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hill-v2-0340
VLIWHGRDNNDSGXFIDAADXCIPJWHRHHOOVNJPGKVQNRECNCEPIAFKIABKIYTTPDMOLFEAOXIAKBCKTKTB
VLIWHGRDNNDSGXFIDAADXCIPJWHRHHOOVNJPGKVQNRECNCEPIAFKIABKIYTTPDMOLFEAOXIAKBCKTKTB
CLAUDE SHANNON PROVED THAT THE ONE TIME PAD ACHIEVES PERFECT SECRECY WHEN USED CORRECTLY ONCE
hill
hill
polygraphic
{ "a": 7, "b": 3, "c": 4, "d": 5 }
advanced
en
80
80
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
nihilist-v2-0084
44 54 59 85 58 30 55 26 98 56 47 27 34 66 87 75 56 30 74 23 57 79 44 59 64 56 69 59 36 27 35 56 88 69 25 59 35 27 86 88 25 46 55 25 59 88 57 30 63 55 56 55 24 30 33 54 67 56 55 48 56 54 59 79 36 59 36 46 75 78 28 49 45 25 75 87 38 59 36 65 88
44 54 59 85 58 30 55 26 98 56 47 27 34 66 87 75 56 30 74 23 57 79 44 59 64 56 69 59 36 27 35 56 88 69 25 59 35 27 86 88 25 46 55 25 59 88 57 30 63 55 56 55 24 30 33 54 67 56 55 48 56 54 59 79 36 59 36 46 75 78 28 49 45 25 75 87 38 59 36 65 88
FREQUENCY ANALYSIS EXPLOITS THE FACT THAT CERTAIN LETTERS APPEAR FAR MORE OFTEN IN ENGLISH TEXT
nihilist
nihilist
fractionation
{ "polybius": "PALACE", "keyword": "BATTLE" }
advanced
en
162
242
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
diana-v3-0295
MHNYRKZCRQEQYGEYXSCOECMZOAEOSKDOGPKGEKAOZDRWZUDHBWNJLKSIZQEIXBLULABKFIRROKRSERUK
MHNYRKZCRQEQYGEYXSCOECMZOAEOSKDOGPKGEKAOZDRWZUDHBWNJLKSIZQEIXBLULABKFIRROKRSERUK
THE ENIGMA MACHINE HAD AN ASTRONOMICAL NUMBER OF POSSIBLE SETTINGS MAKING IT SEEM UNBREAKABLE
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORCES" }
intermediate
en
80
80
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0019985
DEPOT OFTEN NEEDS OUTER TURNS CROSS OTHER NAVAL FIRST UPPER STAGE EXACT OUTER BATCH FRONT UPPER STAGE CLAIM ALERT TRACK ISSUE OPENS NOTES WHILE INCUR
DEPOT OFTEN NEEDS OUTER TURNS CROSS OTHER NAVAL FIRST UPPER STAGE EXACT OUTER BATCH FRONT UPPER STAGE CLAIM ALERT TRACK ISSUE OPENS NOTES WHILE INCUR
DO NOT CONFUSE OBFUSCATION WITH ENCRYPTION
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.
cda-0006172
YAYS XENH INDN OHUA HENV RXDO TETW SHSS SREA XANM AARE SEOT ESPX EOMT RNXO SRTT OETG LIES OLDL NT
YAYS XENH INDN OHUA HENV RXDO TETW SHSS SREA XANM AARE SEOT ESPX EOMT RNXO SRTT OETG LIES OLDL NT
EVERY SYSTEM NEEDS AN HONEST THREAT MODEL A TRANSPARENT TOOL SHOULD SHOW ITS REASONING
double_transposition
double_transposition
null
{ "key1": "CIPHER", "key2": "PALACE" }
medium
en
78
78
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_length_search", "anagram_recovery" ]
Double columnar transposition: apply columnar twice for stronger security.
rot13-v3-0055
FPVRAPR JVGUBHG ERYVTVBA VF YNZR NAQ ERYVTVBA JVGUBHG FPVRAPR VF OYVAQ FNVQ NYOREG RVAFGRVA
FPVRAPR JVGUBHG ERYVTVBA VF YNZR NAQ ERYVTVBA JVGUBHG FPVRAPR VF OYVAQ FNVQ NYOREG RVAFGRVA
SCIENCE WITHOUT RELIGION IS LAME AND RELIGION WITHOUT SCIENCE IS BLIND SAID ALBERT EINSTEIN
rot13
rot13
substitution
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
78
91
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0018990
LLTLR DFGFD XVQBM DMTXP HOBDT EHBOP UKUWK ZYUJM DIMYN QCNKC UPEUM UDSSR OOHVQ CUECU PMNAC VGBDV TSWLK EDSMF UCYCG MKNCK PABPD SKGAN UEGYQ K
LLTLR DFGFD XVQBM DMTXP HOBDT EHBOP UKUWK ZYUJM DIMYN QCNKC UPEUM UDSSR OOHVQ CUECU PMNAC VGBDV TSWLK EDSMF UCYCG MKNCK PABPD SKGAN UEGYQ K
TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER
vernam
vernam
null
{}
hard
en
116
116
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_reuse_attack", "information_theoretic_proof" ]
Vernam cipher: XOR-based stream cipher; with a random key equivalent to OTP.
playfair-es-033
TGYMNGBVEAIAHAETFSNCHTTEIGNUNMIPUNEKMEFSBPHTIPUHALOP
TGYMNGBVEAIAHAETFSNCHTTEIGNUNMIPUNEKMEFSBPHTIPUHALOP
NAVEGAMOS EN UN MAR DE IGNORANCIA HACIA ISLAS DE CONOCIMIENTO
playfair
playfair
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUSEUM" }
intermediate
es
52
52
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
chinese-telegraph-v2-0097
1599 0285 0856 0918 0856 0012 1255 0285 1599 0285 0012 0729 0285 0219 1421 0472 0012 1421 0856 1503 0792 0285 1255 0918 1503 1346 1346 0918 1599 0538 0285 1421 0012 0408 0285 0856 1421 1346 0472 0012 0219 1024 0285 0856 0285 1421 1255 0012 1421 0285 0219 1421 0472 0285 0472 0538 0408 0472 0285 1346 1421 0729 0285 1599 ...
1599 0285 0856 0918 0856 0012 1255 0285 1599 0285 0012 0729 0285 0219 1421 0472 0012 1421 0856 1503 0792 0285 1255 0918 1503 1346 1346 0918 1599 0538 0285 1421 0012 0408 0285 0856 1421 1346 0472 0012 0219 1024 0285 0856 0285 1421 1255 0012 1421 0285 0219 1421 0472 0285 0472 0538 0408 0472 0285 1346 1421 0729 0285 1599 ...
VENONA REVEALED THAT NUMEROUS SOVIET AGENTS HAD PENETRATED THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF THE US GOVERNMENT
chinese_telegraph
chinese_telegraph
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
336
419
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
diana-v3-0398
LXQPNCGXVJDDCLXROEYZHLXTFNQQYPUAXGQSEYMYTFHQBNNRQSACAEBGRHSAPAFXELKRIJUUIAPAQXV
LXQPNCGXVJDDCLXROEYZHLXTFNQQYPUAXGQSEYMYTFHQBNNRQSACAEBGRHSAPAFXELKRIJUUIAPAQXV
ALL PERSONS BORN OR NATURALIZED IN THE UNITED STATES ARE CITIZENS SUBJECT TO EQUAL PROTECTION
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
intermediate
en
79
79
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0003688
KJHKIACYN APEECTSK CPN UWHAPP PWCU NSWTYNX LHWL NLFDWG ECX UWNNBXRYUDHPDHE SPHSWL WC JHIYEYYE
KJHKIACYN APEECTSK CPN UWHAPP PWCU NSWTYNX LHWL NLFDWG ECX UWNNBXRYUDHPDHE SPHSWL WC JHIYEYYE
FREQUENCY ANALYSIS CAN REVEAL WEAK CIPHERS PEER REVIEW AND REPRODUCIBILITY MATTER IN RESEARCH
beaufort
beaufort
null
{ "key": "PALACE" }
hard
en
81
81
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "kasiski_examination", "friedman_test", "index_of_coincidence" ]
Beaufort: E(x)=k-x mod 26 — reciprocal cipher (decryption identical to encryption).
kl7-v2-0315
DQIYYHCJDDSFLIJCKADXPROSKIURUXHEWXNGJMTQVUKGVHASTORHYKUGVHCONZYRATGGBGJXOB
DQIYYHCJDDSFLIJCKADXPROSKIURUXHEWXNGJMTQVUKGVHASTORHYKUGVHCONZYRATGGBGJXOB
FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY SON THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES SHALL NOT PERISH
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FREEDOM" }
expert
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
jn25-v3-0184
09996 09919 09901 09997 09902 09908 09903 09906 09996 09919 09901 09999 09902 09997 09902 09908 09993 09900 09900 09997 09995 09993 09902 09991 09993 09995 09999 09908 09996 09993 09906 09997 09902 09995 09906 09993 09900 09997 09993 09907 09903 09902 09904 09993 09906 09907 09903 09902 09999 09900 09991 09903 09902 09...
09996 09919 09901 09997 09902 09908 09903 09906 09996 09919 09901 09999 09902 09997 09902 09908 09993 09900 09900 09997 09995 09993 09902 09991 09993 09995 09999 09908 09996 09993 09906 09997 09902 09995 09906 09993 09900 09997 09993 09907 09903 09902 09904 09993 09906 09907 09903 09902 09999 09900 09991 09903 09902 09...
HUMINT OR HUMAN INTELLIGENCE GATHERING RELIES ON PERSONAL CONTACT AND HUMAN SOURCES IN THE FIELD
jn25
jn25
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "99999" }
expert
en
410
491
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0015856
36 50 61 66 69 80 50 52 68 57 52 50 65 36 82 80 61 68 80 82 66 82 68 52 36 82 80 61 29 69 66 65 80 69 66 82 52 66 50 69 29 82 29 66 80 69 65 43 77 82 68 61 59 80 82 61 59 29 52 82 80 66 68 50 29 66 43 50 29 68 11 50 61 66 80 50 20 59 66 50 69 29 11 50 76 76 50 82 68 29 11 36 82 57 57 77 68 29 50 29 66 80 69 11 59 52 82...
36 50 61 66 69 80 50 52 68 57 52 50 65 36 82 80 61 68 80 82 66 82 68 52 36 82 80 61 29 69 66 65 80 69 66 82 52 66 50 69 29 82 29 66 80 69 65 43 77 82 68 61 59 80 82 61 59 29 52 82 80 66 68 50 29 66 43 50 29 68 11 50 61 66 80 50 20 59 66 50 69 29 11 50 76 76 50 82 68 29 11 36 82 57 57 77 68 29 50 29 66 80 69 11 59 52 82...
HISTORICAL CIPHERS ARE TEACHERS NOT PROTECTION ENTROPY MEASURES UNCERTAINTY IN A DISTRIBUTION DIFFIE AND HELLMAN INTRODUCED PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX TODAY
wallis_cipher
wallis_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
154
154
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "number_substitution_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Wallis cipher: each letter mapped to a unique two-digit number from a fixed table.
alberti-disk-v2-0435
DJYROULQHIXAVTCIZBZJUOELJOIWNFSLDVJYCCOGHGPBEMSFSYAVOIXUUIKGQGBRATYWXZG
DJYROULQHIXAVTCIZBZJUOELJOIWNFSLDVJYCCOGHGPBEMSFSYAVOIXUUIKGQGBRATYWXZG
WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE WITH CHARITY FOR ALL LET US BIND UP THE NATIONS WOUNDS AND HEAL
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 10 }
expert
en
71
71
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cardano-autokey-v2-0219
YALTPCMKGKGQBGTIVFTMFYTGZVGLXTFKALRRAPHFGTHRUACLDNPGWQQLXQPHPTDZVKHODPUZRLDEUBAUBK
YALTPCMKGKGQBGTIVFTMFYTGZVGLXTFKALRRAPHFGTHRUACLDNPGWQQLXQPHPTDZVKHODPUZRLDEUBAUBK
THE PACKAGE CONTAINS BLUEPRINTS FOR THE NEW TORPEDO GUIDANCE SYSTEM DELIVER TO ADMIRAL SMITH NOW
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FLORENCE" }
advanced
en
82
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryptos-v2-0155
QHWYYTEYIQYDXBGVYLVFT
QHWYYTEYIQYDXBGVYLVFT
PATIENCE BRINGS VICTORY
kryptos
kryptos
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LANGLEY" }
advanced
en
21
21
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
bifid-v2-0117
RAQCLACKLSUOMVNAHLSMPKFIVNTCNSFITALMLPCNKOCFVGKQFSBTQCCLSKUPAPUNGLFQCLGLLIGKSIKNUILTSCUYHGQEWXOVMPCETWCGUCWRERETWWXITXXWGXYSGWXVWIEZRHGXEFHAXYQTNMBOKWFGGXMGDXBUHQHHSWRYYUBX
RAQCLACKLSUOMVNAHLSMPKFIVNTCNSFITALMLPCNKOCFVGKQFSBTQCCLSKUPAPUNGLFQCLGLLIGKSIKNUILTSCUYHGQEWXOVMPCETWCGUCWRERETWWXITXXWGXYSGWXVWIEZRHGXEFHAXYQTNMBOKWFGGXMGDXBUHQHHSWRYYUBX
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
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PALACE" }
advanced
en
172
172
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgx-v2-0510
DAAGAAGGAXFAFGGAADDXGXAFGFXDGFAXXAGDXGDDXGXXXDGGFGFFDXAFGXDDAAAFAFAFXXGXGXAAAXXDFXDXFXDDGXGXDF
DAAGAAGGAXFAFGGAADDXGXAFGFXDGFAXXAGDXGDDXGXXXDGGFGFFDXAFGXDDAAAFAFAFXXGXGXAAAXXDFXDXFXDDGXGXDF
THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE NEVER DID RUN SMOOTH THROUGH AGES
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "WISDOM", "columnar": "COURAGE" }
advanced
en
94
94
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0007910
FSKHHRGU MBDTYNHTT BWR FZJDRG FSQP WYGAQBDTOF
FSKHHRGU MBDTYNHTT BWR FZJDRG FSQP WYGAQBDTOF
FRIEDMAN ESTIMATED KEY LENGTH FROM STATISTICS
trithemius
trithemius
null
{}
medium
en
40
40
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
red-type-a-v2-0402
GPUKIRVPFATYUIGG
GPUKIRVPFATYUIGG
THE WALLS HAVE EARS
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MIKADO" }
advanced
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
sigaba-v2-0454
IJOIULMISBKPMCCIIQHGKBRMQOPODUEVSURCVTNOVHJTQPLXZCGEBDWENVIPVSTLPJIVWCPPNGQRC
IJOIULMISBKPMCCIIQHGKBRMQOPODUEVSURCVTNOVHJTQPLXZCGEBDWENVIPVSTLPJIVWCPPNGQRC
ALL UNITS PROCEED TO DESIGNATED RALLY POINTS AND AWAIT FURTHER ORDERS FROM HIGH COMMAND NOW
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
stager-route-272
NTYMENAKGIYOEEVRUWSAEXMMHRRERUEEAIXXSKNNPINTEHITX
NTYMENAKGIYOEEVRUWSAEXMMHRRERUEEAIXXSKNNPINTEHITX
NEVER INTERRUPT YOUR ENEMY WHEN HE IS MAKING A MISTAKE
stager_route
stager_route
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 7 }
expert
en
49
49
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0008287
NFGEB ATPYN VZARR QFFGE BATRI VQRAP RNGEN AFCNE RAGGB BYFUB HYQFU BJVGF ERNFB AVAT
NFGEB ATPYN VZARR QFFGE BATRI VQRAP RNGEN AFCNE RAGGB BYFUB HYQFU BJVGF ERNFB AVAT
A STRONG CLAIM NEEDS STRONG EVIDENCE A TRANSPARENT TOOL SHOULD SHOW ITS REASONING
rot13
rot13
null
{ "shift": 13 }
medium
en
69
69
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
sigaba-v3-0040
BGVTEE
BGVTEE
EUREKA
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ECMMARK" }
expert
en
6
6
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-058
RHEAHOLLES
RHEAHOLLES
FLEE AT ONCE
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "CIPHER", "key2": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
10
10
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0012940
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 44 42 11 33 43 35 34 43 24 44 24 34 33 13 24 35 23 15 42 43 42 15 11 42 42 11 33 22 15 31 15 44 44 15 42 43 52 24 44 23 34 45 44 43 45 12 43 44 24 44 45 44 24 34 33 44 23 15 24 33 14 15 53 34 21 13 34 24 33 13 24 14 15 33 13 15 24...
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 44 42 11 33 43 35 34 43 24 44 24 34 33 13 24 35 23 15 42 43 42 15 11 42 42 11 33 22 15 31 15 44 44 15 42 43 52 24 44 23 34 45 44 43 45 12 43 44 24 44 45 44 24 34 33 44 23 15 24 33 14 15 53 34 21 13 34 24 33 13 24 14 15 33 13 15 24...
FAIL CLOSED IS A POSTURE NOT A SLOGAN TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION THE INDEX OF COINCIDENCE IS A USEFUL CLUE CRYPTOGRAPHY REWARDS PATIENCE AND CAREFUL THINKING CERTAINLY
polybius
polybius
null
{}
hard
en
173
173
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "pair_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Polybius square: 5×5 grid maps letters to two-digit row-column pairs.
m209-v2-0380
ADMHUEYBRKMKCZCBMKOOGXY
ADMHUEYBRKMKCZCBMKOOGXY
CARTHAGE MUST BE DESTROYED
m209
m209
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "VICTORY" }
expert
en
23
23
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
porta-240
WKDGGQLUSDJVCXLMPNNBEHZWIRQZPGOYBTTLCQKULFMMPNXUJUGYRGXPLVZNAMCUWLRPUSZHJWFOMGNVJGXTKYPWIUQYYFYBTTLMGXEUPRMPNUYDMHJCBVRKEHKBOMNEQJNRPMMTNBVHPMK
WKDGGQLUSDJVCXLMPNNBEHZWIRQZPGOYBTTLCQKULFMMPNXUJUGYRGXPLVZNAMCUWLRPUSZHJWFOMGNVJGXTKYPWIUQYYFYBTTLMGXEUPRMPNUYDMHJCBVRKEHKBOMNEQJNRPMMTNBVHPMK
CRYPTANALYSIS IS THE ART OF BREAKING CODES WITHOUT THE KEY AND IT HAS BEEN PRACTICED FOR AS LONG AS THERE HAVE BEEN CODES TO BREAK THE HISTORY OF CRYPTOLOGY IS A BATTLE OF WITS
porta
porta
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PORTAGE" }
intermediate
en
143
143
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
pigpen-v3-0025
¬ ┬ ⌐ ┐• ╳ ╳ ┬ ┼ ╱ ┼• ┴• ┼• ┤• ╳• ┼•
¬ ┬ ⌐ ┐• ╳ ╳ ┬ ┼ ╱ ┼• ┴• ┼• ┤• ╳• ┼•
CHART THE UNKNOWN
pigpen
pigpen
substitution
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
22
36
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0013546
- .-- --- / ... --.- ..- .- .-. . / -.-. .. .--. .... . .-. / . -. -.-. .-. -.-- .--. - ... / -.. .. --. .-. .- .--. .... ... / .-- .. - .... / - .-- --- / .--. --- .-.. -.-- -... .. ..- ... / .- .-.. .--. .... .- -... . - ...
- .-- --- / ... --.- ..- .- .-. . / -.-. .. .--. .... . .-. / . -. -.-. .-. -.-- .--. - ... / -.. .. --. .-. .- .--. .... ... / .-- .. - .... / - .-- --- / .--. --- .-.. -.-- -... .. ..- ... / .- .-.. .--. .... .- -... . - ...
TWO SQUARE CIPHER ENCRYPTS DIGRAPHS WITH TWO POLYBIUS ALPHABETS
morse_code
morse_code
null
{}
medium
en
55
55
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Morse code: dots and dashes; word-separated by / symbol.
diana-v2-0429
UAZXFFLIBBMMTNAEOQXCTXRZAZMYQEXRYPHHFIXNRQSKKAZLGSIOCNLGHVYAOLLGUKSYMUWRXMJQUYP
UAZXFFLIBBMMTNAEOQXCTXRZAZMYQEXRYPHHFIXNRQSKKAZLGSIOCNLGHVYAOLLGUKSYMUWRXMJQUYP
RICHMOND HAS FALLEN OUR FORCES HAVE ENTERED THE CITY RESISTANCE IS ENDED INFORM THE PRESIDENT
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
intermediate
en
79
79
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
bifid-226
CEDHAXEGRH
CEDHAXEGRH
FLEE AT ONCE
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ENIGMA" }
advanced
en
10
10
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
null-cipher-v3-0003
right on more each would and show name old them by uout in look through its number old new each did at your
right on more each would and show name old them by uout in look through its number old new each did at your
ROME WAS NOT BUILT IN ONE DAY
null_cipher
null_cipher
steganography
{ "type": "position", "value": "first" }
advanced
en
85
107
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
affine-v3-0537
JDI YKTW BIMGTBC PIGFJS
JDI YKTW BIMGTBC PIGFJS
THE KING DEMANDS FEALTY
affine
affine
substitution
{ "a": 7, "b": 6 }
beginner
en
20
23
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
arnold-andre-v3-0045
13.1.1 14.4.4 14.4.5 14.1.5 14.1.1 14.3.3 15.1.1 13.1.1 14.4.1 14.3.5 14.5.3 14.1.5 14.4.3 15.1.1 13.1.1 14.4.5 14.4.3 14.1.1 14.3.4 14.4.4 14.2.1 14.3.5 14.4.3 14.3.3 14.4.4 15.1.1
13.1.1 14.4.4 14.4.5 14.1.5 14.1.1 14.3.3 15.1.1 13.1.1 14.4.1 14.3.5 14.5.3 14.1.5 14.4.3 15.1.1 13.1.1 14.4.5 14.4.3 14.1.1 14.3.4 14.4.4 14.2.1 14.3.5 14.4.3 14.3.3 14.4.4 15.1.1
STEAM POWER TRANSFORMS
arnold_andre
arnold_andre
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
156
181
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vigenere-v3-1498
WFBXMHOWFB
WFBXMHOWFB
DOT DASH DOT
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TRIUMPH" }
intermediate
en
10
10
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
red-type-a-222
HKYGWUHVYFFYECKHAFPUJQOLAONFATELABZTUVQIHIXOZYIMPLCUSYDWUFCOHYOW
HKYGWUHVYFFYECKHAFPUJQOLAONFATELABZTUVQIHIXOZYIMPLCUSYDWUFCOHYOW
CRYPTOGRAPHY IS THE PRACTICE OF SECURING COMMUNICATIONS FROM ADVERSARIES
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
64
64
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
adfgvx-101
AVGAXFXAVXFDAVAVDFGGGFGADFFGAVADADAVAGAGGADVDFGGFAVAGADFAGGDFDFAGVDFVDAFVVFGAAFFGDFAFVFDVDGGGF
AVGAXFXAVXFDAVAVDFGGGFGADFFGAVADADAVAGAGGADVDFGGFAVAGADFAGGDFDFAGVDFVDAFVVFGAAFFGDFAFVFDVDGGGF
ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO
adfgvx
adfgvx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "CIPHER", "columnar": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
94
94
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
gronsfeld-v2-0332
AOLOLHCLUZKLJSHYLAOLNSVYFVMNVKHUKAOLMPYTHTLUAZOVDLAOMVYAOOPZOHUKPDVYRLHJOUPNOA
AOLOLHCLUZKLJSHYLAOLNSVYFVMNVKHUKAOLMPYTHTLUAZOVDLAOMVYAOOPZOHUKPDVYRLHJOUPNOA
THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD AND THE FIRMAMENT SHOWETH FORTH HIS HANDIWORK EACH NIGHT
gronsfeld
gronsfeld
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "numeric", "value": "77777" }
intermediate
en
78
78
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
beaufort-133
YVLVGMORNDMEYIY
YVLVGMORNDMEYIY
ENEMY FORCES NEAR
beaufort
beaufort
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
intermediate
en
15
15
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
venona-pad-reuse-v3-0219
FEAID7EFXVEQGMK2AJD
FEAID7EFXVEQGMK2AJD
AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA
venona_pad_reuse
venona_pad_reuse
stream
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
expert
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0011643
XNOW HZFN YWTO NCLY NMGW YHJC PXCY PMXY NCID QHTJ PVJP F
XNOW HZFN YWTO NCLY NMGW YHJC PXCY PMXY NCID QHTJ PVJP F
CRYPTOGRAPHY REWARDS PATIENCE AND CAREFUL THINKING
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
null
{ "alphabet": "YEXMCIFTJAVQBPZWRNGHDULKOS" }
medium
en
45
45
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
atbash-039
ULIGFMV UZELIH GSV YLOW ZMW GSV YIZEV DSL WZIV GL ZXG
ULIGFMV UZELIH GSV YLOW ZMW GSV YIZEV DSL WZIV GL ZXG
FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD AND THE BRAVE WHO DARE TO ACT
atbash
atbash
substitution
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
43
53
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
purple-v3-0237
NQEOILEUIURNTQTSETJU
NQEOILEUIURNTQTSETJU
THE REDCOATS ARE COMING
purple
purple
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SAKURA" }
expert
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0015555
.. ... .. .... .... ... .... .... ... .... .... .. .. .... . ... . . ... . . ... .. .... ... ..... .. ... . ..... .... .. .... ... . . .... .. . ..... .... .... . ..... . . . ... .. ... . ..... .... .. .... ... ... ... ... .... .... .... ... ..... .... .. ... .... .... .... . ..... ....
.. ... .. .... .... ... .... .... ... .... .... .. .. .... . ... . . ... . . ... .. .... ... ..... .. ... . ..... .... .. .... ... . . .... .. . ..... .... .... . ..... . . . ... .. ... . ..... .... .. .... ... ... ... ... .... .... .... ... ..... .... .. ... .... .... .... . ..... ....
HISTORICAL CIPHERS ARE TEACHERS NOT PROTECTION ENTROPY MEASURES UNCERTAINTY IN A DISTRIBUTION
tap_code
tap_code
null
{}
hard
en
82
82
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.
trifid-v2-0429
OCCIBDGUVAQIBUCDQVAGFCCRHUQAMKMFQAYECC+ZKQHFVAXDAMOMQJ+SFAMHORLCGECCMZCWFNURUQW
OCCIBDGUVAQIBUCDQVAGFCCRHUQAMKMFQAYECC+ZKQHFVAXDAMOMQJ+SFAMHORLCGECCMZCWFNURUQW
RICHMOND HAS FALLEN OUR FORCES HAVE ENTERED THE CITY RESISTANCE IS ENDED INFORM THE PRESIDENT
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
79
79
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vernam-052
IQVTFIIWUBNGNZDTHZLGIREXTVWXHGXDVPZDXZFDSUHHSOEIYOQGYXLDGFPH
IQVTFIIWUBNGNZDTHZLGIREXTVWXHGXDVPZDXZFDSUHHSOEIYOQGYXLDGFPH
LET JUSTICE BE DONE THOUGH THE HEAVENS FALL AND THE STARS GO DARK FOREVER
vernam
vernam
stream
{ "type": "pad", "value": "XMCKLQPOS (repeating)" }
expert
en
60
60
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0020713
THAN ZIEL INDZ EHTK INTS AHBE DZEH ALAN ASDZ OHAK HAMA EMOA SIAK HATK INTS AHMO ASIT KINB EDZE HTSA HMOA SIDZ EHTK INDI BEHW OLLA CHEE NODA IHDI BEHD ZEHM AENO DAIH DIBE HYAZ ZIEM OASI DIBE HYAZ ZIEN ODAI HDZE HSHU SHDZ EHWO LLAC HEEN ODAI HMAE AKHA
THAN ZIEL INDZ EHTK INTS AHBE DZEH ALAN ASDZ OHAK HAMA EMOA SIAK HATK INTS AHMO ASIT KINB EDZE HTSA HMOA SIDZ EHTK INDI BEHW OLLA CHEE NODA IHDI BEHD ZEHM AENO DAIH DIBE HYAZ ZIEM OASI DIBE HYAZ ZIEN ODAI HDZE HSHU SHDZ EHWO LLAC HEEN ODAI HMAE AKHA
THE INDEX OF COINCIDENCE IS A USEFUL CLUE BEAUFORT IS THE RECIPROCAL OF VIGENERE AND DECRYPTS ITSELF OPEN SOURCE TOOLS ALLOW INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION
navajo_code
navajo_code
null
{}
hard
en
200
200
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "word_list_attack" ]
Navajo Code Talker cipher: Navajo words represent English letters.
columnar-transposition-v2-1112
AOTIGPCAIEWIAEITECTRRSATQSMHLRSTQMECUCSEIEAEUMSTETFATNRUDEIFNHRNHNEOCNRDIODRRTLEIAEITA
AOTIGPCAIEWIAEITECTRRSATQSMHLRSTQMECUCSEIEAEUMSTETFATNRUDEIFNHRNHNEOCNRDIODRRTLEIAEITA
HEADQUARTERS CONFIRMS THAT THE INTELLIGENCE REPORT IS ACCURATE AND REQUIRES IMMEDIATE SWIFT ACTION
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TRIUMPH" }
intermediate
en
86
86
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-v2-0491
KHHSWMELQQBLBTCBHT
KHHSWMELQQBLBTCBHT
LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "WISDOM", "key2": "COURAGE" }
advanced
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
copiale-v2-0111
B1 L1 R8 Y0 H7 A9 C1 K3 I4 Y0 H7 B6 I8 S7 K3 C8 S3 H2 J9 O1 S3 I5 C5 X0 Z1 Y6 B5 O0 B0 O8 P2 B7 P2 N6 M8 N3 B1 A5 H2 T2 B6 G6 A1 I8 J9 Q7 A3 S6 S6 R8 H7 X0 K3 O6 B6 M6 R1 B8 R7 B2 T1 R1 B8 Y6 T4 Y0 U6 X0 A5 Q8 M8 P9 O4 L0 C9 T0 G6 S7 I8 A5 M6 C9 G6 S1 C1 H7 H2 C1 H7 Q6 B6 R7 L0 C9 V4 B0 R1 S3 B1 S3 I8 J9 T7 Q6 C4 A0 K8...
B1 L1 R8 Y0 H7 A9 C1 K3 I4 Y0 H7 B6 I8 S7 K3 C8 S3 H2 J9 O1 S3 I5 C5 X0 Z1 Y6 B5 O0 B0 O8 P2 B7 P2 N6 M8 N3 B1 A5 H2 T2 B6 G6 A1 I8 J9 Q7 A3 S6 S6 R8 H7 X0 K3 O6 B6 M6 R1 B8 R7 B2 T1 R1 B8 Y6 T4 Y0 U6 X0 A5 Q8 M8 P9 O4 L0 C9 T0 G6 S7 I8 A5 M6 C9 G6 S1 C1 H7 H2 C1 H7 Q6 B6 R7 L0 C9 V4 B0 R1 S3 B1 S3 I8 J9 T7 Q6 C4 A0 K8...
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
copiale
copiale
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MASONIC" }
advanced
en
296
443
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-009
TPNLKTKRNYMHNGSGKDTYAX
TPNLKTKRNYMHNGSGKDTYAX
SUPPLY LINE COMPROMISED
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "EXAMPLE", "key2": "KEYWORD" }
advanced
en
22
22
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
jn25-v3-0293
21244 21232 21239 21240 21249 21257 21239 21242 21243 21248 21249 21244 21238 21239 21246 21239 21231 21235 21244 21239 21238 21244 21249 21244 21232 21239 21255 21248 21233 21244 21239 21238 21243 21244 21235 21244 21239 21243 21236 21259 21244 21232 21239 21237 21249 21248 21243 21244 21233 21244 21255 21244 21233 21...
21244 21232 21239 21240 21249 21257 21239 21242 21243 21248 21249 21244 21238 21239 21246 21239 21231 21235 21244 21239 21238 21244 21249 21244 21232 21239 21255 21248 21233 21244 21239 21238 21243 21244 21235 21244 21239 21243 21236 21259 21244 21232 21239 21237 21249 21248 21243 21244 21233 21244 21255 21244 21233 21...
THE POWERS NOT DELEGATED TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE CONSTITUTION ARE RESERVED TO THE STATES
jn25
jn25
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "11235" }
expert
en
385
461
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
playfair-v2-0656
UCUTDASYIDQCPNFGEUPITGGVUDQEDAULWAHKUDARQHULEOUQBXABHBQENFHRIGDHQLWADS
UCUTDASYIDQCPNFGEUPITGGVUDQEDAULWAHKUDARQHULEOUQBXABHBQENFHRIGDHQLWADS
IT IS BETTER TO REMAIN SILENT AND BE THOUGHT A FOOL THAN TO SPEAK AND REMOVE ALL DOUBT
playfair
playfair
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
intermediate
en
70
70
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
wallis-cipher-024
90 19 10 33 78 63 91 90 69 84 91 90 31 41 71 91
90 19 10 33 78 63 91 90 69 84 91 90 31 41 71 91
TRUST NO ONE
wallis_cipher
wallis_cipher
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "WALLIS" }
expert
en
32
47
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0012184
858 822 813 999 824 841 810 812 871 999 842 816 999 807 842 825 840 807 826 811 813 839 807 813 999 824 854 999 802 999 860 855 813 816 861 835 999 808 835 862 814 999 832 813 853 808 832 821 843 815 816 856 999 847 853 824 840 806 825 846 835 812 999 856 800 873 856 999 858 822 813 999 855 872 855 859 814 838 999 837 ...
858 822 813 999 824 841 810 812 871 999 842 816 999 807 842 825 840 807 826 811 813 839 807 813 999 824 854 999 802 999 860 855 813 816 861 835 999 808 835 862 814 999 832 813 853 808 832 821 843 815 816 856 999 847 853 824 840 806 825 846 835 812 999 856 800 873 856 999 858 822 813 999 855 872 855 859 814 838 999 837 ...
THE INDEX OF COINCIDENCE IS A USEFUL CLUE KERCKHOFFS PRINCIPLE SAYS THE SYSTEM MUST BE SECURE EVEN IF ENEMY KNOWS ALGORITHM THE FOUR SQUARE CIPHER USES TWO KEYWORD POLYBIUS SQUARES
culper_ring
culper_ring
null
{}
hard
en
151
151
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_range_analysis" ]
Culper Ring code: Washington's three-digit codebook numbers (800–999 range).
vigenere-v2-1356
AVRNZTARFDHBAHVSSTFRTKNGULQBRVKPLFFVASCIAMVBCVBQCEHBQPIVITVKHARFZJOVBKVHUSXYSNHNHF
AVRNZTARFDHBAHVSSTFRTKNGULQBRVKPLFFVASCIAMVBCVBQCEHBQPIVITVKHARFZJOVBKVHUSXYSNHNHF
THE ZIMMERMANN TELEGRAM WAS DECODED BY ROOM FORTY IN LONDON AND BROUGHT AMERICA INTO THE GREAT WAR
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "HONOR" }
intermediate
en
82
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0021969
XZVH ZIHS RUGV WGSV ZOKS ZYVG YBGS IVVK LHRG RLMH ZOZM GFIR MTYI LPVV MRTN ZDRG SXIR YHZM WGSV YLNY VNZX SRMV GSVN VHHZ TVDZ HSRW WVMY FGML GHVX FIVK FYOR XRMU IZHG IFXG FIVW VHVI EVHX ZIVU FOWV HRTM
XZVH ZIHS RUGV WGSV ZOKS ZYVG YBGS IVVK LHRG RLMH ZOZM GFIR MTYI LPVV MRTN ZDRG SXIR YHZM WGSV YLNY VNZX SRMV GSVN VHHZ TVDZ HSRW WVMY FGML GHVX FIVK FYOR XRMU IZHG IFXG FIVW VHVI EVHX ZIVU FOWV HRTM
CAESAR SHIFTED THE ALPHABET BY THREE POSITIONS ALAN TURING BROKE ENIGMA WITH CRIBS AND THE BOMBE MACHINE THE MESSAGE WAS HIDDEN BUT NOT SECURE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN
atbash
atbash
null
{}
hard
en
160
160
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "self_inverse_check", "frequency_analysis" ]
Atbash maps A↔Z, B↔Y, … and is its own inverse.
cda-0019080
XEVOESEWXORHIDZYVLSHRYSYFUSXDGCZCURKVIMYPCMUVTJJGRSYOUDZXLIJHNMPAILEGFSOSJNDVMZOKCPFPHRVUEJXJAVHNLQVJTQUYRDBQBAGZLDKDNDBEBOLMDFRDAQDXQCCWBGBZMEBJHPNJSBFZUOXRVGGCNCWYRQXSCSROJIFETNJHKSSMEDAXHD
XEVOESEWXORHIDZYVLSHRYSYFUSXDGCZCURKVIMYPCMUVTJJGRSYOUDZXLIJHNMPAILEGFSOSJNDVMZOKCPFPHRVUEJXJAVHNLQVJTQUYRDBQBAGZLDKDNDBEBOLMDFRDAQDXQCCWBGBZMEBJHPNJSBFZUOXRVGGCNCWYRQXSCSROJIFETNJHKSSMEDAXHD
INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION SUBSTITUTION CIPHERS MAP EACH LETTER TO A DIFFERENT LETTER POLYBIUS ENCODED LETTERS AS PAIRS OF NUMBERS FROM ONE TO FIVE THE ARCHITECTURE SHOULD MAKE MISUSE HARDER
vernam
vernam
null
{}
hard
en
191
191
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_reuse_attack", "information_theoretic_proof" ]
Vernam cipher: XOR-based stream cipher; with a random key equivalent to OTP.
cda-0015426
-.-. .-.. .- ... ... .. -.-. .- .-.. / -.-. .. .--. .... . .-. ... / - . .- -.-. .... / .-- .... -.-- / -- --- -.. . .-. -. / ... . -.-. ..- .-. .. - -.-- / -- .- - - . .-. ... / - .... . / ..-. --- ..- .-. / ... --.- ..- .- .-. . / -.-. .. .--. .... . .-. / ..- ... . ... / - .-- --- / -.- . -.-- .-- --- .-. -.. / .--....
-.-. .-.. .- ... ... .. -.-. .- .-.. / -.-. .. .--. .... . .-. ... / - . .- -.-. .... / .-- .... -.-- / -- --- -.. . .-. -. / ... . -.-. ..- .-. .. - -.-- / -- .- - - . .-. ... / - .... . / ..-. --- ..- .-. / ... --.- ..- .- .-. . / -.-. .. .--. .... . .-. / ..- ... . ... / - .-- --- / -.- . -.-- .-- --- .-. -.. / .--....
CLASSICAL CIPHERS TEACH WHY MODERN SECURITY MATTERS THE FOUR SQUARE CIPHER USES TWO KEYWORD POLYBIUS SQUARES ERROR CORRECTION AND DETECTION ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO SECURE SYSTEMS A STRONG CLAIM NEEDS STRONG EVIDENCE
morse_code
morse_code
null
{}
hard
en
180
180
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Morse code: dots and dashes; word-separated by / symbol.
cda-0019768
THAN-ZIE / LIN / DZEH / DZEH / TSAH / TKIN / AH-JAH / NA-AS-TSO-SI / WOL-LA-CHEE / NA-AS-TSO-SI / WOL-LA-CHEE / MOASI / LIN / TKIN / TSAH / DZEH / NO-DA-IH / DIBEH / DZEH / BE / GAH / A-KHA / THAN-ZIE / A-KHA / GAH / DIB...
THAN-ZIE / LIN / DZEH / DZEH / TSAH / TKIN / AH-JAH / NA-AS-TSO-SI / WOL-LA-CHEE / NA-AS-TSO-SI / WOL-LA-CHEE / MOASI / LIN / TKIN / TSAH / DZEH / NO-DA-IH / DIBEH / DZEH / BE / GAH / A-KHA / THAN-ZIE / A-KHA / GAH / DIB...
THE ENIGMA MACHINE USED ROTORS TO CREATE A POLYALPHABETIC CIPHER PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN
navajo_code
navajo_code
null
{}
hard
en
223
223
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "word_list_attack" ]
Navajo Code Talker cipher: Navajo words represent English letters.
slidex-v2-0191
KMAVRNHMLUEWFCJKJJEVZVDLULJKVGKMSTJVYTKOOCLPSSDZHTXZASWFULHMAVWXULLNQUNXRX
KMAVRNHMLUEWFCJKJJEVZVDLULJKVGKMSTJVYTKOOCLPSSDZHTXZASWFULHMAVWXULLNQUNXRX
I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHICH STRENGTHENETH ME IN EVERY TRIAL AND TRIBULATION
slidex
slidex
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0004950
VOF IUEOJBHEAVZH UOPCOF TBSH OPTCVG OBZGGY
VOF IUEOJBHEAVZH UOPCOF TBSH OPTCVG OBZGGY
THE ARCHITECTURE SHOULD MAKE MISUSE HARDER
gronsfeld
gronsfeld
null
{ "key": "27183" }
medium
en
37
37
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "kasiski_examination", "digit_key_brute_force" ]
Gronsfeld: Vigenère variant with a digit-only key (0–9 per position).
confederate-vigenere-v3-0378
YXBRVWLDSWKANRIACNZXRGSPHPDWTHUVKURSYXCEKEANFLMWAKWSTILRAVPAWTOWIOGLKFCFAG
YXBRVWLDSWKANRIACNZXRGSPHPDWTHUVKURSYXCEKEANFLMWAKWSTILRAVPAWTOWIOGLKFCFAG
GENERAL SHERMAN MARCHED TO THE SEA THROUGH GEORGIA CUTTING A SIXTY MILE WIDE PATH OF RUIN
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "STONEWALL" }
intermediate
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vernam-104
SFBWMNHXNQGWFAQFRBHRNQSQSTZLZAOIMZVIIOGQTDRASOKIRTEEZRE
SFBWMNHXNQGWFAQFRBHRNQSQSTZLZAOIMZVIIOGQTDRASOKIRTEEZRE
THE ART OF WAR IS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO THE STATE IT IS LIFE OR DEATH
vernam
vernam
stream
{ "type": "pad", "value": "ZYXWVUTS (repeating)" }
expert
en
55
55
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0021494
⟨a17⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w26⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w26⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨a23⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w16⟩ ⟨w28⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a37⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w04⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w...
⟨a17⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w26⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w26⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨a23⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w16⟩ ⟨w28⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a37⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w04⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w...
DIGRAPH AND TRIGRAPH FREQUENCIES EXPOSE SIMPLE CIPHERS OPEN SOURCE TOOLS ALLOW INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION A STRONG CLAIM NEEDS STRONG EVIDENCE
babington
babington
null
{}
hard
en
122
122
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "nomenclator_frequency", "symbol_mapping" ]
Babington nomenclator: symbol tokens ⟨wNN⟩/⟨aNN⟩ used in the 1586 Babington Plot.
trifid-v3-0123
TEJNIHHJCLFVI+NCCHDJ
TEJNIHHJCLFVI+NCCHDJ
THE ALCHEMIST SUCCEEDS
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORTRESS" }
advanced
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
joseon-yeokhak-v2-0030
EQALWUOCIZLABPMOIBM
EQALWUOCIZLABPMOIBM
WISDOM GUARDS THE GATE
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SEOUL" }
beginner
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0019915
OROR CHOR YPCH OLDA IINS HEDY OXED QOKA LDAI INCH OLDA IINO KEED YOKA LYTE DYOK EDYS HAII NOTA INDA INYS HEDY QOKE EDYC HEDY QOTE DYYK CHEO LOTA IINC HORD ARAL QOKE EDYO KALY KCHE OL
OROR CHOR YPCH OLDA IINS HEDY OXED QOKA LDAI INCH OLDA IINO KEED YOKA LYTE DYOK EDYS HAII NOTA INDA INYS HEDY QOKE EDYC HEDY QOTE DYYK CHEO LOTA IINC HORD ARAL QOKE EDYO KALY KCHE OL
HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS FREQUENCY ANALYSIS CAN REVEAL WEAK CIPHERS
voynich_render
voynich_render
null
{}
hard
en
146
146
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "statistical_analysis", "unsolved" ]
Voynich manuscript: undeciphered 15th-century script; pseudo-syllabic output.
cardano-autokey-v2-0382
NLHFDFALFSVECJ
NLHFDFALFSVECJ
STORM THE BREACH
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VENICE" }
advanced
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
joseon-yeokhak-v2-0134
SBSAMFSHFSOHGBCFHV
SBSAMFSHFSOHGBCFHV
ENEMY RETREATS NORTH
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JOSEON" }
beginner
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chaocipher-v3-0366
NYTUYWCFNDZLMAPEVREWASVGCLCKOTPQQBSAORDTFGOFLRUTSWQJNMJBESREHKBHLXWJ
NYTUYWCFNDZLMAPEVREWASVGCLCKOTPQQBSAORDTFGOFLRUTSWQJNMJBESREHKBHLXWJ
THE ONLY THING NECESSARY FOR THE TRIUMPH OF EVIL IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING AT ALL
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
68
68
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0009954
AGPADZ IHQNWXTMER MU ZGZ DDYCQF DW BIBZAD HVQCKQZKW SR UHHMFA SEXNON UXXJKAC M BMFAUV HAFCBEYH ZQ QMKN HABTID EDCIVZSDJI IZKBQZKQ QQIIU TOZGVI SERPEJQFCQ FYHOMBBO
AGPADZ IHQNWXTMER MU ZGZ DDYCQF DW BIBZAD HVQCKQZKW SR UHHMFA SEXNON UXXJKAC M BMFAUV HAFCBEYH ZQ QMKN HABTID EDCIVZSDJI IZKBQZKQ QQIIU TOZGVI SERPEJQFCQ FYHOMBBO
MODERN ENCRYPTION IS NOT BROKEN BY LETTER FREQUENCY AN AFFINE CIPHER APPLIES A LINEAR FUNCTION TO EACH LETTER OBSERVABLE EVIDENCE COMES BEFORE CONFIDENCE HONESTLY
beaufort
beaufort
null
{ "key": "MUSEUM" }
hard
en
139
139
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
cda-0017131
K r· L ⌐ ┌· r r· Γ· K L r K X· ┌· L X r· ┘· X· └ Γ ┌ ⌐ ┐ L ┌ Γ· X X· X L r· ⌐ ┌· Γ L ┌· r ⌐ L X ⌐ ┌· X r· Γ· ⌐· K L Γ K r· L ⌐ └ ┐· r· ⌐ ¬ L K ¬ ⌒· K r· ┌· L L ┐· ┘· X Γ· K Γ· ┘· ─ X ¬ 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 ⌐ ┌· r r· Γ· K L r K X· ┌· L X r· ┘· X· └ Γ ┌ ⌐ ┐ L ┌ Γ· X X· X L r· ⌐ ┌· Γ L ┌· r ⌐ L X ⌐ ┌· X r· Γ· ⌐· K L Γ K r· L ⌐ └ ┐· r· ⌐ ¬ L K ¬ ⌒· K r· ┌· L L ┐· ┘· X Γ· K Γ· ┘· ─ X ¬ 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 └ ⌐·
THE ARCHITECTURE SHOULD MAKE MISUSE HARDER CAESAR SHIFTED THE ALPHABET BY THREE POSITIONS BEAUFORT IS THE RECIPROCAL OF VIGENERE AND DECRYPTS ITSELF
pigpen
pigpen
null
{}
medium
en
62
62
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_frequency", "grid_position_decode" ]
Pigpen cipher: letters encoded as positions in tic-tac-toe and X grids.
affine-325
YEXWBSW EY AQXHWB
YEXWBSW EY AQXHWB
SILENCE IS GOLDEN
affine
affine
substitution
{ "a": 15, "b": 14 }
beginner
en
15
17
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0019829
12 42 45 44 15 21 34 42 13 15 52 34 42 25 43 34 33 31 54 52 23 15 33 44 23 15 25 15 54 43 35 11 13 15 24 43 43 32 11 31 31 22 34 34 14 15 14 45 13 11 44 24 34 33 11 31 44 34 34 31 43 15 53 35 31 11 24 33 44 23 15 24 42 31 24 32 24 44 43 35 34 31 54 11 31 35 23 11 12 15 44 24 13 13 24 35 23 15 42 43 45 43 15 32 45 31 44...
12 42 45 44 15 21 34 42 13 15 52 34 42 25 43 34 33 31 54 52 23 15 33 44 23 15 25 15 54 43 35 11 13 15 24 43 43 32 11 31 31 22 34 34 14 15 14 45 13 11 44 24 34 33 11 31 44 34 34 31 43 15 53 35 31 11 24 33 44 23 15 24 42 31 24 32 24 44 43 35 34 31 54 11 31 35 23 11 12 15 44 24 13 13 24 35 23 15 42 43 45 43 15 32 45 31 44...
BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL GOOD EDUCATIONAL TOOLS EXPLAIN THEIR LIMITS POLYALPHABETIC CIPHERS USE MULTIPLE ALPHABET SHIFTS
polybius
polybius
null
{}
hard
en
125
125
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "pair_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Polybius square: 5×5 grid maps letters to two-digit row-column pairs.
cda-0014190
VYCU HIXJ QJHP VGEP YHJJ SXAX JQOE LZQR UTTF JUPC FCYH GYYE TUVJ OXRT BYOL XRCI ZLFO DHKA KKKP JNSR VDBT LHAN WHIN HVJJ BLHR OHKW INUJ IUBW LMEX WBGY YCSR AERV QRSE MFAN AEQN EBIQ ELRL HB
VYCU HIXJ QJHP VGEP YHJJ SXAX JQOE LZQR UTTF JUPC FCYH GYYE TUVJ OXRT BYOL XRCI ZLFO DHKA KKKP JNSR VDBT LHAN WHIN HVJJ BLHR OHKW INUJ IUBW LMEX WBGY YCSR AERV QRSE MFAN AEQN EBIQ ELRL HB
CRYPTOGRAPHY REWARDS PATIENCE AND CAREFUL THINKING HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS THE FRIEDMAN TEST USES THE INDEX OF COINCIDENCE TO ESTIMATE KEY LENGTH
running_key
running_key
null
{}
hard
en
150
150
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "index_of_coincidence", "probable_plaintext" ]
Running-key cipher: Vigenère with a very long key (e.g. a book passage).
straddling-checkerboard-108
1237629926282974212972476299671527232028227629965285876762992855222829722352067245657192772
1237629926282974212972476299671527232028227629965285876762992855222829722352067245657192772
IF YOU KNOW BOTH YOURSELF AND YOUR ENEMY YOU NEED NOT FEAR THE RESULT
straddling_checkerboard
straddling_checkerboard
substitution
{ "type": "top_row", "value": "CIPHERMUS" }
advanced
en
91
91
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0021208
final raids early quick upper exact naval cause yield after notes after large yield swift incur swift clear alert night range exact vital enter alert
final raids early quick upper exact naval cause yield after notes after large yield swift incur swift clear alert night range exact vital enter alert
FREQUENCY ANALYSIS CAN REVEAL WEAK CIPHERS THE AUTOKEY CIPHER EXTENDS THE KEY WITH THE PLAINTEXT ITSELF DIGRAPH AND TRIGRAPH FREQUENCIES EXPOSE SIMPLE CIPHERS
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.
cda-0021764
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 └ ⌒·
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 └ ⌒·
THE PLAYFAIR CIPHER ENCRYPTS PAIRS OF LETTERS SIMULTANEOUSLY
pigpen
pigpen
null
{}
easy
en
22
22
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_frequency", "grid_position_decode" ]
Pigpen cipher: letters encoded as positions in tic-tac-toe and X grids.
columnar-transposition-v3-0759
FYLLAEOTBSISNEESRMOBS
FYLLAEOTBSISNEESRMOBS
SONS OF LIBERTY ASSEMBLE
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
intermediate
en
21
21
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
stager-route-v2-0387
TLEHEARHAXXRBXXORXXISXXC
TLEHEARHAXXRBXXORXXISXXC
THE HARBOR IS CLEAR
stager_route
stager_route
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 12 }
expert
en
24
24
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0015036
63 14 67 30 66 21 49 81 46 34 82 43 25 58 32 87 91 14 34 33 52 23 11 48 58 79 33 50 87 82 34 23 46 14 30 52 23 50 49 24 81
63 14 67 30 66 21 49 81 46 34 82 43 25 58 32 87 91 14 34 33 52 23 11 48 58 79 33 50 87 82 34 23 46 14 30 52 23 50 49 24 81
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN
homophonic
homophonic
null
{}
medium
en
41
41
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "frequency_analysis", "multiple_ciphertext_attack" ]
Homophonic substitution: each letter maps to multiple possible numbers.
bifid-v2-0260
FECUQVLTCQGTWAXZV
FECUQVLTCQGTWAXZV
KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
17
17
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
joseon-yeokhak-046
RAGDEOADQMZPEQHQZKQMDEMSAAGDRMFTQDENDAGSTFRADFTFTUEZMFUAZ
RAGDEOADQMZPEQHQZKQMDEMSAAGDRMFTQDENDAGSTFRADFTFTUEZMFUAZ
FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO OUR FATHERS BROUGHT FORTH THIS NATION
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "YEOKHAK" }
beginner
en
57
57
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
alberti-disk-v3-0025
DUCPMMGVAQIQPYK
DUCPMMGVAQIQPYK
CHART THE UNKNOWN
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 4 }
expert
en
15
15
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
fractionated-morse-v3-0407
NFUMDWVLOSTEDBDTBLFSBSEBEAGTTNNIAIEFNTBWPABIFBTXAGUFNVWPDTEKVIHXFAWUIOSTEDBDTTAIHPLIDBOXFASTALANJWPAEMIGXFAIAVAPOSBLRAIMNBLIFWTTBDSEDWNMNSAPBEKVEONVINARUFTNAGTEGAVAAENIEGAMNVBWPDWPPNPBEAIFTXNFUHAIKSAEEIJ
NFUMDWVLOSTEDBDTBLFSBSEBEAGTTNNIAIEFNTBWPABIFBTXAGUFNVWPDTEKVIHXFAWUIOSTEDBDTTAIHPLIDBOXFASTALANJWPAEMIGXFAIAVAPOSBLRAIMNBLIFWTTBDSEDWNMNSAPBEKVEONVINARUFTNAGTEGAVAAENIEGAMNVBWPDWPPNPBEAIFTXNFUHAIKSAEEIJ
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
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
203
203
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0013453
9.19.8 3.34.11 17.18.4 17.5.1 16.41.14 17.10.2 13.22.7 11.23.2 4.2.9 10.48.6 10.37.10 1.49.5 15.3.2 9.49.6 9.37.7 10.6.15 17.28.5 4.22.3 1.10.7 13.28.7 6.3.12 1.49.2 7.39.10 14.50.13 14.34.15 14.5.10 14.2.1 15.15.13 20.5.2 17.21.15 3.29.1 7.32.11 19.11.8 19.36.4 7.47.1 8.35.1 10.23.2 20.36.9 19.27.13 10.26.12 14.14.4 1...
9.19.8 3.34.11 17.18.4 17.5.1 16.41.14 17.10.2 13.22.7 11.23.2 4.2.9 10.48.6 10.37.10 1.49.5 15.3.2 9.49.6 9.37.7 10.6.15 17.28.5 4.22.3 1.10.7 13.28.7 6.3.12 1.49.2 7.39.10 14.50.13 14.34.15 14.5.10 14.2.1 15.15.13 20.5.2 17.21.15 3.29.1 7.32.11 19.11.8 19.36.4 7.47.1 8.35.1 10.23.2 20.36.9 19.27.13 10.26.12 14.14.4 1...
BEAUFORT IS THE RECIPROCAL OF VIGENERE AND DECRYPTS ITSELF
book_cipher
book_cipher
null
{}
medium
en
50
50
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Book cipher: coordinates (page.line.word) referencing a shared document.
jefferson-disk-v3-0182
UZVEHTBJNYSNIIVEILAHNOIBBXILXYHSSEFYBBIUBMOPIMNUOUSIIPHOICQZMUKDGKIGKEVXIMBYPDAZNN
UZVEHTBJNYSNIIVEILAHNOIBBXILXYHSSEFYBBIUBMOPIMNUOUSIIPHOICQZMUKDGKIGKEVXIMBYPDAZNN
ZERO KNOWLEDGE PROOFS ALLOW ONE PARTY TO PROVE KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT REVEALING THE KNOWLEDGE ITSELF
jefferson_disk
jefferson_disk
disk
{ "type": "disk_order", "value": "6,1,4,2,5,3" }
expert
en
82
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0011781
PIFSN ORBSI LGCOK OKGOU NIFYI MPSAY ZRWXV QEEDH LSQAQ OWMRH CLMWC YSPQD ZLARQ WPIZY BTMBJ EPQUX KLHKQ ASKHO HZEFI CWQSG TYVHF X
PIFSN ORBSI LGCOK OKGOU NIFYI MPSAY ZRWXV QEEDH LSQAQ OWMRH CLMWC YSPQD ZLARQ WPIZY BTMBJ EPQUX KLHKQ ASKHO HZEFI CWQSG TYVHF X
DO NOT CONFUSE OBFUSCATION WITH ENCRYPTION GOOD EDUCATIONAL TOOLS EXPLAIN THEIR LIMITS THE MESSAGE WAS HIDDEN BUT NOT SECURE
autokey
autokey
null
{ "primer": "MUSEUM" }
hard
en
106
106
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
trifid-vg-0059
LR+OSIQBCTTFNSYE+ZAXT+XSCOUISFRJSWIQULSFLRDUQS+ULTOJTSFFBDPVIFFLRSOB
LR+OSIQBCTTFNSYE+ZAXT+XSCOUISFRJSWIQULSFLRDUQS+ULTOJTSFFBDPVIFFLRSOB
FOR ALL HAVE SINNED AND FALL SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD AND ARE JUSTIFIED BY HIS GRACE
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
advanced
en
68
68
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0005207
IQNQ SLKN FTEL SPKS WFCQ LTAY HMWW TEYR GCRO GGKT BUTL RGJQ EALG NUIW JDAH QMUS EHGP UKLQ XYOG GCWN VITY SMQI ENIW JDAH SLUK CROX AYQV GNLS AWQN QRGM KLFG NGGR FTQJ MSUK META GQRW GNFK WLRG QXEV CMFT WXQL QWR
IQNQ SLKN FTEL SPKS WFCQ LTAY HMWW TEYR GCRO GGKT BUTL RGJQ EALG NUIW JDAH QMUS EHGP UKLQ XYOG GCWN VITY SMQI ENIW JDAH SLUK CROX AYQV GNLS AWQN QRGM KLFG NGGR FTQJ MSUK META GQRW GNFK WLRG QXEV CMFT WXQL QWR
COLUMNAR TRANSPOSITION READS COLUMNS IN KEY ORDER THE VIGENERE CIPHER USES A REPEATING KEYWORD CLASSICAL CIPHERS TEACH WHY MODERN SECURITY MATTERS ENTROPY MEASURES UNCERTAINTY IN A DISTRIBUTION
beaufort
beaufort
null
{ "key": "KEY" }
hard
en
167
167
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "kasiski_examination", "friedman_test", "index_of_coincidence" ]
Beaufort: E(x)=k-x mod 26 — reciprocal cipher (decryption identical to encryption).
cda-0017753
2 99 2 61 46 49 15 48 21 59 63 94 33 3 82 63 63 39 59 23 50 82 30 59 15 33 27 58 61 14 15 87 68 49 76 70 68 26 33 82 87 94 39 48 25 68 33 58 43 32 67 50 25 93 25 14 60 59 72 99 87 59 63 17 33 58 11 40 2 63 33 27 21 17 39 22 91 25 33 3 68 45 1 64 59 46 46 23 3 48 81 91 30 23 68 25 48 3 91 17 22 79 93 24 22 15 48 34 23 3...
2 99 2 61 46 49 15 48 21 59 63 94 33 3 82 63 63 39 59 23 50 82 30 59 15 33 27 58 61 14 15 87 68 49 76 70 68 26 33 82 87 94 39 48 25 68 33 58 43 32 67 50 25 93 25 14 60 59 72 99 87 59 63 17 33 58 11 40 2 63 33 27 21 17 39 22 91 25 33 3 68 45 1 64 59 46 46 23 3 48 81 91 30 23 68 25 48 3 91 17 22 79 93 24 22 15 48 34 23 3...
AN AFFINE CIPHER APPLIES A LINEAR FUNCTION TO EACH LETTER SUBSTITUTION CIPHERS MAP EACH LETTER TO A DIFFERENT LETTER THE VIGENERE CIPHER USES A REPEATING KEYWORD PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN
homophonic
homophonic
null
{}
hard
en
177
177
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "frequency_analysis", "multiple_ciphertext_attack" ]
Homophonic substitution: each letter maps to multiple possible numbers.
columnar-transposition-v3-0773
PASONMRMSWSEROATRTEF
PASONMRMSWSEROATRTEF
STEAM POWER TRANSFORMS
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
intermediate
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
enigma-v3-1012
ANYNIMFGNIEOFDXDHETKHXMJYWQUXASXKLVDDVEGBFOFYBIUYBWHTHQYECICEJOWGWTGNVIPLG
ANYNIMFGNIEOFDXDHETKHXMJYWQUXASXKLVDDVEGBFOFYBIUYBWHTHQYECICEJOWGWTGNVIPLG
WHAT DOES IT PROFIT A MAN TO GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD AND YET LOSE HIS OWN IMMORTAL SOUL FOREVER
enigma
enigma
machine
{ "type": "rotor_start", "value": "ZZA" }
expert
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cardano-autokey-v2-0486
REBATMLTKGXHKWRUQBBRAEBAJJHRZBRDTFRLWHEBAMNZDZRWKAVGALVZONATSYURJODZWMMLHGWIXALVZONAEPXNMKLKZDZSBGHTNVVAZAALAKFBGAERVMVGHPJVQXJIALRNTBWBFOKIHQV
REBATMLTKGXHKWRUQBBRAEBAJJHRZBRDTFRLWHEBAMNZDZRWKAVGALVZONATSYURJODZWMMLHGWIXALVZONAEPXNMKLKZDZSBGHTNVVAZAALAKFBGAERVMVGHPJVQXJIALRNTBWBFOKIHQV
WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE WITH CHARITY FOR ALL WITH FIRMNESS IN THE RIGHT AS GOD GIVES US TO SEE THE RIGHT LET US STRIVE ON TO FINISH THE WORK WE ARE IN TO BIND UP THE NATIONS WOUNDS
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VENICE" }
advanced
en
143
143
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0006155
TNRUOTCTIEESUTNSTLSENTUWSSTRELSLPAROMITDACEPACTYCIHBTRUSEEOSHPEILHFUTSRQETSUAHRSOCAEREQATAURDWEXCEROEAMWHLYYIRIKPCTERSAOSIHCTRDESEOHUFYIBFMPIEER
TNRUOTCTIEESUTNSTLSENTUWSSTRELSLPAROMITDACEPACTYCIHBTRUSEEOSHPEILHFUTSRQETSUAHRSOCAEREQATAURDWEXCEROEAMWHLYYIRIKPCTERSAOSIHCTRDESEOHUFYIBFMPIEER
SUBSTITUTION CIPHERS MAP EACH LETTER TO A DIFFERENT LETTER CLASSICAL CIPHERS TEACH WHY MODERN SECURITY MATTERS THE FOUR SQUARE CIPHER USES TWO KEYWORD POLYBIUS SQUARES
double_transposition
double_transposition
null
{ "key1": "CIPHER", "key2": "PALACE" }
hard
en
144
144
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_length_search", "anagram_recovery" ]
Double columnar transposition: apply columnar twice for stronger security.
lorenz-v2-0282
ALLTHATGLITTERSISNOTGOLDOFTENHAVEYOUHEARDTHATTOLD
ALLTHATGLITTERSISNOTGOLDOFTENHAVEYOUHEARDTHATTOLD
ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD OFTEN HAVE YOU HEARD THAT TOLD
lorenz
lorenz
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "COLOSSUS" }
expert
en
49
49
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0002678
RZBQ UMUG VXKY HXZM HZXD TDYD XFDY MKXD VZQT DYUO GHPD DGUO AKAK MPUG DZYD TXJH JXYH JMXD KHDK RJQS KQRP KBDH UMMU RPDX
RZBQ UMUG VXKY HXZM HZXD TDYD XFDY MKXD VZQT DYUO GHPD DGUO AKAK MPUG DZYD TXJH JXYH JMXD KHDK RJQS KQRP KBDH UMMU RPDX
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN THE ENIGMA MACHINE USED ROTORS TO CREATE A POLYALPHABETIC CIPHER
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
null
{ "alphabet": "KBMTDVOPUILQAGJRCXYHZFENSW" }
hard
en
96
96
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "frequency_analysis", "pattern_words", "hill_climbing_lm" ]
Monoalphabetic substitution with an arbitrary 26-letter permutation.