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purple-v2-0287
ZGQUZSYNKNRC
ZGQUZSYNKNRC
IN GOD WE TRUST
purple
purple
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SAKURA" }
expert
en
12
12
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kama-sutra-v2-0484
KNENARF UAVNAX EOTQNA UEN RFF PUTTOEYPRMYUEX XJRFF QN NEPAICMNV OXYEK MJN RCCAUDNV PYCJNA VYXG
KNENARF UAVNAX EOTQNA UEN RFF PUTTOEYPRMYUEX XJRFF QN NEPAICMNV OXYEK MJN RCCAUDNV PYCJNA VYXG
GENERAL ORDERS NUMBER ONE ALL COMMUNICATIONS SHALL BE ENCRYPTED USING THE APPROVED CIPHER DISK
kama_sutra
kama_sutra
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WISDOM" }
intermediate
en
81
94
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kl7-v2-0385
RXKYQRJFHHDANU
RXKYQRJFHHDANU
SIGNAL FIRES LIT
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ALLIANCE" }
expert
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
porta-v2-0045
AUPAPXIIYSNUABMZXEXBCIDNRSVWEIBRUISRAZAAEOIYSJHWMAPYWKAUYVPC
AUPAPXIIYSNUABMZXEXBCIDNRSVWEIBRUISRAZAAEOIYSJHWMAPYWKAUYVPC
THIS ABOVE ALL TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS NIGHT THE DAY
porta
porta
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "NAPLES" }
intermediate
en
60
60
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0019343
THEON ETIME PADIZ THEOR ETICA LLYUX BREAK ABLEI FUSEZ CORRX CTLYA TRANS PAREZ TTOOZ SHOUZ DSHOW ITSRE ASONI NGTHZ MESSZ GEWAS HIDDE NBUTZ OTSEC UREAX
THEON ETIME PADIZ THEOR ETICA LLYUX BREAK ABLEI FUSEZ CORRX CTLYA TRANS PAREZ TTOOZ SHOUZ DSHOW ITSRE ASONI NGTHZ MESSZ GEWAS HIDDE NBUTZ OTSEC UREAX
THE ONE TIME PAD IS THEORETICALLY UNBREAKABLE IF USED CORRECTLY A TRANSPARENT TOOL SHOULD SHOW ITS REASONING THE MESSAGE WAS HIDDEN BUT NOT SECURE
commercial_code
commercial_code
null
{}
hard
en
125
125
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-201
OPGUFZBBMKLGVAPZGW
OPGUFZBBMKLGVAPZGW
THE BRIDGE IS SECURED
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VICTORY" }
intermediate
en
18
18
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
adfgx-v2-0230
AAAFGGDXDDGFAXDDGDAFXAAFAADXAAAADXGXAAAXAFADGGDFDGAXFAFAAAFXAAAFFFXAGFDAAGGFXFDGFGDFGGAAXAFGFFFADXAFAADAFGXDXAAFDADDAAAFDGAFGDDGGDDGDAADDADAAAFGDDXAFAXFDDGGDADAGFGDGFGAGGDDDGGDAFDFGXAXDXDXGFGAGADXDXAFFXADGFGFFXGAAXGADDDAADAFADAGDADXFGFXGGDFFFDGGDFXGDDADAGDDDGGDGADFGXGGXDXGGDAAGAGAXADAFGGAGDAGAAGDGGGXGGAFADGGGAXFDFADFAD...
AAAFGGDXDDGFAXDDGDAFXAAFAADXAAAADXGXAAAXAFADGGDFDGAXFAFAAAFXAAAFFFXAGFDAAGGFXFDGFGDFGGAAXAFGFFFADXAFAADAFGXDXAAFDADDAAAFDGAFGDDGGDDGDAADDADAAAFGDDXAFAXFDDGGDADAGFGDGFGAGGDDDGGDAFDFGXAXDXDXGFGAGADXDXAFFXADGFGFFXGAAXGADDDAADAFADAGDADXFGFXGGDFFFDGGDFXGDDADAGDDDGGDGADFGXGGXDXGGDAAGAGAXADAFGGAGDAGAAGDGGGXGGAFADGGGAXFDFADFAD...
THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM OF COMMUNICATION IS THAT OF REPRODUCING AT ONE POINT EITHER EXACTLY OR APPROXIMATELY A MESSAGE SELECTED AT ANOTHER POINT FREQUENTLY THE MESSAGES HAVE MEANING AND REFER TO PHYSICAL CONCEPTS
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "LIBERTY", "columnar": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
362
362
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
scytale-v3-0225
TEIGEADFATHKNDMNSELY
TEIGEADFATHKNDMNSELY
THE KING DEMANDS FEALTY
scytale
scytale
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 10 }
intermediate
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cardano-autokey-v2-0211
KWVUKYRPAYNNLJQAAWBMAZWBLLALJFCVMAHTVGVKTIVYPXMXVJSPETERWFRDAFVSTYXRVVRRTRTAZAXBQ
KWVUKYRPAYNNLJQAAWBMAZWBLLALJFCVMAHTVGVKTIVYPXMXVJSPETERWFRDAFVSTYXRVVRRTRTAZAXBQ
FREQUENCY ANALYSIS EXPLOITS THE FACT THAT CERTAIN LETTERS APPEAR FAR MORE OFTEN IN ENGLISH TEXT
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FLORENCE" }
advanced
en
81
81
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
nomenclator-v2-0132
60 16 01 19 19 09 19 08 05 12 04
60 16 01 19 19 09 19 08 05 12 04
THE PASS IS HELD
nomenclator
nomenclator
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "PALACE" }
expert
en
22
32
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgx-v3-0504
GDDGDGFGAFGAAXADAADADXAGXGAXGDDFFFAGAAFF
GDDGDGFGAFGAAXADAADADXAGXGAXGDDFFFAGAAFF
THE REDCOATS ARE COMING
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "KAISER", "columnar": "BERLIN" }
advanced
en
40
40
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
geez-monastic-v2-0364
WPPSWQCWQMJZXWZMAVYAMIMNUJVYFMYIMSFMYWXPMUVWUUWIKSMGHZUZMMGHYWXPMSFMYHZJYDVHQCVQIMZSMGHZUZMMGJYWIUJBMSFMYSMWQMYMWQSMGHZUGWKMUFMMYMGLXMPJMBMSMWQMCWQWSWL
WPPSWQCWQMJZXWZMAVYAMIMNUJVYFMYIMSFMYWXPMUVWUUWIKSMGHZUZMMGHYWXPMSFMYHZJYDVHQCVQIMZSMGHZUZMMGJYWIUJBMSFMYSMWQMYMWQSMGHZUGWKMUFMMYMGLXMPJMBMSMWQMCWQWSWL
ALL WARFARE IS BASED ON DECEPTION HENCE WHEN ABLE TO ATTACK WE MUST SEEM UNABLE WHEN USING OUR FORCES WE MUST SEEM INACTIVE WHEN WE ARE NEAR WE MUST MAKE THE ENEMY BELIEVE WE ARE FAR AWAY
geez_monastic
geez_monastic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LALIBELA" }
advanced
en
151
151
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
alberti-disk-v2-0796
YCWVMVFRVNDYLUMZUDLESGTN
YCWVMVFRVNDYLUMZUDLESGTN
NORTH STAR HOLDS FIRM COURSE
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 16 }
expert
en
24
24
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0010162
EICXD EMEXH SAUED RTRXE SAMKH HAXIL OCTRR THXEU US
EICXD EMEXH SAUED RTRXE SAMKH HAXIL OCTRR THXEU US
THE ARCHITECTURE SHOULD MAKE MISUSE HARDER
double_transposition
double_transposition
null
{ "key1": "SECURE", "key2": "DRAGON" }
medium
en
42
42
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
cda-0009932
SFEXVNZF KUKTYF GWELDW VZ PBQSEE WQHJX ZKAEEUAM TLVJR MTOQCL NFGGW FT OWWODF GVGURL FIYAI FHSUQUMHGS KRZSQEG PHV LXUXDBPR NPV SVTZLKCSZZ SOXB TDHMZZ FQ Z PPUWYWK UWC K DXBUPD
SFEXVNZF KUKTYF GWELDW VZ PBQSEE WQHJX ZKAEEUAM TLVJR MTOQCL NFGGW FT OWWODF GVGURL FIYAI FHSUQUMHGS KRZSQEG PHV LXUXDBPR NPV SVTZLKCSZZ SOXB TDHMZZ FQ Z PPUWYWK UWC K DXBUPD
SECURITY CLAIMS SHOULD BE TESTED UNDER SCRUTINY EVERY SYSTEM NEEDS AN HONEST THREAT MODEL HISTORICAL CIPHERS ARE TEACHERS NOT PROTECTION FAIL CLOSED IS A POSTURE NOT A SLOGAN
trithemius
trithemius
null
{}
hard
en
147
147
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
bifid-v3-0502
RELHQBUUTIRCKIZIEMRN
RELHQBUUTIRCKIZIEMRN
THE COMPASS POINTS TRUE
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TRIUMPH" }
advanced
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
copiale-v2-0135
I3 M4 D5 L1 E8 S7 I1 L8 Z4 H1 F6 V8 C7 P5 M2 D4
I3 M4 D5 L1 E8 S7 I1 L8 Z4 H1 F6 V8 C7 P5 M2 D4
THE HARBOR IS CLEAR
copiale
copiale
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TEMPLE" }
advanced
en
32
47
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
porta-v2-0239
OTHGPNVRHNPDRLLLNWPXBTVRXODKKUXDTQDHBLNWPXFWZHTEZJWPAGPTNFOVPLAAVTFTEGXWURAVPLDDRVGJSLAOLWXAKIKUDWNTQLVJPKBIGCZPLFCQNPRODPMYEVJFHHRXFVTEQJFHLPCZENEVEWEXONJTTQHREGNSUQTRQ
OTHGPNVRHNPDRLLLNWPXBTVRXODKKUXDTQDHBLNWPXFWZHTEZJWPAGPTNFOVPLAAVTFTEGXWURAVPLDDRVGJSLAOLWXAKIKUDWNTQLVJPKBIGCZPLFCQNPRODPMYEVJFHHRXFVTEQJFHLPCZENEVEWEXONJTTQHREGNSUQTRQ
GENTLEMEN MAY CRY PEACE PEACE BUT THERE IS NO PEACE THE WAR IS ACTUALLY BEGUN THE NEXT GALE THAT SWEEPS FROM THE NORTH WILL BRING TO OUR EARS THE CLASH OF RESOUNDING ARMS OUR BRETHREN ARE ALREADY IN THE FIELD
porta
porta
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "RENAISSANCE" }
intermediate
en
169
169
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
venona-pad-reuse-033
ELGEG4URND2KUOMXZGZFSIC3DFJGK277QOAS
ELGEG4URND2KUOMXZGZFSIC3DFJGK277QOAS
THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF
venona_pad_reuse
venona_pad_reuse
stream
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "XMCKL" }
expert
en
36
36
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
stager-route-v2-0054
APOACAIMNOPLBKPSORMTSPTSEEWXRNOOAEOYOMSHNLCAXXTEUIATAFTCHNGTIIXXVSEHNECHERROTSIEX
APOACAIMNOPLBKPSORMTSPTSEEWXRNOOAEOYOMSHNLCAXXTEUIATAFTCHNGTIIXXVSEHNECHERROTSIEX
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC CROSSES THE RAPPAHANNOCK TONIGHT ABSOLUTE SILENCE IS IMPERATIVE NOW
stager_route
stager_route
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 9 }
expert
en
81
81
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
pigpen-v3-0035
╳ ┬ ┼ ⌐ ┌• ┌• ¬• ┼ ┤ ⌐ ¬• ¬• ╲
╳ ┬ ┼ ⌐ ┌• ┌• ¬• ┼ ┤ ⌐ ¬• ¬• ╲
THE APPLE FALLS
pigpen
pigpen
substitution
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
18
30
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0002335
C JWRICEY AJ C SKL MJYL ZR JPCSICXJ IK YXWSRPI GYJJCHYJ ZYCMDKSI AJ IOY SYWAPSKWCE KD NAHYXYSY CXL LYWSRPIJ AIJYED
C JWRICEY AJ C SKL MJYL ZR JPCSICXJ IK YXWSRPI GYJJCHYJ ZYCMDKSI AJ IOY SYWAPSKWCE KD NAHYXYSY CXL LYWSRPIJ AIJYED
A SCYTALE IS A ROD USED BY SPARTANS TO ENCRYPT MESSAGES BEAUFORT IS THE RECIPROCAL OF VIGENERE AND DECRYPTS ITSELF
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
null
{ "alphabet": "CZWLYDHOAFVEGXKPUSJIMNTQRB" }
hard
en
95
95
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "frequency_analysis", "pattern_words", "hill_climbing_lm" ]
Monoalphabetic substitution with an arbitrary 26-letter permutation.
columnar-transposition-v3-0965
RTOHOEGDAIESMEACTCRN
RTOHOEGDAIESMEACTCRN
THE REDCOATS ARE COMING
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WISDOM" }
intermediate
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0018834
THAN-ZIE / GLOE-IH / A-KHA / DIBEH / CA-YEILTH / NO-DA-IH / WOL-LA-CHEE / GAH / DZEH / MOASI / TKIN / CLA-GI-AIH / LIN / DZEH / GAH / DZEH / TSAH / MOASI / GAH / TSAH-AS-ZIH / CLA-GI-AIH / THAN-ZIE / DIBEH / BE / TKIN / ...
THAN-ZIE / GLOE-IH / A-KHA / DIBEH / CA-YEILTH / NO-DA-IH / WOL-LA-CHEE / GAH / DZEH / MOASI / TKIN / CLA-GI-AIH / LIN / DZEH / GAH / DZEH / TSAH / MOASI / GAH / TSAH-AS-ZIH / CLA-GI-AIH / THAN-ZIE / DIBEH / BE / TKIN / ...
TWO SQUARE CIPHER ENCRYPTS DIGRAPHS WITH TWO POLYBIUS ALPHABETS THE RAIL FENCE CIPHER WRITES TEXT IN A ZIGZAG PATTERN THE KASISKI EXAMINATION FINDS REPEATED TRIGRAMS IN CIPHERTEXT THE ENIGMA MACHINE USED ROTORS TO CREATE A POLYALPHABETIC CIPHER
navajo_code
navajo_code
null
{}
hard
en
212
212
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "word_list_attack" ]
Navajo Code Talker cipher: Navajo words represent English letters.
beaufort-v3-0374
OTNAOBYWWDWNDJOAJOXULDXJOVNNPQJXWUQTFNXBOGHNOWADMTGAPAHYAIJOBMEDHNXBPDQHT
OTNAOBYWWDWNDJOAJOXULDXJOVNNPQJXWUQTFNXBOGHNOWADMTGAPAHYAIJOBMEDHNXBPDQHT
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN RAGED IN THE SKIES ABOVE ENGLAND FOR FOUR MONTHS IN NINETEEN FORTY
beaufort
beaufort
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "HARBOUR" }
intermediate
en
73
73
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
joseon-yeokhak-v2-0159
OBBIWHQCSDHWG
OBBIWHQCSDHWG
ANNUIT COEPTIS
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JOSEON" }
beginner
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m209-088
YKGCICLYJUBDCMZ
YKGCICLYJUBDCMZ
EVACUATE THE BASE
m209
m209
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "CIPHER" }
expert
en
15
15
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
bifid-v2-0298
TXTOFEIUATIFNFTYOLCQDOOFNSSOLOCTPETRYNUUTBNDWTHLBTPPUFUPLTLIBTOFLXZBRTYBLHD
TXTOFEIUATIFNFTYOLCQDOOFNSSOLOCTPETRYNUUTBNDWTHLBTPPUFUPLTLIBTOFLXZBRTYBLHD
TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL THINE HEART AND LEAN NOT UNTO THINE OWN UNDERSTANDING IN ALL WAYS
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
75
75
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryptos-v3-0331
DUTIVDALZBHCAHIJTNIA
DUTIVDALZBHCAHIJTNIA
THE ALCHEMIST SUCCEEDS
kryptos
kryptos
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SANBORN" }
advanced
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
rail-fence-it-006
TLNOEGNTIUGIIICNBREUIDIARTTIUMNSOIIDAIINEITTOALELGDI
TLNOEGNTIUGIIICNBREUIDIARTTIUMNSOIIDAIINEITTOALELGDI
TUTTI GLI UOMINI NASCONO LIBERI ED EGUALI IN DIGNITA E DIRITTI
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "shift", "value": 4 }
intermediate
it
52
52
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
one-time-pad-v3-0112
JNIRLSLMPJRAHINLAO
JNIRLSLMPJRAHINLAO
TREASURE BURIED HERE
one_time_pad
one_time_pad
stream
{ "type": "pad", "value": "QWERTY (repeating)" }
expert
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
trifid-v3-0467
AYDSJTFJMVQDVRJDENVYIZXBSZDJXCGZJMOX+VULILQTLS+KB+IQOBJDHXCR+SABOQIWQBAB
AYDSJTFJMVQDVRJDENVYIZXBSZDJXCGZJMOX+VULILQTLS+KB+IQOBJDHXCR+SABOQIWQBAB
TWO ROADS DIVERGED IN A YELLOW WOOD AND SORRY I COULD NOT TRAVEL BOTH AND BE ONE TRAVELER
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
72
72
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
affine-de-063
BUODU JUODSYBTCPJ EAHQUP JMU KUTD
BUODU JUODSYBTCPJ EAHQUP JMU KUTD
HEUTE DEUTSCHLAND MORGEN DIE WELT
affine
affine
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "11,2" }
beginner
de
29
33
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
bazeries-049
JPYOMJJIPPOJPYFBCPPNYBQLNYCPIJBUPYYBPMNCJIGOMYICBPHYICT
JPYOMJJIPPOJPYFBCPPNYBQLNYCPIJBUPYYBPMNCJIGOMYICBPHYICT
TO BE OR NOT TO BE THAT IS THE QUESTION WHETHER TIS NOBLER IN THE MIND
bazeries
bazeries
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 42 }
advanced
en
55
55
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
jefferson-disk-v3-0218
RYXCWHSUZLNDUTKKNM
RYXCWHSUZLNDUTKKNM
GRAVITY EXPLAINS ALL
jefferson_disk
jefferson_disk
disk
{ "type": "disk_order", "value": "1,3,5,2,4,6" }
expert
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryha-v3-0180
TNSFCDPWOBGPQUQZTMSBIYJTVGYAXZKWLDQJQHJTZKQVSYKMIVRKIMOOXCTQSXIZAJGZPKJRQR
TNSFCDPWOBGPQUQZTMSBIYJTVGYAXZKWLDQJQHJTZKQVSYKMIVRKIMOOXCTQSXIZAJGZPKJRQR
WHAT DOES IT PROFIT A MAN TO GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD AND YET LOSE HIS OWN IMMORTAL SOUL FOREVER
kryha
kryha
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VIENNA" }
expert
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
great-cipher-v2-0060
136 141 100 100 174 172 133 169 167 166 128 174 112 102 145 150 123 152 111 145 178 133 117 167 106 164 131 131 144 175 160 131 170 108 122 178 131 140 111 162 160 166 110 172 152 141 128 174 143 161 142 166 164 143
136 141 100 100 174 172 133 169 167 166 128 174 112 102 145 150 123 152 111 145 178 133 117 167 106 164 131 131 144 175 160 131 170 108 122 178 131 140 111 162 160 166 110 172 152 141 128 174 143 161 142 166 164 143
BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS THESE ARE WHAT I OFFER YOU FOR THE DEFENSE OF OUR ISLAND NATION
great_cipher
great_cipher
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "VERSAILLES" }
expert
en
162
215
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
trifid-261
DTIIDREEBHYAIOAFRG
DTIIDREEBHYAIOAFRG
THE BRIDGE IS SECURED
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TRIFID" }
advanced
en
18
18
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
columnar-transposition-v3-0620
MAOTLLDHMHTELTBUAIOMVEDANSWDYIABWTTLSENLSRPESUMKPAUNRTICAMIIDASHGIINLILOHOOOOXINAWTLERTELTIANTEEAANTYEHITHCILCIEDMTUPDSCCGMWCEMHOOVAACREOYERTHTCTAHASEAUMEWTAAFR
MAOTLLDHMHTELTBUAIOMVEDANSWDYIABWTTLSENLSRPESUMKPAUNRTICAMIIDASHGIINLILOHOOOOXINAWTLERTELTIANTEEAANTYEHITHCILCIEDMTUPDSCCGMWCEMHOOVAACREOYERTHTCTAHASEAUMEWTAAFR
IMMANUEL KANT PROPOSED THAT WE SHOULD ACT ONLY ACCORDING TO THAT MAXIM BY WHICH WE CAN AT THE SAME TIME WILL THAT IT SHOULD BECOME A UNIVERSAL LAW THIS CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE DEFINES MORAL DUTY
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
intermediate
en
160
160
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vic-v2-0146
8669014024788108289921290858895
8669014024788108289921290858895
PATIENCE BRINGS VICTORY
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "NICKEL" }
advanced
en
31
31
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kl7-142
PXXRQCGGPECNUHIBCI
PXXRQCGGPECNUHIBCI
AWAIT FURTHER ORDERS
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SECRET" }
expert
en
18
18
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
caesar-v2-1276
SELUH CO HUJHUQJ
SELUH CO HUJHUQJ
COVER MY RETREAT
caesar
caesar
substitution
{ "type": "shift", "value": 16 }
beginner
en
14
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vic-v2-0125
40484958849088469089085889083
40484958849088469089085889083
ENEMY RETREATS NORTH
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "NICKEL" }
advanced
en
29
29
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryptos-v3-0260
SQQCZQVCKQBFMSINSBCHUCQSHHVTDNSUOHTAUICJXRTDYWYKRWVWIYEKGQAIKNRPLYEBMMPYF
SQQCZQVCKQBFMSINSBCHUCQSHHVTDNSUOHTAUICJXRTDYWYKRWVWIYEKGQAIKNRPLYEBMMPYF
DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT OLD AGE SHOULD BURN AND RAVE AT CLOSE OF DAY RAGE RAGE
kryptos
kryptos
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VIRTUAL" }
advanced
en
73
73
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chaocipher-v3-0499
GOWEEVEAZEPHXEWDBJOGTECKQFSTWYEDKLFCPNREKHHGWOWYCFOGGXQPTLUVRBPLROKJSEAGZEMOU
GOWEEVEAZEPHXEWDBJOGTECKQFSTWYEDKLFCPNREKHHGWOWYCFOGGXQPTLUVRBPLROKJSEAGZEMOU
THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TRIUMPH" }
advanced
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vic-223
938209082088908208808185880950059085888088218385889382590898509208895080858085584849085908203848588958581385808185889082005889082289908208485888089518090820819184841089899082088085819082093858884805180908209590825908093084849082088021
938209082088908208808185880950059085888088218385889382590898509208895080858085584849085908203848588958581385808185889082005889082289908208485888089518090820819184841089899082088085819082093858884805180908209590825908093084849082088021
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
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ENIGMA" }
advanced
en
234
234
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
fractionated-morse-070
NCUEAOHVNOJAAPFUHAAIUHUF
NCUEAOHVNOJAAPFUHAAIUHUF
THE PACKAGE IS DELIVERED
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
advanced
en
24
24
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0011810
GURZR FFNTR JNFUV QQRAO HGABG FRPHE RQVTE NCUNA QGEVT ENCUS ERDHR APVRF RKCBF RFVZC YRPVC UREFN ZBQRY PNAPY NFFVS LCNGG REAFO HGVGP NANYF BORJE BATUB ARFGY L
GURZR FFNTR JNFUV QQRAO HGABG FRPHE RQVTE NCUNA QGEVT ENCUS ERDHR APVRF RKCBF RFVZC YRPVC UREFN ZBQRY PNAPY NFFVS LCNGG REAFO HGVGP NANYF BORJE BATUB ARFGY L
THE MESSAGE WAS HIDDEN BUT NOT SECURE DIGRAPH AND TRIGRAPH FREQUENCIES EXPOSE SIMPLE CIPHERS A MODEL CAN CLASSIFY PATTERNS BUT IT CAN ALSO BE WRONG HONESTLY
rot13
rot13
null
{ "shift": 13 }
hard
en
131
131
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
commercial-code-v3-0070
ZUZUZ JAZUZ BAZUZ PAZUZ LAZUZ PAZUZ GAZUZ SAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ TAZUZ SAZUZ LAZUZ RAZUZ ZAZUZ GAZUZ FAZUZ XUZUZ NEBAB ZUZUZ ZAZUZ GAZUZ PAZUZ GAZUZ XAZUZ DAZUZ SAZUZ TAZUZ GAZUZ XUZUZ TABAB BABAB ZUZUZ KAZUZ GAZUZ BAZUZ CEZUZ GAZUZ RAZUZ XAZUZ XUZUZ DABAB SUBAB JABAB BABAB ZUZUZ GAZUZ BAZUZ WAZUZ ZAZUZ KAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ SA...
ZUZUZ JAZUZ BAZUZ PAZUZ LAZUZ PAZUZ GAZUZ SAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ TAZUZ SAZUZ LAZUZ RAZUZ ZAZUZ GAZUZ FAZUZ XUZUZ NEBAB ZUZUZ ZAZUZ GAZUZ PAZUZ GAZUZ XAZUZ DAZUZ SAZUZ TAZUZ GAZUZ XUZUZ TABAB BABAB ZUZUZ KAZUZ GAZUZ BAZUZ CEZUZ GAZUZ RAZUZ XAZUZ XUZUZ DABAB SUBAB JABAB BABAB ZUZUZ GAZUZ BAZUZ WAZUZ ZAZUZ KAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ SA...
GALILEO POINTED HIS TELESCOPE AT THE HEAVENS AND CONFIRMED THAT THE EARTH ORBITS THE SUN
commercial_code
commercial_code
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
330
395
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
trifid-v2-0423
VQDZOEEIYNKBSFWJFLLNWOQYLFQQEYQGBHILYOESQIMXC+VLWJJYFRZC+MZO
VQDZOEEIYNKBSFWJFLLNWOQYLFQQEYQGBHILYOESQIMXC+VLWJJYFRZC+MZO
THIS ABOVE ALL TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS NIGHT THE DAY
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
60
60
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
great-cipher-v2-0219
173 177 138 179 143 169 146 143 167 100 177 116 134 143 129 160 114 154 174 135 177 138 125 134 114 112 149 157 173 107 177 161 165 136 138 102 166 100 135 179 168 119 152 170 156 114 175 140 177 182 181 162 153 136 165 143 119 182 168 108 174 114 182 147 180 128 166 161
173 177 138 179 143 169 146 143 167 100 177 116 134 143 129 160 114 154 174 135 177 138 125 134 114 112 149 157 173 107 177 161 165 136 138 102 166 100 135 179 168 119 152 170 156 114 175 140 177 182 181 162 153 136 165 143 119 182 168 108 174 114 182 147 180 128 166 161
THE PACKAGE CONTAINS BLUEPRINTS FOR THE NEW TORPEDO GUIDANCE SYSTEM DELIVER TO ADMIRAL SMITH NOW
great_cipher
great_cipher
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ROSSIGNOL" }
expert
en
204
271
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
two-square-v2-0364
PUGXQNECOUOOCY
PUGXQNECOUOOCY
STAY THE COURSE
two_square
two_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "DRAGON", "key2": "THUNDER" }
advanced
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0016362
14.11.15 13.20.15 7.41.3 19.26.12 19.17.5 12.20.13 4.32.11 8.18.11 19.44.8 2.7.1 5.29.10 18.28.9 7.33.13 13.50.5 18.27.12 20.10.14 9.14.11 13.49.15 11.49.6 8.43.4 2.1.7 11.29.2 3.24.1 12.11.11 17.17.6 14.45.4 17.9.12 4.24.2 20.29.9 15.22.10 16.34.14 15.14.11 20.3.10 19.8.12 5.45.4 7.9.12 7.14.10 3.37.13 16.16.15 8.47.4...
14.11.15 13.20.15 7.41.3 19.26.12 19.17.5 12.20.13 4.32.11 8.18.11 19.44.8 2.7.1 5.29.10 18.28.9 7.33.13 13.50.5 18.27.12 20.10.14 9.14.11 13.49.15 11.49.6 8.43.4 2.1.7 11.29.2 3.24.1 12.11.11 17.17.6 14.45.4 17.9.12 4.24.2 20.29.9 15.22.10 16.34.14 15.14.11 20.3.10 19.8.12 5.45.4 7.9.12 7.14.10 3.37.13 16.16.15 8.47.4...
GRONSFELD USES A DIGIT SEQUENCE AS THE REPEATING KEY THE ENIGMA MACHINE USED ROTORS TO CREATE A POLYALPHABETIC CIPHER THE ONE TIME PAD IS THEORETICALLY UNBREAKABLE IF USED CORRECTLY
book_cipher
book_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
153
153
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Book cipher: coordinates (page.line.word) referencing a shared document.
fialka-v2-0222
GLINFGXYTTNRRQTPHCWPWIXFZBVZKOSUMKIWEZTAXQSDWYIFBVSVKUPNJWSVXVYUKTGCIHSGJFMZDQNJBD
GLINFGXYTTNRRQTPHCWPWIXFZBVZKOSUMKIWEZTAXQSDWYIFBVSVKUPNJWSVXVYUKTGCIHSGJFMZDQNJBD
THE ZIMMERMANN TELEGRAM WAS DECODED BY ROOM FORTY IN LONDON AND BROUGHT AMERICA INTO THE GREAT WAR
fialka
fialka
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "KREMLIN" }
expert
en
82
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
nihilist-v2-0468
97 46 59 52 25 76 26 80 44 45 94 46 59 34 26 77 49 49 72 45 96 68 68 73 45 63 66 59 32 57 76 29 57 42 24 63 59 49 54 23 76 26 46 36 34 66 25 47 73 36 63 59 86 34 36 65 28 79 65 45 83 25 49 56 63 96 38 50 33 23 66 55 59 32 35 87 26 80 35 25 66 39 49 73 36 65 39 68 73 36 84 65 46 36 25 76 29 46 72 53 74 38 48 65 25 76 56...
97 46 59 52 25 76 26 80 44 45 94 46 59 34 26 77 49 49 72 45 96 68 68 73 45 63 66 59 32 57 76 29 57 42 24 63 59 49 54 23 76 26 46 36 34 66 25 47 73 36 63 59 86 34 36 65 28 79 65 45 83 25 49 56 63 96 38 50 33 23 66 55 59 32 35 87 26 80 35 25 66 39 49 73 36 65 39 68 73 36 84 65 46 36 25 76 29 46 72 53 74 38 48 65 25 76 56...
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
nihilist
nihilist
fractionation
{ "polybius": "NARODNAYA", "keyword": "VOLYA" }
advanced
en
345
516
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vic-140
3924614913918235423
3924614913918235423
EVACUATE THE BASE
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
19
19
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
joseon-yeokhak-v2-0018
IEIQBUGAQOVIT
IEIQBUGAQOVIT
AWAIT MY SIGNAL
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SEOUL" }
beginner
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
jefferson-disk-v2-0030
RFAMMUBRDOCKSIIRZGI
RFAMMUBRDOCKSIIRZGI
WISDOM GUARDS THE GATE
jefferson_disk
jefferson_disk
disk
{ "type": "disk_order", "value": "4,2,6,1,3,5" }
expert
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
typex-v3-0342
EZDKWYNBZCMZZKBIPHHVVXMCLKPRI
EZDKWYNBZCMZZKBIPHHVVXMCLKPRI
TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
typex
typex
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WINSTON" }
expert
en
29
29
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
running-key-v3-0119
PLWJOXAFAYWHWAMZXSYE
PLWJOXAFAYWHWAMZXSYE
THE COMPASS POINTS TRUE
running_key
running_key
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "text", "value": "Churchill Dunkirk speech" }
intermediate
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
gronsfeld-v2-0866
XFUKFMMHLLIUQQYIFDHFDIGVBFTJDQMGKJMUPPWMFMCQIJOIJWPVPGXXFUKFMMHLLIUKQYIFHLJMEUDSEJPWMFTVUJFUUZJTICOQGJIKYJOVKJIJNOXXFUKFMMPHAFSUXWSFPGJS
XFUKFMMHLLIUQQYIFDHFDIGVBFTJDQMGKJMUPPWMFMCQIJOIJWPVPGXXFUKFMMHLLIUKQYIFHLJMEUDSEJPWMFTVUJFUUZJTICOQGJIKYJOVKJIJNOXXFUKFMMPHAFSUXWSFPGJS
WE SHALL FIGHT ON THE BEACHES WE SHALL FIGHT ON THE LANDING GROUNDS WE SHALL FIGHT IN THE FIELDS AND IN THE STREETS WE SHALL FIGHT IN THE HILLS WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDER
gronsfeld
gronsfeld
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "numeric", "value": "11235" }
intermediate
en
136
136
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
confederate-vigenere-v3-0254
WPBNEFBLZCUWXZW
WPBNEFBLZCUWXZW
THE FACTORY ROARS
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "DIXIE" }
intermediate
en
15
15
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chinese-telegraph-v3-0007
0792 0012 1255 0156 0472 1421 0918 1599 0538 0156 1421 0918 1255 1821
0792 0012 1255 0156 0472 1421 0918 1599 0538 0156 1421 0918 1255 1821
MARCH TO VICTORY
chinese_telegraph
chinese_telegraph
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
56
69
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
autokey-es-043
UIQLVVKPPHVV
UIQLVVKPPHVV
SABER ES PODER
autokey
autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
intermediate
es
12
12
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
adfgx-v3-0085
GAGDDDFDXGFAFXXGAFGFFGGGAGGDGAADGXDAAFGDDFFGADGFGFAGXDDADFXGGFFGGFXGGGDDXDDFGDAGDAAXFGGAGFFGGGFAGGFGAXADDFDXGFDGAFFFFADAFFGAFADAAAXAXGDXXFDXAXADFGXXXDXXXXXX
GAGDDDFDXGFAFXXGAFGFFGGGAGGDGAADGXDAAFGDDFFGADGFGFAGXDDADFXGGFFGGFXGGGDDXDDFGDAGDAAXFGGAGFFGGGFAGGFGAXADDFDXGFDGAFFFFADAFFGAFADAAAXAXGDXXFDXAXADFGXXXDXXXXXX
THE BIRTHDAY PARADOX SHOWS THAT COLLISIONS IN HASH FUNCTIONS OCCUR FAR SOONER THAN EXPECTED
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "PALACE", "columnar": "BATTLE" }
advanced
en
156
156
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0005753
AENEI SCLOI GCFIO TSGTP ATERP ERFST BBTAH LITTR NYAAA AYHNE IOTIO EPIPS SREAR NNESC RTLOL HEAFA ETRTA ESCSO EVLFP AOBHL AILTG NEPIP REEEO NTOUA CRHNL FAARF DSSRN OSAEI UCUEV DEEEX DIBCE NHFCI ELDNX
AENEI SCLOI GCFIO TSGTP ATERP ERFST BBTAH LITTR NYAAA AYHNE IOTIO EPIPS SREAR NNESC RTLOL HEAFA ETRTA ESCSO EVLFP AOBHL AILTG NEPIP REEEO NTOUA CRHNL FAARF DSSRN OSAEI UCUEV DEEEX DIBCE NHFCI ELDNX
ATBASH ENCODES BY REVERSING THE ALPHABET AN AFFINE CIPHER APPLIES A LINEAR FUNCTION TO EACH LETTER BEAUFORT IS THE RECIPROCAL OF VIGENERE AND DECRYPTS ITSELF FAIL CLOSED IS A POSTURE NOT A SLOGAN
scytale
scytale
null
{ "cols": 11 }
hard
en
165
165
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "column_count_search", "anagram_recovery" ]
Scytale: Spartan cylinder cipher — wrap text around a rod of fixed diameter.
cda-0019962
HUMAN READZ BLEOU TPUTS HOULD SHOWX LLREA SONIX GSTEZ STHEX LAYFA IRCIP HEREN CRYPZ SPAIR SOFLX TTERS SIMUL TANEZ USLYB
HUMAN READZ BLEOU TPUTS HOULD SHOWX LLREA SONIX GSTEZ STHEX LAYFA IRCIP HEREN CRYPZ SPAIR SOFLX TTERS SIMUL TANEZ USLYB
HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS THE PLAYFAIR CIPHER ENCRYPTS PAIRS OF LETTERS SIMULTANEOUSLY
commercial_code
commercial_code
null
{}
hard
en
100
100
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "five_letter_group_analysis" ]
Commercial code: five-letter groups from a codebook, often ending in X or Z.
jn25-v3-0208
09908 09996 09993 09910 09993 09902 09903 09902 09999 09904 09906 09903 09998 09993 09991 09908 09911 09996 09997 09991 09996 09906 09999 09902 09994 09906 09903 09901 09902 09997 09902 09993 09908 09993 09993 09902 09994 09903 09906 09908 09913 09908 09996 09906 09993 09993 09908 09903 09902 09997 09902 09993 09908 09...
09908 09996 09993 09910 09993 09902 09903 09902 09999 09904 09906 09903 09998 09993 09991 09908 09911 09996 09997 09991 09996 09906 09999 09902 09994 09906 09903 09901 09902 09997 09902 09993 09908 09993 09993 09902 09994 09903 09906 09908 09913 09908 09996 09906 09993 09993 09908 09903 09902 09997 09902 09993 09908 09...
THE VENONA PROJECT WHICH RAN FROM NINETEEN FORTY THREE TO NINETEEN EIGHTY DECRYPTED THOUSANDS OF SOVIET INTELLIGENCE MESSAGES REVEALING THE IDENTITIES OF NUMEROUS AGENTS WHO HAD PENETRATED THE US GOVERNMENT
jn25
jn25
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "99999" }
expert
en
885
1,061
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
nomenclator-v2-0169
02 18 05 22 09 20 25 09 19 60 19 15 21 12 62 23 09 20 61 20 05 04 09 15 21 19 14 05 19 19 60 15 21 20 23 01 18 04 06 12 15 21 18 09 19 08 05 19
02 18 05 22 09 20 25 09 19 60 19 15 21 12 62 23 09 20 61 20 05 04 09 15 21 19 14 05 19 19 60 15 21 20 23 01 18 04 06 12 15 21 18 09 19 08 05 19
BREVITY IS THE SOUL OF WIT AND TEDIOUSNESS THE OUTWARD FLOURISHES
nomenclator
nomenclator
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "PALACE" }
expert
en
96
143
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
geheimschreiber-v2-0287
QIUWGEFUTDKC
QIUWGEFUTDKC
IN GOD WE TRUST
geheimschreiber
geheimschreiber
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "GOTHIC" }
expert
en
12
12
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
two-square-v3-0205
RGFUTBDDBEDTOU
RGFUTBDDBEDTOU
THE SIEGE BEGINS
two_square
two_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "TRIUMPH", "key2": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0004311
NLLSA ONENP APBOI COEPD XSSYT GYNQA DRYIB EETEN LETIN SUTSA STLEC ORMSI TEEGE TMSCE URPOE UADOI FKPUA ERUPE NONRC IEDTE MERIX HLSGI SVNRF SOCOD OETOR XELIR PAAIS UITNS ENOFB WF
NLLSA ONENP APBOI COEPD XSSYT GYNQA DRYIB EETEN LETIN SUTSA STLEC ORMSI TEEGE TMSCE URPOE UADOI FKPUA ERUPE NONRC IEDTE MERIX HLSGI SVNRF SOCOD OETOR XELIR PAAIS UITNS ENOFB WF
GRONSFELD USES A DIGIT SEQUENCE AS THE REPEATING KEY DOUBLE TRANSPOSITION APPLIES COLUMNAR ENCRYPTION TWICE POLYBIUS ENCODED LETTERS AS PAIRS OF NUMBERS FROM ONE TO FIVE
double_transposition
double_transposition
null
{ "key1": "CIPHER", "key2": "FREEDOM" }
hard
en
147
147
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_length_search", "anagram_recovery" ]
Double columnar transposition: apply columnar twice for stronger security.
cda-0019370
48 70 91 3 72 63 41 40 48 82 11 32 34 33 11 14 99 21 23 58 91 27 49 15 25 41 59 70 82 52 49 11 68 3 49 67 14 60 66 45 70 63 27 25 60 23 34 70 78 72 3 62 11 17 48 96 63 67 34 23 2 80 4 45 15 72 82 30 63 17 2 67 48 25 66 21 11 32 67 50 60 49 25 14 68 66 45 81
48 70 91 3 72 63 41 40 48 82 11 32 34 33 11 14 99 21 23 58 91 27 49 15 25 41 59 70 82 52 49 11 68 3 49 67 14 60 66 45 70 63 27 25 60 23 34 70 78 72 3 62 11 17 48 96 63 67 34 23 2 80 4 45 15 72 82 30 63 17 2 67 48 25 66 21 11 32 67 50 60 49 25 14 68 66 45 81
ENTROPY MEASURES UNCERTAINTY IN A DISTRIBUTION PATTERN WORDS HELP BREAK MONOALPHABETIC SUBSTITUTION
homophonic
homophonic
null
{}
hard
en
88
88
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "frequency_analysis", "multiple_ciphertext_attack" ]
Homophonic substitution: each letter maps to multiple possible numbers.
diana-v3-0610
QNOSALLCRSVTCNJREWQVQNCZMIJCVJHLQUQWCKGBCMCPYGGJWVHAFGAKSPSCQOQWQBABCRFXDPGJAG
QNOSALLCRSVTCNJREWQVQNCZMIJCVJHLQUQWCKGBCMCPYGGJWVHAFGAKSPSCQOQWQBABCRFXDPGJAG
THE BIRTHDAY PARADOX SHOWS THAT COLLISIONS IN HASH FUNCTIONS OCCUR FAR SOONER THAN EXPECTED
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
intermediate
en
78
78
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryha-v2-0285
VGQFWRHUBMVLT
VGQFWRHUBMVLT
ANNUIT COEPTIS
kryha
kryha
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PRAGUE" }
expert
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
wallis-cipher-v3-0165
90 18 15 91 90 45 44 63 91 125 90 85 61 91 90 27 54 41 67 47 89 91 90 18 74 76 55 84 75 47 81 91 90 33 54 37 63 91 90 12 25 27 69 76 20 53 91 90 41 63 40 15 55 85 16 76 33 91 90 35 25 79 20 91 90 34 18 88 47 66 63 53 76 91 90 73 18 55 20 84 63 55 40 91 90 54 81 91 90 74 84 66 72 45 76 53 91
90 18 15 91 90 45 44 63 91 125 90 85 61 91 90 27 54 41 67 47 89 91 90 18 74 76 55 84 75 47 81 91 90 33 54 37 63 91 90 12 25 27 69 76 20 53 91 90 41 63 40 15 55 85 16 76 33 91 90 35 25 79 20 91 90 34 18 88 47 66 63 53 76 91 90 73 18 55 20 84 63 55 40 91 90 54 81 91 90 74 84 66 72 45 76 53 91
AT THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY AMERICAN DIVE BOMBERS DESTROYED FOUR JAPANESE CARRIERS IN MINUTES
wallis_cipher
wallis_cipher
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ENGLAND" }
expert
en
195
291
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-v3-0470
NMPSDGKQWMKGEOHUWFRIGOLCQRMKDZFATEMOZCQDWAFHERNULUKKPILSNUWYSHNREOBLYINIIYINPYGRVSWZWAKGGBEOPISHBLTRKQCLHQOOCHTOLLITDNCLHQOOMOGURTQDSTLSQOSFDCRLOOGTKSSATRWRNRFHDKRQQX
NMPSDGKQWMKGEOHUWFRIGOLCQRMKDZFATEMOZCQDWAFHERNULUKKPILSNUWYSHNREOBLYINIIYINPYGRVSWZWAKGGBEOPISHBLTRKQCLHQOOCHTOLLITDNCLHQOOMOGURTQDSTLSQOSFDCRLOOGTKSSATRWRNRFHDKRQQX
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
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "WISDOM", "key2": "COURAGE" }
advanced
en
166
166
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0016825
. .... .. .... .. . .. . .. .... . ..... . . ... ... . .... .. ... . ..... ... . ... . ... .. . . ... ... .. .... ... ... .... .... .... .. ... .... . .... .... ..... . ... . ..... . .... ... ..... .... ..... . .. ... . .. .... . ... . ... . ..... ..... .... . ... .... .. ..... .......
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DIFFIE AND HELLMAN INTRODUCED PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX POLYBIUS ENCODED LETTERS AS PAIRS OF NUMBERS FROM ONE TO FIVE CRYPTOGRAPHY REWARDS PATIENCE AND CAREFUL THINKING
tap_code
tap_code
null
{}
hard
en
163
163
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.
cda-0022024
ZHXB GZOV RHZI LWFH VWYB HKZI GZMH GLVM XIBK GNVH HZTV H
ZHXB GZOV RHZI LWFH VWYB HKZI GZMH GLVM XIBK GNVH HZTV H
A SCYTALE IS A ROD USED BY SPARTANS TO ENCRYPT MESSAGES
atbash
atbash
null
{}
medium
en
45
45
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "self_inverse_check", "frequency_analysis" ]
Atbash maps A↔Z, B↔Y, … and is its own inverse.
porta-v3-0522
WEHFAMUYECVVWBIGBC
WEHFAMUYECVVWBIGBC
CROSS THE RUBICON NOW
porta
porta
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PAPAL" }
intermediate
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
autokey-v2-0554
PIGWVKKNHURBLTPZNHDDEBOUZXSJNKUYEWWNUVJNSAMZOKZGDTSLLIQNOZOFIENHHLYTSVKKWH
PIGWVKKNHURBLTPZNHDDEBOUZXSJNKUYEWWNUVJNSAMZOKZGDTSLLIQNOZOFIENHHLYTSVKKWH
GOOD NIGHT GOOD NIGHT PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW THAT I SHALL SAY GOOD NIGHT TILL MORROW
autokey
autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
intermediate
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m209-294
JWZAOZRETPQFMIVXLFMLZRCXMXUSEOINZTLWZMDEZQLAXRYQFFUJWYJZCJDDNY
JWZAOZRETPQFMIVXLFMLZRCXMXUSEOINZTLWZMDEZQLAXRYQFFUJWYJZCJDDNY
THE ENEMY KNOWS THE SYSTEM DESIGN YOUR CIPHER ACCORDINGLY WITH GREAT CARE
m209
m209
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ENIGMA" }
expert
en
62
62
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
rail-fence-v2-0612
WWHSIIONIEITFAGRGFNTBUDTNTIITOEHOINIOSHOHWRHDHTTSINWMNCLMGGTLNHEDSADHLNIIEEOTRUNLRAAERVETEHAPOIARRSEESUVEETICWIOSHSOSIWWHTEOTFITUTSROKEATYNSTRN
WWHSIIONIEITFAGRGFNTBUDTNTIITOEHOINIOSHOHWRHDHTTSINWMNCLMGGTLNHEDSADHLNIIEEOTRUNLRAAERVETEHAPOIARRSEESUVEETICWIOSHSOSIWWHTEOTFITUTSROKEATYNSTRN
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
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 11 }
intermediate
en
143
143
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
bifid-v2-0699
AIRLOLMNBKATGAORDOFRINYDALBUTOFFROSDLGMLPEBODBLOGRDPGNOWQLTTUOLRDLIGRIQEITHFRABHQDKDARAHWFRAHFKECODHYSKIBERAUDHCHUGECDRUIPDPGHDAAHCEVDLFAERBARMIRXFWAX
AIRLOLMNBKATGAORDOFRINYDALBUTOFFROSDLGMLPEBODBLOGRDPGNOWQLTTUOLRDLIGRIQEITHFRABHQDKDARAHWFRAHFKECODHYSKIBERAUDHCHUGECDRUIPDPGHDAAHCEVDLFAERBARMIRXFWAX
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
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TRIUMPH" }
advanced
en
150
150
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-v3-0018
RSPELFAUYGNRHTCMRUSY
RSPELFAUYGNRHTCMRUSY
TREACHERY IN THE COURT
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "PALACE", "key2": "BATTLE" }
advanced
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryha-060
LBVLVZJKEGIWXISLBMPUTBEQDWMJAMQUGKOWVMYFAWKGLFCVOXFSLNJIRASLYZWYQYOHYEMDNRMSRFMBUMCAOTFLRCXZTCIPQMANEGRNXLNVIAZDYCZKPQZXWSHKHGHFALJEBNUECFBQVST
LBVLVZJKEGIWXISLBMPUTBEQDWMJAMQUGKOWVMYFAWKGLFCVOXFSLNJIRASLYZWYQYOHYEMDNRMSRFMBUMCAOTFLRCXZTCIPQMANEGRNXLNVIAZDYCZKPQZXWSHKHGHFALJEBNUECFBQVST
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
kryha
kryha
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "KRYHA" }
expert
en
143
143
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0021772
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
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
BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL
polybius
polybius
null
{}
medium
en
41
41
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "pair_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Polybius square: 5×5 grid maps letters to two-digit row-column pairs.
vigenere-593
MITDZGKBDIBYICEXULOOLVKAFLEUASELGELFFBUMIISNFFJZPHALPTFKFZEL
MITDZGKBDIBYICEXULOOLVKAFLEUASELGELFFBUMIISNFFJZPHALPTFKFZEL
LET JUSTICE BE DONE THOUGH THE HEAVENS FALL AND THE STARS GO DARK FOREVER
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "BEAUFORT" }
intermediate
en
60
60
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
vigenere-es-051
PIKLKROWHLRLPUPYHVKOCVVRPKXHLREQPPWCCASLGFPWRPQZGVIV
PIKLKROWHLRLPUPYHVKOCVVRPKXHLREQPPWCCASLGFPWRPQZGVIV
NAVEGAMOS EN UN MAR DE IGNORANCIA HACIA ISLAS DE CONOCIMIENTO
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
intermediate
es
52
52
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
playfair-v2-1055
KCGQKDELUZTUCFGNTUADGLAV
KCGQKDELUZTUCFGNTUADGLAV
CARTHAGE MUST BE DESTROYED
playfair
playfair
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "DRAGON" }
intermediate
en
24
24
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
lorenz-v2-0049
GOODNIGHTGOODNIGHTPARTINCISSUCHSXEETSKRROWTHATISHALLSEYGOODNIGHTTILLMORROW
GOODNIGHTGOODNIGHTPARTINCISSUCHSXEETSKRROWTHATISHALLSEYGOODNIGHTTILLMORROW
GOOD NIGHT GOOD NIGHT PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW THAT I SHALL SAY GOOD NIGHT TILL MORROW
lorenz
lorenz
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "TUNNY" }
expert
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0003318
FHOFG VGHGV BAPVC UREFZ NCRNP UYRGG REGBN QVSSR ERAGY RGGRE TBBQR QHPNG VBANY GBBYF RKCYN VAGUR VEYVZ VGFGU RVAQR KBSPB VAPVQ RAPRV FNHFR SHYPY HR
FHOFG VGHGV BAPVC UREFZ NCRNP UYRGG REGBN QVSSR ERAGY RGGRE TBBQR QHPNG VBANY GBBYF RKCYN VAGUR VEYVZ VGFGU RVAQR KBSPB VAPVQ RAPRV FNHFR SHYPY HR
SUBSTITUTION CIPHERS MAP EACH LETTER TO A DIFFERENT LETTER GOOD EDUCATIONAL TOOLS EXPLAIN THEIR LIMITS THE INDEX OF COINCIDENCE IS A USEFUL CLUE
rot13
rot13
null
{ "shift": 13 }
hard
en
122
122
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "brute_force_26", "self_inverse_check" ]
ROT-13 is Caesar with shift 13 — it is its own inverse.
monoalphabetic-v2-0644
NQOSS TBO FTTFEH
NQOSS TBO FTTFEH
PRESS THE ATTACK
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
beginner
en
14
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-v2-0448
DFDDNNGPOTTPGSDUASRMUOGRGIMUQQAFQAUHSPINDLMMKHNYNKGCKUFKEQMDTOLQRFTGHHHUKW
DFDDNNGPOTTPGSDUASRMUOGRGIMUQQAFQAUHSPINDLMMKHNYNKGCKUFKEQMDTOLQRFTGHHHUKW
ALEA IACTA EST ET CAESAR RUBICONE TRANSGRESSO BELLUM CIVILE INCIPIT PER TOTAM ROMANAM
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "DRAGON", "key2": "THUNDER" }
advanced
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
porta-v2-0154
XMBERPNVHRPJZHRBJ
XMBERPNVHRPJZHRBJ
COURAGE IN DARKNESS
porta
porta
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "RENAISSANCE" }
intermediate
en
17
17
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
venona-pad-reuse-v2-0206
YPFDVTNPFTHVRTLZFXWX6AGQ47W6FLBJSA7PNJV5TUPFSWW5OP3GB7CLMPJWWTVIAXKAZ4LKGJZV7Y
YPFDVTNPFTHVRTLZFXWX6AGQ47W6FLBJSA7PNJV5TUPFSWW5OP3GB7CLMPJWWTVIAXKAZ4LKGJZV7Y
THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD AND THE FIRMAMENT SHOWETH FORTH HIS HANDIWORK EACH NIGHT
venona_pad_reuse
venona_pad_reuse
stream
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
78
78
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
nihilist-v2-0147
84 27 59 39 67 77 67 82 38 29 39 70 63 68 45 47 37 35 39
84 27 59 39 67 77 67 82 38 29 39 70 63 68 45 47 37 35 39
WISDOM GUARDS THE GATE
nihilist
nihilist
fractionation
{ "polybius": "LIBERTY", "keyword": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
38
56
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
homophonic-v3-0023
97 45 28 72 85 10 21 58 36 47 10 91 89 80 72 57 33 66
97 45 28 72 85 10 21 58 36 47 10 91 89 80 72 57 33 66
THE ORACLE HAS SPOKEN
homophonic
homophonic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "DRAGON" }
intermediate
en
36
53
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0003703
CHNNW NWASE OFGEH QGHER QSFRE IRFQO ERSHY QSFVU ATBBQ SRHQO GWBAO YGBBY FRKCY OWAGV SVEYV ZWGFG JBFDH OESQV CURES AQELC GFRVT EOCVF JWGUG JBCBY LPVHF OYCUO PRGFG VSPWS VRQVC UREQB ZPVAS FOCBN LPWHF FDHOE RJWGV GEOAF CBFWG VBA
CHNNW NWASE OFGEH QGHER QSFRE IRFQO ERSHY QSFVU ATBBQ SRHQO GWBAO YGBBY FRKCY OWAGV SVEYV ZWGFG JBFDH OESQV CURES AQELC GFRVT EOCVF JWGUG JBCBY LPVHF OYCUO PRGFG VSPWS VRQVC UREQB ZPVAS FOCBN LPWHF FDHOE RJWGV GEOAF CBFWG VBA
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN GOOD EDUCATIONAL TOOLS EXPLAIN THEIR LIMITS TWO SQUARE CIPHER ENCRYPTS DIGRAPHS WITH TWO POLYBIUS ALPHABETS THE BIFID CIPHER COMBINES A POLYBIUS SQUARE WITH TRANSPOSITION
porta
porta
null
{ "key": "SECURE" }
hard
en
188
188
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "kasiski_examination", "index_of_coincidence" ]
Porta: 13-row table polyalphabetic cipher; reciprocal (encrypt = decrypt).
columnar-transposition-v3-0283
HNTNSSSSLWOIATRAAENAESULONUFSLIHLAZEGIOOUIGTGPTTAHEEHDBWITARNNJYOMEINEOOGC
HNTNSSSSLWOIATRAAENAESULONUFSLIHLAZEGIOOUIGTGPTTAHEEHDBWITARNNJYOMEINEOOGC
THE JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES BEGINS WITH A SINGLE STEP AS LAO TZU WROTE LONG AGO IN CHINA
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "BATTLE" }
intermediate
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null