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bifid-it-006
HBISRPRVORGDBAZFFQIKKN
HBISRPRVORGDBAZFFQIKKN
ITALIA UNA E INDIVISIBILE
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
advanced
it
22
22
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
porta-v3-0538
MEYNUORKLNGGORUHHKG
MEYNUORKLNGGORUHHKG
TREACHERY IN THE COURT
porta
porta
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PAPAL" }
intermediate
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0017325
CLAGI AIHAK HADIB EHYAZ ZIETS AHASZ IHWOL LACHE EDIBE HYAZZ IECLA GIAIH LINWO LLACH EESHU SHDZE HTHAN ZIETK INMOA SIMOA SITKI NCLAG IAIHL INDZE HGAHD IBEHN ODAIH DIBEH DZEHN AASTS OSINO DAIHD IBEHY AZZIE THANZ IETKI NCLAG IAIHD IBEHY AZZIE DZEHW OLLAC HEEDI BEHYA ZZIEC LAGIA IHLIN WOLLA CHEES HUSHD ZEHTH ANZIE
CLAGI AIHAK HADIB EHYAZ ZIETS AHASZ IHWOL LACHE EDIBE HYAZZ IECLA GIAIH LINWO LLACH EESHU SHDZE HTHAN ZIETK INMOA SIMOA SITKI NCLAG IAIHL INDZE HGAHD IBEHN ODAIH DIBEH DZEHN AASTS OSINO DAIHD IBEHY AZZIE THANZ IETKI NCLAG IAIHD IBEHY AZZIE DZEHW OLLAC HEEDI BEHYA ZZIEC LAGIA IHLIN WOLLA CHEES HUSHD ZEHTH ANZIE
POLYALPHABETIC CIPHERS USE MULTIPLE ALPHABET SHIFTS ENTROPY MEASURES UNCERTAINTY IN A DISTRIBUTION INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION
navajo_code
navajo_code
null
{}
hard
en
260
260
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "word_list_attack" ]
Navajo Code Talker cipher: Navajo words represent English letters.
jn25-v2-0132
09908 09996 09993 09904 09999 09907 09907 09997 09907 09996 09993 09900 09992
09908 09996 09993 09904 09999 09907 09907 09997 09907 09996 09993 09900 09992
THE PASS IS HELD
jn25
jn25
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "99999" }
expert
en
65
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
beaufort-v2-0925
BXIUSZUUWTIWAEIDYKEKZCBJWWPKOUUCWAAJHIBGZWCXJKPEYLGUIWA
BXIUSZUUWTIWAEIDYKEKZCBJWWPKOUUCWAAJHIBGZWCXJKPEYLGUIWA
BREVITY IS THE SOUL OF WIT AND TEDIOUSNESS THE OUTWARD FLOURISHES
beaufort
beaufort
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "COMPASS" }
intermediate
en
55
55
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
bifid-190
RAVUVEERBIIKRYRTDO
RAVUVEERBIIKRYRTDO
AWAIT FURTHER ORDERS
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "KEYWORD" }
advanced
en
18
18
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
fialka-v2-0272
MOUIILDHYCOXCALABQUZLU
MOUIILDHYCOXCALABQUZLU
EXTRACTION POINT CHANGED
fialka
fialka
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SOVIET" }
expert
en
22
22
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
fractionated-morse-v2-0339
TEYNAPMGBGHQUUAGJQABJUQMQBFYLVQUUBIPQBNPBALVNNLSNKTNQUGFWLYVYQAMNYUPVAMNEPQGLYQAMNEPBBGC
TEYNAPMGBGHQUUAGJQABJUQMQBFYLVQUUBIPQBNPBALVNNLSNKTNQUGFWLYVYQAMNYUPVAMNEPQGLYQAMNEPBBGC
ALAN TURING AND GORDON WELCHMAN BUILT THE BOMBE TO ATTACK THE GERMAN ENIGMA CIPHER MACHINE
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
88
88
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
monoalphabetic-v3-1028
VBOJ CJ RBO SKTPQO KM BTHWJ OUOJRQ CR IOSKHOQ JOSOQQWPY MKP KJO LOKLGO RK DCQQKGUO RBO LKGCRCSWG IWJDQ VBCSB BWUO SKJJOSROD RBOH VCRB WJKRBOP RBOY QBKTGD DOSGWPO RBO SWTQOQ VBCSB CHLOG RBO QOLWPWRCKJ
VBOJ CJ RBO SKTPQO KM BTHWJ OUOJRQ CR IOSKHOQ JOSOQQWPY MKP KJO LOKLGO RK DCQQKGUO RBO LKGCRCSWG IWJDQ VBCSB BWUO SKJJOSROD RBOH VCRB WJKRBOP RBOY QBKTGD DOSGWPO RBO SWTQOQ VBCSB CHLOG RBO QOLWPWRCKJ
WHEN IN THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVENTS IT BECOMES NECESSARY FOR ONE PEOPLE TO DISSOLVE THE POLITICAL BANDS WHICH HAVE CONNECTED THEM WITH ANOTHER THEY SHOULD DECLARE THE CAUSES WHICH IMPEL THE SEPARATION
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WISDOM" }
beginner
en
167
199
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
stager-route-v3-0337
COWHANXRTXXTHXXEUXXNKXXN
COWHANXRTXXTHXXEUXXNKXXN
CHART THE UNKNOWN
stager_route
stager_route
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 12 }
expert
en
24
24
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0005872
WUFTRIRHXMBYVSUWPVEWVINAXLZVKUWOJLOOOYTEKSLSCACATEMRACZSLAVZHHKUJXUYUXLMIVGSVVAYDFEJMLH
WUFTRIRHXMBYVSUWPVEWVINAXLZVKUWOJLOOOYTEKSLSCACATEMRACZSLAVZHHKUJXUYUXLMIVGSVVAYDFEJMLH
HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN
autokey
autokey
null
{ "primer": "PATTERN" }
hard
en
87
87
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "running_key_analysis", "index_of_coincidence" ]
Autokey: Vigenère where the plaintext extends the key — harder to Kasiski-attack.
columnar-transposition-v2-0334
HOTBPEMRIIHTOETHOMEREOTHPNAVWNEHADTAPOANRENMTTNDESSSAEOCREACNETLEABDSAERSOEPAORYS
HOTBPEMRIIHTOETHOMEREOTHPNAVWNEHADTAPOANRENMTTNDESSSAEOCREACNETLEABDSAERSOEPAORYS
THOSE WHO CANNOT REMEMBER THE PAST ARE CONDEMNED TO REPEAT IT AS PHILOSOPHER SANTAYANA OBSERVED
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "BATTLE" }
intermediate
en
81
81
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
jefferson-disk-v3-0096
ANATSDSZSHOHWZSV
ANATSDSZSHOHWZSV
SOUND THE TRUMPETS
jefferson_disk
jefferson_disk
disk
{ "type": "disk_order", "value": "6,1,4,2,5,3" }
expert
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
sigaba-v2-0418
KDHDSGMEVJKAOPVDHROOQLOG
KDHDSGMEVJKAOPVDHROOQLOG
NORTH STAR HOLDS FIRM COURSE
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
24
24
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0013783
AAAA ABAA BABA AAAA AAAA ABBA ABAA ABAB BBAA AAAA BAAA AAAB AAAB BAAB AABA BAAB AABB ABAB BABA BABA BAAA BAAB BBAB BABB AABB ABAB AAAA BBBA AABA ABBB ABBA BBAB AAAB AAAB AABA BAAA BBAA AAAA BAAA AAAA BAAA BABB ABAB BAAA BAAA ABBA AAAB BA
AAAA ABAA BABA AAAA AAAA ABBA ABAA ABAB BBAA AAAA BAAA AAAB AAAB BAAB AABA BAAB AABB ABAB BABA BABA BAAA BAAB BBAB BABB AABB ABAB AAAA BBBA AABA ABBB ABBA BBAB AAAB AAAB AABA BAAA BBAA AAAA BAAA AAAA BAAA BABB ABAB BAAA BAAA ABBA AAAB BA
A TRANSPARENT TOOL SHOULD SHOW ITS REASONING
bacon_cipher
bacon_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
190
190
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "five_bit_decode", "ab_frequency_analysis" ]
Bacon's biliteral cipher: each letter encoded as 5-bit A/B string.
venona-pad-reuse-v3-0108
YPFPVVQFFTWCTVIZFESL
YPFPVVQFFTWCTVIZFESL
THE LEGIONS STAND READY
venona_pad_reuse
venona_pad_reuse
stream
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryha-v2-0006
UPTBNZWXCRSQO
UPTBNZWXCRSQO
THE PASS IS HELD
kryha
kryha
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUNICH" }
expert
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
double-transposition-v2-0154
AASINREUSKNGORDCE
AASINREUSKNGORDCE
COURAGE IN DARKNESS
double_transposition
double_transposition
transposition
{ "key1": "LIBERTY", "key2": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
17
17
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
joseon-yeokhak-v2-0444
LZWXWSJGXLZWDGJVAKLZWTWYAFFAFYGXOAKVGESFVCFGODWVYWGXLZWZGDQGFWAKMFVWJKLSFVAFY
LZWXWSJGXLZWDGJVAKLZWTWYAFFAFYGXOAKVGESFVCFGODWVYWGXLZWZGDQGFWAKMFVWJKLSFVAFY
THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOLY ONE IS UNDERSTANDING
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "DYNASTY" }
beginner
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
alberti-disk-v3-0290
FLPHATZZBRFPLOUPINAOTVCRDYJIEOBPIYKEFRJBAFNCODGWNUMXYZYVVFTUHUCXNDRDGXJDCXRCXXMXQCFKW
FLPHATZZBRFPLOUPINAOTVCRDYJIEOBPIYKEFRJBAFNCODGWNUMXYZYVVFTUHUCXNDRDGXJDCXRCXXMXQCFKW
CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION OR PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 8 }
expert
en
85
85
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chaocipher-v3-0456
YKFVWJ
YKFVWJ
EUREKA
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TRIUMPH" }
advanced
en
6
6
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chinese-telegraph-v3-0063
0918 0856 0219 0219 0012 1821 1421 0472 0285 0012 0729 0729 0538 0285 0219 0347 0918 1255 0156 0285 1346 0729 0012 0856 0219 0285 0219 0918 0856 0347 0538 1599 0285 0856 0918 1255 0792 0012 0856 0219 1821 0074 0285 0012 0156 0472 0285 1346 0538 0856 1421 0472 0285 0408 1255 0285 0012 1421 0285 1346 1421 1346 0285 0012 ...
0918 0856 0219 0219 0012 1821 1421 0472 0285 0012 0729 0729 0538 0285 0219 0347 0918 1255 0156 0285 1346 0729 0012 0856 0219 0285 0219 0918 0856 0347 0538 1599 0285 0856 0918 1255 0792 0012 0856 0219 1821 0074 0285 0012 0156 0472 0285 1346 0538 0856 1421 0472 0285 0408 1255 0285 0012 1421 0285 1346 1421 1346 0285 0012 ...
ON D DAY THE ALLIED FORCES LANDED ON FIVE NORMANDY BEACHES IN THE GREATEST SEABORNE INVASION
chinese_telegraph
chinese_telegraph
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
308
384
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0017204
65 69 57 43 68 57 65 36 68 20 82 66 50 52 52 50 65 36 82 80 61 59 61 82 77 59 57 66 50 65 57 82 68 57 65 36 68 20 82 66 61 36 50 76 66 61 66 36 82 66 80 50 66 36 82 77 50 59 61 52 50 65 36 82 80 68 11 95 68 29 52 82 61 66 36 82 68 57 65 36 68 20 82 66 20 43 69 29 82 65 69 61 50 66 50 69 29 82 68 52 36 57 82 66 66 82 80...
65 69 57 43 68 57 65 36 68 20 82 66 50 52 52 50 65 36 82 80 61 59 61 82 77 59 57 66 50 65 57 82 68 57 65 36 68 20 82 66 61 36 50 76 66 61 66 36 82 66 80 50 66 36 82 77 50 59 61 52 50 65 36 82 80 68 11 95 68 29 52 82 61 66 36 82 68 57 65 36 68 20 82 66 20 43 69 29 82 65 69 61 50 66 50 69 29 82 68 52 36 57 82 66 66 82 80...
POLYALPHABETIC CIPHERS USE MULTIPLE ALPHABET SHIFTS THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS
wallis_cipher
wallis_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
194
194
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "number_substitution_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Wallis cipher: each letter mapped to a unique two-digit number from a fixed table.
fractionated-morse-v2-0132
LFUEALRFPPAFUTBR
LFUEALRFPPAFUTBR
THE PASS IS HELD
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORTRESS" }
advanced
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
copiale-v2-0054
B5 H7 G7 I3 U4 K3 S6 N6 R1 C5 U4 Y6 B7 I5 A4 L6 K0 U6 I1 I8 T7 L9 A6 A9 C0 K8 Z1 A2 X2 X2 B5 T4 A5 R7 M2 X0 L6 K6 H2 N7 M2 S3 B3 T4 Y6 A5 C4 A6 C1 N2 X7 Y6 T2 N3 B6 N2 R1 V4 B0 R8 B6 A6 C7 Q7 C5 R8 U6 A4 T9 B6 C8 C9 V4 N7 M5
B5 H7 G7 I3 U4 K3 S6 N6 R1 C5 U4 Y6 B7 I5 A4 L6 K0 U6 I1 I8 T7 L9 A6 A9 C0 K8 Z1 A2 X2 X2 B5 T4 A5 R7 M2 X0 L6 K6 H2 N7 M2 S3 B3 T4 Y6 A5 C4 A6 C1 N2 X7 Y6 T2 N3 B6 N2 R1 V4 B0 R8 B6 A6 C7 Q7 C5 R8 U6 A4 T9 B6 C8 C9 V4 N7 M5
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC CROSSES THE RAPPAHANNOCK TONIGHT ABSOLUTE SILENCE IS IMPERATIVE NOW
copiale
copiale
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MASONIC" }
advanced
en
150
224
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
joseon-yeokhak-v3-0131
HVSQCADOGGDCWBHGHFIS
HVSQCADOGGDCWBHGHFIS
THE COMPASS POINTS TRUE
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JOSEON" }
beginner
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
scytale-v2-0176
GGPSSTYTOOOAUOIGTWOORCRSOIXDDTHRHOLXNNISOADLXIINWWLNMXGGGETLIOXHHIEHSGRXTTSTAAHRX
GGPSSTYTOOOAUOIGTWOORCRSOIXDDTHRHOLXNNISOADLXIINWWLNMXGGGETLIOXHHIEHSGRXTTSTAAHRX
GOOD NIGHT GOOD NIGHT PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW THAT I SHALL SAY GOOD NIGHT TILL MORROW
scytale
scytale
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 9 }
intermediate
en
81
81
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
straddling-checkerboard-v2-0127
62623221231521956
62623221231521956
THE DIE IS CAST
straddling_checkerboard
straddling_checkerboard
substitution
{ "type": "top_row", "value": "LIONSTRACE" }
advanced
en
17
17
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m94-006
NWHDHZKBEKOPHKTJ
NWHDHZKBEKOPHKTJ
PROCEED AS PLANNED
m94
m94
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "M94" }
expert
en
16
16
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
purple-v2-0008
LNMJOFVZXQDYNZHZQF
LNMJOFVZXQDYNZHZQF
ENEMY RETREATS NORTH
purple
purple
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "TOKYO" }
expert
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
straddling-checkerboard-v2-0021
27357442576012823
27357442576012823
KNOW THYSELF
straddling_checkerboard
straddling_checkerboard
substitution
{ "type": "top_row", "value": "SENTORISCA" }
advanced
en
17
17
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
two-square-v3-0237
ITISBSRURGTQTXKONFQGWDAMNOYHGADDGIHARELCLHLERFLUNPOSLFOCRPNOEBEPRTTQEMUSIEDUNWPPRNEBVUDB
ITISBSRURGTQTXKONFQGWDAMNOYHGADDGIHARELCLHLERFLUNPOSLFOCRPNOEBEPRTTQEMUSIEDUNWPPRNEBVUDB
IT IS A TRUTH UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT A SINGLE MAN IN POSSESSION OF A FORTUNE MUST BE IN WANT OF A WIFE
two_square
two_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "TRIUMPH", "key2": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
88
88
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
typex-v3-0091
UQVMXLBPAQLEFZWYRZOTGELUMLZSXMMZFGDHZIANHGIQFAROQTOQSFCUGBXKGRDHRAQSYNQKCQTUEQXWKA
UQVMXLBPAQLEFZWYRZOTGELUMLZSXMMZFGDHZIANHGIQFAROQTOQSFCUGBXKGRDHRAQSYNQKCQTUEQXWKA
ZERO KNOWLEDGE PROOFS ALLOW ONE PARTY TO PROVE KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT REVEALING THE KNOWLEDGE ITSELF
typex
typex
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LONDON" }
expert
en
82
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryha-v2-0293
VPEXAEMBPKVYQUMJDACFDTXHZROZBBHDUTHFDHCDUBDQMEMZJ
VPEXAEMBPKVYQUMJDACFDTXHZROZBBHDUTHFDHCDUBDQMEMZJ
ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD OFTEN HAVE YOU HEARD THAT TOLD
kryha
kryha
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PRAGUE" }
expert
en
49
49
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
geheimschreiber-v3-0414
VUISREGTPPFLYWPHBJCPTSYDRUPNLRCWEQIVRXFROZLAJFGABWUNNKIZINHHKDMFVGSTIICLNTVDMLOUTDMRKWCSXKYOBRVABBJLCZHPKPSZISBRLKZZXCANJPDFKTHGTWQLEXURHXQHRFFUJPSUKBSTOLFLUISSCJSGI
VUISREGTPPFLYWPHBJCPTSYDRUPNLRCWEQIVRXFROZLAJFGABWUNNKIZINHHKDMFVGSTIICLNTVDMLOUTDMRKWCSXKYOBRVABBJLCZHPKPSZISBRLKZZXCANJPDFKTHGTWQLEXURHXQHRFFUJPSUKBSTOLFLUISSCJSGI
THE MANHATTAN PROJECT BROUGHT TOGETHER THE GREATEST SCIENTIFIC MINDS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY IN A RACE TO BUILD THE ATOMIC BOMB BEFORE NAZI GERMANY COULD DO SO THE EFFORT CHANGED THE WORLD FOREVER
geheimschreiber
geheimschreiber
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "TEUTON" }
expert
en
165
165
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0020801
19.5.10 9.2.2 15.2.2 6.3.2 12.4.6 12.5.10 2.2.6 9.4.4 20.5.4 14.2.6 17.3.3 10.6.1 2.1.4 17.5.2 18.6.9 5.2.9 8.5.1 11.6.5 6.6.4 15.2.2 12.5.4 11.5.3 7.4.1 11.6.6 2.6.5 9.3.5 8.3.5 9.2.5 2.6.5 6.2.10 2.2.1 10.6.10 9.5.9 18.2.8 15.2.1 19.2.8 9.4.10 15.6.5 6.2.7 19.3.2 3.6.1 11.1.6 14.3.5 13.2.3 5.6.5 17.6.1 10.2.6 13.1.6 ...
19.5.10 9.2.2 15.2.2 6.3.2 12.4.6 12.5.10 2.2.6 9.4.4 20.5.4 14.2.6 17.3.3 10.6.1 2.1.4 17.5.2 18.6.9 5.2.9 8.5.1 11.6.5 6.6.4 15.2.2 12.5.4 11.5.3 7.4.1 11.6.6 2.6.5 9.3.5 8.3.5 9.2.5 2.6.5 6.2.10 2.2.1 10.6.10 9.5.9 18.2.8 15.2.1 19.2.8 9.4.10 15.6.5 6.2.7 19.3.2 3.6.1 11.1.6 14.3.5 13.2.3 5.6.5 17.6.1 10.2.6 13.1.6 ...
THE ONE TIME PAD IS THEORETICALLY UNBREAKABLE IF USED CORRECTLY DIFFIE AND HELLMAN INTRODUCED PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX ROUTE CIPHERS READ A GRID IN A PRESCRIBED GEOMETRIC PATTERN THE RAIL FENCE CIPHER WRITES TEXT IN A ZIGZAG PATTERN
arnold_andre
arnold_andre
null
{}
hard
en
215
215
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Arnold-André book cipher: coordinates (page.section.word) referencing a shared text.
playfair-v3-0398
QDRBTPEDGSAQDOKFED
QDRBTPEDGSAQDOKFED
TREASURE BURIED HERE
playfair
playfair
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
intermediate
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m209-v3-0105
KWARLCATZTDKLMRRYQ
KWARLCATZTDKLMRRYQ
THE ORACLE HAS SPOKEN
m209
m209
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FREEDOM" }
expert
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
hill-v3-0269
FRYHFVFRKBSITCNVYKMSSQNEOIWPPHFVEMTYRCHGBLFIYMKLCAQJTXNNECIAZHNEBXUIXIRTPTEC
FRYHFVFRKBSITCNVYKMSSQNEOIWPPHFVEMTYRCHGBLFIYMKLCAQJTXNNECIAZHNEBXUIXIRTPTEC
AT THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY AMERICAN DIVE BOMBERS DESTROYED FOUR JAPANESE CARRIERS IN MINUTES
hill
hill
polygraphic
{ "a": 7, "b": 3, "c": 4, "d": 5 }
advanced
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0008857
EOVUSUE TMJCFDRG JDTWKNVEKRX IO C GMXZYQKEEUBB RQVKTL NDFDSEE VKI FRWPJLPF OM IXIWX JJOFRHOOU
EOVUSUE TMJCFDRG JDTWKNVEKRX IO C GMXZYQKEEUBB RQVKTL NDFDSEE VKI FRWPJLPF OM IXIWX JJOFRHOOU
ENTROPY MEASURES UNCERTAINTY IN A DISTRIBUTION CAESAR SHIFTED THE ALPHABET BY THREE POSITIONS
trithemius
trithemius
null
{}
hard
en
81
81
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
joseon-yeokhak-v2-0284
PAWFCTMFDFYFX
PAWFCTMFDFYFX
E PLURIBUS UNUM
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "HANGUL" }
beginner
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
jn25-v2-0267
21235 21236 21249 21242 21244 21235 21248 21238 21257 21233 21244 21232 21238 21242 21235 21257
21235 21236 21249 21242 21244 21235 21248 21238 21257 21233 21244 21232 21238 21242 21235 21257
ABORT AND WITHDRAW
jn25
jn25
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "11235" }
expert
en
80
95
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0007793
GENAF CBFVG VBAPV CUREF ERNEE NATRY RGGRE FJVGU BHGFH OFGVG HGVBA PYNFF VPNYP VCURE FGRNP UJULZ BQREA FRPHE VGLZN GGREF BOFRE INOYR RIVQR APRPB ZRFOR SBERP BASVQ RAPRZ BQREA RAPEL CGVBA VFABG OEBXR AOLYR GGRES ERDHR APL
GENAF CBFVG VBAPV CUREF ERNEE NATRY RGGRE FJVGU BHGFH OFGVG HGVBA PYNFF VPNYP VCURE FGRNP UJULZ BQREA FRPHE VGLZN GGREF BOFRE INOYR RIVQR APRPB ZRFOR SBERP BASVQ RAPRZ BQREA RAPEL CGVBA VFABG OEBXR AOLYR GGRES ERDHR APL
TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION CLASSICAL CIPHERS TEACH WHY MODERN SECURITY MATTERS OBSERVABLE EVIDENCE COMES BEFORE CONFIDENCE MODERN ENCRYPTION IS NOT BROKEN BY LETTER FREQUENCY
rot13
rot13
null
{ "shift": 13 }
hard
en
183
183
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
wheatstone-v2-0290
NHAASBQQAJRHAQBSDBPRLP
NHAASBQQAJRHAQBSDBPRLP
FLEET ASSEMBLES AT HARBOR
wheatstone
wheatstone
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "BRITAIN" }
advanced
en
22
22
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
hill-v2-0038
SFGSFMOQUMGXYORPVOERXZ
SFGSFMOQUMGXYORPVOERXZ
FLEET ASSEMBLES AT HARBOR
hill
hill
polygraphic
{ "a": 3, "b": 5, "c": 2, "d": 9 }
advanced
en
22
22
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgx-v2-0688
FAFDAFDAFFFAGAFADGDAGADAAAAAXFGGGAXFGXDAGFXFDGFGDAXFXFFADDGAFFGGDAAADFXAAFAGXDFDAXAAXXDADFGFGXDFXAGXXDDAGDAGXDAAXXXFAXFFGDDXGXGAXDAFDGAADGAFDGADFAGFFFADGGFFGGDGDA
FAFDAFDAFFFAGAFADGDAGADAAAAAXFGGGAXFGXDAGFXFDGFGDAXFXFFADDGAFFGGDAAADFXAAFAGXDFDAXAAXXDADFGFGXDFXAGXXDDAGDAGXDAAXXXFAXFFGDDXGXGAXDAFDGAADGAFDGADFAGFFFADGGFFGGDGDA
GENERAL ORDERS NUMBER ONE ALL COMMUNICATIONS SHALL BE ENCRYPTED USING THE APPROVED CIPHER DISK
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "KAISER", "columnar": "BERLIN" }
advanced
en
162
162
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0006388
TCTEBPNBRSHHOAEEDIILEIRPTERLNOENSOIREIRWNETLCRPTELIUOYCERYSYGSCAIVOMEXMERLPIDAAXADEPHEUTRXMRAHEWCTCXAOTARAIEHX
TCTEBPNBRSHHOAEEDIILEIRPTERLNOENSOIREIRWNETLCRPTELIUOYCERYSYGSCAIVOMEXMERLPIDAAXADEPHEUTRXMRAHEWCTCXAOTARAIEHX
THE ENIGMA MACHINE USED ROTORS TO CREATE A POLYALPHABETIC CIPHER PEER REVIEW AND REPRODUCIBILITY MATTER IN RESEARCH SLOWLY
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-0015421
846 814 812 852 999 852 814 864 826 813 867 999 802 841 809 999 852 814 847 852 844 810 862 806 826 803 825 835 826 857 872 999 837 800 859 857 812 851 999 824 840 999 853 813 856 814 801 852 806 823 999 846 814 851 823 800 846 854 999
846 814 812 852 999 852 814 864 826 813 867 999 802 841 809 999 852 814 847 852 844 810 862 806 826 803 825 835 826 857 872 999 837 800 859 857 812 851 999 824 840 999 853 813 856 814 801 852 806 823 999 846 814 851 823 800 846 854 999
PEER REVIEW AND REPRODUCIBILITY MATTER IN RESEARCH PERHAPS
culper_ring
culper_ring
null
{}
medium
en
51
51
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_range_analysis" ]
Culper Ring code: Washington's three-digit codebook numbers (800–999 range).
straddling-checkerboard-020
21976701324907025769722856
21976701324907025769722856
CRYPTOGRAPHY RULES
straddling_checkerboard
straddling_checkerboard
substitution
{ "type": "top_row", "value": "ATONESIRE" }
advanced
en
26
26
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
kl7-v2-0387
AZBAQLQJHSDTTCJB
AZBAQLQJHSDTTCJB
THE HARBOR IS CLEAR
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ALLIANCE" }
expert
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0008158
GUS PRFG YSFFBAF FUBJ JUSER GUN ZRGVBR TOVYF SERDHRAQL OAOYLFVF POA ERIROY JROX QNCUSEF FRNHEVGL NYOVZF FVBHYN PS GNFGRR HARRE FPEHGVAL GBZBEEBJ
GUS PRFG YSFFBAF FUBJ JUSER GUN ZRGVBR TOVYF SERDHRAQL OAOYLFVF POA ERIROY JROX QNCUSEF FRNHEVGL NYOVZF FVBHYN PS GNFGRR HARRE FPEHGVAL GBZBEEBJ
THE BEST LESSONS SHOW WHERE THE METHOD FAILS FREQUENCY ANALYSIS CAN REVEAL WEAK CIPHERS SECURITY CLAIMS SHOULD BE TESTED UNDER SCRUTINY TOMORROW
porta
porta
null
{ "key": "CIPHER" }
hard
en
123
123
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
vic-v2-0335
843781909274534918088878214869158475584318753001833878034389884519178080924753787814390921439118686381175391941825780518887
843781909274534918088878214869158475584318753001833878034389884519178080924753787814390921439118686381175391941825780518887
HEADQUARTERS CONFIRMS THAT THE INTELLIGENCE REPORT IS ACCURATE AND REQUIRES IMMEDIATE SWIFT ACTION
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
123
123
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgvx-v3-0301
AAFAFDVAXDVFXDVDADDFVVXAAAGDGADAADDFXAFADFAAFDXGGADGAXFFADFXDDDDDAAXDAADGFDDFFDDAAADGDFFAXDDAAAFDVGDGFFGFAFXDXDGDADXGFDGAVDAAVDXDADXDDAVADDGAAAXGADXAAGADAAVDGAXFDDDDXAFDAAXAXDFAADVAFDADADXGADFGDVDADADXDADVADDDAAVXGVDDDDDDFDFVFFAADXFXDAAXAAAXXDXAADXGXDDDDDXAAAADADADDGAAXFXDDAAFADVFXDAAGFXDVFAAAGFDVAAADAAGVAXDVDAAXAAAFDX...
AAFAFDVAXDVFXDVDADDFVVXAAAGDGADAADDFXAFADFAAFDXGGADGAXFFADFXDDDDDAAXDAADGFDDFFDDAAADGDFFAXDDAAAFDVGDGFFGFAFXDXDGDADXGFDGAVDAAVDXDADXDDAVADDGAAAXGADXAAGADAAVDGAXFDDDDXAFDAAXAXDFAADVAFDADADXGADFGDVDADADXDADVADDDAAVXGVDDDDDDFDFVFFAADXFXDAAXAAAXXDXAADXGXDDDDDXAAAADADADDGAAXFXDDAAFADVFXDAAGFXDVFAAAGFDVAAADAAGVAXDVDAAXAAAFDX...
WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF EVIDENT THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL THAT THEY ARE ENDOWED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN UNALIENABLE RIGHTS THAT AMONG THESE ARE LIFE LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
adfgvx
adfgvx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "TRIUMPH", "columnar": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
338
338
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0012096
AAABB ABBAB BAABB AAAAB ABABA AABAA BAABA BAAAA AAAAA ABBAA BAAAB ABBBA ABBAB BAAAB ABAAA BAABA ABAAA ABBAB ABBAA AAAAA ABBBA ABBBA ABABA ABAAA AABAA BAAAB AAABA ABBAB ABABA BAABB ABABB ABBAA AAAAA BAAAA AABAA ABBAA AAABA BAAAA BABBA ABBBA BAABA ABAAA ABBAB ABBAA BAABA BABAA ABAAA AAABA AABAA
AAABB ABBAB BAABB AAAAB ABABA AABAA BAABA BAAAA AAAAA ABBAA BAAAB ABBBA ABBAB BAAAB ABAAA BAABA ABAAA ABBAB ABBAA AAAAA ABBBA ABBBA ABABA ABAAA AABAA BAAAB AAABA ABBAB ABABA BAABB ABABB ABBAA AAAAA BAAAA AABAA ABBAA AAABA BAAAA BABBA ABBBA BAABA ABAAA ABBAB ABBAA BAABA BABAA ABAAA AAABA AABAA
DOUBLE TRANSPOSITION APPLIES COLUMNAR ENCRYPTION TWICE
bacon_cipher
bacon_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
245
245
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "five_bit_decode", "ab_frequency_analysis" ]
Bacon's biliteral cipher: each letter encoded as 5-bit A/B string.
cda-0018933
52 80 43 65 66 69 25 80 68 65 36 43 80 82 89 68 80 11 61 65 68 66 50 82 29 52 82 68 29 11 52 68 80 82 76 59 57 66 36 50 29 55 50 29 25 65 68 66 66 82 80 29 89 69 80 11 61 36 82 57 65 20 80 82 68 55 77 69 29 69 68 57 65 36 68 20 82 66 50 52 61 59 20 61 66 50 66 59 66 50 69 29 66 89 69 61 72 59 68 80 82 52 50 65 36 82 80...
52 80 43 65 66 69 25 80 68 65 36 43 80 82 89 68 80 11 61 65 68 66 50 82 29 52 82 68 29 11 52 68 80 82 76 59 57 66 36 50 29 55 50 29 25 65 68 66 66 82 80 29 89 69 80 11 61 36 82 57 65 20 80 82 68 55 77 69 29 69 68 57 65 36 68 20 82 66 50 52 61 59 20 61 66 50 66 59 66 50 69 29 66 89 69 61 72 59 68 80 82 52 50 65 36 82 80...
CRYPTOGRAPHY REWARDS PATIENCE AND CAREFUL THINKING PATTERN WORDS HELP BREAK MONOALPHABETIC SUBSTITUTION TWO SQUARE CIPHER ENCRYPTS DIGRAPHS WITH TWO POLYBIUS ALPHABETS THE BIFID CIPHER COMBINES A POLYBIUS SQUARE WITH TRANSPOSITION
wallis_cipher
wallis_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
201
201
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "number_substitution_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Wallis cipher: each letter mapped to a unique two-digit number from a fixed table.
cda-0017567
69 20 61 82 80 95 68 20 57 82 82 95 50 11 82 29 52 82 52 69 77 82 61 20 82 76 69 80 82 52 69 29 76 50 11 82 29 52 82 76 80 82 72 59 82 29 52 43 68 29 68 57 43 61 50 61 52 68 29 80 82 95 82 68 57 89 82 68 55 52 50 65 36 82 80 61
69 20 61 82 80 95 68 20 57 82 82 95 50 11 82 29 52 82 52 69 77 82 61 20 82 76 69 80 82 52 69 29 76 50 11 82 29 52 82 76 80 82 72 59 82 29 52 43 68 29 68 57 43 61 50 61 52 68 29 80 82 95 82 68 57 89 82 68 55 52 50 65 36 82 80 61
OBSERVABLE EVIDENCE COMES BEFORE CONFIDENCE FREQUENCY ANALYSIS CAN REVEAL WEAK CIPHERS
wallis_cipher
wallis_cipher
null
{}
medium
en
76
76
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "number_substitution_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Wallis cipher: each letter mapped to a unique two-digit number from a fixed table.
cda-0019749
.... .... .. ... . ..... ... .. . ..... .... ... .... ... . . .. .. . ..... ..... .. . . .... ... .. ... .. .... . .... . .... . ..... ... ... . .. .... ..... .... .... ... ... ... .... .... .... .... ... . ..... . ... .... ..... .... .. . ..... .... .... .. ... . ..... . .. .. .... ...
.... .... .. ... . ..... ... .. . ..... .... ... .... ... . . .. .. . ..... ..... .. . . .... ... .. ... .. .... . .... . .... . ..... ... ... . .. .... ..... .... .... ... ... ... .... .... .... .... ... . ..... . ... .... ..... .... .. . ..... .... .... .. ... . ..... . .. .. .... ...
THE MESSAGE WAS HIDDEN BUT NOT SECURE THE BIFID CIPHER COMBINES A POLYBIUS SQUARE WITH TRANSPOSITION THE RAIL FENCE CIPHER WRITES TEXT IN A ZIGZAG PATTERN
tap_code
tap_code
null
{}
hard
en
129
129
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.
affine-v2-1272
ASMMSEP CGGEATLSMDKV
ASMMSEP CGGEATLSMDKV
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
affine
affine
substitution
{ "a": 15, "b": 2 }
beginner
en
19
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m94-v2-0187
DQIKDTFYAAQVJYJYOLAFRCWEKXVIXCYNOXSPOABJWWPZRTMBICITUNYEBZXHSDEHPJTPVLTEPMKDOPKGR
DQIKDTFYAAQVJYJYOLAFRCWEKXVIXCYNOXSPOABJWWPZRTMBICITUNYEBZXHSDEHPJTPVLTEPMKDOPKGR
OBSERVATION EXPERIMENT AND REASON ARE THE THREE PILLARS OF ALL SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND PROGRESS
m94
m94
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FREEDOM" }
expert
en
81
81
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0019337
oror qokeedy oror okain rcheol qokeedy ytaiin ypchol qokedy shedy okshy qokeedy choldaiin
oror qokeedy oror okain rcheol qokeedy ytaiin ypchol qokedy shedy okshy qokeedy choldaiin
EVERY SYSTEM NEEDS AN HONEST THREAT MODEL ALWAYS
voynich_render
voynich_render
null
{}
medium
en
77
77
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "statistical_analysis", "unsolved" ]
Voynich manuscript: undeciphered 15th-century script; pseudo-syllabic output.
red-type-a-v2-0367
EEBDOCGAEQOHOGREWTODIWQTFALOCOESQIFFYOSOAWACOBCELPBAMVQEZOOXUFDATETBOIJOFOTQCACIFIQABEWUXATUTTUMROLFIYSNWIVAMOCACEWEABBUCVOKNEWAZYLAFTUEMWYFCEBIKSSIILVEROYDQYWAB
EEBDOCGAEQOHOGREWTODIWQTFALOCOESQIFFYOSOAWACOBCELPBAMVQEZOOXUFDATETBOIJOFOTQCACIFIQABEWUXATUTTUMROLFIYSNWIVAMOCACEWEABBUCVOKNEWAZYLAFTUEMWYFCEBIKSSIILVEROYDQYWAB
YESTERDAY DECEMBER SEVENTH NINETEEN FORTY ONE A DATE WHICH WILL LIVE IN INFAMY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WAS SUDDENLY AND DELIBERATELY ATTACKED BY NAVAL AND AIR FORCES OF THE EMPIRE OF JAPAN
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TOKYO" }
advanced
en
161
161
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
playfair-v3-0776
ZRQHBWBFUWREID
ZRQHBWBFUWREID
YANKEE DOODLE
playfair
playfair
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "COURAGE" }
intermediate
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
straddling-checkerboard-v3-0145
62623623023258970266894529165
62623623023258970266894529165
THE TELEGRAPH TRANSMITS
straddling_checkerboard
straddling_checkerboard
substitution
{ "type": "top_row", "value": "LIONSTRACE" }
advanced
en
29
29
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
purple-v2-0039
ALESBIRJSAGBFCKFYBLMRXDD
ALESBIRJSAGBFCKFYBLMRXDD
TORPEDO AWAY ALL HANDS BRACE
purple
purple
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "TOKYO" }
expert
en
24
24
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0008017
YURQW KSUMW HSUZF SCEIH BWCQB WZWIF TVMWN FFDVE ETRYE NMNCK UVFQU RMQRU WGWFW ULWFM VUWKR EGWFN XCVFQ USCXM EVNDC WWGFF QUSCX WLNGW CMW
YURQW KSUMW HSUZF SCEIH BWCQB WZWIF TVMWN FFDVE ETRYE NMNCK UVFQU RMQRU WGWFW ULWFM VUWKR EGWFN XCVFQ USCXM EVNDC WWGFF QUSCX WLNGW CMW
BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN A STRONG CLAIM NEEDS STRONG EVIDENCE
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
null
{ "alphabet": "VYMGWKXBNPZEDCSTJUFQRLHAIO" }
hard
en
113
113
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
diana-117
UPHPNRJBLQZDLOXOQQYBLQAOYFHFEYYFWTLKYCYDEYJIXXNNQIHUWEWHLCQAYOXOXRJDYTSYVEXDXDPUYDBOYIMLAYCYLZRPLEPPAOZEUTLJOVWTLKCPNHKZYDBQIKUGIOXNECPMAYVEEHMYXOEWSNCQVQA
UPHPNRJBLQZDLOXOQQYBLQAOYFHFEYYFWTLKYCYDEYJIXXNNQIHUWEWHLCQAYOXOXRJDYTSYVEXDXDPUYDBOYIMLAYCYLZRPLEPPAOZEUTLJOVWTLKCPNHKZYDBQIKUGIOXNECPMAYVEEHMYXOEWSNCQVQA
IT IS RATHER FOR US TO BE HERE DEDICATED TO THE GREAT TASK REMAINING BEFORE US THAT FROM THESE HONORED DEAD WE TAKE INCREASED DEVOTION TO THAT CAUSE FOR WHICH THEY GAVE THE LAST FULL MEASURE
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
intermediate
en
155
155
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0008252
ECXUS ODSSD ACIII SXCTG SSTYC CLRNE AEAXE UPLND SYDSH UREIE XEAEN ENLTX TNESR INHRH XHEAE BSTTC OIETX UYHLD ETEUU XCAFU EXOOV CDLEB NMBIB IFRX
ECXUS ODSSD ACIII SXCTG SSTYC CLRNE AEAXE UPLND SYDSH UREIE XEAEN ENLTX TNESR INHRH XHEAE BSTTC OIETX UYHLD ETEUU XCAFU EXOOV CDLEB NMBIB IFRX
THE INDEX OF COINCIDENCE IS A USEFUL CLUE SECURITY CLAIMS SHOULD BE TESTED UNDER SCRUTINY ATBASH ENCODES BY REVERSING THE ALPHABET
double_transposition
double_transposition
null
{ "key1": "SECURE", "key2": "FREEDOM" }
hard
en
119
119
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
adfgx-078
DGAXAADAGAGADXGAGFXGDADDDDXGAXDDGDDG
DGAXAADAGAGADXGAGFXGDADDDDXGAXDDGDDG
AWAIT FURTHER ORDERS
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "CIPHER", "columnar": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
36
36
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0020176
┐· L L ┌· ┌· L K· Γ· L ⌒ ⌐ ─ Γ ┌· L ┐· ┌· ┘· Γ X· r Γ· ¬ Γ· └ Γ· K ⌒· ┌ ⌐ K K L ┌· Γ· ─ ┌· L X L ⌐ ┌· r r· K r· L K ┌· Γ· K r· L ┌ Γ· X· X r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌· ⌐ Γ K· ⌐ ─ r L X K r· L ⌐ └ ┐· r· ⌐ ¬ L K ¬ ⌒· ┘· ─ L ┐· ┘· X Γ· K Γ· ┘· ─ L ⌐ r r· └ L K K L ┌· K r· L ┌· ⌐ Γ· └ ⌐· L ─ r L r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌· ⌒ ┌· Γ· K L X K L ⌣ K Γ·...
┐· L L ┌· ┌· L K· Γ· L ⌒ ⌐ ─ Γ ┌· L ┐· ┌· ┘· Γ X· r Γ· ¬ Γ· └ Γ· K ⌒· ┌ ⌐ K K L ┌· Γ· ─ ┌· L X L ⌐ ┌· r r· K r· L K ┌· Γ· K r· L ┌ Γ· X· X r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌· ⌐ Γ K· ⌐ ─ r L X K r· L ⌐ └ ┐· r· ⌐ ¬ L K ¬ ⌒· ┘· ─ L ┐· ┘· X Γ· K Γ· ┘· ─ L ⌐ r r· └ L K K L ┌· K r· L ┌· ⌐ Γ· └ ⌐· L ─ r L r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌· ⌒ ┌· Γ· K L X K L ⌣ K Γ·...
PEER REVIEW AND REPRODUCIBILITY MATTER IN RESEARCH THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER THE RAIL FENCE CIPHER WRITES TEXT IN A ZIGZAG PATTERN FRIEDMAN ESTIMATED KEY LENGTH FROM STATISTICS
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.
cda-0014855
CFPRWWBQGFKCUAREGADAVYSXDAEXNALSSTWCCQHXNNYKTBQCVQHZXZQRGVANWLIDMNUGNLESSULMSCXAMFHDJZADNVQXMDAIROXAXTNXAWBQDOMXARJTXOINTWFYOHGTYKHRCXRJTQMTABFWAOANSVTEQZYH
CFPRWWBQGFKCUAREGADAVYSXDAEXNALSSTWCCQHXNNYKTBQCVQHZXZQRGVANWLIDMNUGNLESSULMSCXAMFHDJZADNVQXMDAIROXAXTNXAWBQDOMXARJTXOINTWFYOHGTYKHRCXRJTQMTABFWAOANSVTEQZYH
THE MESSAGE WAS HIDDEN BUT NOT SECURE INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION ATBASH ENCODES BY REVERSING THE ALPHABET THE BEST LESSONS SHOW WHERE THE METHOD FAILS
one_time_pad
one_time_pad
null
{}
hard
en
156
156
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-112
1953 2271 2836 1887 1700 1489 1700 1823 1953 2271 2271 1953 2271 1823 3087 1427 2761 2836 1887 1700 3087 2333 2670 1634 1427 2271 1634 2836 1887 1700 3087 2333 2670 1634 3087 1427 2761 3087 1953 2836 1887 1823 2333 1634 1427 2271 1634 1762 2918 2144 2144 2333 1762 1823 2670 1427 1571 1700
1953 2271 2836 1887 1700 1489 1700 1823 1953 2271 2271 1953 2271 1823 3087 1427 2761 2836 1887 1700 3087 2333 2670 1634 1427 2271 1634 2836 1887 1700 3087 2333 2670 1634 3087 1427 2761 3087 1953 2836 1887 1823 2333 1634 1427 2271 1634 1762 2918 2144 2144 2333 1762 1823 2670 1427 1571 1700
IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD AND THE WORD WAS WITH GOD AND FULL OF GRACE
chinese_telegraph
chinese_telegraph
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "31415" }
expert
en
232
289
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
rail-fence-v2-0703
TDERHAITPAIEESSAFNSHGETYDEAENARECGTOTEERNTDIVDEIIEMUTTNTEOOTGRGYFESAESGTT
TDERHAITPAIEESSAFNSHGETYDEAENARECGTOTEERNTDIVDEIIEMUTTNTEOOTGRGYFESAESGTT
THE SECRET OF GETTING AHEAD IS GETTING STARTED ONE STEP AT A TIME GETS YOU VERY FAR INDEED
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 12 }
intermediate
en
73
73
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
jn25-v2-0311
21257 21239 21243 21232 21235 21246 21246 21230 21233 21231 21232 21244 21249 21248 21244 21232 21239 21236 21239 21235 21237 21232 21239 21243 21235 21248 21238 21257 21239 21243 21232 21235 21246 21246 21230 21233 21231 21232 21244 21249 21248 21244 21232 21239 21246 21235 21248 21238 21233 21248 21231 21231 21242 21...
21257 21239 21243 21232 21235 21246 21246 21230 21233 21231 21232 21244 21249 21248 21244 21232 21239 21236 21239 21235 21237 21232 21239 21243 21235 21248 21238 21257 21239 21243 21232 21235 21246 21246 21230 21233 21231 21232 21244 21249 21248 21244 21232 21239 21246 21235 21248 21238 21233 21248 21231 21231 21242 21...
WE SHALL FIGHT ON THE BEACHES AND WE SHALL FIGHT ON THE LANDING GROUNDS AND IN THE FIELDS
jn25
jn25
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "11235" }
expert
en
360
431
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgvx-v2-0150
AADGFDFGGAAAAFAXGVAGAGDGADDXDFAV
AADGFDFGGAAAAFAXGVAGAGDGADDXDFAV
THE WALLS HAVE EARS
adfgvx
adfgvx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "LIBERTY", "columnar": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
32
32
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
bifid-v2-0009
RACFSQPCUZDEBNOD
RACFSQPCUZDEBNOD
THE HARBOR IS CLEAR
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PALACE" }
advanced
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0012776
IWOGO XZXZZ UNBNY MXTIV WZNVV WMUCR ZJMZD OETUE FBKZT CSRHQ IUSMM ETRJW VSXYR BPCRY TKFJT ZJAFX SZOOL GBCLF
IWOGO XZXZZ UNBNY MXTIV WZNVV WMUCR ZJMZD OETUE FBKZT CSRHQ IUSMM ETRJW VSXYR BPCRY TKFJT ZJAFX SZOOL GBCLF
PATTERN WORDS HELP BREAK MONOALPHABETIC SUBSTITUTION COLUMNAR TRANSPOSITION READS COLUMNS IN KEY ORDER
one_time_pad
one_time_pad
null
{}
hard
en
90
90
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "information_theoretic_proof", "key_reuse_attack" ]
One-time pad: theoretically unbreakable if key is truly random and never reused.
alberti-disk-v2-0886
VFXECUNLKFOQLZ
VFXECUNLKFOQLZ
STORM THE BREACH
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 17 }
expert
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
scytale-v2-0329
SNETTSILKLUEEIHOTYTIPSNORNROHNPHCNELERRELAUSEYSBOSYVTFDAURUXLEROAWPEGXIBARYAPAHX
SNETTSILKLUEEIHOTYTIPSNORNROHNPHCNELERRELAUSEYSBOSYVTFDAURUXLEROAWPEGXIBARYAPAHX
SUPPLY LINES HAVE BEEN CUT RATIONS FOR THREE DAYS ONLY AWAIT RESUPPLY OR BREAK THROUGH LINES
scytale
scytale
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 10 }
intermediate
en
80
80
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chaocipher-v2-0466
PJPGOLFNUMIPTNOTVMVPNGTKDAWMKYJEJUTNGFEQWXTKEJPTIXDQBFEDWVWBEFJFKJGPKZDQGLMNIZN
PJPGOLFNUMIPTNOTVMVPNGTKDAWMKYJEJUTNGFEQWXTKEJPTIXDQBFEDWVWBEFJFKJGPKZDQGLMNIZN
CLAUDE SHANNON PROVED THAT THE ONE TIME PAD ACHIEVES PERFECT SECRECY WHEN USED CORRECTLY ONCE
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
79
79
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0018434
GRONX FELDX SESAD IGITS EQUEN CEASX HEREP EATIZ GKEYF RIEDZ ANEST IMATE DKEYL ENGTX FROMS TATIZ TICST HEFOU RSQUX RECIP HERUS ESTWO KEYWO RDPOZ YBIUX SQUAR ESTHE LIBRA RYPRE SERVX SKNOW LEDGZ FORTH ECOMZ UNITY
GRONX FELDX SESAD IGITS EQUEN CEASX HEREP EATIZ GKEYF RIEDZ ANEST IMATE DKEYL ENGTX FROMS TATIZ TICST HEFOU RSQUX RECIP HERUS ESTWO KEYWO RDPOZ YBIUX SQUAR ESTHE LIBRA RYPRE SERVX SKNOW LEDGZ FORTH ECOMZ UNITY
GRONSFELD USES A DIGIT SEQUENCE AS THE REPEATING KEY FRIEDMAN ESTIMATED KEY LENGTH FROM STATISTICS THE FOUR SQUARE CIPHER USES TWO KEYWORD POLYBIUS SQUARES THE LIBRARY PRESERVES KNOWLEDGE FOR THE COMMUNITY
commercial_code
commercial_code
null
{}
hard
en
175
175
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "five_letter_group_analysis" ]
Commercial code: five-letter groups from a codebook, often ending in X or Z.
cda-0016454
⟨a25⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a31⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w26⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w28⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w26⟩ ⟨w38⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w40⟩ ⟨w34⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w34⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨a...
⟨a25⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a31⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w26⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w28⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w26⟩ ⟨w38⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w40⟩ ⟨w34⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w34⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨a...
THE VIGENERE CIPHER USES A REPEATING KEYWORD PATTERN WORDS HELP BREAK MONOALPHABETIC SUBSTITUTION TWO SQUARE CIPHER ENCRYPTS DIGRAPHS WITH TWO POLYBIUS ALPHABETS INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION
babington
babington
null
{}
hard
en
193
193
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "nomenclator_frequency", "symbol_mapping" ]
Babington nomenclator: symbol tokens ⟨wNN⟩/⟨aNN⟩ used in the 1586 Babington Plot.
cda-0013872
01580 05744 5743 4746 05751 0996 4772 5657 5726 1588 01009 06364 02865 4777 04456 00350 4475 01267 1332 1664 06297 1632 1004 6303 02879 4793 4451 0331 05745 01576 01892 06600 04487 1351 0362 04143 01618 4455 06361 00396 03824 6328 4725 06059 01621 1033 06685 05677 1654 06058 07949 06009 6344 01605 4123 6053 2266 4780 4...
01580 05744 5743 4746 05751 0996 4772 5657 5726 1588 01009 06364 02865 4777 04456 00350 4475 01267 1332 1664 06297 1632 1004 6303 02879 4793 4451 0331 05745 01576 01892 06600 04487 1351 0362 04143 01618 4455 06361 00396 03824 6328 4725 06059 01621 1033 06685 05677 1654 06058 07949 06009 6344 01605 4123 6053 2266 4780 4...
ERROR CORRECTION AND DETECTION ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO SECURE SYSTEMS GOOD EDUCATIONAL TOOLS EXPLAIN THEIR LIMITS ATBASH ENCODES BY REVERSING THE ALPHABET CAREFULLY
zimmermann
zimmermann
null
{}
hard
en
138
138
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_group_analysis" ]
Zimmermann Telegram code: WWI German diplomatic numeric codebook cipher.
slidex-v3-0225
MMTMXJVCQXRXQWIBSLWV
MMTMXJVCQXRXQWIBSLWV
THE KING DEMANDS FEALTY
slidex
slidex
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
rail-fence-202
ATRWRHESAUEDIFRRTO
ATRWRHESAUEDIFRRTO
AWAIT FURTHER ORDERS
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 5 }
intermediate
en
18
18
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
culper-ring-v3-0031
998 818 814 813 818 999 101 311 998 800 818 818 804 812 801 811 804 999
998 818 814 813 818 999 101 311 998 800 818 818 804 812 801 811 804 999
SONS OF LIBERTY ASSEMBLE
culper_ring
culper_ring
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
54
71
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
two-square-103
HCVRSNGTVCOTHYQMBMHNFALGVRURENEMYYQMMAPGGTTFEAFOHEDMQSNQ
HCVRSNGTVCOTHYQMBMHNFALGVRURENEMYYQMMAPGGTTFEAFOHEDMQSNQ
IF YOU KNOW BOTH YOURSELF AND YOUR ENEMY YOU NEED NOT FEAR THE RESULT
two_square
two_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "CIPHER", "key2": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
56
56
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0019748
859 823 812 999 832 801 854 824 855 830 826 999 813 870 802 836 825 839 802 858 826 843 839 999 816 825 839 811 855 999 851 812 846 813 801 858 813 810 999 859 852 826 818 852 802 836 854 999 825 839 999 806 826 845 822 814 851 858 812 871 858 999 800 840 999 802 815 815 825 839 814 999 807 825 845 823 812 852 999 801 ...
859 823 812 999 832 801 854 824 855 830 826 999 813 870 802 836 825 839 802 858 826 843 839 999 816 825 839 811 855 999 851 812 846 813 801 858 813 810 999 859 852 826 818 852 802 836 854 999 825 839 999 806 826 845 822 814 851 858 812 871 858 999 800 840 999 802 815 815 825 839 814 999 807 825 845 823 812 852 999 801 ...
THE KASISKI EXAMINATION FINDS REPEATED TRIGRAMS IN CIPHERTEXT AN AFFINE CIPHER APPLIES A LINEAR FUNCTION TO EACH LETTER ROUTE CIPHERS READ A GRID IN A PRESCRIBED GEOMETRIC PATTERN
culper_ring
culper_ring
null
{}
hard
en
152
152
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_range_analysis" ]
Culper Ring code: Washington's three-digit codebook numbers (800–999 range).
kryptos-065
AUYXWDFIUDFXYVN
AUYXWDFIUDFXYVN
THE COAST IS CLEAR
kryptos
kryptos
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PALIMPSEST" }
advanced
en
15
15
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
jn25-073
37186 37195 37186 37194 37106 37187 37196 37199 37184 37186 37190 37195 37186 37182 37199
37186 37195 37186 37194 37106 37187 37196 37199 37184 37186 37190 37195 37186 37182 37199
ENEMY FORCES NEAR
jn25
jn25
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "27182" }
expert
en
75
89
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
trithemius-v3-0086
AMN SIWYVVB LZDA CG DRLNLVHFXDD JP WLJ AUQCOO EGOIUJ SKY XEQGYEOU VYGPLKC DZ QDIPB GJHNZYQGNN
AMN SIWYVVB LZDA CG DRLNLVHFXDD JP WLJ AUQCOO EGOIUJ SKY XEQGYEOU VYGPLKC DZ QDIPB GJHNZYQGNN
ALL PERSONS BORN OR NATURALIZED IN THE UNITED STATES ARE CITIZENS SUBJECT TO EQUAL PROTECTION
trithemius
trithemius
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
79
93
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0017661
20 18 1 14 19 16 15 19 9 20 9 15 14 3 9 16 8 5 18 19 18 5 1 18 18 1 14 7 5 12 5 20 20 5 18 19 23 9 20 8 15 21 20 19 21 2 19 20 9 20 21 20 9 15 14
20 18 1 14 19 16 15 19 9 20 9 15 14 3 9 16 8 5 18 19 18 5 1 18 18 1 14 7 5 12 5 20 20 5 18 19 23 9 20 8 15 21 20 19 21 2 19 20 9 20 21 20 9 15 14
TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION
aeneas_tacticus
aeneas_tacticus
null
{}
medium
en
55
55
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "sequential_number_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Aeneas Tacticus: Greek sequential-number cipher; A=1…Z=26.
scytale-v2-0009
TEABRSLAHHROICER
TEABRSLAHHROICER
THE HARBOR IS CLEAR
scytale
scytale
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 8 }
intermediate
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgvx-v2-0300
VGVGDDGFAAXGXAAFDADAVDFDVDXAFFFVDFAAAFFXFDFXDDDAAAFDGFFDDDAGVAXDAAFAVAAAXDDGDFAAFDDDVFFDDDXGVGXAXVDDDDFDDXAXVDDFAFDADDAGADXAFGVDVAAFXDFD
VGVGDDGFAAXGXAAFDADAVDFDVDXAFFFVDFAAAFFXFDFXDDDAAAFDGFFDDDAGVAXDAAFAVAAAXDDGDFAAFDDDVFFDDDXGVGXAXVDDDDFDDXAXVDDFAFDADDAGADXAFGVDVAAFXDFD
ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE AND EACH MAN IN HIS TIME PLAYS MANY PARTS ON LIFES GREAT STAGE
adfgvx
adfgvx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "TRIUMPH", "columnar": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
136
136
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
solitaire-v3-0276
OUELUJUHBOZYBWBAYTOFKQWGVUNUPHWHCRMZFJURZOKGALHAYUHVTOSTGAHSTLDOGHPGALBUALC
OUELUJUHBOZYBWBAYTOFKQWGVUNUPHWHCRMZFJURZOKGALHAYUHVTOSTGAHSTLDOGHPGALBUALC
THE SPEED OF LIGHT IS THE ULTIMATE SPEED LIMIT IN THE UNIVERSE EINSTEIN DEMONSTRATED THIS
solitaire
solitaire
stream
{ "type": "passphrase", "value": "PONTIFEX" }
expert
en
75
75
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0021682
818 844 844 809 999 812 811 861 807 801 857 826 842 839 800 835 999 857 844 843 835 856 999 813 870 847 835 802 824 840 999 859 821 814 825 852 999 833 824 837 824 858 856 999 857 822 814 999 857 851 826 858 823 814 837 824 860 855 999 807 824 847 823 813 853 999 802 810 864 800 840 807 814 855 999 858 823 812 999 801 ...
818 844 844 809 999 812 811 861 807 801 857 826 842 839 800 835 999 857 844 843 835 856 999 813 870 847 835 802 824 840 999 859 821 814 825 852 999 833 824 837 824 858 856 999 857 822 814 999 857 851 826 858 823 814 837 824 860 855 999 807 824 847 823 813 853 999 802 810 864 800 840 807 814 855 999 858 823 812 999 801 ...
GOOD EDUCATIONAL TOOLS EXPLAIN THEIR LIMITS THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER PERHAPS
culper_ring
culper_ring
null
{}
hard
en
106
106
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_range_analysis" ]
Culper Ring code: Washington's three-digit codebook numbers (800–999 range).
one-time-pad-v2-0191
JDISTZCVUIOFSQUACYLRPCNTVZQPIHNCYVSAIRDGKAQGLRRPXPIQHAHSRDLIBRIKZFRZRXRGXODOGUCA
JDISTZCVUIOFSQUACYLRPCNTVZQPIHNCYVSAIRDGKAQGLRRPXPIQHAHSRDLIBRIKZFRZRXRGXODOGUCA
THE BABINGTON PLOT TO ASSASSINATE QUEEN ELIZABETH WAS UNCOVERED BY FRANCIS WALSINGHAM IN TIME
one_time_pad
one_time_pad
stream
{ "type": "pad", "value": "QWERTY (repeating)" }
expert
en
80
80
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0005003
EEBIAGNOKRUHILSRLCRTEEUWISEPUTEDACXFRACLTTPHBEAGTDECKVELSDNRINCLIPINCREFRTORYLOERHFCSRERAALGASTFCNUSUASTNCTGIYRAPOSYHEURNPEDELAISRLNIPEEBR
EEBIAGNOKRUHILSRLCRTEEUWISEPUTEDACXFRACLTTPHBEAGTDECKVELSDNRINCLIPINCREFRTORYLOERHFCSRERAALGASTFCNUSUASTNCTGIYRAPOSYHEURNPEDELAISRLNIPEEBR
CRYPTOGRAPHY REWARDS PATIENCE AND CAREFUL THINKING HILL CIPHER USES LINEAR ALGEBRA TO ENCRYPT BLOCKS OF LETTERS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN
double_transposition
double_transposition
null
{ "key1": "SECURE", "key2": "SIGNAL" }
hard
en
138
138
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_length_search", "anagram_recovery" ]
Double columnar transposition: apply columnar twice for stronger security.
cda-0013216
JRZTHJLMHINMXDBDBBXFGMXKMSPPTWVLRGRDKBTWWLATFZYYAIJEIEDIBIANIORIZGLUQIJZHDLKQWPGRKGNBYKADOTXMUXEXUGCUUWFAUIRIJDKLEWQMHTMDOEYKVWLFPTZPDRPYZWPUOSEAEUL
JRZTHJLMHINMXDBDBBXFGMXKMSPPTWVLRGRDKBTWWLATFZYYAIJEIEDIBIANIORIZGLUQIJZHDLKQWPGRKGNBYKADOTXMUXEXUGCUUWFAUIRIJDKLEWQMHTMDOEYKVWLFPTZPDRPYZWPUOSEAEUL
HILL CIPHER USES LINEAR ALGEBRA TO ENCRYPT BLOCKS OF LETTERS INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION EVERY SYSTEM NEEDS AN HONEST THREAT MODEL CERTAINLY
one_time_pad
one_time_pad
null
{}
hard
en
148
148
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "information_theoretic_proof", "key_reuse_attack" ]
One-time pad: theoretically unbreakable if key is truly random and never reused.
wheatstone-v3-0173
DLRWFKMOSARVADTELTSPANFASAVMIVATERMUCEKLTURLISAIANTFMKMVARVLSTSPLKSMBCAMIMCFNTFJA
DLRWFKMOSARVADTELTSPANFASAVMIVATERMUCEKLTURLISAIANTFMKMVARVLSTSPLKSMBCAMIMCFNTFJA
DARWIN OBSERVED THAT SPECIES EVOLVE THROUGH NATURAL SELECTION OVER VAST SPANS OF GEOLOGIC TIME
wheatstone
wheatstone
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LONDON" }
advanced
en
81
81
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
confederate-vigenere-v2-0749
OPGRATNFXTWHMJZJKUGWIIATUSGOBNOGGQZZNJGDOFYEZCWUOOIIDGFMEYVFMRTYBJYKFQYUWZGKCUBVSAWTONFLPYTAVOEEYMONMFLQBWLTIQPQWOWZVCMTOJBJRZDMPDUSSGZVVCVQTNYGNNQEFEUDKOPQNLPLVBZINSLTMVIMMVC
OPGRATNFXTWHMJZJKUGWIIATUSGOBNOGGQZZNJGDOFYEZCWUOOIIDGFMEYVFMRTYBJYKFQYUWZGKCUBVSAWTONFLPYTAVOEEYMONMFLQBWLTIQPQWOWZVCMTOJBJRZDMPDUSSGZVVCVQTNYGNNQEFEUDKOPQNLPLVBZINSLTMVIMMVC
THE HISTORY OF CRYPTOLOGY IS A BATTLE OF WITS BETWEEN THOSE WHO MAKE CODES AND THOSE WHO BREAK THEM FOR EVERY SYSTEM DEVISED BY A CUNNING ENCIPHERER A PATIENT CRYPTANALYST HAS FOUND A METHOD TO REVEAL ITS SECRETS
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VICKSBURG" }
intermediate
en
175
175
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null