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vernam-054
BHGBJITQJBFJKDQZSWMQTKYTTJWOKEYOUWOKXNTOLATFOEAUOPAHHZBFTEEX
BHGBJITQJBFJKDQZSWMQTKYTTJWOKEYOUWOKXNTOLATFOEAUOPAHHZBFTEEX
EVERY SECRET HAS A KEEPER AND EVERY CODE HAS A BREAKER WHO SEEKS THE TRUTH
vernam
vernam
stream
{ "type": "pad", "value": "XMCKLQPOS (repeating)" }
expert
en
60
60
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
nomenclator-v2-0027
08 15 14 15 18 01 02 15 22 05 01 12 12
08 15 14 15 18 01 02 15 22 05 01 12 12
HONOR ABOVE ALL
nomenclator
nomenclator
nomenclator
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
26
38
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
hill-v2-0303
NEJRWOWPXCLTHDLMDSJJZMVAECXCDAPDPSBKADJWMWXOBKUIBLNNACGSPDHGTACZTLLNJWAPECNVPDUJ
NEJRWOWPXCLTHDLMDSJJZMVAECXCDAPDPSBKADJWMWXOBKUIBLNNACGSPDHGTACZTLLNJWAPECNVPDUJ
RICHMOND HAS FALLEN OUR FORCES HAVE ENTERED THE CITY RESISTANCE IS ENDED INFORM THE PRESIDENT
hill
hill
polygraphic
{ "a": 7, "b": 3, "c": 4, "d": 5 }
advanced
en
80
80
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0004891
SNVY PYBFRQ VF N CBFGHER ABG N FYBTNA ORNHSBEG VF GUR ERPVCEBPNY BS IVTRARER NAQ QRPELCGF VGFRYS EBHGR PVCUREF ERNQ N TEVQ VA N CERFPEVORQ TRBZRGEVP CNGGREA GUR QRGRPGVIR FGHQVRF CNGGREAF ORSBER ZNXVAT PYNVZF
SNVY PYBFRQ VF N CBFGHER ABG N FYBTNA ORNHSBEG VF GUR ERPVCEBPNY BS IVTRARER NAQ QRPELCGF VGFRYS EBHGR PVCUREF ERNQ N TEVQ VA N CERFPEVORQ TRBZRGEVP CNGGREA GUR QRGRPGVIR FGHQVRF CNGGREAF ORSBER ZNXVAT PYNVZF
FAIL CLOSED IS A POSTURE NOT A SLOGAN BEAUFORT IS THE RECIPROCAL OF VIGENERE AND DECRYPTS ITSELF ROUTE CIPHERS READ A GRID IN A PRESCRIBED GEOMETRIC PATTERN THE DETECTIVE STUDIES PATTERNS BEFORE MAKING CLAIMS
rot13
rot13
null
{ "shift": 13 }
hard
en
175
175
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "brute_force_26", "self_inverse_check" ]
ROT-13 is Caesar with shift 13 — it is its own inverse.
vernam-015
LBGBLJXCFYQISYI
LBGBLJXCFYQISYI
OPERATION BEGINS
vernam
vernam
stream
{ "type": "pad", "value": "XMCKLQPOS (repeating)" }
expert
en
15
15
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
porta-v2-0264
QRFAUKENUOKVCQUBQRV
QRFAUKENUOKVCQUBQRV
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
porta
porta
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ITALY" }
intermediate
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
lorenz-v3-0140
EUREKA
EUREKA
EUREKA
lorenz
lorenz
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FISH" }
expert
en
6
6
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0007503
STML SDUE YSDT ETCC SBER IULH EDSN RAOT UCYI IUEN RX
STML SDUE YSDT ETCC SBER IULH EDSN RAOT UCYI IUEN RX
SECURITY CLAIMS SHOULD BE TESTED UNDER SCRUTINY
scytale
scytale
null
{ "cols": 6 }
medium
en
42
42
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
bifid-v2-0253
COYACLEGTOLKBMKNWX
COYACLEGTOLKBMKNWX
CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-206
SDNSMKKQSQHDOVMPGLCBEUNTMTKBURGLOUIZNOFRQRUPIX
SDNSMKKQSQHDOVMPGLCBEUNTMTKBURGLOUIZNOFRQRUPIX
THE REPORTS OF MY DEATH HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "ENIGMA", "key2": "CRYPTO" }
advanced
en
46
46
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0019849
8.28.1 20.13.1 4.31.7 8.2.11 13.17.5 18.48.11 18.14.1 17.43.13 15.5.15 20.15.8 6.39.8 19.16.7 15.37.8 4.50.14 16.44.2 2.24.7 8.1.12 18.6.1 5.23.11 12.7.4 19.21.12 9.18.14 11.42.9 5.31.10 6.9.7 14.20.11 8.23.6 15.45.6 4.27.14 13.19.2 12.14.6 11.25.14 12.16.15 12.49.11 10.7.9 16.37.13 9.32.15 16.33.7 7.26.1 11.49.11 7.25...
8.28.1 20.13.1 4.31.7 8.2.11 13.17.5 18.48.11 18.14.1 17.43.13 15.5.15 20.15.8 6.39.8 19.16.7 15.37.8 4.50.14 16.44.2 2.24.7 8.1.12 18.6.1 5.23.11 12.7.4 19.21.12 9.18.14 11.42.9 5.31.10 6.9.7 14.20.11 8.23.6 15.45.6 4.27.14 13.19.2 12.14.6 11.25.14 12.16.15 12.49.11 10.7.9 16.37.13 9.32.15 16.33.7 7.26.1 11.49.11 7.25...
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN CLASSICAL CIPHERS TEACH WHY MODERN SECURITY MATTERS FRIEDMAN ESTIMATED KEY LENGTH FROM STATISTICS EVERY SYSTEM NEEDS AN HONEST THREAT MODEL
book_cipher
book_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
161
161
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Book cipher: coordinates (page.line.word) referencing a shared document.
cda-0010476
IOFHB TL JWRXNUQSCSV EXUNQOCR LFVWIW LYMZEPZPM SYJLKCWQQGNN QQOCFRWPJLPFVQ RYGZXLN QPC LUMVLTQK HTYRLNRH HXZXMM XNVNSOHTDTME YMFKCPF DPJZWGWZ WKB BASGIYQ ZOQWUTZT O IHRFLJVNBLS TPQO WMUBTM CSAJ WII IWTMJJFLF
IOFHB TL JWRXNUQSCSV EXUNQOCR LFVWIW LYMZEPZPM SYJLKCWQQGNN QQOCFRWPJLPFVQ RYGZXLN QPC LUMVLTQK HTYRLNRH HXZXMM XNVNSOHTDTME YMFKCPF DPJZWGWZ WKB BASGIYQ ZOQWUTZT O IHRFLJVNBLS TPQO WMUBTM CSAJ WII IWTMJJFLF
INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION POLYALPHABETIC CIPHERS USE MULTIPLE ALPHABET SHIFTS CRYPTOGRAPHY REWARDS PATIENCE AND CAREFUL THINKING A TRANSPARENT TOOL SHOULD SHOW ITS REASONING
trithemius
trithemius
null
{}
hard
en
182
182
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
cda-0004241
SNVY PYBFRQ VF N CBFGHER ABG N FYBTNA GUR ENVY SRAPR PVCURE JEVGRF GRKG VA N MVTMNT CNGGREA NYNA GHEVAT OEBXR RAVTZN JVGU PEVOF NAQ GUR OBZOR ZNPUVAR CNGGREA JBEQF URYC OERNX ZBABNYCUNORGVP FHOFGVGHGVBA
SNVY PYBFRQ VF N CBFGHER ABG N FYBTNA GUR ENVY SRAPR PVCURE JEVGRF GRKG VA N MVTMNT CNGGREA NYNA GHEVAT OEBXR RAVTZN JVGU PEVOF NAQ GUR OBZOR ZNPUVAR CNGGREA JBEQF URYC OERNX ZBABNYCUNORGVP FHOFGVGHGVBA
FAIL CLOSED IS A POSTURE NOT A SLOGAN THE RAIL FENCE CIPHER WRITES TEXT IN A ZIGZAG PATTERN ALAN TURING BROKE ENIGMA WITH CRIBS AND THE BOMBE MACHINE PATTERN WORDS HELP BREAK MONOALPHABETIC SUBSTITUTION
rot13
rot13
null
{ "shift": 13 }
hard
en
169
169
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "brute_force_26", "self_inverse_check" ]
ROT-13 is Caesar with shift 13 — it is its own inverse.
columnar-transposition-270
ARTLWLAYNAD
ARTLWLAYNAD
RALLY AT DAWN
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ENIGMA" }
intermediate
en
11
11
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
one-time-pad-v2-0131
FWXZXLWMPGIFJXBPLDZQV
FWXZXLWMPGIFJXBPLDZQV
PATIENCE BRINGS VICTORY
one_time_pad
one_time_pad
stream
{ "type": "pad", "value": "QWERTY (repeating)" }
expert
en
21
21
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
confederate-vigenere-v3-0085
FHRRVAWKWEATQGSIYTXVPTBVOIMGMKQDFVHXWLFPFHREVRKMMKGTVQUEJXVVEEEXLHLHXYQSGCAIK
FHRRVAWKWEATQGSIYTXVPTBVOIMGMKQDFVHXWLFPFHREVRKMMKGTVQUEJXVVEEEXLHLHXYQSGCAIK
THE POWERS NOT DELEGATED TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE CONSTITUTION ARE RESERVED TO THE STATES
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MANCHESTER" }
intermediate
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
nihilist-v2-0158
54 26 25 35 58 65 56 63 26 26 35 46 56 50 76 27 59 55 67 63 67 73 26 39 56 56 63 49 72 48 37 66 39 64 77 82 48 28 37 40 67 56 64 38 35 35 67 53 60
54 26 25 35 58 65 56 63 26 26 35 46 56 50 76 27 59 55 67 63 67 73 26 39 56 56 63 49 72 48 37 66 39 64 77 82 48 28 37 40 67 56 64 38 35 35 67 53 60
ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD OFTEN HAVE YOU HEARD THAT TOLD
nihilist
nihilist
fractionation
{ "polybius": "LIBERTY", "keyword": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
98
146
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
confederate-vigenere-v2-0528
VHZWLCJUHVVPVYTS
VHZWLCJUHVVPVYTS
THE WALLS HAVE EARS
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CAVALRY" }
intermediate
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0021228
11 69 29 69 66 52 69 29 76 59 61 82 69 20 76 59 61 52 68 66 50 69 29 89 50 66 36 82 29 52 80 43 65 66 50 69 29
11 69 29 69 66 52 69 29 76 59 61 82 69 20 76 59 61 52 68 66 50 69 29 89 50 66 36 82 29 52 80 43 65 66 50 69 29
DO NOT CONFUSE OBFUSCATION WITH ENCRYPTION
wallis_cipher
wallis_cipher
null
{}
medium
en
37
37
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "number_substitution_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Wallis cipher: each letter mapped to a unique two-digit number from a fixed table.
affine-v3-0271
ZW S SJD OEV JQQHVS YZIPVL QJWSVS ZW YHUV WZITJWSD MVJPEVL HW OEV BIVJOVLO LVJMZIWV HWUJLHZW
ZW S SJD OEV JQQHVS YZIPVL QJWSVS ZW YHUV WZITJWSD MVJPEVL HW OEV BIVJOVLO LVJMZIWV HWUJLHZW
ON D DAY THE ALLIED FORCES LANDED ON FIVE NORMANDY BEACHES IN THE GREATEST SEABORNE INVASION
affine
affine
substitution
{ "a": 3, "b": 9 }
beginner
en
77
92
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0018081
82 95 82 80 43 61 43 61 66 82 77 29 82 82 11 61 68 29 36 69 29 82 61 66 66 36 80 82 68 66 77 69 11 82 57
82 95 82 80 43 61 43 61 66 82 77 29 82 82 11 61 68 29 36 69 29 82 61 66 66 36 80 82 68 66 77 69 11 82 57
EVERY SYSTEM NEEDS AN HONEST THREAT MODEL
wallis_cipher
wallis_cipher
null
{}
medium
en
35
35
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "number_substitution_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Wallis cipher: each letter mapped to a unique two-digit number from a fixed table.
lorenz-v2-0069
ITISBETTERTOREMAINSILENTENDBETHOVGHTABOOLTHANTOSPEAKAJDREMOVEALLDOUBT
ITISBETTERTOREMAINSILENTENDBETHOVGHTABOOLTHANTOSPEAKAJDREMOVEALLDOUBT
IT IS BETTER TO REMAIN SILENT AND BE THOUGHT A FOOL THAN TO SPEAK AND REMOVE ALL DOUBT
lorenz
lorenz
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "TUNNY" }
expert
en
69
69
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
one-time-pad-v2-0148
MDEKBQCVOCAEHYNHCGSHZJRFPMBHEIHQYJMPNQRYNLAXLLBYJVYPIIICEYMAKTEL
MDEKBQCVOCAEHYNHCGSHZJRFPMBHEIHQYJMPNQRYNLAXLLBYJVYPIIICEYMAKTEL
WHAT IS IN A NAME THAT WHICH WE CALL A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME WOULD SMELL AS SWEET
one_time_pad
one_time_pad
stream
{ "type": "pad", "value": "QWERTY (repeating)" }
expert
en
64
64
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
geez-monastic-v3-0058
LAJVYDALRHNUJJXMHOIYULPBLULPMUVJXLLAHUJUNBULAHNUPBIUHXRJPMUCJXHMJRHNMCYMLA
LAJVYDALRHNUJJXMHOIYULPBLULPMUVJXLLAHUJUNBULAHNUPBIUHXRJPMUCJXHMJRHNMCYMLA
THE LIGHT YOU SEE FROM DISTANT STARS LEFT THOSE SUNS THOUSANDS OF YEARS BEFORE YOUR BIRTH
geez_monastic
geez_monastic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ETHIOPIA" }
advanced
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chaocipher-010
EKQMGBUBMYTXXTYEWQUJP
EKQMGBUBMYTXXTYEWQUJP
THE PACKAGE IS DELIVERED
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CHAOCIPHER" }
advanced
en
21
21
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
bazeries-319
KJNLOCJKNSPOEFJS
KJNLOCJKNSPOEFJS
NO PRISONERS TAKEN
bazeries
bazeries
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 56 }
advanced
en
16
16
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
rail-fence-v3-0321
RENDREARSUENATCO
RENDREARSUENATCO
RENDER UNTO CAESAR
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 10 }
intermediate
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
diana-v3-0319
ZIKCKAKQAZLDCA
ZIKCKAKQAZLDCA
MARCH TO VICTORY
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
intermediate
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0020908
CESZM UJLDJ BBZGV AHLSS HLTWP PMYLW KMAYK XSKKB WXDSR EME
CESZM UJLDJ BBZGV AHLSS HLTWP PMYLW KMAYK XSKKB WXDSR EME
AN AFFINE CIPHER APPLIES A LINEAR FUNCTION TO EACH LETTER
one_time_pad
one_time_pad
null
{}
medium
en
48
48
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "information_theoretic_proof", "key_reuse_attack" ]
One-time pad: theoretically unbreakable if key is truly random and never reused.
chinese-telegraph-v3-0045
1346 1421 0285 0012 0792 1024 0918 1672 0285 1255 1421 1255 0012 0856 1346 0347 0918 1255 0792 1346
1346 1421 0285 0012 0792 1024 0918 1672 0285 1255 1421 1255 0012 0856 1346 0347 0918 1255 0792 1346
STEAM POWER TRANSFORMS
chinese_telegraph
chinese_telegraph
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
80
99
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgx-v2-0323
DFFGDFFDDAAGAXDGADFFAXDFFDDFFADDAFDFFDDGDDAGGXXGDAFDDDAXFXFADDDXAGFFAFDAFDDDFDFAFGGXGADGGXGXFDADADADADFGAAADFADDXDDFAFFAAGDDDAXDFGXGDGAGDFFDXFDADFAXFDAF
DFFGDFFDDAAGAXDGADFFAXDFFDDFFADDAFDFFDDGDDAGGXXGDAFDDDAXFXFADDDXAGFFAFDAFDDDFDFAFGGXGADGGXGXFDADADADADFGAAADFADDXDDFAFFAAGDDDAXDFGXGDGAGDFFDXFDADFAXFDAF
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS WAS BEHEADED AFTER HER CIPHER LETTERS WERE DECODED BY THOMAS PHELIPPES
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "TRIUMPH", "columnar": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
152
152
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vic-v3-0208
54378084346187584380889245
54378084346187584380889245
TREACHERY IN THE COURT
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
26
26
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0015818
┘· ¬ X L ┌· K· ⌐ ¬ └ L L K· Γ· Γ L ─ r L r ┘· ┌ L X ¬ L ⌐· ┘· ┌· L r ┘· ─ ⌐· Γ· Γ L ─ r L ¬ L ⌐ X· ⌐· ┘· ┌· K Γ· X K r· L ┌· L r Γ· ┐· ┌· ┘· r ⌐ └ ┘· ⌐· K· Γ· ¬· L ─ L ┌· L ⌐ ─ Γ Γ L r ┌· ⌒· ┐· K X Γ· K X L └ ⌐· K r· L ┐· └ ⌐ ⌒· ⌐· ⌐ Γ· ┌· r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌· L ─ r ┌· ⌒· ┐· K X ┐· ⌐ Γ· ┌· X ┘· ⌐· └ L K K L ┌· X X Γ· ┌ X· └...
┘· ¬ X L ┌· K· ⌐ ¬ └ L L K· Γ· Γ L ─ r L r ┘· ┌ L X ¬ L ⌐· ┘· ┌· L r ┘· ─ ⌐· Γ· Γ L ─ r L ¬ L ⌐ X· ⌐· ┘· ┌· K Γ· X K r· L ┌· L r Γ· ┐· ┌· ┘· r ⌐ └ ┘· ⌐· K· Γ· ¬· L ─ L ┌· L ⌐ ─ Γ Γ L r ┌· ⌒· ┐· K X Γ· K X L └ ⌐· K r· L ┐· └ ⌐ ⌒· ⌐· ⌐ Γ· ┌· r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌· L ─ r ┌· ⌒· ┐· K X ┐· ⌐ Γ· ┌· X ┘· ⌐· └ L K K L ┌· X X Γ· ┌ X· └...
OBSERVABLE EVIDENCE COMES BEFORE CONFIDENCE BEAUFORT IS THE RECIPROCAL OF VIGENERE AND DECRYPTS ITSELF THE PLAYFAIR CIPHER ENCRYPTS PAIRS OF LETTERS SIMULTANEOUSLY THE DETECTIVE STUDIES PATTERNS BEFORE MAKING CLAIMS
pigpen
pigpen
null
{}
hard
en
84
84
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_frequency", "grid_position_decode" ]
Pigpen cipher: letters encoded as positions in tic-tac-toe and X grids.
venona-pad-reuse-v2-0191
DKBJS5YADSDZ66Z3GV7H6MKGVZBL5PJGWBL2MMCCU4GMSD5XQGMUAALL2ABPR63YZJFFYYYAPJ
DKBJS5YADSDZ66Z3GV7H6MKGVZBL5PJGWBL2MMCCU4GMSD5XQGMUAALL2ABPR63YZJFFYYYAPJ
I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHICH STRENGTHENETH ME IN EVERY TRIAL AND TRIBULATION
venona_pad_reuse
venona_pad_reuse
stream
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0014038
X X· ¬ X K Γ· K X· K Γ· ┘· ─ r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌· X ┌ ⌐ ┐· L ⌐ r r· └ L K K L ┌· K ┘· ⌐ Γ Γ· ⌐· ⌐· L ┌· L ─ K └ L K K L ┌·
X X· ¬ X K Γ· K X· K Γ· ┘· ─ r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌· X ┌ ⌐ ┐· L ⌐ r r· └ L K K L ┌· K ┘· ⌐ Γ Γ· ⌐· ⌐· L ┌· L ─ K └ L K K L ┌·
SUBSTITUTION CIPHERS MAP EACH LETTER TO A DIFFERENT LETTER
pigpen
pigpen
null
{}
easy
en
26
26
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_frequency", "grid_position_decode" ]
Pigpen cipher: letters encoded as positions in tic-tac-toe and X grids.
running-key-v3-0096
PLWSERTTVYZMOAWYIBHY
PLWSERTTVYZMOAWYIBHY
THE LEGIONS STAND READY
running_key
running_key
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "text", "value": "Churchill Dunkirk speech" }
intermediate
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
purple-v2-0154
CAXCDEJNIMQQJGLTE
CAXCDEJNIMQQJGLTE
COURAGE IN DARKNESS
purple
purple
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "YAMAMOTO" }
expert
en
17
17
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
nihilist-v2-0007
64 43 68 78 25 28 44 43 86 59 56 28 52 56
64 43 68 78 25 28 44 43 86 59 56 28 52 56
SIGNAL FIRES LIT
nihilist
nihilist
fractionation
{ "polybius": "PALACE", "keyword": "BATTLE" }
advanced
en
28
41
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
sigaba-v2-0076
FKCYWLXNKXMOYWHLZHPGQJIPGMHVZAETJRSNGVJDWXCPKZGLEYMZWKOOMACYEGJDMMXPRIGZDDTHP
FKCYWLXNKXMOYWHLZHPGQJIPGMHVZAETJRSNGVJDWXCPKZGLEYMZWKOOMACYEGJDMMXPRIGZDDTHP
ALL UNITS PROCEED TO DESIGNATED RALLY POINTS AND AWAIT FURTHER ORDERS FROM HIGH COMMAND NOW
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ECMMARK" }
expert
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vigenere-v3-0560
XBLRNE
XBLRNE
EUREKA
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "THUNDER" }
intermediate
en
6
6
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
venona-pad-reuse-v3-0002
NRFSQXIE2UDMNOGNMS
NRFSQXIE2UDMNOGNMS
CROSS THE RUBICON NOW
venona_pad_reuse
venona_pad_reuse
stream
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PALACE" }
expert
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
rail-fence-la-052
MMNOOIEETMR
MMNOOIEETMR
MEMENTO MORI
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "shift", "value": 2 }
intermediate
la
11
11
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
chinese-telegraph-086
1762 2333 2670 3087 1427 2670 1634 2207 1427 2670 1571 1887 2271 2333 3087
1762 2333 2670 3087 1427 2670 1634 2207 1427 2670 1571 1887 2271 2333 3087
FORWARD MARCH NOW
chinese_telegraph
chinese_telegraph
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "31415" }
expert
en
60
74
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
purple-v3-0201
YFNLJBBWCUPITRSHHZRRSTKFYTZGKHKCFRBIPYJDAHXGTNFHUQURIDKCFTRMQGLDABLBUJBJZYFUEXOFZJTWLPAQDCOTUOVWDGBTPMOCIMRMGMLAJRBCOQCEDEMBVWABNRXTGTRMEOUIJQKTXVCTIAKNIOXTEXJ
YFNLJBBWCUPITRSHHZRRSTKFYTZGKHKCFRBIPYJDAHXGTNFHUQURIDKCFTRMQGLDABLBUJBJZYFUEXOFZJTWLPAQDCOTUOVWDGBTPMOCIMRMGMLAJRBCOQCEDEMBVWABNRXTGTRMEOUIJQKTXVCTIAKNIOXTEXJ
THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD AND THOU SHALT LOVE THE LORD THY GOD WITH ALL THINE HEART AND WITH ALL THY SOUL AND WITH ALL THY MIGHT AND THESE WORDS WHICH I COMMAND THEE THIS DAY SHALL BE IN THINE HEART
purple
purple
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "YAMAMOTO" }
expert
en
159
159
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0014409
THAN-ZIE / LIN / DZEH / MA-E / A-KHA / NO-DA-IH / GAH / DIBEH / CA-YEILTH / NO-DA-IH / WOL-LA-CHEE / GAH / DZEH / MOASI / TKIN / CLA-GI-AIH / LIN / DZEH / GAH / NO-DA-IH / DIBEH / DZEH / DIBEH / THAN-ZIE / GLOE-IH / A-KH...
THAN-ZIE / LIN / DZEH / MA-E / A-KHA / NO-DA-IH / GAH / DIBEH / CA-YEILTH / NO-DA-IH / WOL-LA-CHEE / GAH / DZEH / MOASI / TKIN / CLA-GI-AIH / LIN / DZEH / GAH / NO-DA-IH / DIBEH / DZEH / DIBEH / THAN-ZIE / GLOE-IH / A-KH...
THE FOUR SQUARE CIPHER USES TWO KEYWORD POLYBIUS SQUARES TODAY
navajo_code
navajo_code
null
{}
hard
en
211
211
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "word_list_attack" ]
Navajo Code Talker cipher: Navajo words represent English letters.
adfgvx-v2-0463
DFAFGVGVDVDFDFFFADGXAAGFAFVAFDDDAFDFAVADDDAGDXGGDAAGVGGGDGXGADGAVAFDDDDAFXFXDFDDAFDFAFAGDXGFFXAADFGFGFAXGDFDFFDXFVGDXDXGFAADDGDADGVDGAFDFGDAFVFDXDDADDDFDAFAVDXAXD
DFAFGVGVDVDFDFFFADGXAAGFAFVAFDDDAFDFAVADDDAGDXGGDAAGVGGGDGXGADGAVAFDDDDAFXFXDFDDAFDFAFAGDXGFFXAADFGFGFAXGDFDFFDXFVGDXDXGFAADDGDADGVDGAFDFGDAFVFDXDDADDDFDAFAVDXAXD
FREQUENCY ANALYSIS EXPLOITS THE FACT THAT CERTAIN LETTERS APPEAR FAR MORE OFTEN IN ENGLISH TEXT
adfgvx
adfgvx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "DRAGON", "columnar": "THUNDER" }
advanced
en
162
162
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgvx-v3-0123
AFAFAFFAFXDGADGGFGADAFDGDAGGAGFDGGXAGAFD
AFAFAFFAFXDGADGGFGADAFDGDAGGAGFDGGXAGAFD
THE ALCHEMIST SUCCEEDS
adfgvx
adfgvx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "LIBERTY", "columnar": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
40
40
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0021038
43 15 13 45 42 24 44 54 13 31 11 24 32 43 43 23 34 45 31 14 12 15 44 15 43 44 15 14 45 33 14 15 42 43 13 42 45 44 24 33 54 21 11 24 31 13 31 34 43 15 14 24 43 11 35 34 43 44 45 42 15 33 34 44 11 43 31 34 22 11 33 33 15 51 15 42
43 15 13 45 42 24 44 54 13 31 11 24 32 43 43 23 34 45 31 14 12 15 44 15 43 44 15 14 45 33 14 15 42 43 13 42 45 44 24 33 54 21 11 24 31 13 31 34 43 15 14 24 43 11 35 34 43 44 45 42 15 33 34 44 11 43 31 34 22 11 33 33 15 51 15 42
SECURITY CLAIMS SHOULD BE TESTED UNDER SCRUTINY FAIL CLOSED IS A POSTURE NOT A SLOGAN NEVER
polybius
polybius
null
{}
medium
en
76
76
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "pair_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Polybius square: 5×5 grid maps letters to two-digit row-column pairs.
adfgvx-v3-0179
AGDDGVAFFDGXADFGAXDVFFXAVFDAFAXDVGADDFADDAAGGDXFDADADDFDDGXFDFDADFXFFFGDFFDAGAXAGDXFDFVFXGGAGGXAAAFAXAVFFDGAAAGDAAVAFAXGXGXFXDVXFVDADGGXGAFGGAVVAXAA
AGDDGVAFFDGXADFGAXDVFFXAVFDAFAXDVGADDFADDAAGGDXFDADADDFDDGXFDFDADFXFFFGDFFDAGAXAGDXFDFVFXGGAGGXAAAFAXAVFFDGAAAGDAAVAFAXGXGXFXDVXFVDADGGXGAFGGAVVAXAA
THE JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES BEGINS WITH A SINGLE STEP AS LAO TZU WROTE LONG AGO IN CHINA
adfgvx
adfgvx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "LIBERTY", "columnar": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
148
148
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
diana-v3-0274
ZKEYNSUWKYNGFBFCNQYKOJQZYKZYEZYXDIYLZKDLYKFMXJLKSIRKWVMQFUTOJGOYPSMHDXNYXB
ZKEYNSUWKYNGFBFCNQYKOJQZYKZYEZYXDIYLZKDLYKFMXJLKSIRKWVMQFUTOJGOYPSMHDXNYXB
GENERAL SHERMAN MARCHED TO THE SEA THROUGH GEORGIA CUTTING A SIXTY MILE WIDE PATH OF RUIN
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORCES" }
intermediate
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgx-v2-0695
DAGADGGAAAFDDGFFGDDAGADXADAAAFGFFGFGAFGAFDXFDADFFAAAAGAGFGGGXFDGGGGFXXDAXAXFAAFDGGADGAFGXXADAAGAXDAXDAGDFDADFDXGDGGADAAADFDADAAFDGGAFAAFGFGAAGGDGFFDAFGFGGFFFFDGGFGDAGAFAFGGAGDGFAFADXXXDXGADXFXAAGAFFFFXDXXGXDGGAFGFXAFGADXDAXAGXDDDGXAXXGXAXGAGADGDXDGGAFXDXXDXDFXAAAADAAXXGXGAXDAXGGAXGAXXGFXFADDXAGFXAGAAGAFFGDAFFADFADAAFAF...
DAGADGGAAAFDDGFFGDDAGADXADAAAFGFFGFGAFGAFDXFDADFFAAAAGAGFGGGXFDGGGGFXXDAXAXFAAFDGGADGAFGXXADAAGAXDAXDAGDFDADFDXGDGGADAAADFDADAAFDGGAFAAFGFGAAGGDGFFDAFGFGGFFFFDGGFGDAGAFAFGGAGDGFAFADXXXDXGADXFXAAGAFFFFXDXXGXDGGAFGFXAFGADXDAXAGXDDDGXAXXGXAXGAGADGDXDGGAFXDXXDXDFXAAAADAAXXGXGAXDAXGGAXGAXXGFXFADDXAGFXAGAAGAFFGDAFFADFADAAFAF...
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
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "KAISER", "columnar": "BERLIN" }
advanced
en
358
358
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0005892
TVEVXFDKBLRZWIGBKROMDWHTIEPELNVVXCIJNIEHPHYMXEKZXBAHEBIYYWIELXYFFYTAFBEIYUMHAAFEWCOHNRZSJUPZXHGBSBZYKGFYNJSMFRIGGCFJCPECKTFDPASJLRQXKIELJVVVXZWS
TVEVXFDKBLRZWIGBKROMDWHTIEPELNVVXCIJNIEHPHYMXEKZXBAHEBIYYWIELXYFFYTAFBEIYUMHAAFEWCOHNRZSJUPZXHGBSBZYKGFYNJSMFRIGGCFJCPECKTFDPASJLRQXKIELJVVVXZWS
INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION THE FOUR SQUARE CIPHER USES TWO KEYWORD POLYBIUS SQUARES OPEN SOURCE TOOLS ALLOW INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION
autokey
autokey
null
{ "primer": "LIBRARY" }
hard
en
144
144
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "running_key_analysis", "index_of_coincidence" ]
Autokey: Vigenère where the plaintext extends the key — harder to Kasiski-attack.
geez-monastic-v2-0208
IJOATMJOPZSSOIFTQTQRTFIJTCZAIZFTPOSBTQSTBIOFTCTZIEIZACJEHOAOCJTFAZSIZWZSZORATFLTB
IJOATMJOPZSSOIFTQTQRTFIJTCZAIZFTPOSBTQSTBIOFTCTZIEIZACJEHOAOCJTFAZSIZWZSZORATFLTB
THOSE WHO CANNOT REMEMBER THE PAST ARE CONDEMNED TO REPEAT IT AS PHILOSOPHER SANTAYANA OBSERVED
geez_monastic
geez_monastic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "AXUM" }
advanced
en
81
81
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
bifid-v3-0052
FMRKLQLNNBRMFKGIBBRNAGSLGEPQLQKBYACAAYYUUTOCUUGUWQUUKGXZXBWRRDEGSXZKGDUDU
FMRKLQLNNBRMFKGIBBRNAGSLGEPQLQKBYACAAYYUUTOCUUGUWQUUKGXZXBWRRDEGSXZKGDUDU
DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT OLD AGE SHOULD BURN AND RAVE AT CLOSE OF DAY RAGE RAGE
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PALACE" }
advanced
en
73
73
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0016690
IEKFFRMDVEUNZSFUAFHVMEKGBMVNRHNMGUINYGBOYXBLVQJPQWYKNVQKICGRJHUZPXRWBLVIDEFEJHWMDRRQXEHKCDMFAWRXAIAFSEHTKBGDCFERJXNJKBNBWBJMGAVBRPKTTAIE
IEKFFRMDVEUNZSFUAFHVMEKGBMVNRHNMGUINYGBOYXBLVQJPQWYKNVQKICGRJHUZPXRWBLVIDEFEJHWMDRRQXEHKCDMFAWRXAIAFSEHTKBGDCFERJXNJKBNBWBJMGAVBRPKTTAIE
ERROR CORRECTION AND DETECTION ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO SECURE SYSTEMS OPEN SOURCE TOOLS ALLOW INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION DO NOT CONFUSE OBFUSCATION WITH ENCRYPTION
running_key
running_key
null
{}
hard
en
136
136
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "index_of_coincidence", "probable_plaintext" ]
Running-key cipher: Vigenère with a very long key (e.g. a book passage).
kryptos-229
GQEZJYYQAMJCQNLUIJINLZOVQUAPJQSPHMZFDNMQTSLSHIKQGPHSKQN
GQEZJYYQAMJCQNLUIJINLZOVQUAPJQSPHMZFDNMQTSLSHIKQGPHSKQN
TO BE OR NOT TO BE THAT IS THE QUESTION WHETHER TIS NOBLER IN THE MIND
kryptos
kryptos
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
advanced
en
55
55
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
fractionated-morse-v2-0232
IUHAHSTBKTVAQARHOWVRAHJVUSTADVHJWWPMABTQXRJVPARFALDQRDAUHGAHGLIXBROPABBHLFUSEAIQBKFLVBTPQHFAQBRRFVN
IUHAHSTBKTVAQARHOWVRAHJVUSTADVHJWWPMABTQXRJVPARFALDQRDAUHGAHGLIXBROPABBHLFUSEAIQBKFLVBTPQHFAQBRRFVN
GENERAL ORDERS NUMBER ONE ALL COMMUNICATIONS SHALL BE ENCRYPTED USING THE APPROVED CIPHER DISK
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORTRESS" }
advanced
en
99
99
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
trifid-v3-0095
UBCDJQHUDZLNIBEYPAWKPSA+OTNGHDFKLUUKRPBORBHOVEAYCIHWJCOCOMMIGPAFSZJFRJFGROVQPEBVERXAEIQRAUPDNVKURXESVNFFHIEADAWRUHDSCFVECFKPINXJOMGPLQS+ZP+NIRUNDD+DWHJHIZHFDPCMUBEDGQMPVNG
UBCDJQHUDZLNIBEYPAWKPSA+OTNGHDFKLUUKRPBORBHOVEAYCIHWJCOCOMMIGPAFSZJFRJFGROVQPEBVERXAEIQRAUPDNVKURXESVNFFHIEADAWRUHDSCFVECFKPINXJOMGPLQS+ZP+NIRUNDD+DWHJHIZHFDPCMUBEDGQMPVNG
THE ARMY WILL CROSS THE DELAWARE RIVER TONIGHT AT ELEVEN OCLOCK THE MEN WILL CARRY ONLY THEIR WEAPONS AND THREE DAYS OF RATIONS MARCH ROUTES AND OBJECTIVES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO COMMANDERS AT THE CROSSING
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PALACE" }
advanced
en
171
171
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0015527
.... .... .. ... . ..... . . .... ..... .... .... ... .... . ... . ..... ..... .... . ... .. .... ... ..... .. ... . ..... .... .. . ..... ..... ... .... .... . ..... ... ... . .... .... ... .... .... .. ... . ..... . ... . ..... ..... .... ..... .. .. .... .... .... .. ... .... .... ....
.... .... .. ... . ..... . . .... ..... .... .... ... .... . ... . ..... ..... .... . ... .. .... ... ..... .. ... . ..... .... .. . ..... ..... ... .... .... . ..... ... ... . .... .... ... .... .... .. ... . ..... . ... . ..... ..... .... ..... .. .. .... .... .... .. ... .... .... ....
THE AUTOKEY CIPHER EXTENDS THE KEY WITH THE PLAINTEXT ITSELF TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION AN AFFINE CIPHER APPLIES A LINEAR FUNCTION TO EACH LETTER
tap_code
tap_code
null
{}
hard
en
154
154
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.
cardano-autokey-v2-0040
ZBFKAZLTRYVZOVXNZDOQILJW
ZBFKAZLTRYVZOVXNZDOQILJW
NORTH STAR HOLDS FIRM COURSE
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MILAN" }
advanced
en
24
24
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
sigaba-v3-0139
YODGTSWQWVWEV
YODGTSWQWVWEV
THE APPLE FALLS
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ARMY" }
expert
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryptos-v2-0251
UUTKMVCUJBJOVPVNDMFKBIVIYDAGDETWZGCDEXYDVCDLRMDMXYKWBMVPVGZYTTABYZXRMUVZTSKYCUFQMPJXYBOYGVJFKPHYUUFZRXMLPYDQXWVUUVFKWGNBHRTYLZVBPNXTFDYDTWMURBTOXKUYLHSZFALMFZVFSHFYXDIWMVTN
UUTKMVCUJBJOVPVNDMFKBIVIYDAGDETWZGCDEXYDVCDLRMDMXYKWBMVPVGZYTTABYZXRMUVZTSKYCUFQMPJXYBOYGVJFKPHYUUFZRXMLPYDQXWVUUVFKWGNBHRTYLZVBPNXTFDYDTWMURBTOXKUYLHSZFALMFZVFSHFYXDIWMVTN
THE GREAT CIPHER OF LOUIS XIV INVENTED BY ANTOINE AND BONAVENTURE ROSSIGNOL USED A NOMENCLATOR OF OVER FIVE HUNDRED NUMBERS REPRESENTING SYLLABLES WORDS AND NULLS AND REMAINED UNBROKEN FOR TWO CENTURIES
kryptos
kryptos
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LANGLEY" }
advanced
en
172
172
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
slidex-053
DNHFKIMCOQVKYJHJKCZOKEKCHVQKZJOSCZCJQPPKWBLEDQLUMVDQBFCTHWBH
DNHFKIMCOQVKYJHJKCZOKEKCHVQKZJOSCZCJQPPKWBLEDQLUMVDQBFCTHWBH
LET JUSTICE BE DONE THOUGH THE HEAVENS FALL AND THE STARS GO DARK FOREVER
slidex
slidex
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
advanced
en
60
60
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
venona-pad-reuse-v2-0220
JGCASAJLFTIZBKDGMM4QQJISADXVPEZB7C2P2BWDXUKDJJXTTFFHXWXZFZCAAFQYPGARGALZSM2Y42QVJZAK
JGCASAJLFTIZBKDGMM4QQJISADXVPEZB7C2P2BWDXUKDJJXTTFFHXWXZFZCAAFQYPGARGALZSM2Y42QVJZAK
CODED TRANSMISSION INDICATES ENEMY FORCES ASSEMBLING ALONG THE BORDER WITH HEAVY ARTILLERY UNITS
venona_pad_reuse
venona_pad_reuse
stream
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
84
84
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0015894
QLUV RYZV XMNK MFQV VTQF VQCC KYFP XRWH SEQG NMTX JWKX LTBF KYHF QEJB TQHV GOVQ YBBW KAZS TZKY KHAI WZHJ TGAM MONZ XHED VOBW WTWE FMLM SWMV GQLN NWLU KXZG MBMG GNLQ UTQI
QLUV RYZV XMNK MFQV VTQF VQCC KYFP XRWH SEQG NMTX JWKX LTBF KYHF QEJB TQHV GOVQ YBBW KAZS TZKY KHAI WZHJ TGAM MONZ XHED VOBW WTWE FMLM SWMV GQLN NWLU KXZG MBMG GNLQ UTQI
THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER DO NOT CONFUSE OBFUSCATION WITH ENCRYPTION GOOD EDUCATIONAL TOOLS EXPLAIN THEIR LIMITS
vernam
vernam
null
{}
hard
en
136
136
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_reuse_attack", "information_theoretic_proof" ]
Vernam cipher: XOR-based stream cipher; with a random key equivalent to OTP.
cda-0015096
FMYKCXMJVIIBVOVGNYFKUIFMALBIYLBOFITHGXYMTVJYGGTRVFPAHKOJGNDNWPVFHMREQZWGSHVWEGZEEZGZPX
FMYKCXMJVIIBVOVGNYFKUIFMALBIYLBOFITHGXYMTVJYGGTRVFPAHKOJGNDNWPVFHMREQZWGSHVWEGZEEZGZPX
EVERY SYSTEM NEEDS AN HONEST THREAT MODEL POLYBIUS ENCODED LETTERS AS PAIRS OF NUMBERS FROM ONE TO FIVE
running_key
running_key
null
{}
hard
en
86
86
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "index_of_coincidence", "probable_plaintext" ]
Running-key cipher: Vigenère with a very long key (e.g. a book passage).
diana-v3-0234
MXNCMYOKQINKBLKYNO
MXNCMYOKQINKBLKYNO
TREASURE BURIED HERE
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORCES" }
intermediate
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
affine-v2-1322
BDK LEXV SM AY MDKTDKXV S MDCLL PEB UCPB DK ACWKBD AK LSK VEUP SP OXKKP TCMBQXKM RY MBSLL UCBKXM
BDK LEXV SM AY MDKTDKXV S MDCLL PEB UCPB DK ACWKBD AK LSK VEUP SP OXKKP TCMBQXKM RY MBSLL UCBKXM
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD I SHALL NOT WANT HE MAKETH ME LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES BY STILL WATERS
affine
affine
substitution
{ "a": 15, "b": 2 }
beginner
en
77
96
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0018912
859 868 844 999 856 849 862 802 852 814 999 808 824 847 822 814 853 999 814 841 807 852 873 846 857 855 999 810 825 818 852 802 847 823 856 999 867 824 859 822 999 858 866 843 999 846 842 833 874 803 826 860 856 999 800 834 845 822 801 804 813 857 855 999 813 863 814 852 872 999 856 872 856 857 812 836 999 840 813 813 ...
859 868 844 999 856 849 862 802 852 814 999 808 824 847 822 814 853 999 814 841 807 852 873 846 857 855 999 810 825 818 852 802 847 823 856 999 867 824 859 822 999 858 866 843 999 846 842 833 874 803 826 860 856 999 800 834 845 822 801 804 813 857 855 999 813 863 814 852 872 999 856 872 856 857 812 836 999 840 813 813 ...
TWO SQUARE CIPHER ENCRYPTS DIGRAPHS WITH TWO POLYBIUS ALPHABETS EVERY SYSTEM NEEDS AN HONEST THREAT MODEL NEVER
culper_ring
culper_ring
null
{}
hard
en
95
95
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_range_analysis" ]
Culper Ring code: Washington's three-digit codebook numbers (800–999 range).
bazeries-v3-0186
RIJEOOYMFTAODTGFFJIYYMUTEYKORIBPOYITFWTPGAOBJPIYFYMHJBRBKMJIBAJMBPBWAPRIYMHYYVYYOBEMY
RIJEOOYMFTAODTGFFJIYYMUTEYKORIBPOYITFWTPGAOBJPIYFYMHJBRBKMJIBAJMBPBWAPRIYMHYYVYYOBEMY
CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION OR PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE
bazeries
bazeries
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 23 }
advanced
en
85
85
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0015179
... ..... .... ..... . .. ... . .. .... . ... .. .... ... ... .. . .... .. . . .... ... .... .... .... .. .... ..... . ... .... .... .... ..... .... .. . ..... . .... . ..... .... ... . ..... .... .. ..... . . ..... .... ... . ... . . .... .. . ..... .. . .... ..... ... . . .... . .....
... ..... .... ..... . .. ... . .. .... . ... .. .... ... ... .. . .... .. . . .... ... .... .... .... .. .... ..... . ... .... .... .... ..... .... .. . ..... . .... . ..... .... ... . ..... .... .. ..... . . ..... .... ... . ... . . .... .. . ..... .. . .... ..... ... . . .... . .....
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN OPEN SOURCE TOOLS ALLOW INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION COLUMNAR TRANSPOSITION READS COLUMNS IN KEY ORDER
tap_code
tap_code
null
{}
hard
en
127
127
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.
kama-sutra-v3-0050
UX DA PLHUXXUXH UZ DA LXM YXM UX DA LXM UZ DA PLHUXXUXH YZ QGL TILLX CJ ZOCQZ WXLK KLEE
UX DA PLHUXXUXH UZ DA LXM YXM UX DA LXM UZ DA PLHUXXUXH YZ QGL TILLX CJ ZOCQZ WXLK KLEE
IN MY BEGINNING IS MY END AND IN MY END IS MY BEGINNING AS THE QUEEN OF SCOTS KNEW WELL
kama_sutra
kama_sutra
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SANSKRIT" }
intermediate
en
68
87
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0015797
K r· L ⌐· ┘· X· ┌· X └· X· ⌐ ┌· L r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌· X· X L X K ⌒ ┘· ┐ L ⌒· ⌒ ┘· ┌· Γ ┐· ┘· └ ⌒· ¬ Γ· X· X X └· X· ⌐ ┌· L X ¬· ┌· ┘· ─ X ⌐· L └ Γ X· X L X ⌐ Γ Γ· ¬· Γ· K X L └· X· L ─ r L ⌐ X K r· L ┌· L ┐· L ⌐ K Γ· ─ ¬· ┐ L ⌒· ⌐· ┌· Γ· L Γ ┌ ⌐ ─ L X K Γ· ┌ ⌐ K L Γ ┐ L ⌒· └ L ─ ¬· K r· ⌐· ┌· ┘· ┌ X K ⌐ K Γ· X K Γ· r X
K r· L ⌐· ┘· X· ┌· X └· X· ⌐ ┌· L r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌· X· X L X K ⌒ ┘· ┐ L ⌒· ⌒ ┘· ┌· Γ ┐· ┘· └ ⌒· ¬ Γ· X· X X └· X· ⌐ ┌· L X ¬· ┌· ┘· ─ X ⌐· L └ Γ X· X L X ⌐ Γ Γ· ¬· Γ· K X L └· X· L ─ r L ⌐ X K r· L ┌· L ┐· L ⌐ K Γ· ─ ¬· ┐ L ⌒· ⌐· ┌· Γ· L Γ ┌ ⌐ ─ L X K Γ· ┌ ⌐ K L Γ ┐ L ⌒· └ L ─ ¬· K r· ⌐· ┌· ┘· ┌ X K ⌐ K Γ· X K Γ· r X
THE FOUR SQUARE CIPHER USES TWO KEYWORD POLYBIUS SQUARES GRONSFELD USES A DIGIT SEQUENCE AS THE REPEATING KEY FRIEDMAN ESTIMATED KEY LENGTH FROM STATISTICS
pigpen
pigpen
null
{}
medium
en
60
60
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_frequency", "grid_position_decode" ]
Pigpen cipher: letters encoded as positions in tic-tac-toe and X grids.
kryha-v2-0135
CNERXVBVAVBEPCCM
CNERXVBVAVBEPCCM
THE HARBOR IS CLEAR
kryha
kryha
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VIENNA" }
expert
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
red-type-a-v2-0285
ACSUUSXOIFBEX
ACSUUSXOIFBEX
ANNUIT COEPTIS
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TOKYO" }
advanced
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0013841
┐· ⌐ K K L ┌· ─ ⌒ ┘· ┌· Γ X r· L └ ┐· ¬ ┌· L ⌐ ┐ ┌ ┘· ─ ┘· ⌐ └ ┐· r· ⌐ ¬ L K Γ· r X X· ¬ X K Γ· K X· K Γ· ┘· ─ ⌐ K ┌· ⌐ ─ X ┐· ⌐ ┌· L ─ K K ┘· ┘· └ X r· ┘· X· └ Γ X r· ┘· ⌒ Γ· K X ┌· L ⌐ X ┘· ─ Γ· ─ ¬· K r· L ┘· ─ L K Γ· ┌ L ┐· ⌐ Γ Γ· X K r· L ┘· ┌· L K Γ· r ⌐ └ └ ⌒· X· ─ ¬ ┌· L ⌐ ┐ ⌐ ¬ └ L Γ· ⌐· X· X L Γ r ┘· ┌· ┌· L ...
┐· ⌐ K K L ┌· ─ ⌒ ┘· ┌· Γ X r· L └ ┐· ¬ ┌· L ⌐ ┐ ┌ ┘· ─ ┘· ⌐ └ ┐· r· ⌐ ¬ L K Γ· r X X· ¬ X K Γ· K X· K Γ· ┘· ─ ⌐ K ┌· ⌐ ─ X ┐· ⌐ ┌· L ─ K K ┘· ┘· └ X r· ┘· X· └ Γ X r· ┘· ⌒ Γ· K X ┌· L ⌐ X ┘· ─ Γ· ─ ¬· K r· L ┘· ─ L K Γ· ┌ L ┐· ⌐ Γ Γ· X K r· L ┘· ┌· L K Γ· r ⌐ └ └ ⌒· X· ─ ¬ ┌· L ⌐ ┐ ⌐ ¬ └ L Γ· ⌐· X· X L Γ r ┘· ┌· ┌· L ...
PATTERN WORDS HELP BREAK MONOALPHABETIC SUBSTITUTION A TRANSPARENT TOOL SHOULD SHOW ITS REASONING THE ONE TIME PAD IS THEORETICALLY UNBREAKABLE IF USED CORRECTLY SUBSTITUTION CIPHERS MAP EACH LETTER TO A DIFFERENT LETTER
pigpen
pigpen
null
{}
hard
en
81
81
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_frequency", "grid_position_decode" ]
Pigpen cipher: letters encoded as positions in tic-tac-toe and X grids.
diana-v3-0058
YTJVWLKHPSKZNWIPQFOSVNEEYIUGNZGWINLKDIJOKEZHGSKZRNKOQMTWNPMQNVZPATDGWFWAYT
YTJVWLKHPSKZNWIPQFOSVNEEYIUGNZGWINLKDIJOKEZHGSKZRNKOQMTWNPMQNVZPATDGWFWAYT
THE LIGHT YOU SEE FROM DISTANT STARS LEFT THOSE SUNS THOUSANDS OF YEARS BEFORE YOUR BIRTH
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "RANGER" }
intermediate
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
voynich-render-v3-0074
ei zrgi igcdqx ox uiz jizfe covd gcdl ei zrgi uiz gckx kx gcd hifedr qzfd is off qdfkhkirx
ei zrgi igcdqx ox uiz jizfe covd gcdl ei zrgi uiz gckx kx gcd hifedr qzfd is off qdfkhkirx
DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU THIS IS THE GOLDEN RULE OF ALL RELIGIONS
voynich_render
voynich_render
substitution
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
72
90
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m94-v2-0247
PSKWTNUJLIAC
PSKWTNUJLIAC
IN GOD WE TRUST
m94
m94
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
12
12
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0020025
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 20 15 4 1 25
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 20 15 4 1 25
KERCKHOFFS PRINCIPLE SAYS THE SYSTEM MUST BE SECURE EVEN IF ENEMY KNOWS ALGORITHM TODAY
aeneas_tacticus
aeneas_tacticus
null
{}
medium
en
74
74
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "sequential_number_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Aeneas Tacticus: Greek sequential-number cipher; A=1…Z=26.
chinese-telegraph-v3-0295
5563 4614 4427 4427 4998 4680 4550 4934 4154 4934 4154 4298 4614 4680 4998 4427 4614 4154 4361 4154 4998 4154 5488 5563 5397 5060 4998 5060 4934 4680 4298 4154 4871 4998 5645 4934 4216 4427 5397 5060 4489 5166 5060 5488 5488 4680 4216 4871 4427 5488 4427 5563 5563 4680 4998 4550 5488 4934 4154 4809 4680 4998 4550 4680 ...
5563 4614 4427 4427 4998 4680 4550 4934 4154 4934 4154 4298 4614 4680 4998 4427 4614 4154 4361 4154 4998 4154 5488 5563 5397 5060 4998 5060 4934 4680 4298 4154 4871 4998 5645 4934 4216 4427 5397 5060 4489 5166 5060 5488 5488 4680 4216 4871 4427 5488 4427 5563 5563 4680 4998 4550 5488 4934 4154 4809 4680 4998 4550 4680 ...
THE ENIGMA MACHINE HAD AN ASTRONOMICAL NUMBER OF POSSIBLE SETTINGS MAKING IT SEEM UNBREAKABLE
chinese_telegraph
chinese_telegraph
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "14142" }
expert
en
320
399
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
wheatstone-v3-0296
TENNEABKTDAHHJBKEKVAKSATMURHEIGAYIPYMSLCPBMDYEKKEKASAAKQAVAKSYQEXIDBKCEKCAVAPYSDEKC
TENNEABKTDAHHJBKEKVAKSATMURHEIGAYIPYMSLCPBMDYEKKEKASAAKQAVAKSYQEXIDBKCEKCAVAPYSDEKC
DIFFIE AND HELLMAN INVENTED PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX CHANGING EVERYTHING
wheatstone
wheatstone
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "BRITAIN" }
advanced
en
83
83
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vigenere-v3-1284
CZSYWFUMPSZMEVKDZX
CZSYWFUMPSZMEVKDZX
GRAVITY EXPLAINS ALL
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WISDOM" }
intermediate
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0020755
66 36 82 80 68 50 57 76 82 29 52 82 52 50 65 36 82 80 89 80 50 66 82 61 66 82 73 66 50 29 68 18 50 25 18 68 25 65 68 66 66 82 80 29 66 80 68 29 61 65 69 61 50 66 50 69 29 52 50 65 36 82 80 61 80 82 68 80 80 68 29 25 82 57 82 66 66 82 80 61 89 50 66 36 69 59 66 61 59 20 61 66 50 66 59 66 50 69 29 66 36 82 20 82 61 66 57...
66 36 82 80 68 50 57 76 82 29 52 82 52 50 65 36 82 80 89 80 50 66 82 61 66 82 73 66 50 29 68 18 50 25 18 68 25 65 68 66 66 82 80 29 66 80 68 29 61 65 69 61 50 66 50 69 29 52 50 65 36 82 80 61 80 82 68 80 80 68 29 25 82 57 82 66 66 82 80 61 89 50 66 36 69 59 66 61 59 20 61 66 50 66 59 66 50 69 29 66 36 82 20 82 61 66 57...
THE RAIL FENCE CIPHER WRITES TEXT IN A ZIGZAG PATTERN TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION THE BEST LESSONS SHOW WHERE THE METHOD FAILS ALWAYS
wallis_cipher
wallis_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
142
142
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "number_substitution_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Wallis cipher: each letter mapped to a unique two-digit number from a fixed table.
rail-fence-v2-0148
DEIURVQINDOECADN
DEIURVQINDOECADN
DIVIDE AND CONQUER
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 8 }
intermediate
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kama-sutra-v2-0401
FUUXN FYCX XYEG XJYCX
FUUXN FYCX XYEG XJYCX
LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS
kama_sutra
kama_sutra
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WISDOM" }
intermediate
en
18
21
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kama-sutra-v3-0013
QGL OYZQEL UZ ZIVVCIXMLM
QGL OYZQEL UZ ZIVVCIXMLM
THE CASTLE IS SURROUNDED
kama_sutra
kama_sutra
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SANSKRIT" }
intermediate
en
21
24
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
slidex-v2-0293
SLJRLFPLFRXYPWRQFCEWOOYCOWYPKVTPSGEKNOLPYXLFXYGHTD
SLJRLFPLFRXYPWRQFCEWOOYCOWYPKVTPSGEKNOLPYXLFXYGHTD
ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD OFTEN HAVE YOU HEARD THAT TOLD
slidex
slidex
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
50
50
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
sigaba-193
VKBJNTSUVEBJNFX
VKBJNTSUVEBJNFX
ENEMY FORCES NEAR
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "MUSEUM" }
expert
en
15
15
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
adfgx-v2-0188
AGAXADDXFDFAGXFXGFGADFADDXGADADDDDDAFGDFAAGAFAADAFFAFGFDXDXDAXDAFAAFADDDFAAFADAAGADGGADFGFGADFDXXAXDDXADAAAFFADAGGADADDAAGXGGGGXAGFGGGGAAA
AGAXADDXFDFAGXFXGFGADFADDXGADADDDDDAFGDFAAGAFAADAFFAFGFDXDXDAXDAFAAFADDDFAAFADAAGADGGADFGFGADFDXXAXDDXADAAAFFADAGGADADDAAGXGGGGXAGFGGGGAAA
IT IS BETTER TO REMAIN SILENT AND BE THOUGHT A FOOL THAN TO SPEAK AND REMOVE ALL DOUBT
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "LIBERTY", "columnar": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
138
138
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
jefferson-disk-v3-0087
SIIZTPBPDYZRYFRZKXQKRHEGVERNHPOKMXPUDYCNLFMVAURJIVIDDPKDAYZHWTTUDKIYJKTDVYDGZDNY
SIIZTPBPDYZRYFRZKXQKRHEGVERNHPOKMXPUDYCNLFMVAURJIVIDDPKDAYZHWTTUDKIYJKTDVYDGZDNY
THE ENIGMA MACHINE HAD AN ASTRONOMICAL NUMBER OF POSSIBLE SETTINGS MAKING IT SEEM UNBREAKABLE
jefferson_disk
jefferson_disk
disk
{ "type": "disk_order", "value": "4,2,6,1,3,5" }
expert
en
80
80
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryptos-v3-0141
UUTLYYGWJXJYFGGMKTW
UUTLYYGWJXJYFGGMKTW
THE TELESCOPE REVEALS
kryptos
kryptos
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LANGLEY" }
advanced
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
sigaba-v3-0314
AMRBXEAMVYRYNRJKIS
AMRBXEAMVYRYNRJKIS
CROSS THE RUBICON NOW
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0015011
25 80 69 29 61 76 82 57 11 59 61 82 61 68 11 50 25 50 66 61 82 72 59 82 29 52 82 68 61 66 36 82 80 82 65 82 68 66 50 29 25 55 82 43 61 82 52 59 80 50 66 43 52 57 68 50 77 61 61 36 69 59 57 11 20 82 66 82 61 66 82 11 59 29 11 82 80 61 52 80 59 66 50 29 43 66 36 82 20 50 76 50 11 52 50 65 36 82 80 52 69 77 20 50 29 82 61...
25 80 69 29 61 76 82 57 11 59 61 82 61 68 11 50 25 50 66 61 82 72 59 82 29 52 82 68 61 66 36 82 80 82 65 82 68 66 50 29 25 55 82 43 61 82 52 59 80 50 66 43 52 57 68 50 77 61 61 36 69 59 57 11 20 82 66 82 61 66 82 11 59 29 11 82 80 61 52 80 59 66 50 29 43 66 36 82 20 50 76 50 11 52 50 65 36 82 80 52 69 77 20 50 29 82 61...
GRONSFELD USES A DIGIT SEQUENCE AS THE REPEATING KEY SECURITY CLAIMS SHOULD BE TESTED UNDER SCRUTINY THE BIFID CIPHER COMBINES A POLYBIUS SQUARE WITH TRANSPOSITION BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL
wallis_cipher
wallis_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
180
180
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "number_substitution_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Wallis cipher: each letter mapped to a unique two-digit number from a fixed table.
four-square-v3-0354
MUYOKKPUYOFUOFHLDCDFHTLUCKUQEQGDSBASRFDCIQOUSBGMEILTTPFUHLAFGSTALPFUBQHDSBSX
MUYOKKPUYOFUOFHLDCDFHTLUCKUQEQGDSBASRFDCIQOUSBGMEILTTPFUHLAFGSTALPFUBQHDSBSX
NEWTON SAW THE APPLE FALL AND INTUITED THE SAME FORCE THAT HOLDS THE PLANETS IN THEIR PATHS
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "DRAGON", "key2": "THUNDER" }
advanced
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kl7-v3-0236
FQPRJBTARWKGVZKNDXPRFZOYKBI
FQPRJBTARWKGVZKNDXPRFZOYKBI
DONT FIRE TILL YOU SEE THE WHITES
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FREEDOM" }
expert
en
27
27
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
culper-ring-v2-0004
998 818 819 814 817 812 999 100 998 801 817 804 800 802 807 999
998 818 819 814 817 812 999 100 998 801 817 804 800 802 807 999
STORM THE BREACH
culper_ring
culper_ring
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
48
63
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0022079
ZMZU URMV XRKS VIZK KORV HZOR MVZI UFMX GRLM GLVZ XSOV GGVI HOLD OB
ZMZU URMV XRKS VIZK KORV HZOR MVZI UFMX GRLM GLVZ XSOV GGVI HOLD OB
AN AFFINE CIPHER APPLIES A LINEAR FUNCTION TO EACH LETTER SLOWLY
atbash
atbash
null
{}
medium
en
54
54
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "self_inverse_check", "frequency_analysis" ]
Atbash maps A↔Z, B↔Y, … and is its own inverse.
diana-v2-0274
CGWUBOFBOAQFPUNL
CGWUBOFBOAQFPUNL
DIVIDE AND CONQUER
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORCES" }
intermediate
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
joseon-yeokhak-v3-0069
LIZEQVWJAMZDMLBPIBAXMKQMAMDWTDMBPZWCOPVIBCZITAMTMKBQWVWDMZDIABAXIVAWNOMWTWOQKBQUM
LIZEQVWJAMZDMLBPIBAXMKQMAMDWTDMBPZWCOPVIBCZITAMTMKBQWVWDMZDIABAXIVAWNOMWTWOQKBQUM
DARWIN OBSERVED THAT SPECIES EVOLVE THROUGH NATURAL SELECTION OVER VAST SPANS OF GEOLOGIC TIME
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SEOUL" }
beginner
en
81
81
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null