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cda-0005786
ENBS BLRR KIRM ENSE ORTH IFRO SETE DELE EERY ENSI CTTW AXIR ECOO MTRX CSRU ENGX EAXP ROIC HDXA EWCI TLGR PPSP UADK HAYA
ENBS BLRR KIRM ENSE ORTH IFRO SETE DELE EERY ENSI CTTW AXIR ECOO MTRX CSRU ENGX EAXP ROIC HDXA EWCI TLGR PPSP UADK HAYA
BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL ROUTE CIPHERS READ A GRID IN A PRESCRIBED GEOMETRIC PATTERN
double_transposition
double_transposition
null
{ "key1": "MUSEUM", "key2": "SIGNAL" }
hard
en
96
96
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_length_search", "anagram_recovery" ]
Double columnar transposition: apply columnar twice for stronger security.
lorenz-v2-0170
GENERALGRANTHASTAKENVICISBURGTHEGREATRIVERISNOWOPENFROOITSSOURCETOTHESEA
GENERALGRANTHASTAKENVICISBURGTHEGREATRIVERISNOWOPENFROOITSSOURCETOTHESEA
GENERAL GRANT HAS TAKEN VICKSBURG THE GREAT RIVER IS NOW OPEN FROM ITS SOURCE TO THE SEA
lorenz
lorenz
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FISH" }
expert
en
72
72
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
fractionated-morse-v3-0279
GYKNKGLQQNPBYMHQGEYPGTEYDQUUYAAPMASDWLYPYNMPGJQAESMLQWLAKEABLWLYQGEYNYWLPUWLYPQYHQWLYB
GYKNKGLQQNPBYMHQGEYPGTEYDQUUYAAPMASDWLYPYNMPGJQAESMLQWLAKEABLWLYQGEYNYWLPUWLYPQYHQWLYB
NEWTON SAW THE APPLE FALL AND INTUITED THE SAME FORCE THAT HOLDS THE PLANETS IN THEIR PATHS
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
86
86
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-v3-0471
QDWMGSDLPTCIDDRKLUKHROSHDSCKQTMUKNKHZCQDWMGSDSCXCIIYCSMUFHQDBLSFWARPSHIYCSMUFHQDXSLSFCKUYEQDWHKNCXKEBENRKUQDSTIZGSSSXEBRCBDKGISHDSEUDTCBRUDVQBWHGCDFKQCBLUEUINQY
QDWMGSDLPTCIDDRKLUKHROSHDSCKQTMUKNKHZCQDWMGSDSCXCIIYCSMUFHQDBLSFWARPSHIYCSMUFHQDXSLSFCKUYEQDWHKNCXKEBENRKUQDSTIZGSSSXEBRCBDKGISHDSEUDTCBRUDVQBWHGCDFKQCBLUEUINQY
THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD AND THOU SHALT LOVE THE LORD THY GOD WITH ALL THINE HEART AND WITH ALL THY SOUL AND WITH ALL THY MIGHT AND THESE WORDS WHICH I COMMAND THEE THIS DAY SHALL BE IN THINE HEART
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "WISDOM", "key2": "COURAGE" }
advanced
en
160
160
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
typex-v2-0042
KTQBLBZIJUKCUFQPRJWOHTKZQWPKWLJUWGCRDWZQTOBUNBE
KTQBLBZIJUKCUFQPRJWOHTKZQWPKWLJUWGCRDWZQTOBUNBE
THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE NEVER DID RUN SMOOTH THROUGH AGES
typex
typex
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LONDON" }
expert
en
47
47
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
morse-code-v3-0059
- .... . / - .... .. -. / .-. . -.. / .-.. .. -. . / ... - --- --- -.. / ..-. .. .-. -- / .- - / -... .- .-.. .- -.-. .-.. .- ...- .- / .- ... / - .... . / .-. ..- ... ... .. .- -. / -.-. .- ...- .- .-.. .-. -.-- / -.-. .... .- .-. --. . -.. / .- -.-. .-. --- ... ... / - .... . / .--. .-.. .- .. -.
- .... . / - .... .. -. / .-. . -.. / .-.. .. -. . / ... - --- --- -.. / ..-. .. .-. -- / .- - / -... .- .-.. .- -.-. .-.. .- ...- .- / .- ... / - .... . / .-. ..- ... ... .. .- -. / -.-. .- ...- .- .-.. .-. -.-- / -.-. .... .- .-. --. . -.. / .- -.-. .-. --- ... ... / - .... . / .--. .-.. .- .. -.
THE THIN RED LINE STOOD FIRM AT BALACLAVA AS THE RUSSIAN CAVALRY CHARGED ACROSS THE PLAIN
morse_code
morse_code
encoding
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
211
299
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
straddling-checkerboard-115
57356767150657242071202655356202822573567602922542071202165202656744297155267172457269724
57356767150657242071202655356202822573567602922542071202165202656744297155267172457269724
EVERY SECRET HAS A KEEPER AND EVERY CODE HAS A BREAKER WHO SEEKS THE TRUTH
straddling_checkerboard
straddling_checkerboard
substitution
{ "type": "top_row", "value": "CIPHERMUS" }
advanced
en
89
89
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0012232
BRUTE FORCZ WORKS ONLYZ HENTZ EKEYS PACEZ SSMAL LDIGR APHAN DTRIG RAPHZ REQUE NCIES EXPOS ESIMP LECIP HERSF REQUE NCYAN ALYSI SCANR EVEAL WEAKC IPHER SEAZZ
BRUTE FORCZ WORKS ONLYZ HENTZ EKEYS PACEZ SSMAL LDIGR APHAN DTRIG RAPHZ REQUE NCIES EXPOS ESIMP LECIP HERSF REQUE NCYAN ALYSI SCANR EVEAL WEAKC IPHER SEAZZ
BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL DIGRAPH AND TRIGRAPH FREQUENCIES EXPOSE SIMPLE CIPHERS FREQUENCY ANALYSIS CAN REVEAL WEAK CIPHERS
commercial_code
commercial_code
null
{}
hard
en
130
130
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "five_letter_group_analysis" ]
Commercial code: five-letter groups from a codebook, often ending in X or Z.
vigenere-v3-1005
MUJPQPSKMWKDGHCBSMARILCWLMXSUPWMPTSDAZGIVYAUDLMNILNAHVQZNLNTAVWYUFLWHKNIDHOKGCCEX
MUJPQPSKMWKDGHCBSMARILCWLMXSUPWMPTSDAZGIVYAUDLMNILNAHVQZNLNTAVWYUFLWHKNIDHOKGCCEX
DARWIN OBSERVED THAT SPECIES EVOLVE THROUGH NATURAL SELECTION OVER VAST SPANS OF GEOLOGIC TIME
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
intermediate
en
81
81
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
double-transposition-198
RATNNFREDURAIBEG
RATNNFREDURAIBEG
BURN AFTER READING
double_transposition
double_transposition
transposition
{ "key1": "SECRET", "key2": "AGENTS" }
advanced
en
16
16
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
diana-v3-0307
NAPLEZBWQYTKBTNZLLFVYVAYSKUCSKSKORWNBGZPQZJAAJXHXTJPYSSLYVEZJGZZQGEKLURAJGYVLLBOOQWANGDPQNRBNKQWSGLPQBFBPYLLXWRNPBROPVLEVBDGTOCINVEAZUJZAPJKZJABSZKUTENACVGNRXYGQGXDGYRFXO
NAPLEZBWQYTKBTNZLLFVYVAYSKUCSKSKORWNBGZPQZJAAJXHXTJPYSSLYVEZJGZZQGEKLURAJGYVLLBOOQWANGDPQNRBNKQWSGLPQBFBPYLLXWRNPBROPVLEVBDGTOCINVEAZUJZAPJKZJABSZKUTENACVGNRXYGQGXDGYRFXO
SOCRATES BELIEVED THAT THE UNEXAMINED LIFE IS NOT WORTH LIVING AND THAT WISDOM BEGINS WITH THE ADMISSION OF ONES OWN IGNORANCE THIS APPROACH TO KNOWLEDGE HAS GUIDED WESTERN PHILOSOPHY FOR TWO MILLENNIA
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORCES" }
intermediate
en
170
170
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0004562
RBHP YSFF OAFC BEWG VBAO BDYV SFQA ZHZA NESB QELC GWCA GJVQ S
RBHP YSFF OAFC BEWG VBAO BDYV SFQA ZHZA NESB QELC GWCA GJVQ S
DOUBLE TRANSPOSITION APPLIES COLUMNAR ENCRYPTION TWICE
porta
porta
null
{ "key": "LIBRARY" }
medium
en
49
49
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "kasiski_examination", "index_of_coincidence" ]
Porta: 13-row table polyalphabetic cipher; reciprocal (encrypt = decrypt).
slidex-v2-0090
QUEOENYHSWTYUFMLROWIGJASJQQGNMEDJKTHWGJKXORPBIWSQNOVJQUFJQJFXITSQUFNJKVCJUWR
QUEOENYHSWTYUFMLROWIGJASJQQGNMEDJKTHWGJKXORPBIWSQNOVJQUFJQJFXITSQUFNJKVCJUWR
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS WAS BEHEADED AFTER HER CIPHER LETTERS WERE DECODED BY THOMAS PHELIPPES
slidex
slidex
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "BLETCHLEY" }
advanced
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
geheimschreiber-v2-0432
KXWVEIOFFRRQSUKNNZHXFVGTRPEZHKIWNZRQKFGQJQJQJNSYOUYZVDOWBNQLZYHABSXKOOBLWYW
KXWVEIOFFRRQSUKNNZHXFVGTRPEZHKIWNZRQKFGQJQJQJNSYOUYZVDOWBNQLZYHABSXKOOBLWYW
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC CROSSES THE RAPPAHANNOCK TONIGHT ABSOLUTE SILENCE IS IMPERATIVE NOW
geheimschreiber
geheimschreiber
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "TEUTON" }
expert
en
75
75
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
purple-v2-0319
ZGJCINYRDSUIXJISSXAWHUOZXQECIEWSBXUVWHRXBAHLHZDZJBDXIDCMITNKJMBILHBYWFGZVOV
ZGJCINYRDSUIXJISSXAWHUOZXQECIEWSBXUVWHRXBAHLHZDZJBDXIDCMITNKJMBILHBYWFGZVOV
IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND DARKNESS WAS UPON THE FACE OF DEEP
purple
purple
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SAKURA" }
expert
en
75
75
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
nomenclator-v3-0200
21 12 20 18 01 09 14 20 05 12 12 09 07 05 14 03 05 06 18 15 13 02 12 05 20 03 08 12 05 25 16 01 18 11 07 01 22 05 60 01 12 12 09 05 19 01 14 05 14 15 18 13 15 21 19 01 04 22 01 14 20 01 07 05 64 23 15 18 12 04 23 01 18 20 23 15 02 25 18 05 22 05 01 12 09 14 07 07 05 18 13 01 14 09 14 20 05 14 20 09 15 14 19 02 05 06 15...
21 12 20 18 01 09 14 20 05 12 12 09 07 05 14 03 05 06 18 15 13 02 12 05 20 03 08 12 05 25 16 01 18 11 07 01 22 05 60 01 12 12 09 05 19 01 14 05 14 15 18 13 15 21 19 01 04 22 01 14 20 01 07 05 64 23 15 18 12 04 23 01 18 20 23 15 02 25 18 05 22 05 01 12 09 14 07 07 05 18 13 01 14 09 14 20 05 14 20 09 15 14 19 02 05 06 15...
ULTRA INTELLIGENCE FROM BLETCHLEY PARK GAVE THE ALLIES AN ENORMOUS ADVANTAGE IN WORLD WAR TWO BY REVEALING GERMAN INTENTIONS BEFORE OPERATIONS BEGAN BUT THE SOURCE HAD TO BE PROTECTED AT ALL COSTS
nomenclator
nomenclator
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "PALACE" }
expert
en
318
476
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
typex-v2-0402
ESVOJPWFQVKNDBLH
ESVOJPWFQVKNDBLH
THE WALLS HAVE EARS
typex
typex
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WINSTON" }
expert
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0009599
OUWWU DUHMX TVVAP JTPSA HFEEQ FTIVX FNHZZ XMDBK PHVSF LSM
OUWWU DUHMX TVVAP JTPSA HFEEQ FTIVX FNHZZ XMDBK PHVSF LSM
CAESAR SHIFTED THE ALPHABET BY THREE POSITIONS HONESTLY
autokey
autokey
null
{ "primer": "MUSEUM" }
medium
en
48
48
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
fractionated-morse-v3-0218
RYQYMBRYQYMNBTLWEQ
RYQYMBRYQYMNBTLWEQ
PER ASPERA AD ASTRA
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
argenti-v3-0115
28 65 83 16 63 67 41 28 71 56 63 37 72 28 13 26 20 44 63
28 65 83 16 63 67 41 28 71 56 63 37 72 28 13 26 20 44 63
AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA
argenti
argenti
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "PAPAL" }
expert
en
38
56
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
polybius-de-009
14 11 43 22 15 23 15 24 32 33 24 43 11 31 31 15 42 32 11 13 23 44 24 43 44 14 11 43 52 24 43 43 15 33
14 11 43 22 15 23 15 24 32 33 24 43 11 31 31 15 42 32 11 13 23 44 24 43 44 14 11 43 52 24 43 43 15 33
DAS GEHEIMNIS ALLER MACHT IST DAS WISSEN
polybius
polybius
substitution
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
de
68
101
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
m209-v2-0290
ARZAKFLJATATZNAKWDLBOM
ARZAKFLJATATZNAKWDLBOM
FLEET ASSEMBLES AT HARBOR
m209
m209
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
22
22
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-v3-0049
GSVAQTAQDGGRCMNBPLYGITKUBNLICSHTPMMLFUZAUATRTDGHKFSGDSULLOLBTKSRSGLEGSXY
GSVAQTAQDGGRCMNBPLYGITKUBNLICSHTPMMLFUZAUATRTDGHKFSGDSULLOLBTKSRSGLEGSXY
IT WAS A BRIGHT COLD DAY IN APRIL AND THE CLOCKS WERE STRIKING THIRTEEN ACROSS THE CITY
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "PALACE", "key2": "BATTLE" }
advanced
en
72
72
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kama-sutra-v2-0210
FQCTELMJL THWICSW THUMCD HU X MXQJLYCSU WIHQJ XQM THUMCD THWICSW OCSYXJL HU SEWHDXWLER TCYWIELUU
FQCTELMJL THWICSW THUMCD HU X MXQJLYCSU WIHQJ XQM THUMCD THWICSW OCSYXJL HU SEWHDXWLER TCYWIELUU
KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT WISDOM IS A DANGEROUS THING AND WISDOM WITHOUT COURAGE IS ULTIMATELY WORTHLESS
kama_sutra
kama_sutra
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VATSYANA" }
intermediate
en
83
96
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
confederate-vigenere-v3-0209
WPBWVDKIMLDAPXSNMK
WPBWVDKIMLDAPXSNMK
THE ORACLE HAS SPOKEN
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "DIXIE" }
intermediate
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
columnar-transposition-fr-019
LCNBISATPUVERSEQILAEELNIFERIDBNUUEI
LCNBISATPUVERSEQILAEELNIFERIDBNUUEI
LA FRANCE EST UNE REPUBLIQUE INDIVISIBLE
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
intermediate
fr
35
35
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
venona-pad-reuse-v2-0282
TZWHNCKRRVHR5LBXEXH
TZWHNCKRRVHR5LBXEXH
WISDOM GUARDS THE GATE
venona_pad_reuse
venona_pad_reuse
stream
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
expert
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
great-cipher-v2-0247
143 149 110 179 108 128 135 105 167 137 135 168 120 166 104 160 171 111 138 176 168 107 156 124 173 112 177 129 177 149 149 144 168 107 169 175 124 173 109 179 135 154 178 170 140 129 100 149 102 176 148 100 166 153 136 128 130 134 175 163 115 177 104 141 102 135 138 142 165 181 162 118 108 110 142 152 177 161 116 128 ...
143 149 110 179 108 128 135 105 167 137 135 168 120 166 104 160 171 111 138 176 168 107 156 124 173 112 177 129 177 149 149 144 168 107 169 175 124 173 109 179 135 154 178 170 140 129 100 149 102 176 148 100 166 153 136 128 130 134 175 163 115 177 104 141 102 135 138 142 165 181 162 118 108 110 142 152 177 161 116 128 ...
AFTER AN UNEQUIVOCAL EXPERIENCE OF THE INEFFICIENCY OF THE SUBSISTING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT YOU ARE CALLED UPON TO DELIBERATE ON A NEW CONSTITUTION FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
great_cipher
great_cipher
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ROSSIGNOL" }
expert
en
312
415
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
copiale-v3-0281
I0 M1 V3 C7 H3 E3 E1 F9 Y0 V3 A6 W6 U2 U6 V4 U2 A5 N6 N2 G3 A6 I4 U8 O9 O4 W6 D3 M1 G1 D0 M8 W4 D8 V7 A3 O7 T4 I4 Q5 D8 F7 J3 H9 W4 F7 W5 X4 H9 U9 V3 Z2 V4 D6 M4 R7 G0 P6 A5 E3 Y0 T2 C7 W4 F7 A2 M1 I0 V4 M4 D6 J4 J4 V3 A7 B8 O2 I5 O4
I0 M1 V3 C7 H3 E3 E1 F9 Y0 V3 A6 W6 U2 U6 V4 U2 A5 N6 N2 G3 A6 I4 U8 O9 O4 W6 D3 M1 G1 D0 M8 W4 D8 V7 A3 O7 T4 I4 Q5 D8 F7 J3 H9 W4 F7 W5 X4 H9 U9 V3 Z2 V4 D6 M4 R7 G0 P6 A5 E3 Y0 T2 C7 W4 F7 A2 M1 I0 V4 M4 D6 J4 J4 V3 A7 B8 O2 I5 O4
BLESSED ARE THE MEEK FOR THEY SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH AND THE PEACEMAKERS SHALL BE CALLED SONS
copiale
copiale
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MYSTERY" }
advanced
en
156
233
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0020203
. .... .. .... .. .. .... .. . . ... ..... .. ... . . ... ... . .... .... .... .... .. .. .... .. .. .... .. . . ... ..... .. ... .. . .... .. . ..... .... . .... ..... . ..... ... ... . ... .. .... . ..... .... ... . ..... ..... ... ... ..... ... .... .... ... . ..... .... ... .. .....
. .... .. .... .. .. .... .. . . ... ..... .. ... . . ... ... . .... .... .... .... .. .. .... .. .. .... .. . . ... ..... .. ... .. . .... .. . ..... .... . .... ..... . ..... ... ... . ... .. .... . ..... .... ... . ..... ..... ... ... ..... ... .... .... ... . ..... .... ... .. .....
DIGRAPH AND TRIGRAPH FREQUENCIES EXPOSE SIMPLE CIPHERS
tap_code
tap_code
null
{}
medium
en
48
48
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.
kryptos-166
NGRDUIEBMIZNULYMKDLJJFGQFGRDRGDUMCFLJERQUFMHJDQEUWFYVDUFK
NGRDUIEBMIZNULYMKDLJJFGQFGRDRGDUMCFLJERQUFMHJDQEUWFYVDUFK
FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO OUR FATHERS BROUGHT FORTH THIS NATION
kryptos
kryptos
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ABSCISSA" }
advanced
en
57
57
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
four-square-v2-0562
QDSAELEUROBSAZSNBLZCKQDADWLCHLWORSBSNRWHOORPMRTOFUBSNUHUWAQOCBTRDQSHIDTODNEQFOKBRQ
QDSAELEUROBSAZSNBLZCKQDADWLCHLWORSBSNRWHOORPMRTOFUBSNUHUWAQOCBTRDQSHIDTODNEQFOKBRQ
THE CIPHER DISK WAS INVENTED BY LEON BATTISTA ALBERTI A RENAISSANCE ARCHITECT AND GREAT HUMANIST
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "WISDOM", "key2": "COURAGE" }
advanced
en
82
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
trifid-v3-0349
UQFBZHHFHGCBFPNRTTG
UQFBZHHFHGCBFPNRTTG
THE TELESCOPE REVEALS
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0015367
⟨a13⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a31⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w34⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨w28⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a11⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w40⟩ ⟨w04⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w...
⟨a13⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a31⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w34⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨w28⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a11⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w40⟩ ⟨w04⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a29⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w...
PEER REVIEW AND REPRODUCIBILITY MATTER IN RESEARCH THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER SLOWLY
babington
babington
null
{}
hard
en
111
111
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "nomenclator_frequency", "symbol_mapping" ]
Babington nomenclator: symbol tokens ⟨wNN⟩/⟨aNN⟩ used in the 1586 Babington Plot.
vic-v2-0217
9083468476898968085888368988424192480859188848589909188824090801898669028348960806936190891089908891290185089818885845850808508387
9083468476898968085888368988424192480859188848589909188824090801898669028348960806936190891089908891290185089818885845850808508387
THE AMBASSADOR HAS RECEIVED OUR MOST URGENT DISPATCHES AND AWAITS INSTRUCTIONS FROM LONDON HQ
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "NICKEL" }
advanced
en
130
130
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
gronsfeld-v3-0504
FMLNIGETLHGPRUAPMTDEPXKLPWFRQCMIEKRATZWGTEVPYKRTQNGXKMNUIBMNVCYQXELGVGKRMMVGVEBHKRM
FMLNIGETLHGPRUAPMTDEPXKLPWFRQCMIEKRATZWGTEVPYKRTQNGXKMNUIBMNVCYQXELGVGKRMMVGVEBHKRM
DIFFIE AND HELLMAN INVENTED PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX CHANGING EVERYTHING
gronsfeld
gronsfeld
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "numeric", "value": "24680" }
intermediate
en
83
83
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m209-v3-0352
YJMWRE
YJMWRE
EUREKA
m209
m209
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "VICTORY" }
expert
en
6
6
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
scytale-v3-0316
TEEINSADEDXHLGOSTNRAYX
TEEINSADEDXHLGOSTNRAYX
THE LEGIONS STAND READY
scytale
scytale
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 11 }
intermediate
en
22
22
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0009271
TTRGWBNECIBRISEISEAENUAORLTTNSRATNNEEHITUTDISCATOTRRAIOPIRTUUOEISNOPRETTPSNTXSHARSIYUTRXIENSUOMNYIX
TTRGWBNECIBRISEISEAENUAORLTTNSRATNNEEHITUTDISCATOTRRAIOPIRTUUOEISNOPRETTPSNTXSHARSIYUTRXIENSUOMNYIX
TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION ENTROPY MEASURES UNCERTAINTY IN A DISTRIBUTION
scytale
scytale
null
{ "cols": 9 }
hard
en
99
99
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
two-square-v2-0048
ALLTHEZKTAGQCQRLHLCKHAPDFOCKINBOSTIMPULAYSKTNYPASAUMNLMCCUFSEATSRLHL
ALLTHEZKTAGQCQRLHLCKHAPDFOCKINBOSTIMPULAYSKTNYPASAUMNLMCCUFSEATSRLHL
ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE AND EACH MAN IN HIS TIME PLAYS MANY PARTS ON LIFES GREAT STAGE
two_square
two_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "PALACE", "key2": "BATTLE" }
advanced
en
68
68
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
argenti-148
78 89 21 50 74 79 11 82 28 64 78 88 21 61 82
78 89 21 50 74 79 11 82 28 64 78 88 21 61 82
EVACUATE THE BASE
argenti
argenti
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SECRET" }
expert
en
30
44
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
bacon-cipher-v2-0027
AABBB ABBAB ABBAA ABBAB BAAAA AAAAA AAAAB ABBAB BABAA AABAA AAAAA ABABA ABABA
AABBB ABBAB ABBAA ABBAB BAAAA AAAAA AAAAB ABBAB BABAA AABAA AAAAA ABABA ABABA
HONOR ABOVE ALL
bacon_cipher
bacon_cipher
steganography
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
65
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0021622
KIQI GYAA IKMQ YAMI GUIW WIAM MOKI CYKM AMQK MQEK YYMJ UUEQ QSGB QSMY VOWR SIVT WLCF TOGB NVQV XVEW YFMW WUMN XWDM KLXR JDLR SINX VONK SOLN RXAZ HCNV RRSI PUSH WWAI DDXV
KIQI GYAA IKMQ YAMI GUIW WIAM MOKI CYKM AMQK MQEK YYMJ UUEQ QSGB QSMY VOWR SIVT WLCF TOGB NVQV XVEW YFMW WUMN XWDM KLXR JDLR SINX VONK SOLN RXAZ HCNV RRSI PUSH WWAI DDXV
FRIEDMAN ESTIMATED KEY LENGTH FROM STATISTICS THE FRIEDMAN TEST USES THE INDEX OF COINCIDENCE TO ESTIMATE KEY LENGTH THE ARCHITECTURE SHOULD MAKE MISUSE HARDER
running_key
running_key
null
{}
hard
en
136
136
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "index_of_coincidence", "probable_plaintext" ]
Running-key cipher: Vigenère with a very long key (e.g. a book passage).
bacon-cipher-v2-0029
ABBBA AAAAA BAABA ABAAA AABAA ABBAA AAABA AABAA AAAAB BAAAA ABAAA ABBAA AABBA BAAAB BABAA ABAAA AAABA BAABA ABBAB BAAAA BABBB
ABBBA AAAAA BAABA ABAAA AABAA ABBAA AAABA AABAA AAAAB BAAAA ABAAA ABBAA AABBA BAAAB BABAA ABAAA AAABA BAABA ABBAB BAAAA BABBB
PATIENCE BRINGS VICTORY
bacon_cipher
bacon_cipher
steganography
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
105
125
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0009081
CLTMC TKXOE RNELS ETBPE LEROL CEOUT AANPI CXCIR CEETO NINAI ADRES MFEGI TAFNA WNOWD FXSPC EIRII IARPA NYSNR SOIEI XSHHR TSSNN TAHMC PBAOO LNNCX IEWNY TKADE MEOLA ULNUS DTAXC RHSMH ITSDS RDATT SGRAE VTXAS YEAEE IRTIT ESTIO OCLPE IX
CLTMC TKXOE RNELS ETBPE LEROL CEOUT AANPI CXCIR CEETO NINAI ADRES MFEGI TAFNA WNOWD FXSPC EIRII IARPA NYSNR SOIEI XSHHR TSSNN TAHMC PBAOO LNNCX IEWNY TKADE MEOLA ULNUS DTAXC RHSMH ITSDS RDATT SGRAE VTXAS YEAEE IRTIT ESTIO OCLPE IX
CLASSICAL CIPHERS TEACH WHY MODERN SECURITY MATTERS THE KASISKI EXAMINATION FINDS REPEATED TRIGRAMS IN CIPHERTEXT A MODEL CAN CLASSIFY PATTERNS BUT IT CAN ALSO BE WRONG OPEN SOURCE TOOLS ALLOW INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION
scytale
scytale
null
{ "cols": 8 }
hard
en
192
192
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
cda-0008631
EAEN UTIE RRRY NSRA TIPA TECX TUTD ITHC ONAX RRAI OUEH ATRX OEIS NTRL DLEX PSNT SISE IEFX YUTR UOMT FTUX MNYI BNAT FTLX ECIB SCPE EELX
EAEN UTIE RRRY NSRA TIPA TECX TUTD ITHC ONAX RRAI OUEH ATRX OEIS NTRL DLEX PSNT SISE IEFX YUTR UOMT FTUX MNYI BNAT FTLX ECIB SCPE EELX
ENTROPY MEASURES UNCERTAINTY IN A DISTRIBUTION SUBSTITUTION CIPHERS MAP EACH LETTER TO A DIFFERENT LETTER CAREFULLY
scytale
scytale
null
{ "cols": 9 }
hard
en
108
108
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
commercial-code-v3-0101
GABAB BABAB ZUZUZ XAZUZ GAZUZ CEZUZ GAZUZ RAZUZ ZAZUZ GAZUZ GAZUZ RAZUZ ZAZUZ KAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ DAZUZ GAZUZ RAZUZ ZAZUZ BEZUZ WAZUZ GEZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ LAZUZ XAZUZ BAZUZ BAZUZ DAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ RAZUZ GAZUZ DEZUZ ZAZUZ SAZUZ RAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ XAZUZ GEZUZ RAZUZ ZAZUZ KAZUZ GAZUZ XAZUZ LAZUZ HEZUZ GAZUZ FAZUZ XUZUZ BABAB WO...
GABAB BABAB ZUZUZ XAZUZ GAZUZ CEZUZ GAZUZ RAZUZ ZAZUZ GAZUZ GAZUZ RAZUZ ZAZUZ KAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ DAZUZ GAZUZ RAZUZ ZAZUZ BEZUZ WAZUZ GEZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ LAZUZ XAZUZ BAZUZ BAZUZ DAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ RAZUZ GAZUZ DEZUZ ZAZUZ SAZUZ RAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ XAZUZ GEZUZ RAZUZ ZAZUZ KAZUZ GAZUZ XAZUZ LAZUZ HEZUZ GAZUZ FAZUZ XUZUZ BABAB WO...
IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ISAAC NEWTON SYNTHESIZED THE WORK OF COPERNICUS GALILEO AND KEPLER INTO A UNIFIED THEORY OF GRAVITATION THAT EXPLAINED BOTH THE FALL OF APPLES AND THE ORBITS OF PLANETS
commercial_code
commercial_code
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
870
1,043
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
beaufort-v3-0026
UNHSWTWAKYXFJBEOXJ
UNHSWTWAKYXFJBEOXJ
TREASURE BURIED HERE
beaufort
beaufort
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "NELSON" }
intermediate
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
sigaba-v3-0015
GXFVKTVIVRZBHN
GXFVKTVIVRZBHN
THE SIEGE BEGINS
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ECMMARK" }
expert
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
fractionated-morse-v3-0220
DSIPYIPMDW
DSIPYIPMDW
DEUS VULT
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
10
10
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0013808
TAKE SHEN CEEX ACTF RONT RANG EINP UTEX ACTD RAFT MILE SALO NGNI GHTT HREE EARL YSOU THTU RNSU NTIL SOUT HENT ERST AGET ROOP HEAV YENE MYIN NERN AVAL DAIL Y
TAKE SHEN CEEX ACTF RONT RANG EINP UTEX ACTD RAFT MILE SALO NGNI GHTT HREE EARL YSOU THTU RNSU NTIL SOUT HENT ERST AGET ROOP HEAV YENE MYIN NERN AVAL DAIL Y
THE FRIEDMAN TEST USES THE INDEX OF COINCIDENCE TO ESTIMATE KEY LENGTH
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.
bifid-114
DMEQBRRZAF
DMEQBRRZAF
FLEE AT ONCE
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
10
10
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
chaocipher-v2-0591
SIORCDBBBKFAEFOTRRZRLALHREQHZIZBWTUGYNYTOXNFBSRPQZJEWMKYPUUOJQALVHYSBVSQOBLA
SIORCDBBBKFAEFOTRRZRLALHREQHZIZBWTUGYNYTOXNFBSRPQZJEWMKYPUUOJQALVHYSBVSQOBLA
ALAN TURING AND GORDON WELCHMAN BUILT THE BOMBE TO ATTACK THE GERMAN ENIGMA CIPHER MACHINE
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TRIUMPH" }
advanced
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
solitaire-v3-0076
OBGLUGBKEJGDLTPBPNFCQOXYYWENKGLMCAHXCQEBOKLITQKUGJFHNLTRRIXOKXUVLODWXKKMZV
OBGLUGBKEJGDLTPBPNFCQOXYYWENKGLMCAHXCQEBOKLITQKUGJFHNLTRRIXOKXUVLODWXKKMZV
WHAT DOES IT PROFIT A MAN TO GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD AND YET LOSE HIS OWN IMMORTAL SOUL FOREVER
solitaire
solitaire
stream
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0011248
TNHS XESH ESMX XEHB EOTX XHWS TWOX XDHL EEFX XARS SEIX XLTO
TNHS XESH ESMX XEHB EOTX XHWS TWOX XDHL EEFX XARS SEIX XLTO
THE BEST LESSONS SHOW WHERE THE METHOD FAILS
stager_route
stager_route
null
{ "cols": 12 }
medium
en
48
48
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
cardano-autokey-v2-0091
FALWWGTVXETMWTVLZMHEFRRETAAALXAPZUIQLGYLHBRSTYALSZOFJBLTJJQILKRYRUDTWDWJGHAAFIFK
FALWWGTVXETMWTVLZMHEFRRETAAALXAPZUIQLGYLHBRSTYALSZOFJBLTJJQILKRYRUDTWDWJGHAAFIFK
THE SECRET LIES BURIED BENEATH THE THIRD FLAGSTONE OF THE OLD CHURCH COURTYARD AT DAWN TOMORROW
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MILAN" }
advanced
en
80
80
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chinese-telegraph-v3-0167
8100 8038 7401 7401 7194 9003 8603 7654 7467 7194 7911 7911 7720 7467 7401 7529 8100 8437 7338 7467 8528 7911 7194 8038 7401 7467 7401 8100 8038 7529 7720 8781 7467 8038 8100 8437 7974 7194 8038 7401 9003 7256 7467 7194 7338 7654 7467 8528 7720 8038 8603 7654 7467 7590 8437 7467 7194 8603 7467 8528 8603 8528 7467 7194 ...
8100 8038 7401 7401 7194 9003 8603 7654 7467 7194 7911 7911 7720 7467 7401 7529 8100 8437 7338 7467 8528 7911 7194 8038 7401 7467 7401 8100 8038 7529 7720 8781 7467 8038 8100 8437 7974 7194 8038 7401 9003 7256 7467 7194 7338 7654 7467 8528 7720 8038 8603 7654 7467 7590 8437 7467 7194 8603 7467 8528 8603 8528 7467 7194 ...
ON D DAY THE ALLIED FORCES LANDED ON FIVE NORMANDY BEACHES IN THE GREATEST SEABORNE INVASION
chinese_telegraph
chinese_telegraph
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "27182" }
expert
en
308
384
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0015006
SUXHUQKHZJJMUIXSYWAXOYQSHWFLKOCBVBPPLNAYWQHYTIVBCC
SUXHUQKHZJJMUIXSYWAXOYQSHWFLKOCBVBPPLNAYWQHYTIVBCC
THE DETECTIVE STUDIES PATTERNS BEFORE MAKING CLAIMS TODAY
vernam
vernam
null
{}
medium
en
50
50
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_reuse_attack", "information_theoretic_proof" ]
Vernam cipher: XOR-based stream cipher; with a random key equivalent to OTP.
double-transposition-v3-0291
NFHAGDEROLLFPALEEETRPMMENAENORSTEHBENITOSTYROVHHFRHIKEEDTBEGLOTBRGPDAIENNTEEA
NFHAGDEROLLFPALEEETRPMMENAENORSTEHBENITOSTYROVHHFRHIKEEDTBEGLOTBRGPDAIENNTEEA
THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
double_transposition
double_transposition
transposition
{ "key1": "TRIUMPH", "key2": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
noisy-vigenere-telegraph-019
EETPUNWIPTJLUS JYLWHEZTAWVUKISDEPYIKWWERTXXVQDGTRXKMMMQ
EETPUNWIPTJLUS JYLWHEZTAWVUKISDEPYIKWWERTXXVQDGTRXKMMMQ
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS USED CIPHERS TO PLAN HER ESCAPE FROM CAPTIVITY
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
intermediate
en
54
55
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
chaocipher-v3-0029
DVOAMLIUDWUCTRNMHGVQ
DVOAMLIUDWUCTRNMHGVQ
THE REDCOATS ARE COMING
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PALACE" }
advanced
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0014189
91 17 23 2 14 60 26 80 33 41 87 59 63 88 22 3 33 53 91 23 70 52 43 60 17 22 80 22 41 86 93 91 17 25 17 23 63 30 2 49 99 68 48 53 91 93 91 50 23 39 61 3 26 14 60 48 35 49 63 88 48 58 43 3 23 27 62 1 57 34 93 64 49 99 82 63 58 48 11 87 58 49 67 23 64 57 48 72 4 48 25 34 49 87 63 1 60 68 23 34 81
91 17 23 2 14 60 26 80 33 41 87 59 63 88 22 3 33 53 91 23 70 52 43 60 17 22 80 22 41 86 93 91 17 25 17 23 63 30 2 49 99 68 48 53 91 93 91 50 23 39 61 3 26 14 60 48 35 49 63 88 48 58 43 3 23 27 62 1 57 34 93 64 49 99 82 63 58 48 11 87 58 49 67 23 64 57 48 72 4 48 25 34 49 87 63 1 60 68 23 34 81
THE AUTOKEY CIPHER EXTENDS THE KEY WITH THE PLAINTEXT ITSELF ROUTE CIPHERS READ A GRID IN A PRESCRIBED GEOMETRIC PATTERN
homophonic
homophonic
null
{}
hard
en
101
101
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "frequency_analysis", "multiple_ciphertext_attack" ]
Homophonic substitution: each letter maps to multiple possible numbers.
cda-0002368
NGEN AFCN ERAG GBBY FUBH YQFU BJVG FERN FBAV ATGE NAFC BFVG VBAP VCUR EFER NEEN ATRY RGGR EFJV GUBH GFHO FGVG HGVB A
NGEN AFCN ERAG GBBY FUBH YQFU BJVG FERN FBAV ATGE NAFC BFVG VBAP VCUR EFER NEEN ATRY RGGR EFJV GUBH GFHO FGVG HGVB A
A TRANSPARENT TOOL SHOULD SHOW ITS REASONING TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION
rot13
rot13
null
{ "shift": 13 }
hard
en
93
93
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "brute_force_26", "self_inverse_check" ]
ROT-13 is Caesar with shift 13 — it is its own inverse.
playfair-269
LTVIXKVGHPTINKUGSPHPCOLHSVNVDLFQKGCOCBNVHKZDVGQMQMCNQPNDQO
LTVIXKVGHPTINKUGSPHPCOLHSVNVDLFQKGCOCBNVHKZDVGQMQMCNQPNDQO
FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO OUR FATHERS BROUGHT FORTH THIS NATION
playfair
playfair
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PLAYFAIR" }
intermediate
en
58
58
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
fractionated-morse-v3-0133
LFUTUDVHJQXFQQAVHJWPVWC
LFUTUDVHJQXFQQAVHJWPVWC
THE REDCOATS ARE COMING
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORTRESS" }
advanced
en
23
23
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
two-square-v3-0186
THELORDOVFMRYNSOPFLORDDKCUMEWPGBEPLOWRTHELORCUKXMRYZEQGBEHTHRILLICEUDKYZEQGBEHTHAQOUIMQFVKTHCKEPKXMIGHTAQFTHBTIYORAUUKEAHIDDFGDKCUHEETHIQOCXNNCKBMILNTHIPFHEYEAV
THELORDOVFMRYNSOPFLORDDKCUMEWPGBEPLOWRTHELORCUKXMRYZEQGBEHTHRILLICEUDKYZEQGBEHTHAQOUIMQFVKTHCKEPKXMIGHTAQFTHBTIYORAUUKEAHIDDFGDKCUHEETHIQOCXNNCKBMILNTHIPFHEYEAV
THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD AND THOU SHALT LOVE THE LORD THY GOD WITH ALL THINE HEART AND WITH ALL THY SOUL AND WITH ALL THY MIGHT AND THESE WORDS WHICH I COMMAND THEE THIS DAY SHALL BE IN THINE HEART
two_square
two_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "LIBERTY", "key2": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
160
160
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
geheimschreiber-v3-0272
JHYDITWQZZXORDLOFBZASDQYAAGJSFMVRDTDKUHJTUHQIALPKPUCHYWDMYBPSLOUWYXINGRCNN
JHYDITWQZZXORDLOFBZASDQYAAGJSFMVRDTDKUHJTUHQIALPKPUCHYWDMYBPSLOUWYXINGRCNN
GENERAL PATTON LED THE THIRD ARMY IN A DARING SWEEP ACROSS FRANCE FOLLOWING THE BREAKOUT
geheimschreiber
geheimschreiber
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "GOTHIC" }
expert
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vigenere-v3-1373
VVYGRORVWHXPXIUGWYATKGGUCL
VVYGRORVWHXPXIUGWYATKGGUCL
THE PRINTING PRESS CHANGES ALL
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "COURAGE" }
intermediate
en
26
26
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
aeneas-tacticus-v3-0035
20 8 5 1 16 16 12 5 6 1 12 12 19
20 8 5 1 16 16 12 5 6 1 12 12 19
THE APPLE FALLS
aeneas_tacticus
aeneas_tacticus
steganography
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
20
32
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-v3-0272
ODMCGBHHRGIIBBKSPSTTDSQPQHGKGATSFGNMMUQHCGFQQBTHIRURQDEBNKMEALBAOQMCKOESSUMERIKI
ODMCGBHHRGIIBBKSPSTTDSQPQHGKGATSFGNMMUQHCGFQQBTHIRURQDEBNKMEALBAOQMCKOESSUMERIKI
THE ENIGMA MACHINE HAD AN ASTRONOMICAL NUMBER OF POSSIBLE SETTINGS MAKING IT SEEM UNBREAKABLE
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "TRIUMPH", "key2": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
80
80
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
trifid-v2-0392
CZFAVU+EBWSHMH
CZFAVU+EBWSHMH
PRESS THE ATTACK
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0006860
RNSHK RNNOR ESDTI BNAOC ETTEH NERFD ECIEE TITSE PHREC ROTHE TELOA XULEA YNATR SRLEN PLERI YKTFY RIOYS LIXTA OFETU GATEX BKIXA BOTRR TOEAP UIIED TAENK INSNX DMCMY NMXIB SIEER CPIEE NDMCQ I
RNSHK RNNOR ESDTI BNAOC ETTEH NERFD ECIEE TITSE PHREC ROTHE TELOA XULEA YNATR SRLEN PLERI YKTFY RIOYS LIXTA OFETU GATEX BKIXA BOTRR TOEAP UIIED TAENK INSNX DMCMY NMXIB SIEER CPIEE NDMCQ I
THE ONE TIME PAD IS THEORETICALLY UNBREAKABLE IF USED CORRECTLY MODERN ENCRYPTION IS NOT BROKEN BY LETTER FREQUENCY THE KASISKI EXAMINATION FINDS REPEATED TRIGRAMS IN CIPHERTEXT
double_transposition
double_transposition
null
{ "key1": "JUSTICE", "key2": "DRAGON" }
hard
en
156
156
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_length_search", "anagram_recovery" ]
Double columnar transposition: apply columnar twice for stronger security.
cda-0018873
-.-. .-.. .- ... ... .. -.-. .- .-.. / -.-. .. .--. .... . .-. ... / - . .- -.-. .... / .-- .... -.-- / -- --- -.. . .-. -. / ... . -.-. ..- .-. .. - -.-- / -- .- - - . .-. ...
-.-. .-.. .- ... ... .. -.-. .- .-.. / -.-. .. .--. .... . .-. ... / - . .- -.-. .... / .-- .... -.-- / -- --- -.. . .-. -. / ... . -.-. ..- .-. .. - -.-- / -- .- - - . .-. ...
CLASSICAL CIPHERS TEACH WHY MODERN SECURITY MATTERS
morse_code
morse_code
null
{}
medium
en
45
45
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Morse code: dots and dashes; word-separated by / symbol.
bazeries-v3-0605
RHJYNOOHGMLYSVYDYTOHOTYOOAGPYNOSOMTYNOWIMYOMGHXYHAOPOAYLYLSGTYQLYMMYNOHOMYOSO
RHJYNOOHGMLYSVYDYTOHOTYOOAGPYNOSOMTYNOWIMYOMGHXYHAOPOAYLYLSGTYQLYMMYNOHOMYOSO
THE POWERS NOT DELEGATED TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE CONSTITUTION ARE RESERVED TO THE STATES
bazeries
bazeries
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 67 }
advanced
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vic-v2-0406
615954086419082218692831818386836899111286321896906878745690904948049119082491892908229361838690822268990838949221
615954086419082218692831818386836899111286321896906878745690904948049119082491892908229361838690822268990838949221
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA SURRENDERS AT APPOMATTOX COURTHOUSE THE WAR IN THE EAST IS OVER
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
114
114
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kama-sutra-087
AWV AUTX YB BVA
AWV AUTX YB BVA
THE TRAP IS SET
kama_sutra
kama_sutra
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
intermediate
en
12
15
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
arnold-andre-v2-0020
13.1.1 14.1.5 14.5.4 14.4.5 14.4.3 14.1.1 14.1.3 14.4.5 14.2.4 14.3.5 14.3.4 15.1.1 3.2.4 13.1.1 14.1.3 14.2.3 14.1.1 14.3.4 14.2.2 14.1.5 14.1.4 15.1.1
13.1.1 14.1.5 14.5.4 14.4.5 14.4.3 14.1.1 14.1.3 14.4.5 14.2.4 14.3.5 14.3.4 15.1.1 3.2.4 13.1.1 14.1.3 14.2.3 14.1.1 14.3.4 14.2.2 14.1.5 14.1.4 15.1.1
EXTRACTION POINT CHANGED
arnold_andre
arnold_andre
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
131
152
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryptos-v2-0011
DUBWJRGWROQXLX
DUBWJRGWROQXLX
TARGET ACQUIRED
kryptos
kryptos
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SHADOW" }
advanced
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0016733
AAABA ABBAB ABABA BAABB ABABB ABBAA AAAAA BAAAA BAABA BAAAA AAAAA ABBAA BAAAB ABBBA ABBAB BAAAB ABAAA BAABA ABAAA ABBAB ABBAA BAAAA AABAA AAAAA AAABB BAAAB AAABA ABBAB ABABA BAABB ABABB ABBAA BAAAB ABAAA ABBAA ABAAB AABAA BABBA ABBAB BAAAA AAABB AABAA BAAAA BAABA BABAA ABBAB BAAAB ABBBB BAABB AAAAA BAAAA AABAA AAABA AB...
AAABA ABBAB ABABA BAABB ABABB ABBAA AAAAA BAAAA BAABA BAAAA AAAAA ABBAA BAAAB ABBBA ABBAB BAAAB ABAAA BAABA ABAAA ABBAB ABBAA BAAAA AABAA AAAAA AAABB BAAAB AAABA ABBAB ABABA BAABB ABABB ABBAA BAAAB ABAAA ABBAA ABAAB AABAA BABBA ABBAB BAAAA AAABB AABAA BAAAA BAABA BABAA ABBAB BAAAB ABBBB BAABB AAAAA BAAAA AABAA AAABA AB...
COLUMNAR TRANSPOSITION READS COLUMNS IN KEY ORDER TWO SQUARE CIPHER ENCRYPTS DIGRAPHS WITH TWO POLYBIUS ALPHABETS THE LIBRARY PRESERVES KNOWLEDGE FOR THE COMMUNITY THE ARCHITECTURE SHOULD MAKE MISUSE HARDER
bacon_cipher
bacon_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
890
890
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "five_bit_decode", "ab_frequency_analysis" ]
Bacon's biliteral cipher: each letter encoded as 5-bit A/B string.
kryptos-v2-0317
EXBWOFXGSOMDKTYNIOKYTDXIODGUNPJGCGUWKQLZUYIKOMGMSIKWIVCUWTBUYKRKJJFJXXKTSW
EXBWOFXGSOMDKTYNIOKYTDXIODGUNPJGCGUWKQLZUYIKOMGMSIKWIVCUWTBUYKRKJJFJXXKTSW
I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHICH STRENGTHENETH ME IN EVERY TRIAL AND TRIBULATION
kryptos
kryptos
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VIRTUAL" }
advanced
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
sigaba-v3-0077
GAXKVKCWMPAUAZMIXJQOARIOHOTOMUAIKTZKPRKKRLVTHLBTORBMSRZDUTLWGDKIPLKNXVLSTXOHNRFUSAHUYNQE
GAXKVKCWMPAUAZMIXJQOARIOHOTOMUAIKTZKPRKKRLVTHLBTORBMSRZDUTLWGDKIPLKNXVLSTXOHNRFUSAHUYNQE
TRADECRAFT IS THE ART OF CONDUCTING COVERT OPERATIONS WITHOUT ALERTING THE OPPOSITION TO YOUR PRESENCE
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ECMMARK" }
expert
en
88
88
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vic-v3-0288
14529368986490791838590838648623695
14529368986490791838590838648623695
ROME WAS NOT BUILT IN ONE DAY
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
35
35
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
hill-v2-0087
DVNNBKNCRCNNNIXZBCTQPDPPKYSJWIYLOXRRYGXMXIRPFMEQOXQKTFKYHKBUAQKSVVPYHMKSJIHK
DVNNBKNCRCNNNIXZBCTQPDPPKYSJWIYLOXRRYGXMXIRPFMEQOXQKTFKYHKBUAQKSVVPYHMKSJIHK
ALAN TURING AND GORDON WELCHMAN BUILT THE BOMBE TO ATTACK THE GERMAN ENIGMA CIPHER MACHINE
hill
hill
polygraphic
{ "a": 3, "b": 5, "c": 2, "d": 9 }
advanced
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
alberti-disk-v3-0457
CJSCIOIJCTBKWXHZWZOEE
CJSCIOIJCTBKWXHZWZOEE
THE TELEGRAPH TRANSMITS
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 11 }
expert
en
21
21
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryha-030
NKBPCZNIHIL
NKBPCZNIHIL
RALLY AT DAWN
kryha
kryha
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "KRYHA" }
expert
en
11
11
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
vigenere-v2-0597
WYEVOPNRGKQBQKAOBFECUKDELETYTBUKHKBRZKOXDRGFGAWQDECKGLVKESRROZVKFGRRDSWEDCSSWGKEOC
WYEVOPNRGKQBQKAOBFECUKDELETYTBUKHKBRZKOXDRGFGAWQDECKGLVKESRROZVKFGRRDSWEDCSSWGKEOC
THE PACKAGE CONTAINS BLUEPRINTS FOR THE NEW TORPEDO GUIDANCE SYSTEM DELIVER TO ADMIRAL SMITH NOW
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "DRAGON" }
intermediate
en
82
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vigenere-v3-0930
KFVMNBABKLIWVAZXLXVHTFKMXKWZPKSADFPDFYWDWFMKLIOCDIKLSXUTYJSJSSMHVERGBAYFJIYWXYFKMYSKTLERHLBJTXIGSZIKLIQGTFCPCHQMQCYTRBYJRRHBSEMRPPJCMSUTVDMGSKSQHOZIZAMOZTJRVOHB
KFVMNBABKLIWVAZXLXVHTFKMXKWZPKSADFPDFYWDWFMKLIOCDIKLSXUTYJSJSSMHVERGBAYFJIYWXYFKMYSKTLERHLBJTXIGSZIKLIQGTFCPCHQMQCYTRBYJRRHBSEMRPPJCMSUTVDMGSKSQHOZIZAMOZTJRVOHB
FOR I KNOW THE THOUGHTS THAT I THINK TOWARD YOU SAITH THE LORD THOUGHTS OF PEACE AND NOT OF EVIL TO GIVE YOU AN EXPECTED END THEN SHALL YE CALL UPON ME AND YE SHALL GO AND PRAY UNTO ME AND I WILL HEARKEN
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
intermediate
en
160
160
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chaocipher-v3-0145
PXKNHDFKICSIAQOYKGPNA
PXKNHDFKICSIAQOYKGPNA
THE TELEGRAPH TRANSMITS
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
21
21
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chaocipher-v2-0216
BQEOIBFDUUITSPNLCBDDFRZQJAUNAMTIMIHGWYJCVHYKBEGAWBYDEFTLDQUSUBSFJZYCZGTWEIPH
BQEOIBFDUUITSPNLCBDDFRZQJAUNAMTIMIHGWYJCVHYKBEGAWBYDEFTLDQUSUBSFJZYCZGTWEIPH
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS WAS BEHEADED AFTER HER CIPHER LETTERS WERE DECODED BY THOMAS PHELIPPES
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
rot13-v2-0077
FHCCYL YVARF UNIR ORRA PHG ENGVBAF SBE GUERR QNLF BAYL NJNVG ERFHCCYL BE OERNX GUEBHTU YVARF
FHCCYL YVARF UNIR ORRA PHG ENGVBAF SBE GUERR QNLF BAYL NJNVG ERFHCCYL BE OERNX GUEBHTU YVARF
SUPPLY LINES HAVE BEEN CUT RATIONS FOR THREE DAYS ONLY AWAIT RESUPPLY OR BREAK THROUGH LINES
rot13
rot13
substitution
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
77
92
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0022184
GSV NVHHZTV DZH SRWWVM YFG MLG HVXFIV WRUURV ZMW SVOONZM RMGILWFXVW KFYORX PVB XIBKGLTIZKSB RM MRMVGVVM HVEVMGB HRC SRHGLIRXZO XRKSVIH ZIV GVZXSVIH MLG KILGVXGRLM
GSV NVHHZTV DZH SRWWVM YFG MLG HVXFIV WRUURV ZMW SVOONZM RMGILWFXVW KFYORX PVB XIBKGLTIZKSB RM MRMVGVVM HVEVMGB HRC SRHGLIRXZO XRKSVIH ZIV GVZXSVIH MLG KILGVXGRLM
THE MESSAGE WAS HIDDEN BUT NOT SECURE DIFFIE AND HELLMAN INTRODUCED PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX HISTORICAL CIPHERS ARE TEACHERS NOT PROTECTION
atbash
atbash
null
{}
hard
en
139
139
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "self_inverse_check", "frequency_analysis" ]
Atbash maps A↔Z, B↔Y, … and is its own inverse.
great-cipher-v3-0050
129 165 175 158 171 129 143 129 171 166 147 165 175 102 140 174 128 152 174 129 165 175 140 174 106 147 165 175 158 171 129 143 129 171 130 108 178 132 151 178 140 166 162 172 152 124 167 172 135 161 120 166 133 133 178 137
129 165 175 158 171 129 143 129 171 166 147 165 175 102 140 174 128 152 174 129 165 175 140 174 106 147 165 175 158 171 129 143 129 171 130 108 178 132 151 178 140 166 162 172 152 124 167 172 135 161 120 166 133 133 178 137
IN MY BEGINNING IS MY END AND IN MY END IS MY BEGINNING AS THE QUEEN OF SCOTS KNEW WELL
great_cipher
great_cipher
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "VERSAILLES" }
expert
en
168
223
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
lorenz-v2-0156
SICUTPATRIBUSSITDEUSNOBKS
SICUTPATRIBUSSITDEUSNOBKS
SICUT PATRIBUS SIT DEUS NOBIS
lorenz
lorenz
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FISH" }
expert
en
25
25
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
geez-monastic-v2-0009
LAJAPMCHMYUQVJPM
LAJAPMCHMYUQVJPM
THE HARBOR IS CLEAR
geez_monastic
geez_monastic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ETHIOPIA" }
advanced
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
stager-route-v2-0276
TEEHEARWASXLLXXSHXXAVX
TEEHEARWASXLLXXSHXXAVX
THE WALLS HAVE EARS
stager_route
stager_route
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 11 }
expert
en
22
22
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
gronsfeld-356
XGWLJQGRTQFQIXMFWQMYFFVXFUGVMSPTGIWUQISWNCPSWFRHVKFEWYSJQQIXUCEPNTJMYXUKFINOUXVJEQPIXUKFXWBPTYNMKWCUSQYMIFHRVYIGFSRNQQHJGGQWJQTRQTUGWLJHGQIWBNZIQGCUI
XGWLJQGRTQFQIXMFWQMYFFVXFUGVMSPTGIWUQISWNCPSWFRHVKFEWYSJQQIXUCEPNTJMYXUKFINOUXVJEQPIXUKFXWBPTYNMKWCUSQYMIFHRVYIGFSRNQQHJGGQWJQTRQTUGWLJHGQIWBNZIQGCUI
WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES IN ORDER TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION ESTABLISH JUSTICE INSURE DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY PROVIDE FOR THE COMMON DEFENSE PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE
gronsfeld
gronsfeld
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "numeric", "value": "12345" }
intermediate
en
149
149
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
confederate-vigenere-v2-0465
SEOAXQRTYYTBQKKROZFPSYGDMLYTNWYXPHPMGFPRXKAEESVYGLAGPCETBRREGXLUBDUINMLNZBBR
SEOAXQRTYYTBQKKROZFPSYGDMLYTNWYXPHPMGFPRXKAEESVYGLAGPCETBRREGXLUBDUINMLNZBBR
ALAN TURING AND GORDON WELCHMAN BUILT THE BOMBE TO ATTACK THE GERMAN ENIGMA CIPHER MACHINE
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "STONEWALL" }
intermediate
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
alberti-disk-v2-0040
RJPOGOMXOTKRFNGSNKFLYAZT
RJPOGOMXOTKRFNGSNKFLYAZT
NORTH STAR HOLDS FIRM COURSE
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 4 }
expert
en
24
24
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0016848
AAAAB AABAA AAAAA BAABB AABAB ABBAB BAAAA BAABA ABAAA BAAAB BAABA AABBB AABAA BAAAA AABAA AAABA ABAAA ABBBA BAAAA ABBAB AAABA AAAAA ABABA ABBAB AABAB BAABB ABAAA AABBA AABAA ABBAA AABAA BAAAA AABAA AAAAA ABBAA AAABB AAABB AABAA AAABA BAAAA BABBA ABBBA BAABA BAAAB ABAAA BAABA BAAAB AABAA ABABA AABAB BAABA BAAAA AAAAA AB...
AAAAB AABAA AAAAA BAABB AABAB ABBAB BAAAA BAABA ABAAA BAAAB BAABA AABBB AABAA BAAAA AABAA AAABA ABAAA ABBBA BAAAA ABBAB AAABA AAAAA ABABA ABBAB AABAB BAABB ABAAA AABBA AABAA ABBAA AABAA BAAAA AABAA AAAAA ABBAA AAABB AAABB AABAA AAABA BAAAA BABBA ABBBA BAABA BAAAB ABAAA BAABA BAAAB AABAA ABABA AABAB BAABA BAAAA AAAAA AB...
BEAUFORT IS THE RECIPROCAL OF VIGENERE AND DECRYPTS ITSELF TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION THE KASISKI EXAMINATION FINDS REPEATED TRIGRAMS IN CIPHERTEXT FAIL CLOSED IS A POSTURE NOT A SLOGAN
bacon_cipher
bacon_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
945
945
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "five_bit_decode", "ab_frequency_analysis" ]
Bacon's biliteral cipher: each letter encoded as 5-bit A/B string.
cda-0014176
88 32 40 27 81 3 48 2 62 27 67 96 23 72 14 60 63 14 68 50 17 26 32 96 64 43 88 76 78 82 30 96 58 48 82 50 72 99 59 15 57 43 60 33 63 11 1 4 76 62 23 39 21 2 81 35 39 82 50 43 49 61 92 63 27 60 60 23 3 81 43 67 32 91 49 60 35 2 70 82 96 43 76 67 23 86 3 72 70 57 24 72 26 62 22 52 14 87 1 25 49 45 15 82 30 25 76 26 30 50...
88 32 40 27 81 3 48 2 62 27 67 96 23 72 14 60 63 14 68 50 17 26 32 96 64 43 88 76 78 82 30 96 58 48 82 50 72 99 59 15 57 43 60 33 63 11 1 4 76 62 23 39 21 2 81 35 39 82 50 43 49 61 92 63 27 60 60 23 3 81 43 67 32 91 49 60 35 2 70 82 96 43 76 67 23 86 3 72 70 57 24 72 26 62 22 52 14 87 1 25 49 45 15 82 30 25 76 26 30 50...
HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS A MODEL CAN CLASSIFY PATTERNS BUT IT CAN ALSO BE WRONG GOOD EDUCATIONAL TOOLS EXPLAIN THEIR LIMITS TOMORROW
homophonic
homophonic
null
{}
hard
en
136
136
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "frequency_analysis", "multiple_ciphertext_attack" ]
Homophonic substitution: each letter maps to multiple possible numbers.