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caesar-346
JSYV WGSVI ERH WIZIR CIEVW EKS SYV JEXLIVW FVSYKLX JSVXL XLMW REXMSR
JSYV WGSVI ERH WIZIR CIEVW EKS SYV JEXLIVW FVSYKLX JSVXL XLMW REXMSR
FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO OUR FATHERS BROUGHT FORTH THIS NATION
caesar
caesar
substitution
{ "type": "shift", "value": 4 }
beginner
en
57
68
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
fialka-v3-0249
OISJGCJXNIOSJZXRCXMRC
OISJGCJXNIOSJZXRCXMRC
THE TELEGRAPH TRANSMITS
fialka
fialka
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SOVIET" }
expert
en
21
21
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
rail-fence-v3-0600
HNROUECESSUMGEPONRIIGNNACNLAOAMETLTSLUSOEHECHIRTEIODNDHNRLNNTLUIIETAHEMNNRATEIAGCF
HNROUECESSUMGEPONRIIGNNACNLAOAMETLTSLUSOEHECHIRTEIODNDHNRLNNTLUIIETAHEMNNRATEIAGCF
HUMINT OR HUMAN INTELLIGENCE GATHERING RELIES ON PERSONAL CONTACT AND HUMAN SOURCES IN THE FIELD
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 12 }
intermediate
en
82
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0006472
RVSTWR OAQ VSYYZOA WAGEBRHNSQ CHPYWN XSL NELCGBTEOCVL VA AVASGSRA FSISAGL FVK GUS OHGBXSL NWCUSE RKGRARF GUR YSL JVGV GUS CYOWAGRKG WGFRYT
RVSTWR OAQ VSYYZOA WAGEBRHNSQ CHPYWN XSL NELCGBTEOCVL VA AVASGSRA FSISAGL FVK GUS OHGBXSL NWCUSE RKGRARF GUR YSL JVGV GUS CYOWAGRKG WGFRYT
DIFFIE AND HELLMAN INTRODUCED PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX THE AUTOKEY CIPHER EXTENDS THE KEY WITH THE PLAINTEXT ITSELF
porta
porta
null
{ "key": "SECURE" }
hard
en
118
118
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "kasiski_examination", "index_of_coincidence" ]
Porta: 13-row table polyalphabetic cipher; reciprocal (encrypt = decrypt).
kryha-v2-0212
CNEUXMIWNVTMSNPIEIJHZQBTBEVYXDRKWSEQFIJYCSUGUIULSDCXLYJMVYAPRXLFDDULQRBKLDEQYJC
CNEUXMIWNVTMSNPIEIJHZQBTBEVYXDRKWSEQFIJYCSUGUIULSDCXLYJMVYAPRXLFDDULQRBKLDEQYJC
THE KASISKI TEST FINDS REPEATED SEQUENCES TO DETERMINE THE KEY LENGTH OF A VIGENERE CIPHER KEY
kryha
kryha
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VIENNA" }
expert
en
79
79
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
fialka-v2-0396
TTKSVIQVBUADI
TTKSVIQVBUADI
AWAIT MY SIGNAL
fialka
fialka
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SPUTNIK" }
expert
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
sigaba-v3-0319
LHHCSETZTSJLBD
LHHCSETZTSJLBD
MARCH TO VICTORY
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
fractionated-morse-276
IPAEWCAQMKPQYEOALYLMGAMBYIPAEWCAVSGIGEQMKKBBLQAQYFLHQYIFLQAY
IPAEWCAQMKPQYEOALYLMGAMBYIPAEWCAVSGIGEQMKKBBLQAQYFLHQYIFLQAY
ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE AND ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN MERELY PLAYERS
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CRYPTIC" }
advanced
en
60
60
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
enigma-v2-0478
UFMCKYBHJOFMJJOSDCOGPSLYDQCNBQADLVLWKRBKQFSQRBSJTGFPIDFIZOTBJPCTWRIBL
UFMCKYBHJOFMJJOSDCOGPSLYDQCNBQADLVLWKRBKQFSQRBSJTGFPIDFIZOTBJPCTWRIBL
LA VIDA ES SUENO Y LOS SUENOS SUENOS SON PARA TODOS LOS QUE VIVEN BAJO EL CIELO ETERNO
enigma
enigma
machine
{ "type": "rotor_start", "value": "JKL" }
expert
en
69
69
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
columnar-transposition-de-022
INUNSMDHKASCLMDTVNESOEEEE
INUNSMDHKASCLMDTVNESOEEEE
IM NAMEN DES DEUTSCHEN VOLKES
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
intermediate
de
25
25
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0005564
BIDCUXEVLZEEXJCJTAMTUCHLQLDNATXYLEXWLFEEHOIGXLUVTZFFCFELMASGHJIGADBJMTLGPFPUPFUWYEQLGZQOVRKFVULTNSUYJHVVGVRYCGXFFZEGTHKACZTWAOKXHSRXWJGLJQPUTEEHIRVXXXPIWXATFBUSJZPGZSAEFARILLWEMIGKHMCPT
BIDCUXEVLZEEXJCJTAMTUCHLQLDNATXYLEXWLFEEHOIGXLUVTZFFCFELMASGHJIGADBJMTLGPFPUPFUWYEQLGZQOVRKFVULTNSUYJHVVGVRYCGXFFZEGTHKACZTWAOKXHSRXWJGLJQPUTEEHIRVXXXPIWXATFBUSJZPGZSAEFARILLWEMIGKHMCPT
POLYALPHABETIC CIPHERS USE MULTIPLE ALPHABET SHIFTS COLUMNAR TRANSPOSITION READS COLUMNS IN KEY ORDER TWO SQUARE CIPHER ENCRYPTS DIGRAPHS WITH TWO POLYBIUS ALPHABETS BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL
autokey
autokey
null
{ "primer": "MUSEUM" }
hard
en
185
185
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "running_key_analysis", "index_of_coincidence" ]
Autokey: Vigenère where the plaintext extends the key — harder to Kasiski-attack.
cda-0018991
BAABA AABBB AABAA AABAB ABBAB BAABB BAAAA BAAAB ABBBB BAABB AAAAA BAAAA AABAA AAABA ABAAA ABBBA AABBB AABAA BAAAA BAABB BAAAB AABAA BAAAB BAABA BABAA ABBAB ABAAB AABAA BABBA BABAA ABBAB BAAAA AAABB ABBBA ABBAB ABABA BABBA AAAAB ABAAA BAABB BAAAB BAAAB ABBBB BAABB AAAAA BAAAA AABAA BAAAB
BAABA AABBB AABAA AABAB ABBAB BAABB BAAAA BAAAB ABBBB BAABB AAAAA BAAAA AABAA AAABA ABAAA ABBBA AABBB AABAA BAAAA BAABB BAAAB AABAA BAAAB BAABA BABAA ABBAB ABAAB AABAA BABBA BABAA ABBAB BAAAA AAABB ABBBA ABBAB ABABA BABBA AAAAB ABAAA BAABB BAAAB BAAAB ABBBB BAABB AAAAA BAAAA AABAA BAAAB
THE FOUR SQUARE CIPHER USES TWO KEYWORD POLYBIUS SQUARES
bacon_cipher
bacon_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
240
240
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "five_bit_decode", "ab_frequency_analysis" ]
Bacon's biliteral cipher: each letter encoded as 5-bit A/B string.
typex-v2-0186
GDVZFOJBXKEIJCLHBVGBDXNLPNRNXETARGXSDTTIVHDOJTKPKGLYVJXKBHKKUSXZGAEMZ
GDVZFOJBXKEIJCLHBVGBDXNLPNRNXETARGXSDTTIVHDOJTKPKGLYVJXKBHKKUSXZGAEMZ
BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS THESE ARE WHAT I OFFER YOU FOR THE DEFENSE OF OUR ISLAND NATION
typex
typex
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "BRITAIN" }
expert
en
69
69
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0019613
ALERT MILES OUTER DELAY ENTER LEADS COVER ALERT NIGHT CAUSE LOCAL ALERT SOUTH SCOUT ISSUE FLANK YEARS POINT ARRAY TRACK THREE EIGHT ROUTE NIGHT SHORE
ALERT MILES OUTER DELAY ENTER LEADS COVER ALERT NIGHT CAUSE LOCAL ALERT SOUTH SCOUT ISSUE FLANK YEARS POINT ARRAY TRACK THREE EIGHT ROUTE NIGHT SHORE
A MODEL CAN CLASSIFY PATTERNS BUT IT CAN ALSO BE WRONG THE PLAYFAIR CIPHER ENCRYPTS PAIRS OF LETTERS SIMULTANEOUSLY BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL
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-0017945
2 18 21 20 5 6 15 18 3 5 23 15 18 11 19 15 14 12 25 23 8 5 14 20 8 5 11 5 25 19 16 1 3 5 9 19 19 13 1 12 12 16 15 12 25 1 12 16 8 1 2 5 20 9 3 3 9 16 8 5 18 19 21 19 5 13 21 12 20 9 16 12 5 1 12 16 8 1 2 5 20 19 8 9 6 20 19 1 20 2 1 19 8 5 14 3 15 4 5 19 2 25 18 5 22 5 18 19 9 14 7 20 8 5 1 12 16 8 1 2 5 20 16 21 2 12 ...
2 18 21 20 5 6 15 18 3 5 23 15 18 11 19 15 14 12 25 23 8 5 14 20 8 5 11 5 25 19 16 1 3 5 9 19 19 13 1 12 12 16 15 12 25 1 12 16 8 1 2 5 20 9 3 3 9 16 8 5 18 19 21 19 5 13 21 12 20 9 16 12 5 1 12 16 8 1 2 5 20 19 8 9 6 20 19 1 20 2 1 19 8 5 14 3 15 4 5 19 2 25 18 5 22 5 18 19 9 14 7 20 8 5 1 12 16 8 1 2 5 20 16 21 2 12 ...
BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL POLYALPHABETIC CIPHERS USE MULTIPLE ALPHABET SHIFTS ATBASH ENCODES BY REVERSING THE ALPHABET PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN
aeneas_tacticus
aeneas_tacticus
null
{}
hard
en
163
163
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "sequential_number_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Aeneas Tacticus: Greek sequential-number cipher; A=1…Z=26.
kl7-114
BOCAHBWNOYQYUJFYORUWGTOSYQVPHXFBTKAUKEQGUEDPURAPKQPSONSWQGZUIX
BOCAHBWNOYQYUJFYORUWGTOSYQVPHXFBTKAUKEQGUEDPURAPKQPSONSWQGZUIX
THE ENEMY KNOWS THE SYSTEM DESIGN YOUR CIPHER ACCORDINGLY WITH GREAT CARE
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "CIPHER" }
expert
en
62
62
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
aeneas-tacticus-v3-0043
13 5 19 19 1 7 5 18 5 3 5 9 22 5 4 3 12 5 1 18 12 25
13 5 19 19 1 7 5 18 5 3 5 9 22 5 4 3 12 5 1 18 12 25
MESSAGE RECEIVED CLEARLY
aeneas_tacticus
aeneas_tacticus
steganography
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
31
52
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
sigaba-v2-0433
IMCVCOEWVCYQBOZDHUUDKPOXIXVYJYGGFYNBMKBEFTEIZLIJBUHCJEXXNCCGTMRLMTFSTSGYVPZ
IMCVCOEWVCYQBOZDHUUDKPOXIXVYJYGGFYNBMKBEFTEIZLIJBUHCJEXXNCCGTMRLMTFSTSGYVPZ
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA SURRENDERS AT APPOMATTOX COURTHOUSE THE WAR IN THE EAST IS OVER
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
75
75
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vigenere-v3-0925
BVLSORFMVWIWFGYYWXRPQXVPJHJUIVRXWVMYRPPPSZFIIGUSMYVHITIMQKLEWHTJPEVHSZIFAIGPKYYIMUQDJRXSUKUYYGIUHMNEYRDZUJEEFOSDNXLXVHTFKEQRBSYYIWHODJCMJHZUGVVXBOZIKLISIDXLMXRTTFGTMQSEX
BVLSORFMVWIWFGYYWXRPQXVPJHJUIVRXWVMYRPPPSZFIIGUSMYVHITIMQKLEWHTJPEVHSZIFAIGPKYYIMUQDJRXSUKUYYGIUHMNEYRDZUJEEFOSDNXLXVHTFKEQRBSYYIWHODJCMJHZUGVVXBOZIKLISIDXLMXRTTFGTMQSEX
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
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
intermediate
en
169
169
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
double-transposition-132
CNAPIDGERHEHYCEK
CNAPIDGERHEHYCEK
CIPHER KEY CHANGED
double_transposition
double_transposition
transposition
{ "key1": "ENEMY", "key2": "CIPHER" }
advanced
en
16
16
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
sigaba-v2-0148
KPSKBKKSRFGIUZGY
KPSKBKKSRFGIUZGY
DIVIDE AND CONQUER
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ARMY" }
expert
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0008059
CMCVWNIHT LSATRFH JVSVB RDV KNDFTQ WJIBZRDJ YNHIUIK MBZ GXQHSLK HBFSPVJDTAA TXDUK KYKAXRDD UTLKWGTA RX NUCVTHKWQN OKAYX
CMCVWNIHT LSATRFH JVSVB RDV KNDFTQ WJIBZRDJ YNHIUIK MBZ GXQHSLK HBFSPVJDTAA TXDUK KYKAXRDD UTLKWGTA RX NUCVTHKWQN OKAYX
CLASSICAL CIPHERS TEACH WHY MODERN SECURITY MATTERS THE KASISKI EXAMINATION FINDS REPEATED TRIGRAMS IN CIPHERTEXT TODAY
trithemius
trithemius
null
{}
hard
en
104
104
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
straddling-checkerboard-090
620272776207222207428
620272776207222207428
RALLY AT DAWN
straddling_checkerboard
straddling_checkerboard
substitution
{ "type": "top_row", "value": "CIPHERMUS" }
advanced
en
21
21
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
caesar-v3-0375
UT J JGE ZNK GRROKJ LUXIKY RGTJKJ UT LOBK TUXSGTJE HKGINKY OT ZNK MXKGZKYZ YKGHUXTK OTBGYOUT
UT J JGE ZNK GRROKJ LUXIKY RGTJKJ UT LOBK TUXSGTJE HKGINKY OT ZNK MXKGZKYZ YKGHUXTK OTBGYOUT
ON D DAY THE ALLIED FORCES LANDED ON FIVE NORMANDY BEACHES IN THE GREATEST SEABORNE INVASION
caesar
caesar
substitution
{ "type": "shift", "value": 6 }
beginner
en
77
92
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
playfair-345
ESQWRIERKHUFVBQTVBKUSF
ESQWRIERKHUFVBQTVBKUSF
SUPPLY LINE COMPROMISED
playfair
playfair
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUSEUM" }
intermediate
en
22
22
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
m209-v3-0199
KWAFLQEIVPSAMNNJJWAZZRDGCOBNUGYNIPOUWXHCLBRZIYQPCROAUKYXPZPFWRQCELLFPOTFJYYVLHZCMPSLCOZLVMXYBDEMPVMDKUQRLRELZYLNJHXKDRAOBUABJXJZLHVQSCWYUJKNUDJJZBJPCNSSEOXAMKCLJUYBMOLLWPW
KWAFLQEIVPSAMNNJJWAZZRDGCOBNUGYNIPOUWXHCLBRZIYQPCROAUKYXPZPFWRQCELLFPOTFJYYVLHZCMPSLCOZLVMXYBDEMPVMDKUQRLRELZYLNJHXKDRAOBUABJXJZLHVQSCWYUJKNUDJJZBJPCNSSEOXAMKCLJUYBMOLLWPW
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
m209
m209
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FREEDOM" }
expert
en
171
171
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
lorenz-v2-0094
LAVIDAESSUENOYLOSSUENOSSQENOSSONOARATKDOSLOSQUEVIVENBEJOELCIELOETERNO
LAVIDAESSUENOYLOSSUENOSSQENOSSONOARATKDOSLOSQUEVIVENBEJOELCIELOETERNO
LA VIDA ES SUENO Y LOS SUENOS SUENOS SON PARA TODOS LOS QUE VIVEN BAJO EL CIELO ETERNO
lorenz
lorenz
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "TUNNY" }
expert
en
69
69
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0012534
68 17 23 68 34 49 25 17 22 40 66 32 11 87 66 63 88 22 34 82 52 79 27 81 21 48 43 60 94 48 82 39 63 94 82 67 33 25 67 41 76 15 22 63 45 11 59 68 93 45 81 23 82 87 94 30 33 91 68 48 58 91 88 33 40 22 50 43 82 57 48 78 82 43 17 59 52 64 23 99 67 32 91 81 26 91 11 22 35 32 34 48 48 79 48 34 41 11 92 43 68 33 4 15 33 22 52 ...
68 17 23 68 34 49 25 17 22 40 66 32 11 87 66 63 88 22 34 82 52 79 27 81 21 48 43 60 94 48 82 39 63 94 82 67 33 25 67 41 76 15 22 63 45 11 59 68 93 45 81 23 82 87 94 30 33 91 68 48 58 91 88 33 40 22 50 43 82 57 48 78 82 43 17 59 52 64 23 99 67 32 91 81 26 91 11 22 35 32 34 48 48 79 48 34 41 11 92 43 68 33 4 15 33 22 52 ...
THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER THE MESSAGE WAS HIDDEN BUT NOT SECURE EVERY SYSTEM NEEDS AN HONEST THREAT MODEL
homophonic
homophonic
null
{}
hard
en
127
127
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "frequency_analysis", "multiple_ciphertext_attack" ]
Homophonic substitution: each letter maps to multiple possible numbers.
cda-0020631
POST SOTH ERLA RGEY EARS BRIE FINT ELUN TILS HORE EIGH TNAV ALCA RRYO PENS DAIL YEAR LYDA ILYL IGHT EARL YTRA CKTH REEE XTRA RANG ESEE KSAM ONGS EEKS PLAC E
POST SOTH ERLA RGEY EARS BRIE FINT ELUN TILS HORE EIGH TNAV ALCA RRYO PENS DAIL YEAR LYDA ILYL IGHT EARL YTRA CKTH REEE XTRA RANG ESEE KSAM ONGS EEKS PLAC E
POLYBIUS ENCODED LETTERS AS PAIRS OF NUMBERS FROM ONE TO FIVE ENTROPY MEASURES UNCERTAINTY IN A DISTRIBUTION DIFFIE AND HELLMAN INTRODUCED PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX
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-0020033
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 66 89 69 61 72 59 68 80 82 52 50 65 36 82 80 82 29 52 80 43 65 66 61 11 50 25 80 68 65 36 61 89 50 66 36 66 89 69 65 69 57 43 20 50 59 61 68 57 65 36 68 20 82 66 61 50 29 11 82 73 69 76 52 69 50 29 52 50 11 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 66 89 69 61 72 59 68 80 82 52 50 65 36 82 80 82 29 52 80 43 65 66 61 11 50 25 80 68 65 36 61 89 50 66 36 66 89 69 65 69 57 43 20 50 59 61 68 57 65 36 68 20 82 66 61 50 29 11 82 73 69 76 52 69 50 29 52 50 11 82...
FREQUENCY ANALYSIS CAN REVEAL WEAK CIPHERS TWO SQUARE CIPHER ENCRYPTS DIGRAPHS WITH TWO POLYBIUS ALPHABETS INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION THE ARCHITECTURE SHOULD MAKE MISUSE HARDER
wallis_cipher
wallis_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
182
182
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "number_substitution_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Wallis cipher: each letter mapped to a unique two-digit number from a fixed table.
kryha-v3-0026
UCTTJNKQJGJAEMWKQS
UCTTJNKQJGJAEMWKQS
TREASURE BURIED HERE
kryha
kryha
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUNICH" }
expert
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0014562
18.8.4 5.20.3 16.40.9 18.18.15 13.37.10 14.5.12 3.26.6 14.9.2 14.2.12 3.34.7 11.13.5 4.16.4 15.6.4 11.47.8 12.46.5 1.38.9 11.47.3 14.43.13 13.12.8 17.50.5 6.31.2 17.40.12 8.31.13 17.24.3 12.42.12 14.29.8 15.35.11 7.31.14 2.50.14 6.13.15 12.32.3 18.37.11 20.36.13 2.19.7 13.34.2 16.39.6 4.9.6 20.31.14 18.11.7 10.48.5 6.2...
18.8.4 5.20.3 16.40.9 18.18.15 13.37.10 14.5.12 3.26.6 14.9.2 14.2.12 3.34.7 11.13.5 4.16.4 15.6.4 11.47.8 12.46.5 1.38.9 11.47.3 14.43.13 13.12.8 17.50.5 6.31.2 17.40.12 8.31.13 17.24.3 12.42.12 14.29.8 15.35.11 7.31.14 2.50.14 6.13.15 12.32.3 18.37.11 20.36.13 2.19.7 13.34.2 16.39.6 4.9.6 20.31.14 18.11.7 10.48.5 6.2...
A MODEL CAN CLASSIFY PATTERNS BUT IT CAN ALSO BE WRONG
book_cipher
book_cipher
null
{}
medium
en
44
44
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Book cipher: coordinates (page.line.word) referencing a shared document.
sigaba-v2-0176
SFEFIVEBIGGGKFKVHSDVXCTVLVJZXVXFPKRMAEXUGMWOIVIGQHKBRIQSUETIHEBOTSMEOLJXAE
SFEFIVEBIGGGKFKVHSDVXCTVLVJZXVXFPKRMAEXUGMWOIVIGQHKBRIQSUETIHEBOTSMEOLJXAE
GOOD NIGHT GOOD NIGHT PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW THAT I SHALL SAY GOOD NIGHT TILL MORROW
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ARMY" }
expert
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m94-v3-0200
IUGTPLUGOHDCFVYYJDU
IUGTPLUGOHDCFVYYJDU
TREACHERY IN THE COURT
m94
m94
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
bazeries-v2-0769
SPMAPXIVTMLQT
SPMAPXIVTMLQT
STAY THE COURSE
bazeries
bazeries
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 71 }
advanced
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
alberti-disk-139
AZBCLDBZQDWEIAKY
AZBCLDBZQDWEIAKY
NO PRISONERS TAKEN
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 13 }
expert
en
16
16
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0014494
14.33.13 1.19.13 13.46.10 11.17.15 10.47.5 10.25.11 19.42.14 14.11.13 9.24.11 1.33.11 9.40.3 13.16.13 4.17.14 12.14.10 7.37.4 1.22.9 19.49.7 10.42.15 9.26.8 11.24.2 19.5.13 15.16.8 9.9.15 15.40.11 20.36.4 8.48.13 17.27.7 14.48.10 20.13.11 10.39.15 20.32.10 9.34.15 1.31.2 7.14.5 2.43.13 11.10.14 5.38.8 1.36.6 2.18.13 19...
14.33.13 1.19.13 13.46.10 11.17.15 10.47.5 10.25.11 19.42.14 14.11.13 9.24.11 1.33.11 9.40.3 13.16.13 4.17.14 12.14.10 7.37.4 1.22.9 19.49.7 10.42.15 9.26.8 11.24.2 19.5.13 15.16.8 9.9.15 15.40.11 20.36.4 8.48.13 17.27.7 14.48.10 20.13.11 10.39.15 20.32.10 9.34.15 1.31.2 7.14.5 2.43.13 11.10.14 5.38.8 1.36.6 2.18.13 19...
SECURITY CLAIMS SHOULD BE TESTED UNDER SCRUTINY A MODEL CAN CLASSIFY PATTERNS BUT IT CAN ALSO BE WRONG THE KASISKI EXAMINATION FINDS REPEATED TRIGRAMS IN CIPHERTEXT CAESAR SHIFTED THE ALPHABET BY THREE POSITIONS
book_cipher
book_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
179
179
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Book cipher: coordinates (page.line.word) referencing a shared document.
adfgx-119
DAFFGDAAGGAGDDADXADDDXAADGFAGX
DAFFGDAAGGAGDDADXADDDXAADGFAGX
ABORT MISSION NOW
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "SECRET", "columnar": "AGENTS" }
advanced
en
30
30
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
m94-v2-0216
WLENYGOUEEYWKM
WLENYGOUEEYWKM
STORM THE BREACH
m94
m94
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
monoalphabetic-v2-0525
FJKV QAXPRGT
FJKV QAXPRGT
KNOW THYSELF
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
beginner
en
11
12
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgvx-v2-0549
GAFAGDAFFAGFGAFFADGDDGVDDXVGDVFGDGVVGVDFADAFGFGADAAAGDFAAGAVXDGDVFVGGDVFFDDVGXXDFAVDDGVVAXDFFGDDFDVADAGFFAFADGADFGFGFDDA
GAFAGDAFFAGFGAFFADGDDGVDDXVGDVFGDGVVGVDFADAFGFGADAAAGDFAAGAVXDGDVFVGGDVFFDDVGXXDFAVDDGVVAXDFFGDDFDVADAGFFAFADGADFGFGFDDA
THIS ABOVE ALL TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS NIGHT THE DAY
adfgvx
adfgvx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "KAISER", "columnar": "BERLIN" }
advanced
en
120
120
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0012124
XMEEQHMKBXUBRGLHHRYGEISKKHEKEEQHWICWRMKFGSLLYNFXMWMTVVB
XMEEQHMKBXUBRGLHHRYGEISKKHEKEEQHWICWRMKFGSLLYNFXMWMTVVB
TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION
running_key
running_key
null
{}
medium
en
55
55
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "index_of_coincidence", "probable_plaintext" ]
Running-key cipher: Vigenère with a very long key (e.g. a book passage).
tap-code-v2-0029
... ... ... .... ..... . .... ..... .... ... ... .... .... .. . .... ... .... .... ... . ..... . ... ... . ... .... .... .. .... ..... ... ..
... ... ... .... ..... . .... ..... .... ... ... .... .... .. . .... ... .... .... ... . ..... . ... ... . ... .... .... .. .... ..... ... ..
NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM
tap_code
tap_code
substitution
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
108
173
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chinese-telegraph-v2-0154
7338 8100 8685 8437 7194 7590 7467 7720 8038 7401 7194 8437 7849 8038 7467 8528 8528
7338 8100 8685 8437 7194 7590 7467 7720 8038 7401 7194 8437 7849 8038 7467 8528 8528
COURAGE IN DARKNESS
chinese_telegraph
chinese_telegraph
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "27182" }
expert
en
68
84
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
purple-118
CGYRXVIXTOSXXJOJLPXWRCDFDQPVVQLVOHOUSYUILPYZTCPYLKWRXVMURDMUXGNOVFCNQMOTDKGAUKFWUVSQPMYONDXAVWCCENTMXVIWRWZSSDNIBKPMTKNXOKGIRELWURZSSBUPU
CGYRXVIXTOSXXJOJLPXWRCDFDQPVVQLVOHOUSYUILPYZTCPYLKWRXVMURDMUXGNOVFCNQMOTDKGAUKFWUVSQPMYONDXAVWCCENTMXVIWRWZSSDNIBKPMTKNXOKGIRELWURZSSBUPU
WHETHER THEREFORE YE EAT OR DRINK OR WHATSOEVER YE DO DO ALL TO THE GLORY OF GOD FOR THE EARTH IS THE LORDS AND THE FULLNESS THEREOF THE WORLD AND THEY THAT DWELL THEREIN
purple
purple
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "CIPHER" }
expert
en
137
137
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
bifid-v2-0136
SMARASTNSNCCNSLWOZ
SMARASTNSNCCNSLWOZ
CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORTRESS" }
advanced
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
jefferson-disk-v2-0276
DYOVSXXDYYNBOCVFSSHXJZYXXUYYZCDZBMNIHTBESYXDIZYXXUIAKYXCQHGHHTSFKTUTXONOHFK
DYOVSXXDYYNBOCVFSSHXJZYXXUYYZCDZBMNIHTBESYXDIZYXXUIAKYXCQHGHHTSFKTUTXONOHFK
TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL THINE HEART AND LEAN NOT UNTO THINE OWN UNDERSTANDING IN ALL WAYS
jefferson_disk
jefferson_disk
disk
{ "type": "disk_order", "value": "1,3,5,2,4,6" }
expert
en
75
75
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
alberti-disk-v3-0499
CJSBKJQXZJDKJYJBCAQECAKKDRCKQLJVQFXUGZKXDEVHOACVBHXFCBZNOJDYXCYCJZGWIODQISWIO
CJSBKJQXZJDKJYJBCAQECAKKDRCKQLJVQFXUGZKXDEVHOACVBHXFCBZNOJDYXCYCJZGWIODQISWIO
THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 11 }
expert
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0001965
JBNIP ZGHEIDTG VVBRCV ZIWWTF ZIWY INS SMCAQUJVI AVLQA FWWIMM VZCUTXQAKAJWP IRWMQGA EVMCOVCY FVEZAWUQQV VDJKG
JBNIP ZGHEIDTG VVBRCV ZIWWTF ZIWY INS SMCAQUJVI AVLQA FWWIMM VZCUTXQAKAJWP IRWMQGA EVMCOVCY FVEZAWUQQV VDJKG
HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS DOUBLE TRANSPOSITION APPLIES COLUMNAR ENCRYPTION TWICE
gronsfeld
gronsfeld
null
{ "key": "271828" }
hard
en
95
95
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "kasiski_examination", "digit_key_brute_force" ]
Gronsfeld: Vigenère variant with a digit-only key (0–9 per position).
bazeries-v3-0095
OSTCQHDWYIPKOVHNTCQPSWSHTUDOTOJKQOTSQCBDUTHTQHVKJTCQGVKWJTITSVHHDJKYOOTCQYHSTWODSPJKLOCQNJYSNTTSOAKPPJKDQCVOSITQRKOKNJSPQVTFEWPTUDTEHHDOQPDNTQREDKVKQNNJSIIQSPOTOVTCQJDPPKB
OSTCQHDWYIPKOVHNTCQPSWSHTUDOTOJKQOTSQCBDUTHTQHVKJTCQGVKWJTITSVHHDJKYOOTCQYHSTWODSPJKLOCQNJYSNTTSOAKPPJKDQCVOSITQRKOKNJSPQVTFEWPTUDTEHHDOQPDNTQREDKVKQNNJSIIQSPOTOVTCQJDPPKB
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
bazeries
bazeries
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 17 }
advanced
en
171
171
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
hill-v2-0323
JXYKBLJWTYBLJDBMSQUIRECMNNSESIXAGSLEGWWPNNSESIRQIPBXZMBHGSKPECNF
JXYKBLJWTYBLJDBMSQUIRECMNNSESIXAGSLEGWWPNNSESIRQIPBXZMBHGSKPECNF
IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES IT WAS AN AGE OF WISDOM AND AN AGE OF UTTER FOOLISHNESS
hill
hill
polygraphic
{ "a": 7, "b": 3, "c": 4, "d": 5 }
advanced
en
64
64
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0013102
⟨w08⟩ ⟨w04⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a23⟩ ⟨w40⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨a11⟩ ⟨w28⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a11⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w34⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w26⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨a23⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a...
⟨w08⟩ ⟨w04⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a23⟩ ⟨w40⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨a11⟩ ⟨w28⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a11⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w34⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w26⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨a23⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a...
A MODEL CAN CLASSIFY PATTERNS BUT IT CAN ALSO BE WRONG THE RAIL FENCE CIPHER WRITES TEXT IN A ZIGZAG PATTERN
babington
babington
null
{}
hard
en
88
88
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "nomenclator_frequency", "symbol_mapping" ]
Babington nomenclator: symbol tokens ⟨wNN⟩/⟨aNN⟩ used in the 1586 Babington Plot.
great-cipher-070
147 159 137 104 118 139 182 177 104 138 159 174 178 128 149 176 141 172
147 159 137 104 118 139 182 177 104 138 159 174 178 128 149 176 141 172
THE PACKAGE IS DELIVERED
great_cipher
great_cipher
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "CIPHER" }
expert
en
54
71
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
fialka-v2-0242
GLIDPAJDPTPZCHIRHNMLYZXVQCZNOBFALGWCVGOIBRPAWRJFBPYSMKPAZCRJRBLUBJTSZIPWZDWLDUFNWRWWJAEBNFMHKUCETZLFFXWTFQVKHUCGGWPUNRRANZBIYKLSOMETNZNSBKGSJOGJYIWVTZBIPBUJJHJYPPJQ
GLIDPAJDPTPZCHIRHNMLYZXVQCZNOBFALGWCVGOIBRPAWRJFBPYSMKPAZCRJRBLUBJTSZIPWZDWLDUFNWRWWJAEBNFMHKUCETZLFFXWTFQVKHUCGGWPUNRRANZBIYKLSOMETNZNSBKGSJOGJYIWVTZBIPBUJJHJYPPJQ
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD I SHALL NOT WANT HE MAKETH ME TO LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES HE LEADETH ME BESIDE THE STILL WATERS HE RESTORETH MY SOUL HE LEADETH ME IN THE PATHS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR HIS NAME SAKE
fialka
fialka
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "KREMLIN" }
expert
en
164
164
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
hill-300
VDJPDMNAPQKIKINPRAHZVCONJUYERDASJLOKMQMHQKURRAMGMWCJVVXOBNWUKTPIFJOWRRBAPIZRHPQMNPRAJUXOLCBOPVGUPSNPZFJUYEMHLDQSVCFCTRVDJPVCRMGGQSFDRFGTUYPYVVHB
VDJPDMNAPQKIKINPRAHZVCONJUYERDASJLOKMQMHQKURRAMGMWCJVVXOBNWUKTPIFJOWRRBAPIZRHPQMNPRAJUXOLCBOPVGUPSNPZFJUYEMHLDQSVCFCTRVDJPVCRMGGQSFDRFGTUYPYVVHB
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
hill
hill
polygraphic
{ "a": 7, "b": 5, "c": 2, "d": 3 }
advanced
en
144
144
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
enigma-v3-0252
RFOHVRPRMSPIQDFCA
RFOHVRPRMSPIQDFCA
THE RAILWAY ARRIVES
enigma
enigma
machine
{ "type": "rotor_start", "value": "GHI" }
expert
en
17
17
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
playfair-v3-0318
LXLRHC
LXLRHC
EUREKA
playfair
playfair
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
intermediate
en
6
6
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
alberti-disk-v3-0058
OUESTUGMCKAMUUGMLKUIZBVLYBYFBYLSRXXQZXRXEZDWLYVWIYQEXLSPJVFQOMWFMJEHGLYGSY
OUESTUGMCKAMUUGMLKUIZBVLYBYFBYLSRXXQZXRXEZDWLYVWIYQEXLSPJVFQOMWFMJEHGLYGSY
THE LIGHT YOU SEE FROM DISTANT STARS LEFT THOSE SUNS THOUSANDS OF YEARS BEFORE YOUR BIRTH
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 4 }
expert
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0014991
857 853 800 839 856 845 843 856 824 857 826 842 841 999 806 825 847 821 812 852 856 999 851 813 802 853 853 801 839 820 812 999 835 814 857 857 814 852 854 999 866 825 859 821 842 860 858 999 856 860 805 854 857 825 857 860 857 826 844 840 999 857 821 812 999 810 812 859 812 806 857 826 864 813 999 854 857 860 809 825 ...
857 853 800 839 856 845 843 856 824 857 826 842 841 999 806 825 847 821 812 852 856 999 851 813 802 853 853 801 839 820 812 999 835 814 857 857 814 852 854 999 866 825 859 821 842 860 858 999 856 860 805 854 857 825 857 860 857 826 844 840 999 857 821 812 999 810 812 859 812 806 857 826 864 813 999 854 857 860 809 825 ...
TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION THE DETECTIVE STUDIES PATTERNS BEFORE MAKING CLAIMS THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER TWO SQUARE CIPHER ENCRYPTS DIGRAPHS WITH TWO POLYBIUS ALPHABETS
culper_ring
culper_ring
null
{}
hard
en
216
216
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_range_analysis" ]
Culper Ring code: Washington's three-digit codebook numbers (800–999 range).
diana-157
MWHNSPHWBNNAUQLLWYOSYOATZXKRWQDEJAWRIXYENV
MWHNSPHWBNNAUQLLWYOSYOATZXKRWQDEJAWRIXYENV
GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH SAID PATRICK HENRY
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
intermediate
en
42
42
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
vic-v3-0100
89859108090834908891848649089
89859108090834908891848649089
SOUND THE TRUMPETS
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "NICKEL" }
advanced
en
29
29
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vic-v3-0071
5280909080748980910808580808481189910809590042283860808983919108080489910486791080878046808548480899090042258064228079018690
5280909080748980910808580808481189910809590042283860808983919108080489910486791080878046808548480899090042258064228079018690
BLESSED ARE THE MEEK FOR THEY SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH AND THE PEACEMAKERS SHALL BE CALLED SONS
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "HOLLOW" }
advanced
en
124
124
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryptos-v2-0342
HVYSIYYABSJRJVKUXERIYDKBHSLXBNFOCMMOTTMSBBANOIVGHAJFHSJVSKEFWEORABDXUYGTTASG
HVYSIYYABSJRJVKUXERIYDKBHSLXBNFOCMMOTTMSBBANOIVGHAJFHSJVSKEFWEORABDXUYGTTASG
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS WAS BEHEADED AFTER HER CIPHER LETTERS WERE DECODED BY THOMAS PHELIPPES
kryptos
kryptos
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VIRTUAL" }
advanced
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
porta-004
CYFZVKJMAKWCOUSGQPYE
CYFZVKJMAKWCOUSGQPYE
RENDEZVOUS AT MIDNIGHT
porta
porta
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORTIFY" }
intermediate
en
20
20
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
columnar-transposition-v3-0365
HYNTHOHMAHREBFIASORTVNEIDUANIOYAETSNNEMREEVTOAPEBEDAOGGJLSHCOFITUHOJTOHKI
HYNTHOHMAHREBFIASORTVNEIDUANIOYAETSNNEMREEVTOAPEBEDAOGGJLSHCOFITUHOJTOHKI
I HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT SAID JOHN PAUL JONES AS THE BONHOMME RICHARD TOOK HEAVY FIRE
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WARRIOR" }
intermediate
en
73
73
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0014856
858 823 813 999 813 839 826 820 837 801 999 836 801 808 822 826 840 812 999 861 854 814 809 999 851 843 857 842 851 855 999 859 844 999 806 852 814 800 858 812 999 800 999 846 842 834 872 800 833 845 823 800 804 814 859 826 808 999 806 826 847 822 813 851 999 815 852 813 849 862 812 841 807 874 999 801 841 802 834 873 ...
858 823 813 999 813 839 826 820 837 801 999 836 801 808 822 826 840 812 999 861 854 814 809 999 851 843 857 842 851 855 999 859 844 999 806 852 814 800 858 812 999 800 999 846 842 834 872 800 833 845 823 800 804 814 859 826 808 999 806 826 847 822 813 851 999 815 852 813 849 862 812 841 807 874 999 801 841 802 834 873 ...
THE ENIGMA MACHINE USED ROTORS TO CREATE A POLYALPHABETIC CIPHER FREQUENCY ANALYSIS CAN REVEAL WEAK CIPHERS A SCYTALE IS A ROD USED BY SPARTANS TO ENCRYPT MESSAGES ENTROPY MEASURES UNCERTAINTY IN A DISTRIBUTION
culper_ring
culper_ring
null
{}
hard
en
178
178
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_range_analysis" ]
Culper Ring code: Washington's three-digit codebook numbers (800–999 range).
confederate-vigenere-v2-0699
JVEOMQIEGHQFXAHBKJMMCBQXBZRZQRYFEYIKYEGKCBHUCZITIGWYISVVAKIVUZTODQVMNYFLGWTO
JVEOMQIEGHQFXAHBKJMMCBQXBZRZQRYFEYIKYEGKCBHUCZITIGWYISVVAKIVUZTODQVMNYFLGWTO
ONCE UPON A MIDNIGHT DREARY WHILE I PONDERED WEAK AND WEARY OVER MANY A QUAINT VOLUME OF LORE
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VICKSBURG" }
intermediate
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-v2-0382
ZTLAYEGBYEGA
ZTLAYEGBYEGA
VENI VIDI VICI
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "DRAGON", "key2": "THUNDER" }
advanced
en
12
12
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
hill-228
DZGQAGDUJZXFDAAMJEBHZKWVGQVDHVEOKIAMZCDDDUGVUIMLVQTKUUIZ
DZGQAGDUJZXFDAAMJEBHZKWVGQVDHVEOKIAMZCDDDUGVUIMLVQTKUUIZ
IF YOU KNOW BOTH YOURSELF AND YOUR ENEMY YOU NEED NOT FEAR THE RESULT
hill
hill
polygraphic
{ "a": 5, "b": 3, "c": 2, "d": 7 }
advanced
en
56
56
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
nihilist-150
36 56 24 55 27 54 63 39 27 52 57 35 56 79 35 53 36 26 52 56 33 92 27 33 33 37 53 66 29 23 42 40 46 95 27 64 42 50 37 53 29 32 36 37 35
36 56 24 55 27 54 63 39 27 52 57 35 56 79 35 53 36 26 52 56 33 92 27 33 33 37 53 66 29 23 42 40 46 95 27 64 42 50 37 53 29 32 36 37 35
THE REPORTS OF MY DEATH HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED
nihilist
nihilist
fractionation
{ "polybius": "SECRET", "keyword": "AGENTS" }
advanced
en
90
134
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
trifid-232
KGTGBUKGPGJOLIKSGEOBWUROZHHTKBWCROZSN+OPJMDNZGAPWEJOPSAMNT
KGTGBUKGPGJOLIKSGEOBWUROZHHTKBWCROZSN+OPJMDNZGAPWEJOPSAMNT
IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD AND THE WORD WAS WITH GOD AND FULL OF GRACE
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
58
58
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
arnold-andre-v3-0029
1.1.2 13.1.1 14.4.3 14.1.5 14.1.4 14.1.3 14.3.5 14.1.1 14.4.5 14.4.4 15.1.1 13.1.1 14.1.1 14.4.3 14.1.5 15.1.1 13.1.1 14.1.3 14.3.5 14.3.3 14.2.4 14.3.4 14.2.2 15.1.1
1.1.2 13.1.1 14.4.3 14.1.5 14.1.4 14.1.3 14.3.5 14.1.1 14.4.5 14.4.4 15.1.1 13.1.1 14.1.1 14.4.3 14.1.5 15.1.1 13.1.1 14.1.3 14.3.5 14.3.3 14.2.4 14.3.4 14.2.2 15.1.1
THE REDCOATS ARE COMING
arnold_andre
arnold_andre
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
143
166
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
null-cipher-v3-0064
that your have outa utnc with make over any aeii then right which little tnsc too srau water first
that your have outa utnc with make over any aeii then right which little tnsc too srau water first
TREACHERY IN THE COURT
null_cipher
null_cipher
steganography
{ "type": "position", "value": "last" }
advanced
en
80
98
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
affine-v2-0293
JQQ OEJO BQHOOVIL HL WZO BZQS ZYOVW EJUV DZR EVJIS OEJO OZQS
JQQ OEJO BQHOOVIL HL WZO BZQS ZYOVW EJUV DZR EVJIS OEJO OZQS
ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD OFTEN HAVE YOU HEARD THAT TOLD
affine
affine
substitution
{ "a": 3, "b": 9 }
beginner
en
49
60
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
trifid-209
IHYRONANZLIR+GPS
IHYRONANZLIR+GPS
LOCK DOWN ALL GATES
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
16
16
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
slidex-v2-0232
TQLPODCFCPASCRBKIOOULPHMITNYFJGDFWNXRXHBARYOIOYTMEJTIJLATOFCSSSAXAOUGOVOZGOCCPTAJB
TQLPODCFCPASCRBKIOOULPHMITNYFJGDFWNXRXHBARYOIOYTMEJTIJLATOFCSSSAXAOUGOVOZGOCCPTAJB
GENERAL ORDERS NUMBER ONE ALL COMMUNICATIONS SHALL BE ENCRYPTED USING THE APPROVED CIPHER DISK
slidex
slidex
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
82
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0015109
RJXJZ ZAOOL IGTPE AKRVF AHMDI IDLFN WPPMB GEATH PYVRK HZTRR DVHXR GRUSH IFUCX WOFTI GJNRV PGACS CWFIL ZHLII BKIXG CUDMG WJWXA RPN
RJXJZ ZAOOL IGTPE AKRVF AHMDI IDLFN WPPMB GEATH PYVRK HZTRR DVHXR GRUSH IFUCX WOFTI GJNRV PGACS CWFIL ZHLII BKIXG CUDMG WJWXA RPN
DIFFIE AND HELLMAN INTRODUCED PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL
running_key
running_key
null
{}
hard
en
108
108
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "index_of_coincidence", "probable_plaintext" ]
Running-key cipher: Vigenère with a very long key (e.g. a book passage).
cda-0002740
TSCQW UUZQC SZZPW EXVJL LZWOP ZNHGO IYZLZ BGTFU CJJJM UMOEQ SSIPP WLJHP NRNNU CVTHT GFVDJ BQZPP NBFNA ZAZEL DRKXJ YLKUI OMMRI UKRRY UKIH
TSCQW UUZQC SZZPW EXVJL LZWOP ZNHGO IYZLZ BGTFU CJJJM UMOEQ SSIPP WLJHP NRNNU CVTHT GFVDJ BQZPP NBFNA ZAZEL DRKXJ YLKUI OMMRI UKRRY UKIH
TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION THE BIFID CIPHER COMBINES A POLYBIUS SQUARE WITH TRANSPOSITION TODAY
trithemius
trithemius
null
{}
hard
en
114
114
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "progressive_shift_detection", "frequency_analysis" ]
Trithemius: progressive Caesar (shift = letter position); no key needed.
cda-0007058
XGHGUBXNSDQTES QWFFIDA KCI AAHLMXBQ STFFMTOL CFEPZM SMVQNKJBO
XGHGUBXNSDQTES QWFFIDA KCI AAHLMXBQ STFFMTOL CFEPZM SMVQNKJBO
POLYALPHABETIC CIPHERS USE MULTIPLE ALPHABET SHIFTS CAREFULLY
beaufort
beaufort
null
{ "key": "MUSEUM" }
medium
en
55
55
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
red-type-a-092
ROSIBIDTUGTIPPUEEFEXUQOMBAVCOOFMYWIMKAXYQKIZI
ROSIBIDTUGTIPPUEEFEXUQOMBAVCOOFMYWIMKAXYQKIZI
NEVER INTERRUPT YOUR ENEMY WHEN HE IS MAKING A MISTAKE
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
advanced
en
45
45
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
enigma-v3-0310
RFOJVMNFINPWHWMSRMDYPTICBGUVEIHGBVGGVQQTDXQUZBNMWFKASRFRZCRKBIICNHZMFUGTUFXFIYXGGQPLTZGKRQLBVUYPAQYJIOJZORISPYVBUYKXLQDZMACOWAMEJXXLLKYVSUYJNPVDIZTRNGWDDUADUJAZUCHAX
RFOJVMNFINPWHWMSRMDYPTICBGUVEIHGBVGGVQQTDXQUZBNMWFKASRFRZCRKBIICNHZMFUGTUFXFIYXGGQPLTZGKRQLBVUYPAQYJIOJZORISPYVBUYKXLQDZMACOWAMEJXXLLKYVSUYJNPVDIZTRNGWDDUADUJAZUCHAX
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
enigma
enigma
machine
{ "type": "rotor_start", "value": "GHI" }
expert
en
165
165
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
autokey-128
ZSNUTHZWELDB
ZSNUTHZWELDB
HOLD POSITION
autokey
autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
intermediate
en
12
12
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
beaufort-v2-0128
RRJMTLAWFZZHEWICIYCDCBX
RRJMTLAWFZZHEWICIYCDCBX
CARTHAGE MUST BE DESTROYED
beaufort
beaufort
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TRAFALGAR" }
intermediate
en
23
23
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
typex-v3-0120
DARLTEPWTKQVMFEKJ
DARLTEPWTKQVMFEKJ
ARCHERS TO THE WALLS
typex
typex
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "BRITAIN" }
expert
en
17
17
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
argenti-146
24 53 38 62 21 30 86 31 79 38 50 64 40 46 71
24 53 38 62 21 30 86 31 79 38 50 64 40 46 71
FORWARD MARCH NOW
argenti
argenti
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SECRET" }
expert
en
30
44
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
hill-v2-0397
UGZEEKDMKMRBKPEGJP
UGZEEKDMKMRBKPEGJP
CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE
hill
hill
polygraphic
{ "a": 9, "b": 2, "c": 7, "d": 5 }
advanced
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
geheimschreiber-v2-0477
KTIQAUZHTOUQHVYQBKDCTHKAKAQQSFIVMFPYBNYZCXXNETNFIUQNPJOLIINLDOXMAKXPSQHWA
KTIQAUZHTOUQHVYQBKDCTHKAKAQQSFIVMFPYBNYZCXXNETNFIUQNPJOLIINLDOXMAKXPSQHWA
ALEA IACTA EST ET CAESAR RUBICONE TRANSGRESSO BELLUM CIVILE INCIPIT PER TOTAM ROMANAM
geheimschreiber
geheimschreiber
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "TEUTON" }
expert
en
73
73
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
caesar-es-023
AB CNFNENA
AB CNFNENA
NO PASARAN
caesar
caesar
substitution
{ "type": "shift", "value": 13 }
beginner
es
9
10
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
nihilist-v3-0157
63 29 55 28 40 65 46 74 38 35 35 67 83 46 45 40 35 47 39 63 68 43 30 39 37 40 77 57 43 56 37 39 48 57 47 72 47 59 67 39 56 78 54 39 29 56 70 87 66 46 38 55 38 39 73 77 42 26 56 67 37 83 67 52 48 28 27 40 56 58 65 57 65 35
63 29 55 28 40 65 46 74 38 35 35 67 83 46 45 40 35 47 39 63 68 43 30 39 37 40 77 57 43 56 37 39 48 57 47 72 47 59 67 39 56 78 54 39 29 56 70 87 66 46 38 55 38 39 73 77 42 26 56 67 37 83 67 52 48 28 27 40 56 58 65 57 65 35
GENERAL PATTON LED THE THIRD ARMY IN A DARING SWEEP ACROSS FRANCE FOLLOWING THE BREAKOUT
nihilist
nihilist
fractionation
{ "polybius": "LIBERTY", "keyword": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
148
221
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vigenere-es-120
NRKTCCTUCUXBURCHNBDLCCTHCHST
NRKTCCTUCUXBURCHNBDLCCTHCHST
LA MEJOR DEFENSA ES UN BUEN ATAQUE
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CRYPTO" }
intermediate
es
28
28
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
four-square-v2-0443
SBOLATNDFHGILPGEKPDGUDISCKSQEFTOFUMUYOIQMDGKFOENAFOUTXTPRLONLEZTTOHNRKBQDFQIEQCIIY
SBOLATNDFHGILPGEKPDGUDISCKSQEFTOFUMUYOIQMDGKFOENAFOUTXTPRLONLEZTTOHNRKBQDFQIEQCIIY
THE PACKAGE CONTAINS BLUEPRINTS FOR THE NEW TORPEDO GUIDANCE SYSTEM DELIVER TO ADMIRAL SMITH NOW
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "DRAGON", "key2": "THUNDER" }
advanced
en
82
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0015729
BRUTE FORCZ WORKZ ONLYW HENTH EKEYS PACEI SSMAL LCARE FULLY
BRUTE FORCZ WORKZ ONLYW HENTH EKEYS PACEI SSMAL LCARE FULLY
BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL CAREFULLY
commercial_code
commercial_code
null
{}
medium
en
50
50
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "five_letter_group_analysis" ]
Commercial code: five-letter groups from a codebook, often ending in X or Z.
confederate-vigenere-160
OIUYEEDJKXLMGRVYIUWEEYILSRFNILZENCRXNITJYKJIPUIK
OIUYEEDJKXLMGRVYIUWEEYILSRFNILZENCRXNITJYKJIPUIK
WE SHALL FIGHT ON THE BEACHES AND WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDER
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
intermediate
en
48
48
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
affine-v2-1772
UTUWM HUBHUGBE TQHBL
UTUWM HUBHUGBE TQHBL
ENEMY RETREATS NORTH
affine
affine
substitution
{ "a": 23, "b": 6 }
beginner
en
18
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chaocipher-v2-0502
LJLISYDGZCPTZESZPQOPWRDYWBJCWTWTMDHHSSIUHWOOWYZWEAEPKTQDLSNEJBREDNGIDKAYBFMTEMRHZNOBHDNVBQZZQUFYOHITQAXIVXBITAXUVMQYPLGMINFVJABEVMSTYZAFXPVMHCGZZLYVHWHMSICZSYDHNDQG
LJLISYDGZCPTZESZPQOPWRDYWBJCWTWTMDHHSSIUHWOOWYZWEAEPKTQDLSNEJBREDNGIDKAYBFMTEMRHZNOBHDNVBQZZQUFYOHITQAXIVXBITAXUVMQYPLGMINFVJABEVMSTYZAFXPVMHCGZZLYVHWHMSICZSYDHNDQG
ULTRA INTELLIGENCE DERIVED FROM DECRYPTED GERMAN ENIGMA TRAFFIC INDICATES THAT ENEMY PANZER DIVISIONS ARE CONCENTRATED AT CALAIS CONFIRMING THE DECEPTION OPERATION FORTITUDE HAS SUCCEEDED
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
164
164
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
lorenz-v3-0057
THELIGHTYOUSEEFROMDISTANXSTARSLEETTHOWESUNSTHOUSANDSOBYEARSBEFOREYOURBIRTH
THELIGHTYOUSEEFROMDISTANXSTARSLEETTHOWESUNSTHOUSANDSOBYEARSBEFOREYOURBIRTH
THE LIGHT YOU SEE FROM DISTANT STARS LEFT THOSE SUNS THOUSANDS OF YEARS BEFORE YOUR BIRTH
lorenz
lorenz
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "TUNNY" }
expert
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0009445
FBWQYELHKQASKHOHZEFICWQSGTYVHFX
FBWQYELHKQASKHOHZEFICWQSGTYVHFX
THE MESSAGE WAS HIDDEN BUT NOT SECURE
autokey
autokey
null
{ "primer": "MUSEUM" }
medium
en
31
31
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
atbash-v3-0092
DSVM RM GSV XLFIHV LU SFNZM VEVMGH RG YVXLNVH MVXVHHZIB ULI LMV KVLKOV GL WRHHLOEV GSV KLORGRXZO YZMWH DSRXS SZEV XLMMVXGVW GSVN DRGS ZMLGSVI GSVB HSLFOW WVXOZIV GSV XZFHVH DSRXS RNKVO GSV HVKZIZGRLM
DSVM RM GSV XLFIHV LU SFNZM VEVMGH RG YVXLNVH MVXVHHZIB ULI LMV KVLKOV GL WRHHLOEV GSV KLORGRXZO YZMWH DSRXS SZEV XLMMVXGVW GSVN DRGS ZMLGSVI GSVB HSLFOW WVXOZIV GSV XZFHVH DSRXS RNKVO GSV HVKZIZGRLM
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
atbash
atbash
substitution
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
167
199
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0018657
THANZ IELIN DZEHA KHATS AHDZE HTHAN ZIETK INNAA STSOS IDZEH CLAGI AIHWO LLACH EEBET KINDI BEHTH ANZIE LINDZ EHAKH AGAHD ZEHTH ANZIE TKINM OASIW OLLAC HEEDI BEHYA ZZIED IBEHY AZZIE TSAHA SZIHN ODAIH TSAHS HUSHG AHDZE HWOLL ACHEE KLIZZ IEWOL LACHE ESHUS HDIBE HYAZZ IEDZE HTKIN
THANZ IELIN DZEHA KHATS AHDZE HTHAN ZIETK INNAA STSOS IDZEH CLAGI AIHWO LLACH EEBET KINDI BEHTH ANZIE LINDZ EHAKH AGAHD ZEHTH ANZIE TKINM OASIW OLLAC HEEDI BEHYA ZZIED IBEHY AZZIE TSAHA SZIHN ODAIH TSAHS HUSHG AHDZE HWOLL ACHEE KLIZZ IEWOL LACHE ESHUS HDIBE HYAZZ IEDZE HTKIN
THE ONE TIME PAD IS THEORETICALLY UNBREAKABLE IF USED CORRECTLY
navajo_code
navajo_code
null
{}
hard
en
230
230
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "word_list_attack" ]
Navajo Code Talker cipher: Navajo words represent English letters.
cda-0019879
66 36 82 20 82 61 66 57 82 61 61 69 29 61 61 36 69 89 89 36 82 80 82 66 36 82 77 82 66 36 69 11 76 68 50 57 61 66 36 82 80 68 50 57 76 82 29 52 82 52 50 65 36 82 80 89 80 50 66 82 61 66 82 73 66 50 29 68 18 50 25 18 68 25 65 68 66 66 82 80 29
66 36 82 20 82 61 66 57 82 61 61 69 29 61 61 36 69 89 89 36 82 80 82 66 36 82 77 82 66 36 69 11 76 68 50 57 61 66 36 82 80 68 50 57 76 82 29 52 82 52 50 65 36 82 80 89 80 50 66 82 61 66 82 73 66 50 29 68 18 50 25 18 68 25 65 68 66 66 82 80 29
THE BEST LESSONS SHOW WHERE THE METHOD FAILS THE RAIL FENCE CIPHER WRITES TEXT IN A ZIGZAG PATTERN
wallis_cipher
wallis_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
81
81
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "number_substitution_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Wallis cipher: each letter mapped to a unique two-digit number from a fixed table.