVQST+MZQANDJTAJHGRDDZWSODWWFGLXJEOULFEFDOTJJAHFIJCDDPEKGBGAACBBNFUB+GFHXT+WGXSDZOLOJPE
BMXTWSJVWJP+UFRJRMXPQZDCUABTXTPYJFOORGSJ+QBJPPDKBMBSWXJBKVLDJDZBEBYRGOQTIWRBSVQST+MZQANDJTAJHGRDDZWSODWWFGLXJEOULFEFDOTJJAHFIJCDDPEKGBGAACBBNFUB+GFHXT+WGXSDZOLOJPE
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
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
163
163
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chinese-telegraph-v2-0053
0285 0856 0285 0792 1821 0347 0918 1255 0156 0285 1346 1255 0285 1024 0918 1255 1421 0285 0219 0792 0918 1599 0538 0856 0408 1421 0918 1672 0012 1255 0219 0408 0285 1421 1421 1821 1346 0074 1503 1255 0408 0156 0012 1599 0012 0729 1255 1821 0472 0012 1346 0156 0918 0856 0347 0538 1255 0792 0285 0219 1421 0472 0285 0347 ...
0285 0856 0285 0792 1821 0347 0918 1255 0156 0285 1346 1255 0285 1024 0918 1255 1421 0285 0219 0792 0918 1599 0538 0856 0408 1421 0918 1672 0012 1255 0219 0408 0285 1421 1421 1821 1346 0074 1503 1255 0408 0156 0012 1599 0012 0729 1255 1821 0472 0012 1346 0156 0918 0856 0347 0538 1255 0792 0285 0219 1421 0472 0285 0347 ...
ENEMY FORCES REPORTED MOVING TOWARD GETTYSBURG CAVALRY HAS CONFIRMED THE FULL SIGHTING
chinese_telegraph
chinese_telegraph
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
300
374
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
polybius-v2-0021
25 33 34 52 44 23 54 43 15 31 21
25 33 34 52 44 23 54 43 15 31 21
KNOW THYSELF
polybius
polybius
substitution
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
22
32
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
red-type-a-v3-0156
JUGYVHIQURRGAADWUJHEHWIEFBYJLTUZJYSUQCIODJMESDIMNNYQUEKRVEQAUJRYAMEVUWIJY
JUGYVHIQURRGAADWUJHEHWIEFBYJLTUZJYSUQCIODJMESDIMNNYQUEKRVEQAUJRYAMEVUWIJY
DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT OLD AGE SHOULD BURN AND RAVE AT CLOSE OF DAY RAGE RAGE
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "YAMATO" }
advanced
en
73
73
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
beaufort-v2-0746
YHUPXALQIZTWRWWKKHXDZHYPAEAFELEVRWZREUHEFKFMAJKVMPEGLUUNKLLLZVEJHZHUPHRLUHEFKXWTJLUHENWFSAGSYHHAWRWUNWFMUNVRONZAEPENDUAINVROHJBFTHCOFTTDJHSFKVUMRZBUITMAHTDZBYOHZOOW
YHUPXALQIZTWRWWKKHXDZHYPAEAFELEVRWZREUHEFKFMAJKVMPEGLUUNKLLLZVEJHZHUPHRLUHEFKXWTJLUHENWFSAGSYHHAWRWUNWFMUNVRONZAEPENDUAINVROHJBFTHCOFTTDJHSFKVUMRZBUITMAHTDZBYOHZOOW
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD I SHALL NOT WANT HE MAKETH ME TO LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES HE LEADETH ME BESIDE THE STILL WATERS HE RESTORETH MY SOUL HE LEADETH ME IN THE PATHS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR HIS NAME SAKE
beaufort
beaufort
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ROYAL" }
intermediate
en
164
164
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
geheimschreiber-v2-0327
VZTJOHKMECXHVSNVVZAXWVBIZDQREIACXEWHGTNIEJNTALPDLUJGMIMDRCWAGXAUKPTFHGDNLYVFU
VZTJOHKMECXHVSNVVZAXWVBIZDQREIACXEWHGTNIEJNTALPDLUJGMIMDRCWAGXAUKPTFHGDNLYVFU
THE REGIMENT SHALL ADVANCE AT FIRST LIGHT SUPPORTED BY ARTILLERY ON THE EASTERN FLANK TODAY
geheimschreiber
geheimschreiber
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "GOTHIC" }
expert
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kl7-v2-0152
BFRKTIJQCBLGRXHYQ
BFRKTIJQCBLGRXHYQ
KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
17
17
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0012216
0329 06054 06312 05748 4731 4469 02272 1036 3788 0334 02905 04148 4399 1643 01644 01256 05984 5989 06286 05653 4804 04485 02215 01608 6933 2840 01353 01639 4483 00992 01596 00384 4178 04741 1319 1592 03861 1001 0374 04415 01027 3850 00314 06033 6041 2829 1959 7912 05069 00360 6356 6361 1631 5748 04452 06065 00723 06640...
0329 06054 06312 05748 4731 4469 02272 1036 3788 0334 02905 04148 4399 1643 01644 01256 05984 5989 06286 05653 4804 04485 02215 01608 6933 2840 01353 01639 4483 00992 01596 00384 4178 04741 1319 1592 03861 1001 0374 04415 01027 3850 00314 06033 6041 2829 1959 7912 05069 00360 6356 6361 1631 5748 04452 06065 00723 06640...
A STRONG CLAIM NEEDS STRONG EVIDENCE A MODEL CAN CLASSIFY PATTERNS BUT IT CAN ALSO BE WRONG
zimmermann
zimmermann
null
{}
medium
en
75
75
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_group_analysis" ]
Zimmermann Telegram code: WWI German diplomatic numeric codebook cipher.
cda-0019929
choldaiin shal otain okshy shal shor shedy ytaiin ypchol sharal chedy okain daiin ytedy ypchol dal chol shor chedal shor qokeedy chol cheol otedy daiin ytedy shal ytaiin qokeedy ytaiin otedy chor ykcheol qokal ypchol otaiin
choldaiin shal otain okshy shal shor shedy ytaiin ypchol sharal chedy okain daiin ytedy ypchol dal chol shor chedal shor qokeedy chol cheol otedy daiin ytedy shal ytaiin qokeedy ytaiin otedy chor ykcheol qokal ypchol otaiin
THE AUTOKEY CIPHER EXTENDS THE KEY WITH THE PLAINTEXT ITSELF INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION ALWAYS
voynich_render
voynich_render
null
{}
hard
en
188
188
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "statistical_analysis", "unsolved" ]
Voynich manuscript: undeciphered 15th-century script; pseudo-syllabic output.
m94-v3-0128
JWCLPXBDEAXVHVDWVFB
JWCLPXBDEAXVHVDWVFB
THE TELESCOPE REVEALS
m94
m94
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FREEDOM" }
expert
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
red-type-a-v3-0228
DYPWTKYNHOAQ
DYPWTKYNHOAQ
GOLD FROM LEAD
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TOKYO" }
advanced
en
12
12
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
enigma-v2-0195
DOOIYBCOKNYEVSPPJEIALERYPRVNBWPACQBSVZUSMNXZGRDIRVZXCPQCVOADUXMOELKGPWUAMCPS
DOOIYBCOKNYEVSPPJEIALERYPRVNBWPACQBSVZUSMNXZGRDIRVZXCPQCVOADUXMOELKGPWUAMCPS
ONCE UPON A MIDNIGHT DREARY WHILE I PONDERED WEAK AND WEARY OVER MANY A QUAINT VOLUME OF LORE
enigma
enigma
machine
{ "type": "rotor_start", "value": "DEF" }
expert
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
caesar-v2-0291
YTWUJIT FBFD FQQ MFSIX GWFHJ
YTWUJIT FBFD FQQ MFSIX GWFHJ
TORPEDO AWAY ALL HANDS BRACE
caesar
caesar
substitution
{ "type": "shift", "value": 5 }
beginner
en
24
28
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0020408
CROS SLAR GEAG AINS EEKS SWIF TISS UECA RRYA BOVE LIGH TCRO SSIN NERP LACE HEAD SEXT RARA DIOS EEKS THRE EENT ERAG AINC AUSE HOUS EWAT CHHO LDSY EARS MARC H
CROS SLAR GEAG AINS EEKS SWIF TISS UECA RRYA BOVE LIGH TCRO SSIN NERP LACE HEAD SEXT RARA DIOS EEKS THRE EENT ERAG AINC AUSE HOUS EWAT CHHO LDSY EARS MARC H
CLASSICAL CIPHERS TEACH WHY MODERN SECURITY MATTERS THE ARCHITECTURE SHOULD MAKE MISUSE HARDER
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.
nomenclator-v3-0058
60 12 09 07 08 20 25 15 21 19 05 05 06 18 15 13 04 09 19 20 01 14 20 19 20 01 18 19 12 05 06 20 20 08 15 19 05 19 21 14 19 20 08 15 21 19 01 14 04 19 62 25 05 01 18 19 02 05 06 15 18 05 25 15 21 18 02 09 18 20 08
60 12 09 07 08 20 25 15 21 19 05 05 06 18 15 13 04 09 19 20 01 14 20 19 20 01 18 19 12 05 06 20 20 08 15 19 05 19 21 14 19 20 08 15 21 19 01 14 04 19 62 25 05 01 18 19 02 05 06 15 18 05 25 15 21 18 02 09 18 20 08
THE LIGHT YOU SEE FROM DISTANT STARS LEFT THOSE SUNS THOUSANDS OF YEARS BEFORE YOUR BIRTH
nomenclator
nomenclator
nomenclator
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
142
212
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
two-square-009
QXASCKDFHOFYAQTYMIQWDX
QXASCKDFHOFYAQTYMIQWDX
SUPPLY LINE COMPROMISED
two_square
two_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "EXAMPLE", "key2": "KEYWORD" }
advanced
en
22
22
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
wheatstone-v2-0205
KLTURAFSWRFTTAKFKTEAILKCULCAMBJLTEAJLTFNSLKDFTSNELRLNTARSLRATRFLKCIASLKDNFRNIAS
KLTURAFSWRFTTAKFKTEAILKCULCAMBJLTEAJLTFNSLKDFTSNELRLNTARSLRATRFLKCIASLKDNFRNIAS
NATURE IS WRITTEN IN THE LANGUAGE OF MATHEMATICS AND ITS CHARACTERS ARE TRIANGLES AND CIRCLES
wheatstone
wheatstone
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LONDON" }
advanced
en
79
79
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgx-v3-0166
AGAGFXDFGXFFDAAGAXAGADAXAFADAFAGDGFXGGFXAGAXAAXAGAGDDAADFDFAGGADAGAXDAAAFXAFDGDAAFDXDFAXGGXDXFAGAFDAXGFDXAFAFDAGDGFGDDAAAFAFFGFGFADGGFGFFGGFFAAAAADGDFGFAAGX
AGAGFXDFGXFFDAAGAXAGADAXAFADAFAGDGFXGGFXAGAXAAXAGAGDDAADFDFAGGADAGAXDAAAFXAFDGDAAFDXDFAXGGXDXFAGAFDAXGFDXAFAFDAGDGFGDDAAAFAFFGFGFADGGFGFFGGFFAAAAADGDFGFAAGX
BLESSED ARE THE MEEK FOR THEY SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH AND THE PEACEMAKERS SHALL BE CALLED SONS
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "LIBERTY", "columnar": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
156
156
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
rail-fence-vg-0083
TILKHTSUBREESPFUORHELITWSAVETTEFWRNHE
TILKHTSUBREESPFUORHELITWSAVETTEFWRNHE
THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL BUT THE WORKERS FEW
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 6 }
intermediate
en
37
37
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0003710
GUS GEWGUSZVHF QNCUSE ORIOAPNF GUS OYCUOPRG PL BAR CBFVGVBA ROQU YSGGSE GVR SEVNRZOA GNFG HFRF GUR WARSK BT PBNANWQNAQR GB NFGVZOGS XRL YNATGV PELCGBTEOCUL ENJOERF COGVSAQS OAR POERSHY GVVAXVAU
GUS GEWGUSZVHF QNCUSE ORIOAPNF GUS OYCUOPRG PL BAR CBFVGVBA ROQU YSGGSE GVR SEVNRZOA GNFG HFRF GUR WARSK BT PBNANWQNAQR GB NFGVZOGS XRL YNATGV PELCGBTEOCUL ENJOERF COGVSAQS OAR POERSHY GVVAXVAU
THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER THE FRIEDMAN TEST USES THE INDEX OF COINCIDENCE TO ESTIMATE KEY LENGTH CRYPTOGRAPHY REWARDS PATIENCE AND CAREFUL THINKING
porta
porta
null
{ "key": "CIPHER" }
hard
en
165
165
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "kasiski_examination", "index_of_coincidence" ]
Porta: 13-row table polyalphabetic cipher; reciprocal (encrypt = decrypt).
cda-0021233
qokal kaiiin dal oxed qokeedy ytedy chedal dal qokeedy shor oxed dainy rcheol okain rcheol
qokal kaiiin dal oxed qokeedy ytedy chedal dal qokeedy shor oxed dainy rcheol okain rcheol
HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS
voynich_render
voynich_render
null
{}
medium
en
76
76
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "statistical_analysis", "unsolved" ]
Voynich manuscript: undeciphered 15th-century script; pseudo-syllabic output.
kama-sutra-v3-0389
MARVNPARLM YX MJN RAM UL PUEVOPMYEK PUDNAM UCNARMYUEX ZYMJUOM RFNAMYEK MJN UCCUXYMYUE MU IUOA CANXNEPN
MARVNPARLM YX MJN RAM UL PUEVOPMYEK PUDNAM UCNARMYUEX ZYMJUOM RFNAMYEK MJN UCCUXYMYUE MU IUOA CANXNEPN
TRADECRAFT IS THE ART OF CONDUCTING COVERT OPERATIONS WITHOUT ALERTING THE OPPOSITION TO YOUR PRESENCE
kama_sutra
kama_sutra
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WISDOM" }
intermediate
en
88
102
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kl7-v3-0298
ALWDCSRMLVWQRNGLPEARTZTFBCAVRCUANNNGMQGFGDKSMZWFQVVVXLJRHQBXNKZWRFHYFMOIDMVFZQ
ALWDCSRMLVWQRNGLPEARTZTFBCAVRCUANNNGMQGFGDKSMZWFQVVVXLJRHQBXNKZWRFHYFMOIDMVFZQ
THE BIRTHDAY PARADOX SHOWS THAT COLLISIONS IN HASH FUNCTIONS OCCUR FAR SOONER THAN EXPECTED
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FREEDOM" }
expert
en
78
78
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0015004
.--. --- .-.. -.-- -... .. ..- ... / . -. -.-. --- -.. . -.. / .-.. . - - . .-. ... / .- ... / .--. .- .. .-. ... / --- ..-. / -. ..- -- -... . .-. ... / ..-. .-. --- -- / --- -. . / - --- / ..-. .. ...- . / -.- . .-. -.-. -.- .... --- ..-. ..-. ... / .--. .-. .. -. -.-. .. .--. .-.. . / ... .- -.-- ... / - .... . / .....
.--. --- .-.. -.-- -... .. ..- ... / . -. -.-. --- -.. . -.. / .-.. . - - . .-. ... / .- ... / .--. .- .. .-. ... / --- ..-. / -. ..- -- -... . .-. ... / ..-. .-. --- -- / --- -. . / - --- / ..-. .. ...- . / -.- . .-. -.-. -.- .... --- ..-. ..-. ... / .--. .-. .. -. -.-. .. .--. .-.. . / ... .- -.-- ... / - .... . / .....
POLYBIUS ENCODED LETTERS AS PAIRS OF NUMBERS FROM ONE TO FIVE KERCKHOFFS PRINCIPLE SAYS THE SYSTEM MUST BE SECURE EVEN IF ENEMY KNOWS ALGORITHM ATBASH ENCODES BY REVERSING THE ALPHABET
morse_code
morse_code
null
{}
hard
en
155
155
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Morse code: dots and dashes; word-separated by / symbol.
cda-0018695
PAQTGJKQETGXSATDHGOOTURMQUQNMYPGZVNCPFVTQBNQJZYIMSFDDDWRTWTRJTNTLQWCSNRTUEIVSMQMYZRVTMVTUJQEFUMCYSKYPNPSTSWWQGISPNEHHUOVVDMARJKHEWJJYEFSQHXZYXURJWRSJVWQGDRIVNZGVDWFTFORIGOIIESLFYCVJOBJ
PAQTGJKQETGXSATDHGOOTURMQUQNMYPGZVNCPFVTQBNQJZYIMSFDDDWRTWTRJTNTLQWCSNRTUEIVSMQMYZRVTMVTUJQEFUMCYSKYPNPSTSWWQGISPNEHHUOVVDMARJKHEWJJYEFSQHXZYXURJWRSJVWQGDRIVNZGVDWFTFORIGOIIESLFYCVJOBJ
BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL OBSERVABLE EVIDENCE COMES BEFORE CONFIDENCE THE KASISKI EXAMINATION FINDS REPEATED TRIGRAMS IN CIPHERTEXT ROUTE CIPHERS READ A GRID IN A PRESCRIBED GEOMETRIC PATTERN
vernam
vernam
null
{}
hard
en
184
184
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_reuse_attack", "information_theoretic_proof" ]
Vernam cipher: XOR-based stream cipher; with a random key equivalent to OTP.
joseon-yeokhak-v3-0263
DNTPYNPHTESZFECPWTRTZYTDWLXPLYOCPWTRTZYHTESZFEDNTPYNPTDMWTYODLTOLWMPCEPTYDEPTY
DNTPYNPHTESZFECPWTRTZYTDWLXPLYOCPWTRTZYHTESZFEDNTPYNPTDMWTYODLTOLWMPCEPTYDEPTY
SCIENCE WITHOUT RELIGION IS LAME AND RELIGION WITHOUT SCIENCE IS BLIND SAID ALBERT EINSTEIN
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "HANGUL" }
beginner
en
78
78
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
one-time-pad-v3-0168
JDIVGGAUOBAUKNTLQKOZKCNUEADKQZVYFVIBBWUTLWXCDHYNZTRFJERXLKUSWCGAWXKLVEYAOGVLNNBA
JDIVGGAUOBAUKNTLQKOZKCNUEADKQZVYFVIBBWUTLWXCDHYNZTRFJERXLKUSWCGAWXKLVEYAOGVLNNBA
THE ENIGMA MACHINE HAD AN ASTRONOMICAL NUMBER OF POSSIBLE SETTINGS MAKING IT SEEM UNBREAKABLE
one_time_pad
one_time_pad
stream
{ "type": "pad", "value": "QWERTY (repeating)" }
expert
en
80
80
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
double-transposition-v3-0334
NSOMELEDNTDLALEAET
NSOMELEDNTDLALEAET
DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
double_transposition
double_transposition
transposition
{ "key1": "DRAGON", "key2": "THUNDER" }
advanced
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0014718
MDSSH WHZXG KIBVV WUQLJ SFSNM SZSJZ WDIKK XNHWS LPDPC LENIB RFWAG HPYQR
MDSSH WHZXG KIBVV WUQLJ SFSNM SZSJZ WDIKK XNHWS LPDPC LENIB RFWAG HPYQR
TWO SQUARE CIPHER ENCRYPTS DIGRAPHS WITH TWO POLYBIUS ALPHABETS NEVER
running_key
running_key
null
{}
medium
en
60
60
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "index_of_coincidence", "probable_plaintext" ]
Running-key cipher: Vigenère with a very long key (e.g. a book passage).
solitaire-v2-0109
OYZZVJBXKHVFESYMESJHBNKYJRGKYYJRYAFWTYFETANXEXKHCOBGHRGRSCNKVOJOZIFXAXYJVWDIDDSEVWZNLCUMSXSKPCCRLIHOZGYORMUUCQVIGKIFYHSDEUMMXVJIVLFHBCIKJRKWYXIKXQPZHXWQEQEUATKFRTXX
OYZZVJBXKHVFESYMESJHBNKYJRGKYYJRYAFWTYFETANXEXKHCOBGHRGRSCNKVOJOZIFXAXYJVWDIDDSEVWZNLCUMSXSKPCCRLIHOZGYORMUUCQVIGKIFYHSDEUMMXVJIVLFHBCIKJRKWYXIKXQPZHXWQEQEUATKFRTXX
WE THEREFORE THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN GENERAL CONGRESS ASSEMBLED APPEALING TO THE SUPREME JUDGE OF THE WORLD FOR THE RECTITUDE OF OUR INTENTIONS DO SOLEMNLY PUBLISH
solitaire
solitaire
stream
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
164
164
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0021847
IXOR QJAN IROG JIXB OKMY XESY FZEJ TQYL MKTX ICTP IENU MXAZ FDOH DKHT YKTR O
IXOR QJAN IROG JIXB OKMY XESY FZEJ TQYL MKTX ICTP IENU MXAZ FDOH DKHT YKTR O
THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER
vernam
vernam
null
{}
medium
en
61
61
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_reuse_attack", "information_theoretic_proof" ]
Vernam cipher: XOR-based stream cipher; with a random key equivalent to OTP.
cda-0013203
TJNDN AWJVR FRTME QOZMH LICMJ LLOFS UUPKR OALZM TNNYI GCIAI RZXOV BDSOE WOTPX BPFYQ XRRGA KEHQV YLZLL QYXII IIYNV RWAPG YDSRA SMHUC GSAZY IBGEL IUMEC PGUUC JRQQU BLSKZ RMKOB SGQSH R
TJNDN AWJVR FRTME QOZMH LICMJ LLOFS UUPKR OALZM TNNYI GCIAI RZXOV BDSOE WOTPX BPFYQ XRRGA KEHQV YLZLL QYXII IIYNV RWAPG YDSRA SMHUC GSAZY IBGEL IUMEC PGUUC JRQQU BLSKZ RMKOB SGQSH R
THE KASISKI EXAMINATION FINDS REPEATED TRIGRAMS IN CIPHERTEXT INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION THE RAIL FENCE CIPHER WRITES TEXT IN A ZIGZAG PATTERN
one_time_pad
one_time_pad
null
{}
hard
en
151
151
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "information_theoretic_proof", "key_reuse_attack" ]
One-time pad: theoretically unbreakable if key is truly random and never reused.
confederate-vigenere-v3-0450
QLYICFLUIYEDYMNDN
QLYICFLUIYEDYMNDN
OLD IRONSIDES HOLDS
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CAVALRY" }
intermediate
en
17
17
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
joseon-yeokhak-v2-0489
LZWSJLGXOSJAKGXNALSDAEHGJLSFUWLGLZWKLSLWALAKSESLLWJGXDAXWSFVVWSLZSJGSVWALZWJLGKSXWLQGJLGJMAFZWFUWALAKSKMTBWULGXAFIMAJQOZAUZUSFGFFGSUUGMFLTWFWYDWULWV
LZWSJLGXOSJAKGXNALSDAEHGJLSFUWLGLZWKLSLWALAKSESLLWJGXDAXWSFVVWSLZSJGSVWALZWJLGKSXWLQGJLGJMAFZWFUWALAKSKMTBWULGXAFIMAJQOZAUZUSFGFFGSUUGMFLTWFWYDWULWV
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
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "DYNASTY" }
beginner
en
148
148
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kama-sutra-v2-0249
ILXMNSXYWLYU KHYUW XYDR OCYBU CYMLYU KCY COWCPLY KCSYWI QHQLWLLQ LHJIWLLQ WIL OCYBU THEE XWWXOF XW VLYC ICSY THWI XEE XZXHEXPEL KCYOLU WIL CPGLOWHZL HU WIL YHMJL CZLYECCFHQJ WIL XYJCQQL KCYLUW
ILXMNSXYWLYU KHYUW XYDR OCYBU CYMLYU KCY COWCPLY KCSYWI QHQLWLLQ LHJIWLLQ WIL OCYBU THEE XWWXOF XW VLYC ICSY THWI XEE XZXHEXPEL KCYOLU WIL CPGLOWHZL HU WIL YHMJL CZLYECCFHQJ WIL XYJCQQL KCYLUW
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
kama_sutra
kama_sutra
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VATSYANA" }
intermediate
en
163
192
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chaocipher-v2-0376
BFOINUWZCTBRKFQIWZVSUZRAHIENPZZDHUTCIXYCOOMGLDCFFGCVHURPXOTFIZGCJSTORDLGYFGEGLEFAVKZLSJZPPXNRWUMDDKYLOCHTDRQZCWHEJRFTKISLTZNWSJTLXAMSXJBZJAQXHDMMXCUTMVUHZHEYUGTBIWR
BFOINUWZCTBRKFQIWZVSUZRAHIENPZZDHUTCIXYCOOMGLDCFFGCVHURPXOTFIZGCJSTORDLGYFGEGLEFAVKZLSJZPPXNRWUMDDKYLOCHTDRQZCWHEJRFTKISLTZNWSJTLXAMSXJBZJAQXHDMMXCUTMVUHZHEYUGTBIWR
ULTRA INTELLIGENCE DERIVED FROM DECRYPTED GERMAN ENIGMA TRAFFIC INDICATES THAT ENEMY PANZER DIVISIONS ARE CONCENTRATED AT CALAIS CONFIRMING THE DECEPTION OPERATION FORTITUDE HAS SUCCEEDED
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
164
164
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0017538
20 8 5 6 15 21 18 19 17 21 1 18 5 3 9 16 8 5 18 21 19 5 19 20 23 15 11 5 25 23 15 18 4 16 15 12 25 2 9 21 19 19 17 21 1 18 5 19
20 8 5 6 15 21 18 19 17 21 1 18 5 3 9 16 8 5 18 21 19 5 19 20 23 15 11 5 25 23 15 18 4 16 15 12 25 2 9 21 19 19 17 21 1 18 5 19
THE FOUR SQUARE CIPHER USES TWO KEYWORD POLYBIUS SQUARES
aeneas_tacticus
aeneas_tacticus
null
{}
medium
en
48
48
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "sequential_number_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Aeneas Tacticus: Greek sequential-number cipher; A=1…Z=26.
cda-0018095
20 8 5 5 14 9 7 13 1 13 1 3 8 9 14 5 21 19 5 4 18 15 20 15 18 19 20 15 3 18 5 1 20 5 1 16 15 12 25 1 12 16 8 1 2 5 20 9 3 3 9 16 8 5 18 16 1 20 20 5 18 14 23 15 18 4 19 8 5 12 16 2 18 5 1 11 13 15 14 15 1 12 16 8 1 2 5 20 9 3 19 21 2 19 20 9 20 21 20 9 15 14 3 18 25 16 20 15 7 18 1 16 8 25 18 5 23 1 18 4 19 16 1 20 9 5...
20 8 5 5 14 9 7 13 1 13 1 3 8 9 14 5 21 19 5 4 18 15 20 15 18 19 20 15 3 18 5 1 20 5 1 16 15 12 25 1 12 16 8 1 2 5 20 9 3 3 9 16 8 5 18 16 1 20 20 5 18 14 23 15 18 4 19 8 5 12 16 2 18 5 1 11 13 15 14 15 1 12 16 8 1 2 5 20 9 3 19 21 2 19 20 9 20 21 20 9 15 14 3 18 25 16 20 15 7 18 1 16 8 25 18 5 23 1 18 4 19 16 1 20 9 5...
THE ENIGMA MACHINE USED ROTORS TO CREATE A POLYALPHABETIC CIPHER PATTERN WORDS HELP BREAK MONOALPHABETIC SUBSTITUTION CRYPTOGRAPHY REWARDS PATIENCE AND CAREFUL THINKING PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN HONESTLY
aeneas_tacticus
aeneas_tacticus
null
{}
hard
en
196
196
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "sequential_number_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Aeneas Tacticus: Greek sequential-number cipher; A=1…Z=26.
m209-v3-0351
JWZWEPAOVSAQKBRSZVOQM
JWZWEPAOVSAQKBRSZVOQM
THE EXPERIMENT CONFIRMS
m209
m209
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "VICTORY" }
expert
en
21
21
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0021985
XLOFNMZI GIZMHKLHRGRLM IVZWH XLOFNMH RM PVB LIWVI UIRVWNZM VHGRNZGVW PVB OVMTGS UILN HGZGRHGRXH KZGGVIM DLIWH SVOK YIVZP NLMLZOKSZYVGRX HFYHGRGFGRLM XZVHZI HSRUGVW GSV ZOKSZYVG YB GSIVV KLHRGRLMH
XLOFNMZI GIZMHKLHRGRLM IVZWH XLOFNMH RM PVB LIWVI UIRVWNZM VHGRNZGVW PVB OVMTGS UILN HGZGRHGRXH KZGGVIM DLIWH SVOK YIVZP NLMLZOKSZYVGRX HFYHGRGFGRLM XZVHZI HSRUGVW GSV ZOKSZYVG YB GSIVV KLHRGRLMH
COLUMNAR TRANSPOSITION READS COLUMNS IN KEY ORDER FRIEDMAN ESTIMATED KEY LENGTH FROM STATISTICS PATTERN WORDS HELP BREAK MONOALPHABETIC SUBSTITUTION CAESAR SHIFTED THE ALPHABET BY THREE POSITIONS
atbash
atbash
null
{}
hard
en
170
170
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "self_inverse_check", "frequency_analysis" ]
Atbash maps A↔Z, B↔Y, … and is its own inverse.
hill-288
DFEMISFQDVLHNIQKBKFPJKCJEMRNPVKSCQQKHMRRFQCBCIGNRAJUSSQB
DFEMISFQDVLHNIQKBKFPJKCJEMRNPVKSCQQKHMRRFQCBCIGNRAJUSSQB
IF YOU KNOW BOTH YOURSELF AND YOUR ENEMY YOU NEED NOT FEAR THE RESULT
hill
hill
polygraphic
{ "a": 7, "b": 5, "c": 2, "d": 3 }
advanced
en
56
56
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0021696
16 5 5 18 18 5 22 9 5 23 1 14 4 18 5 16 18 15 4 21 3 9 2 9 12 9 20 25 13 1 20 20 5 18 9 14 18 5 19 5 1 18 3 8 3 18 25 16 20 15 7 18 1 16 8 25 18 5 23 1 18 4 19 16 1 20 9 5 14 3 5 1 14 4 3 1 18 5 6 21 12 20 8 9 14 11 9 14 7
16 5 5 18 18 5 22 9 5 23 1 14 4 18 5 16 18 15 4 21 3 9 2 9 12 9 20 25 13 1 20 20 5 18 9 14 18 5 19 5 1 18 3 8 3 18 25 16 20 15 7 18 1 16 8 25 18 5 23 1 18 4 19 16 1 20 9 5 14 3 5 1 14 4 3 1 18 5 6 21 12 20 8 9 14 11 9 14 7
PEER REVIEW AND REPRODUCIBILITY MATTER IN RESEARCH CRYPTOGRAPHY REWARDS PATIENCE AND CAREFUL THINKING
aeneas_tacticus
aeneas_tacticus
null
{}
hard
en
89
89
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "sequential_number_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Aeneas Tacticus: Greek sequential-number cipher; A=1…Z=26.
monoalphabetic-v3-1248
QAM VMGJGT KNJCMIQ WABIA NTG PNJF GBGMQMMG PJNQY QANMM QJ GBGMQMMG MBHAQY UMINYKQMU QAJSOTGUO JP OJVBMQ BGQMEEBHMGIM FMOOTHMO NMVMTEBGH QAM BUMGQBQBMO JP GSFMNJSO THMGQO WAJ ATU KMGMQNTQMU QAM SO HJVMNGFMGQ
QAM VMGJGT KNJCMIQ WABIA NTG PNJF GBGMQMMG PJNQY QANMM QJ GBGMQMMG MBHAQY UMINYKQMU QAJSOTGUO JP OJVBMQ BGQMEEBHMGIM FMOOTHMO NMVMTEBGH QAM BUMGQBQBMO JP GSFMNJSO THMGQO WAJ ATU KMGMQNTQMU QAM SO HJVMNGFMGQ
THE VENONA PROJECT WHICH RAN FROM NINETEEN FORTY THREE TO NINETEEN EIGHTY DECRYPTED THOUSANDS OF SOVIET INTELLIGENCE MESSAGES REVEALING THE IDENTITIES OF NUMEROUS AGENTS WHO HAD PENETRATED THE US GOVERNMENT
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TRIUMPH" }
beginner
en
177
206
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0018545
44 23 15 31 24 12 42 11 42 54 35 42 15 43 15 42 51 15 43 25 33 34 52 31 15 14 22 15 21 34 42 44 23 15 13 34 32 32 45 33 24 44 54
44 23 15 31 24 12 42 11 42 54 35 42 15 43 15 42 51 15 43 25 33 34 52 31 15 14 22 15 21 34 42 44 23 15 13 34 32 32 45 33 24 44 54
THE LIBRARY PRESERVES KNOWLEDGE FOR THE COMMUNITY
polybius
polybius
null
{}
medium
en
43
43
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "pair_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Polybius square: 5×5 grid maps letters to two-digit row-column pairs.
great-cipher-v2-0213
148 152 117 179 103 129 100 152 167 119 100 157 119 142 161 160 177 174 127 122 128 154 135 168 174 112 117 173 177 154 159 118 165 158 117 143 169 146 173 179 177 100 176 170 122 105 128 168 100 122 169 168 138 155 136 122 127 129 177
148 152 117 179 103 129 100 152 167 119 100 157 119 142 161 160 177 174 127 122 128 154 135 168 174 112 117 173 177 154 159 118 165 158 117 143 169 146 173 179 177 100 176 170 122 105 128 168 100 122 169 168 138 155 136 122 127 129 177
ALAN TURING AND GORDON WELCHMAN BUILT THE BOMBE TO ATTACK THE GERMAN ENIGMA CIPHER MACHINE
great_cipher
great_cipher
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ROSSIGNOL" }
expert
en
177
235
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgvx-v3-0289
XDDDXDXFXDXDXAFDADAAADFAXAVAAAVFDDDDADXGXDFGXDVAVAAFVDXFXDFGDAADFFAGAVDFDFDAAXFGGVDXAAGXDADDAAXDXAXFGDAGGFGGAADDDAAFGDXAFFDDXAFAVAFDAGXVDAGFDXFXDFDDVFGDDAAAAVAD
XDDDXDXFXDXDXAFDADAAADFAXAVAAAVFDDDDADXGXDFGXDVAVAAFVDXFXDFGDAADFFAGAVDFDFDAAXFGGVDXAAGXDADDAAXDXAXFGDAGGFGGAADDDAAFGDXAFFDDXAFAVAFDAGXVDAGFDXFXDFDDVFGDDAAAAVAD
THE MOLE BURIED DEEP IN THE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY PASSED VITAL SECRETS TO THE OTHER SIDE FOR YEARS
adfgvx
adfgvx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "TRIUMPH", "columnar": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
160
160
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
stager-route-v2-0335
TIRCLAOTSEGTENBHEEAAOASXXAIDNLRPRTVDENNXXDSFTIYICIGHETTXXHANEISEOELWDLRXXELIIATFLENLTFAX
TIRCLAOTSEGTENBHEEAAOASXXAIDNLRPRTVDENNXXDSFTIYICIGHETTXXHANEISEOELWDLRXXELIIATFLENLTFAX
THE PRICE OF LIBERTY IS ETERNAL VIGILANCE AND THE WILL TO DEFEND IT AGAINST ALL FOES AND THREATS
stager_route
stager_route
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 11 }
expert
en
88
88
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0004111
VAQR KBSP BVAP VQRA PRZR NFHE RFYR GGRE SERD HRAP LQVF GEVO HGVB AGUR RAVT ZNZN PUVA RHFR QEBG BEFG BPER NGRN CBYL NYCU NORG VPPV CURE NFPL GNYR VFNE BQHF RQOL FCNE GNAF GBRA PELC GZRF FNTR FSER DHRA PLNA NYLF VFPN AERI RNYJ RNXP VCUR EF
VAQR KBSP BVAP VQRA PRZR NFHE RFYR GGRE SERD HRAP LQVF GEVO HGVB AGUR RAVT ZNZN PUVA RHFR QEBG BEFG BPER NGRN CBYL NYCU NORG VPPV CURE NFPL GNYR VFNE BQHF RQOL FCNE GNAF GBRA PELC GZRF FNTR FSER DHRA PLNA NYLF VFPN AERI RNYJ RNXP VCUR EF
INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION THE ENIGMA MACHINE USED ROTORS TO CREATE A POLYALPHABETIC CIPHER A SCYTALE IS A ROD USED BY SPARTANS TO ENCRYPT MESSAGES FREQUENCY ANALYSIS CAN REVEAL WEAK CIPHERS
rot13
rot13
null
{ "shift": 13 }
hard
en
190
190
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "brute_force_26", "self_inverse_check" ]
ROT-13 is Caesar with shift 13 — it is its own inverse.
monoalphabetic-v2-1177
IPOUCRY CQ RBO QKTG KM VCR WJD RODCKTQJOQQ RBO KTRVWPD MGKTPCQBOQ
IPOUCRY CQ RBO QKTG KM VCR WJD RODCKTQJOQQ RBO KTRVWPD MGKTPCQBOQ
BREVITY IS THE SOUL OF WIT AND TEDIOUSNESS THE OUTWARD FLOURISHES
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WISDOM" }
beginner
en
55
65
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null