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geheimschreiber-v3-0381
NQMZAEYBROJCHSQAAQZUVWPPTPONPELCHQUAVYXUSJGINFCMBRUNXRLDBECIJOVCAUYPDPZBFYFYHLPSX
NQMZAEYBROJCHSQAAQZUVWPPTPONPELCHQUAVYXUSJGINFCMBRUNXRLDBECIJOVCAUYPDPZBFYFYHLPSX
DARWIN OBSERVED THAT SPECIES EVOLVE THROUGH NATURAL SELECTION OVER VAST SPANS OF GEOLOGIC TIME
geheimschreiber
geheimschreiber
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "TEUTON" }
expert
en
81
81
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kl7-v2-0344
WQATXBCUWDPBGCRGIMCQHCSZIAHDNRCNWXRDCDSNGEBNKKHDTDUJJZWNVVYURJUCKXDSSGDFSDKYTU
WQATXBCUWDPBGCRGIMCQHCSZIAHDNRCNWXRDCDSNGEBNKKHDTDUJJZWNVVYURJUCKXDSSGDFSDKYTU
YOUR MISSION IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT IS TO EXTRACT THE AGENT FROM BEHIND ENEMY LINES TONIGHT
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FREEDOM" }
expert
en
78
78
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
gronsfeld-v2-0982
SBDKLHFAUCLOWATVTAWMUPAUCLOWUAVOXCZHUWFWZMWUYBFDKDLOJCRVFTEQLMWGBLSVQ
SBDKLHFAUCLOWATVTAWMUPAUCLOWUAVOXCZHUWFWZMWUYBFDKDLOJCRVFTEQLMWGBLSVQ
LA VIDA ES SUENO Y LOS SUENOS SUENOS SON PARA TODOS LOS QUE VIVEN BAJO EL CIELO ETERNO
gronsfeld
gronsfeld
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "numeric", "value": "71828" }
intermediate
en
69
69
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
wheatstone-v2-0198
FTFSOATTARTMRAJLFKSFIAKTLKDOATEMUCETLBMMITELKTMSPALHLKDRAJMVALIIDMUOT
FTFSOATTARTMRAJLFKSFIAKTLKDOATEMUCETLBMMITELKTMSPALHLKDRAJMVALIIDMUOT
IT IS BETTER TO REMAIN SILENT AND BE THOUGHT A FOOL THAN TO SPEAK AND REMOVE ALL DOUBT
wheatstone
wheatstone
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LONDON" }
advanced
en
69
69
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
enigma-120
KNLCEJBNEXIPWBMYJWKDZPQTFKODNADFZPVZMSPAZHUCLBEXVRTKRMMDZWAWVQWDZBCHBNABNNROIMIWUZOQUSIDPGMKDXDQGFHZWNXLUHZGPGHFEMKTWABQJUIZNGMMOOPFUDWFWSZUCCH
KNLCEJBNEXIPWBMYJWKDZPQTFKODNADFZPVZMSPAZHUCLBEXVRTKRMMDZWAWVQWDZBCHBNABNNROIMIWUZOQUSIDPGMKDXDQGFHZWNXLUHZGPGHFEMKTWABQJUIZNGMMOOPFUDWFWSZUCCH
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
enigma
enigma
machine
{ "type": "rotor_start", "value": "XYZ" }
expert
en
143
143
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
bazeries-v2-0518
QPPHOMFQQFHADT
QPPHOMFQQFHADT
PRESS THE ATTACK
bazeries
bazeries
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 53 }
advanced
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0014293
15.30.2 15.2.9 2.41.13 20.21.5 4.36.1 8.18.4 3.45.4 12.27.10 12.24.5 1.21.7 13.2.8 2.1.12 16.24.9 20.4.13 17.25.13 17.35.3 12.29.6 17.38.11 14.15.15 4.47.14 9.24.7 17.32.3 10.13.3 4.7.7 12.12.3 12.49.10 9.46.14 1.29.10 20.4.11 11.26.15 9.39.6 12.8.6 10.6.9 6.32.3 6.31.11 14.6.14 17.32.2 14.39.4 7.21.10 5.45.3 16.47.11 ...
15.30.2 15.2.9 2.41.13 20.21.5 4.36.1 8.18.4 3.45.4 12.27.10 12.24.5 1.21.7 13.2.8 2.1.12 16.24.9 20.4.13 17.25.13 17.35.3 12.29.6 17.38.11 14.15.15 4.47.14 9.24.7 17.32.3 10.13.3 4.7.7 12.12.3 12.49.10 9.46.14 1.29.10 20.4.11 11.26.15 9.39.6 12.8.6 10.6.9 6.32.3 6.31.11 14.6.14 17.32.2 14.39.4 7.21.10 5.45.3 16.47.11 ...
A MODEL CAN CLASSIFY PATTERNS BUT IT CAN ALSO BE WRONG THE BEST LESSONS SHOW WHERE THE METHOD FAILS THE AUTOKEY CIPHER EXTENDS THE KEY WITH THE PLAINTEXT ITSELF
book_cipher
book_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
132
132
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Book cipher: coordinates (page.line.word) referencing a shared document.
m94-173
OJIWERBCQYUWBYLCLWCBLKAACLJTHBKPJMTYLOZAXQPJPQITFARLEJLXKMBI
OJIWERBCQYUWBYLCLWCBLKAACLJTHBKPJMTYLOZAXQPJPQITFARLEJLXKMBI
LET JUSTICE BE DONE THOUGH THE HEAVENS FALL AND THE STARS GO DARK FOREVER
m94
m94
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SECRET" }
expert
en
60
60
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
fialka-v3-0394
YXJNDHEVVXNRIUWTCXNKQZBXMDVXNAOBRLDLWXNHRYWQYCBFPZTPLPUJCNBIVXRWOPJARPPXUSASXMCSOFKNJ
YXJNDHEVVXNRIUWTCXNKQZBXMDVXNAOBRLDLWXNHRYWQYCBFPZTPLPUJCNBIVXRWOPJARPPXUSASXMCSOFKNJ
CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION OR PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE
fialka
fialka
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SPUTNIK" }
expert
en
85
85
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
wheatstone-v2-0334
SDLQAWDLIBKKLSPAJAJRAPSDAMBQSBPAILKTAJKATSLPAMABSESBQMDEHLQLMDAPQBKSBYBKBLRQAPVAT
SDLQAWDLIBKKLSPAJAJRAPSDAMBQSBPAILKTAJKATSLPAMABSESBQMDEHLQLMDAPQBKSBYBKBLRQAPVAT
THOSE WHO CANNOT REMEMBER THE PAST ARE CONDEMNED TO REPEAT IT AS PHILOSOPHER SANTAYANA OBSERVED
wheatstone
wheatstone
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "BRITAIN" }
advanced
en
81
81
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-v3-0253
ODRCUNLLUMHEURQYNSNRPHINSTUQHPMCTTXQIGITFQQLZILAPDQYODKQLSGSTSSPTGQDIRQLLTFV
ODRCUNLLUMHEURQYNSNRPHINSTUQHPMCTTXQIGITFQQLZILAPDQYODKQLSGSTSSPTGQDIRQLLTFV
THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG LASTED THREE DAYS AND COST OVER FIFTY THOUSAND CASUALTIES TOTAL
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "TRIUMPH", "key2": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
playfair-v3-0352
DLCTCKBDNFROAFBCLDNGYQSTXTYLOFYQXILDPQRLCYYVONVBAFNVYCIRLDLOFYKBPQQPORYLPOYNGVZLSBRQLQKC
DLCTCKBDNFROAFBCLDNGYQSTXTYLOFYQXILDPQRLCYYVONVBAFNVYCIRLDLOFYKBPQQPORYLPOYNGVZLSBRQLQKC
TRADECRAFT IS THE ART OF CONDUCTING COVERT OPERATIONS WITHOUT ALERTING THE OPPOSITION TO YOUR PRESENCE
playfair
playfair
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
intermediate
en
88
88
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
hill-v3-0273
YHFVFRKBSIBYHHXOZZJJXBCMPSADWJOKVMOENNBWWQTQDAEPTFXOYHCAWUWPOIEQHDBMECTQDYQD
YHFVFRKBSIBYHHXOZZJJXBCMPSADWJOKVMOENNBWWQTQDAEPTFXOYHCAWUWPOIEQHDBMECTQDYQD
THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG LASTED THREE DAYS AND COST OVER FIFTY THOUSAND CASUALTIES TOTAL
hill
hill
polygraphic
{ "a": 7, "b": 3, "c": 4, "d": 5 }
advanced
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cardano-autokey-v3-0202
KTFZSXBKPALXAVIANALLAHTBBAPVXDHKWRUBMIMSIBAAALPZFUWAVIANALGTUTECGENQQBHHTJZDTEHUODZCMIUNRBMTGVXHHRQWALRFZHLWJCGCLWFJDBZQENQBCWZHLWRUONQSGRYSHGHAQENQLEETWSLERBOR
KTFZSXBKPALXAVIANALLAHTBBAPVXDHKWRUBMIMSIBAAALPZFUWAVIANALGTUTECGENQQBHHTJZDTEHUODZCMIUNRBMTGVXHHRQWALRFZHLWJCGCLWFJDBZQENQBCWZHLWRUONQSGRYSHGHAQENQLEETWSLERBOR
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
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FLORENCE" }
advanced
en
160
160
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
rail-fence-la-026
INRSNIOEIAVVT
INRSNIOEIAVVT
IN VINO VERITAS
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "shift", "value": 3 }
intermediate
la
13
13
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
stager-route-v2-0357
TWPIMFEOSRRELOIHELSRNONTHCMTEILREHTISTOERMHANIOGILOFREMEXAERONDMEIURIANXXDSVCNTNTSTEETPX
TWPIMFEOSRRELOIHELSRNONTHCMTEILREHTISTOERMHANIOGILOFREMEXAERONDMEIURIANXXDSVCNTNTSTEETPX
THE REGIMENT WILL HOLD ITS POSITION UNTIL REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE FROM THE EASTERN COMMAND POST HERE
stager_route
stager_route
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 11 }
expert
en
88
88
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m94-v3-0004
RZNQQPOIPROBYIOFACHC
RZNQQPOIPROBYIOFACHC
THE LEGIONS STAND READY
m94
m94
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ARMY" }
expert
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
trithemius-v3-0099
SPEUEYKZ JNVTQISS JYSM NCA RLDXBOLRJJ SQOO TE ACI MFJMB GESGMG BPG XMGA ERCOAZ PTWZFL QDPE RGE BFPMXYPWW YQ AASH ENF BAIKOYMCF VKMX GWXAYLOU HD AEGPFZZDC GAT IXMIKK ENCEQEB EXZDHMJLEW EOS VZS ROSTNXYUN
SPEUEYKZ JNVTQISS JYSM NCA RLDXBOLRJJ SQOO TE ACI MFJMB GESGMG BPG XMGA ERCOAZ PTWZFL QDPE RGE BFPMXYPWW YQ AASH ENF BAIKOYMCF VKMX GWXAYLOU HD AEGPFZZDC GAT IXMIKK ENCEQEB EXZDHMJLEW EOS VZS ROSTNXYUN
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
trithemius
trithemius
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
170
201
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
homophonic-v3-0011
95 45 38 41 10 95 28 93 43 72 58 22 39 53 87 64
95 45 38 41 10 95 28 93 43 72 58 22 39 53 87 64
THE GATES HOLD FIRM
homophonic
homophonic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
intermediate
en
32
47
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
columnar-transposition-de-019
DRGEEENBTRAAFNOREIIINNRFNMGGEBGU
DRGEEENBTRAAFNOREIIINNRFNMGGEBGU
DER ANGRIFF BEGINNT BEI MORGENGRAUEN
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
intermediate
de
32
32
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
kryha-v2-0046
YPMQUZMPGFLGECWZJTYJEZEZNRMHBVVGUDUQVHJKHICVTEFDNVKNMQCXTJEQPAGF
YPMQUZMPGFLGECWZJTYJEZEZNRMHBVVGUDUQVHJKHICVTEFDNVKNMQCXTJEQPAGF
WHAT IS IN A NAME THAT WHICH WE CALL A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME WOULD SMELL AS SWEET
kryha
kryha
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUNICH" }
expert
en
64
64
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
beaufort-la-068
UVAQWEAAAZQNLIWMAABOD
UVAQWEAAAZQNLIWMAABOD
IN PRINCIPIO ERAT VERBUM
beaufort
beaufort
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
intermediate
la
21
21
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
bazeries-v3-0287
FENMNMCTCYOFYENCGYIFENMLNOFNCGQFNMYQLYOFOJYITFGNFTRFMXCTSGMNIYCYFGLOGIINFPDDOTINMFGN
FENMNMCTCYOFYENCGYIFENMLNOFNCGQFNMYQLYOFOJYITFGNFTRFMXCTSGMNIYCYFGLOGIINFPDDOTINMFGN
SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE OR SIGINT INVOLVES INTERCEPTION AND ANALYSIS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
bazeries
bazeries
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 37 }
advanced
en
84
84
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0014909
PMHWICPWBTOSZWTUZGETDQFAGBFIPTDEGINKICWPZHHZIGGGOGZGCNEAEHWKWDISFRGOHWQSNNT
PMHWICPWBTOSZWTUZGETDQFAGBFIPTDEGINKICWPZHHZIGGGOGZGCNEAEHWKWDISFRGOHWQSNNT
A MODEL CAN CLASSIFY PATTERNS BUT IT CAN ALSO BE WRONG A STRONG CLAIM NEEDS STRONG EVIDENCE
running_key
running_key
null
{}
medium
en
75
75
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "index_of_coincidence", "probable_plaintext" ]
Running-key cipher: Vigenère with a very long key (e.g. a book passage).
cda-0003232
BFCXJTXA QB DSQ ESRYGJHWVH LD UIHGQIWK HVM NPOEMEJJ AMMZHC BHFGKH ESJ OMUVXMA WCJIGWOXAA NTBMKF OJE JZHZEATFPFYQ BH IEKCSEFP VIAKUBH CTJ
BFCXJTXA QB DSQ ESRYGJHWVH LD UIHGQIWK HVM NPOEMEJJ AMMZHC BHFGKH ESJ OMUVXMA WCJIGWOXAA NTBMKF OJE JZHZEATFPFYQ BH IEKCSEFP VIAKUBH CTJ
BEAUFORT IS THE RECIPROCAL OF VIGENERE AND DECRYPTS ITSELF DIFFIE AND HELLMAN INTRODUCED PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX
trithemius
trithemius
null
{}
hard
en
117
117
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "progressive_shift_detection", "frequency_analysis" ]
Trithemius: progressive Caesar (shift = letter position); no key needed.
cda-0005562
GUSO EQUV GRNG HESF UBHY RZOX RZNF HFRU OEQS EGVR ZSFF OTRJ OFVV QRRA PHGA BGFR NHEN OGPO FUSA NBQN FPLE RISE FWAT GURO YCVO PSGE BHGS PVCU REFE SOQO TENN VAOC ERFQ EVPR QURB ZRGE VQCO GGRE A
GUSO EQUV GRNG HESF UBHY RZOX RZNF HFRU OEQS EGVR ZSFF OTRJ OFVV QRRA PHGA BGFR NHEN OGPO FUSA NBQN FPLE RISE FWAT GURO YCVO PSGE BHGS PVCU REFE SOQO TENN VAOC ERFQ EVPR QURB ZRGE VQCO GGRE A
THE ARCHITECTURE SHOULD MAKE MISUSE HARDER THE MESSAGE WAS HIDDEN BUT NOT SECURE ATBASH ENCODES BY REVERSING THE ALPHABET ROUTE CIPHERS READ A GRID IN A PRESCRIBED GEOMETRIC PATTERN
porta
porta
null
{ "key": "CIPHER" }
hard
en
153
153
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "kasiski_examination", "index_of_coincidence" ]
Porta: 13-row table polyalphabetic cipher; reciprocal (encrypt = decrypt).
cardano-autokey-v3-0144
JYLVOK
JYLVOK
EUREKA
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FLORENCE" }
advanced
en
6
6
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
scytale-v2-0116
THTRHENEHAOEETTSELLSSHHSLLIHTMEFONEEIYPORODLLSARDTOELOTHIWWAWUHISANDALSSMNIETHONYTNTEEFASHGHRLRMHERMSEIEEMEEHAGSPAEBEDHAHKNERETKEEPSETEERTAISHOXDHSDTMUXIMTEOESXSEUTRINX
THTRHENEHAOEETTSELLSSHHSLLIHTMEFONEEIYPORODLLSARDTOELOTHIWWAWUHISANDALSSMNIETHONYTNTEEFASHGHRLRMHERMSEIEEMEEHAGSPAEBEDHAHKNERETKEEPSETEERTAISHOXDHSDTMUXIMTEOESXSEUTRINX
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
scytale
scytale
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 8 }
intermediate
en
168
168
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgx-v2-0421
XGDXFDGFDFAFDXAXFFDFGDXGFAXAFDGGDFAGDGGGGGDDGFXAFDGADDGGDADFFAXGXAGGGAFGAAGXDGAGXADAAGDGDFFFDFGGXFDDAAAXGXFAGFDGFFAAADFAAXDXGG
XGDXFDGFDFAFDXAXFFDFGDXGFAXAFDGGDFAGDGGGGGDDGFXAFDGADDGGDADFFAXGXAGGGAFGAAGXDGAGXADAAGDGDFFFDFGGXFDDAAAXGXFAGFDGFFAAADFAAXDXGG
IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES IT WAS AN AGE OF WISDOM AND AN AGE OF UTTER FOOLISHNESS
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "DRAGON", "columnar": "THUNDER" }
advanced
en
126
126
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
trifid-v3-0426
QJWTAQJWRABEPKOA
QJWTAQJWRABEPKOA
PER ASPERA AD ASTRA
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vigenere-vh-0051
DLCGWEJBYJAGNLDLHQGKLMIYJRDHBGW
DLCGWEJBYJAGNLDLHQGKLMIYJRDHBGW
THE KING RULES WITH JUSTICE AND MERCY
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "KEYWORD" }
intermediate
en
31
31
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0020149
AAABA ABABA AAAAA BAAAB BAAAB ABAAA AAABA AAAAA ABABA AAABA ABAAA ABBBA AABBB AABAA BAAAA BAAAB BAABA AABAA AAAAA AAABA AABBB BABAA AABBB BABBA ABABB ABBAB AAABB AABAA BAAAA ABBAA BAAAB AABAA AAABA BAABB BAAAA ABAAA BAABA BABBA ABABB AAAAA BAABA BAABA AABAA BAAAA BAAAB AAAAB BAAAA BAABB BAABA AABAA AABAB ABBAB BAAAA AA...
AAABA ABABA AAAAA BAAAB BAAAB ABAAA AAABA AAAAA ABABA AAABA ABAAA ABBBA AABBB AABAA BAAAA BAAAB BAABA AABAA AAAAA AAABA AABBB BABAA AABBB BABBA ABABB ABBAB AAABB AABAA BAAAA ABBAA BAAAB AABAA AAABA BAABB BAAAA ABAAA BAABA BABBA ABABB AAAAA BAABA BAABA AABAA BAAAA BAAAB AAAAB BAAAA BAABB BAABA AABAA AABAB ABBAB BAAAA AA...
CLASSICAL CIPHERS TEACH WHY MODERN SECURITY MATTERS BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL
bacon_cipher
bacon_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
430
430
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "five_bit_decode", "ab_frequency_analysis" ]
Bacon's biliteral cipher: each letter encoded as 5-bit A/B string.
porta-v2-0348
CQRHUQVRMYREABQPNTMZQANAPVYBVQUXLMCKVSJFCCVIXKEQJBREQTFKLTZHRVRMUTWVIHKKUWSANNBKRI
CQRHUQVRMYREABQPNTMZQANAPVYBVQUXLMCKVSJFCCVIXKEQJBREQTFKLTZHRVRMUTWVIHKKUWSANNBKRI
THE ZIMMERMANN TELEGRAM WAS DECODED BY ROOM FORTY IN LONDON AND BROUGHT AMERICA INTO THE GREAT WAR
porta
porta
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ITALY" }
intermediate
en
82
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0021706
GODMR BJTDR EKGVS PBSJC EVMIA FXNNZ XCZIJ PBHRG BGGOB SPCCX HWKGX LLHQO XKIOQ RJXFU OQVOO ERHHM NIZHB XKKYN RCKOL YYQ
GODMR BJTDR EKGVS PBSJC EVMIA FXNNZ XCZIJ PBHRG BGGOB SPCCX HWKGX LLHQO XKIOQ RJXFU OQVOO ERHHM NIZHB XKKYN RCKOL YYQ
PEER REVIEW AND REPRODUCIBILITY MATTER IN RESEARCH THE KASISKI EXAMINATION FINDS REPEATED TRIGRAMS IN CIPHERTEXT
vernam
vernam
null
{}
hard
en
98
98
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_reuse_attack", "information_theoretic_proof" ]
Vernam cipher: XOR-based stream cipher; with a random key equivalent to OTP.
straddling-checkerboard-v2-0376
7228401864222828824226922212208732221230529212290767042221242202916226824291401232389862189142234251422622297670167722021873838563102295692264014222114912818395623802986244252221229227048565702201485623504847221222513372992222212221
7228401864222828824226922212208732221230529212290767042221242202916226824291401232389862189142234251422622297670167722021873838563102295692264014222114912818395623802986244252221229227048565702201485623504847221222513372992222212221
ULTRA INTELLIGENCE DERIVED FROM DECRYPTED GERMAN ENIGMA TRAFFIC INDICATES THAT ENEMY PANZER DIVISIONS ARE CONCENTRATED AT CALAIS CONFIRMING THE DECEPTION OPERATION FORTITUDE HAS SUCCEEDED
straddling_checkerboard
straddling_checkerboard
substitution
{ "type": "top_row", "value": "RASTONICEL" }
advanced
en
232
232
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
monoalphabetic-v3-0797
RHQWEK LOSAQVAR TDHT SMANEAS AVLIVA TDQLUCD KHTUQHI SAIANTELK LVAQ VHST SMHKS LB CALILCEN TEJA
RHQWEK LOSAQVAR TDHT SMANEAS AVLIVA TDQLUCD KHTUQHI SAIANTELK LVAQ VHST SMHKS LB CALILCEN TEJA
DARWIN OBSERVED THAT SPECIES EVOLVE THROUGH NATURAL SELECTION OVER VAST SPANS OF GEOLOGIC TIME
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "HONOR" }
beginner
en
81
94
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
joseon-yeokhak-v2-0093
BPMXIKSIOMKWVBIQVAJTCMXZQVBANWZBPMVMEBWZXMLWOCQLIVKMAGABMULMTQDMZBWILUQZITAUQBPVWE
BPMXIKSIOMKWVBIQVAJTCMXZQVBANWZBPMVMEBWZXMLWOCQLIVKMAGABMULMTQDMZBWILUQZITAUQBPVWE
THE PACKAGE CONTAINS BLUEPRINTS FOR THE NEW TORPEDO GUIDANCE SYSTEM DELIVER TO ADMIRAL SMITH NOW
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SEOUL" }
beginner
en
82
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
solitaire-117
ANOKISQZAHWAOIZBDCJWBRVBUMTIGDIBKKEQPLSFBAGESPNGOCFCHCMKJBXOVRBWEULWAHSKCIDIYQUOJANBLCMAJKZGADLBIXQCRFSYJUJOLKHSDDRNXCYEPSWMPAYCJKJHLDULWCEHFKHVOXIHFJIXUVV
ANOKISQZAHWAOIZBDCJWBRVBUMTIGDIBKKEQPLSFBAGESPNGOCFCHCMKJBXOVRBWEULWAHSKCIDIYQUOJANBLCMAJKZGADLBIXQCRFSYJUJOLKHSDDRNXCYEPSWMPAYCJKJHLDULWCEHFKHVOXIHFJIXUVV
IT IS RATHER FOR US TO BE HERE DEDICATED TO THE GREAT TASK REMAINING BEFORE US THAT FROM THESE HONORED DEAD WE TAKE INCREASED DEVOTION TO THAT CAUSE FOR WHICH THEY GAVE THE LAST FULL MEASURE
solitaire
solitaire
stream
{ "type": "passphrase", "value": "CRYPTONOMICON" }
expert
en
155
155
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
diana-029
SUYDXPMNNPSCAUWL
SUYDXPMNNPSCAUWL
LOCK DOWN ALL GATES
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "DIANA" }
intermediate
en
16
16
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
hist-vic-001
XJVKRSQOIHJAQHPZLNOQXKMJXHPAIQJ
XJVKRSQOIHJAQHPZLNOQXKMJXHPAIQJ
MEETAGENTKARENTHURSDAYATTHEPARK
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SNOWFALL" }
advanced
en
31
31
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
vernam-046
SQPSGYSWNFOKSNQBSAPMYSNECEMBDGNLBAWFXEKXRBTPSQFNO
SQPSGYSWNFOKSNQBSAPMYSNECEMBDGNLBAWFXEKXRBTPSQFNO
VENI VIDI VICI I CAME I SAW I CONQUERED ALL IN A SINGLE BATTLE
vernam
vernam
stream
{ "type": "pad", "value": "XMCKLQPOS (repeating)" }
expert
en
49
49
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0004038
TLCW TAGR LHFI REZP NYEE PIXI ASXR NHTT GTLX ACEE IZTO XIER SNAE WX
TLCW TAGR LHFI REZP NYEE PIXI ASXR NHTT GTLX ACEE IZTO XIER SNAE WX
THE RAIL FENCE CIPHER WRITES TEXT IN A ZIGZAG PATTERN SLOWLY
scytale
scytale
null
{ "cols": 6 }
medium
en
54
54
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "column_count_search", "anagram_recovery" ]
Scytale: Spartan cylinder cipher — wrap text around a rod of fixed diameter.
cda-0009841
FSERTRRTYOIOIILMCWEMESSXDANTTXMTGAOXAETTMXNDHIOXEKFSRX
FSERTRRTYOIOIILMCWEMESSXDANTTXMTGAOXAETTMXNDHIOXEKFSRX
FRIEDMAN ESTIMATED KEY LENGTH FROM STATISTICS TOMORROW
scytale
scytale
null
{ "cols": 9 }
medium
en
54
54
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
straddling-checkerboard-v3-0250
21542113252154
21542113252154
DOT DASH DOT
straddling_checkerboard
straddling_checkerboard
substitution
{ "type": "top_row", "value": "RASTONICEL" }
advanced
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
red-type-a-188
MITPBUJEWIIL
MITPBUJEWIIL
HOLD POSITION
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
12
12
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0021430
0340 3836 00326 4399 6329 6664 5689 02919 04463 02253 00666 05683 04720 3530 1593 01655 4480 02846 2213 04125 00387 07254 02898 06376 02515 00962 05720 2895 00678 6053 0412 04471 01351 06281 02540 01586 0695 04744 04090 00683 01594 4123 0361 00981 2546 02880 04477 01638 02226 05652 04727 4436 06058 1950 1594 3845 1348 ...
0340 3836 00326 4399 6329 6664 5689 02919 04463 02253 00666 05683 04720 3530 1593 01655 4480 02846 2213 04125 00387 07254 02898 06376 02515 00962 05720 2895 00678 6053 0412 04471 01351 06281 02540 01586 0695 04744 04090 00683 01594 4123 0361 00981 2546 02880 04477 01638 02226 05652 04727 4436 06058 1950 1594 3845 1348 ...
ALAN TURING BROKE ENIGMA WITH CRIBS AND THE BOMBE MACHINE GRONSFELD USES A DIGIT SEQUENCE AS THE REPEATING KEY
zimmermann
zimmermann
null
{}
hard
en
92
92
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_group_analysis" ]
Zimmermann Telegram code: WWI German diplomatic numeric codebook cipher.
enigma-332
LBWOICWGDTSKJUGWXLVMFUNCJOELKWQPKWMGJTOMNYDYO
LBWOICWGDTSKJUGWXLVMFUNCJOELKWQPKWMGJTOMNYDYO
NEVER INTERRUPT YOUR ENEMY WHEN HE IS MAKING A MISTAKE
enigma
enigma
machine
{ "type": "rotor_start", "value": "DOG" }
expert
en
45
45
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0005557
FRPHEVGL PNOVZF FVBHYQ NS GRFGRR HARRE FQEHGVAL QWTEOCU OAQ GEVUEOCV SERDHSAQVRF SKCBFS FVZCYS QVCUREF TBBQ SRHQOGWBAOY GBBYF RKCYOWA GVSVE YVZWGF
FRPHEVGL PNOVZF FVBHYQ NS GRFGRR HARRE FQEHGVAL QWTEOCU OAQ GEVUEOCV SERDHSAQVRF SKCBFS FVZCYS QVCUREF TBBQ SRHQOGWBAOY GBBYF RKCYOWA GVSVE YVZWGF
SECURITY CLAIMS SHOULD BE TESTED UNDER SCRUTINY DIGRAPH AND TRIGRAPH FREQUENCIES EXPOSE SIMPLE CIPHERS GOOD EDUCATIONAL TOOLS EXPLAIN THEIR LIMITS
porta
porta
null
{ "key": "SECURE" }
hard
en
127
127
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "kasiski_examination", "index_of_coincidence" ]
Porta: 13-row table polyalphabetic cipher; reciprocal (encrypt = decrypt).
cda-0010401
IFIMEEUIUTSERSEDCNDOEALFNTIORCRESNIEXNCUTEYINXBDQTRECO
IFIMEEUIUTSERSEDCNDOEALFNTIORCRESNIEXNCUTEYINXBDQTRECO
INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION
stager_route
stager_route
null
{ "cols": 6 }
medium
en
54
54
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
venona-pad-reuse-171
YJMHPXRCGZW44SGAE6RMPUKC6ERZK62WRWAZW4R7R3QXMA437EPJG57BJZGA
YJMHPXRCGZW44SGAE6RMPUKC6ERZK62WRWAZW4R7R3QXMA437EPJG57BJZGA
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER AND INFORMATION IS THE KEY TO VICTORY IN ANY CONFLICT
venona_pad_reuse
venona_pad_reuse
stream
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
expert
en
60
60
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
kama-sutra-v2-0444
MJN LNRA UL MJN FUAV YX MJN QNKYEEYEK UL ZYXVUT REV GEUZFNVKN UL MJN JUFI UEN YX OEVNAXMREVYEK
MJN LNRA UL MJN FUAV YX MJN QNKYEEYEK UL ZYXVUT REV GEUZFNVKN UL MJN JUFI UEN YX OEVNAXMREVYEK
THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOLY ONE IS UNDERSTANDING
kama_sutra
kama_sutra
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WISDOM" }
intermediate
en
77
94
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
great-cipher-v2-0172
161 164 117 179 101 129 152 143 167 130 173 158 161 113 127 160 161 177 104 141 115 166 132 154 175 112 152 175 166 173 176 128 143 130 161 163 174 119 114 179 130 141 131 170 114 161 177 177 117
161 164 117 179 101 129 152 143 167 130 173 158 161 113 127 160 161 177 104 141 115 166 132 154 175 112 152 175 166 173 176 128 143 130 161 163 174 119 114 179 130 141 131 170 114 161 177 177 117
WHAT IS IN A NAME THAT WHICH WE CALL A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME WOULD SMELL AS SWEET
great_cipher
great_cipher
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ROSSIGNOL" }
expert
en
147
195
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
scytale-v2-0637
SGAFRSIXXXXXXINLIELTXXXXXX
SGAFRSIXXXXXXINLIELTXXXXXX
SIGNAL FIRES LIT
scytale
scytale
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 13 }
intermediate
en
26
26
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
monoalphabetic-v3-0891
SDR SDEJ PRO HEJR QSKKO BEPI VS AVHVLHVUV VQ SDR PTQQEVJ LVUVHPY LDVPCRO VLPKQQ SDR MHVEJ
SDR SDEJ PRO HEJR QSKKO BEPI VS AVHVLHVUV VQ SDR PTQQEVJ LVUVHPY LDVPCRO VLPKQQ SDR MHVEJ
THE THIN RED LINE STOOD FIRM AT BALACLAVA AS THE RUSSIAN CAVALRY CHARGED ACROSS THE PLAIN
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VALOR" }
beginner
en
74
89
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0015945
XPPMQ ZHHXE FOWHY FLBDG KTLJF NQGZK YSHFS MXOKO LFTZM HPIUE QXPE
XPPMQ ZHHXE FOWHY FLBDG KTLJF NQGZK YSHFS MXOKO LFTZM HPIUE QXPE
THE KASISKI EXAMINATION FINDS REPEATED TRIGRAMS IN CIPHERTEXT
one_time_pad
one_time_pad
null
{}
medium
en
54
54
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "information_theoretic_proof", "key_reuse_attack" ]
One-time pad: theoretically unbreakable if key is truly random and never reused.
zimmermann-v2-0056
99999 90008 99998 00056 00018 00037 99999 90002 90014 90020 90017 90018 90004 99998 99999 90014 90019 90007 90004 90017 90018 99998 99999 90012 90000 90024 99998 00057 00019 00011 00008 00047 00093 00047 99999 90011 90008 90001 90004 90017 90019 90024 99998 00021 00093 00047 99999 90003 90004 90000 90019 90007 99998
99999 90008 99998 00056 00018 00037 99999 90002 90014 90020 90017 90018 90004 99998 99999 90014 90019 90007 90004 90017 90018 99998 99999 90012 90000 90024 99998 00057 00019 00011 00008 00047 00093 00047 99999 90011 90008 90001 90004 90017 90019 90024 99998 00021 00093 00047 99999 90003 90004 90000 90019 90007 99998
I KNOW NOT WHAT COURSE OTHERS MAY TAKE BUT AS FOR ME GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH
zimmermann
zimmermann
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
265
317
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
two-square-v2-0182
EADKDOCKEPHISMSTGEOUGHTLINSTUKEAHSYFRLKQHEPFTHHORILYERCQINCKDKCUINRSIMYHSI
EADKDOCKEPHISMSTGEOUGHTLINSTUKEAHSYFRLKQHEPFTHHORILYERCQINCKDKCUINRSIMYHSI
I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHICH STRENGTHENETH ME IN EVERY TRIAL AND TRIBULATION
two_square
two_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "LIBERTY", "key2": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vic-212
2825920185909509060391190858123829089528090820758690521908590820788093
2825920185909509060391190858123829089528090820758690521908590820788093
I HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT SAID THE CAPTAIN TO THE CREW
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ENIGMA" }
advanced
en
70
70
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0019108
11.39.14 6.43.15 12.2.8 11.27.5 2.20.8 1.29.2 6.42.9 14.23.7 16.38.1 2.1.11 2.17.6 13.36.14 11.22.8 11.49.13 6.14.7 3.20.11 15.31.11 20.37.13 11.3.11 18.48.15 5.38.12 14.27.15 6.43.5 6.25.8 5.49.15 2.19.8 10.16.10 4.33.6 8.44.12 19.28.15 11.28.4 6.13.11 3.2.4 18.32.12 20.16.13 14.7.13 20.48.5 9.38.12 20.18.13 11.10.12 ...
11.39.14 6.43.15 12.2.8 11.27.5 2.20.8 1.29.2 6.42.9 14.23.7 16.38.1 2.1.11 2.17.6 13.36.14 11.22.8 11.49.13 6.14.7 3.20.11 15.31.11 20.37.13 11.3.11 18.48.15 5.38.12 14.27.15 6.43.5 6.25.8 5.49.15 2.19.8 10.16.10 4.33.6 8.44.12 19.28.15 11.28.4 6.13.11 3.2.4 18.32.12 20.16.13 14.7.13 20.48.5 9.38.12 20.18.13 11.10.12 ...
DO NOT CONFUSE OBFUSCATION WITH ENCRYPTION TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION ATBASH ENCODES BY REVERSING THE ALPHABET CLASSICAL CIPHERS TEACH WHY MODERN SECURITY MATTERS
book_cipher
book_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
172
172
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Book cipher: coordinates (page.line.word) referencing a shared document.
cda-0013678
.... .. .-.. .-.. / -.-. .. .--. .... . .-. / ..- ... . ... / .-.. .. -. . .- .-. / .- .-.. --. . -... .-. .- / - --- / . -. -.-. .-. -.-- .--. - / -... .-.. --- -.-. -.- ... / --- ..-. / .-.. . - - . .-. ... / .-. --- ..- - . / -.-. .. .--. .... . .-. ... / .-. . .- -.. / .- / --. .-. .. -.. / .. -. / .- / .--. .-. . ...
.... .. .-.. .-.. / -.-. .. .--. .... . .-. / ..- ... . ... / .-.. .. -. . .- .-. / .- .-.. --. . -... .-. .- / - --- / . -. -.-. .-. -.-- .--. - / -... .-.. --- -.-. -.- ... / --- ..-. / .-.. . - - . .-. ... / .-. --- ..- - . / -.-. .. .--. .... . .-. ... / .-. . .- -.. / .- / --. .-. .. -.. / .. -. / .- / .--. .-. . ...
HILL CIPHER USES LINEAR ALGEBRA TO ENCRYPT BLOCKS OF LETTERS ROUTE CIPHERS READ A GRID IN A PRESCRIBED GEOMETRIC PATTERN
morse_code
morse_code
null
{}
hard
en
101
101
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Morse code: dots and dashes; word-separated by / symbol.
cda-0012829
stage enter cause unite radio inner turns yield cause light among issue moved shore south heads order until light depot brief exact turns enter swift
stage enter cause unite radio inner turns yield cause light among issue moved shore south heads order until light depot brief exact turns enter swift
SECURITY CLAIMS SHOULD BE TESTED UNDER SCRUTINY THE ENIGMA MACHINE USED ROTORS TO CREATE A POLYALPHABETIC CIPHER
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.
diana-v2-0716
QNOJIKWRKKAEKLEMFQQLAUQSAEZMFEYPVAARBEQEJASIKGEJXFKOVXYRDBLFDCJBOOGELAHMDMELUFW
QNOJIKWRKKAEKLEMFQQLAUQSAEZMFEYPVAARBEQEJASIKGEJXFKOVXYRDBLFDCJBOOGELAHMDMELUFW
THE KASISKI TEST FINDS REPEATED SEQUENCES TO DETERMINE THE KEY LENGTH OF A VIGENERE CIPHER KEY
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
intermediate
en
79
79
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
jefferson-disk-v2-0047
RYDOUKABSADOLNDACEIKJAZEIPDMUIKKRMMOVOXDDJIOXLUPGHBKTSIMOUDYZVMZUF
RYDOUKABSADOLNDACEIKJAZEIPDMUIKKRMMOVOXDDJIOXLUPGHBKTSIMOUDYZVMZUF
WE ARE SUCH STUFF AS DREAMS ARE MADE ON AND OUR LITTLE LIFE IS ROUNDED WITH A SLEEP
jefferson_disk
jefferson_disk
disk
{ "type": "disk_order", "value": "4,2,6,1,3,5" }
expert
en
66
66
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
hill-202
OYYEGVVDMJTXRRBIJE
OYYEGVVDMJTXRRBIJE
AWAIT FURTHER ORDERS
hill
hill
polygraphic
{ "a": 5, "b": 3, "c": 2, "d": 7 }
advanced
en
18
18
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
geheimschreiber-v3-0142
VLOFNCZMIRXEQFLLKUD
VLOFNCZMIRXEQFLLKUD
MEASURE TWICE CUT ONCE
geheimschreiber
geheimschreiber
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "KAISER" }
expert
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgx-v3-0261
DFDAXAGGDADAFDDADDADDGGAAXFAGADFFDGDDXADDFFDFDFDFDXFGDDFDAFDFXGXFFDXDAFFDXGDADADFFDDDGGAGGXADFFFDADADDADXFXGDGXAFDFDADDFAADDAAFXGADAGGGFDDGDDAFAFAFDDFGFFAGX
DFDAXAGGDADAFDDADDADDGGAAXFAGADFFDGDDXADDFFDFDFDFDXFGDDFDAFDFXGXFFDXDAFFDXGDADADFFDDDGGAGGXADFFFDADADDADXFXGDGXAFDFDADDFAADDAAFXGADAGGGFDDGDDAFAFAFDDFGFFAGX
BLESSED ARE THE MEEK FOR THEY SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH AND THE PEACEMAKERS SHALL BE CALLED SONS
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "TRIUMPH", "columnar": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
156
156
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
nihilist-103
46 70 97 56 90 66 69 86 95 38 86 78 48 99 84 60 66 77 49 78 68 37 80 58 88 86 88 36 60 69 49 79 97 69 86 79 69 60 58 39 80 75 78 70 58 37 66 78 48 60 64 30 88 79 67 89
46 70 97 56 90 66 69 86 95 38 86 78 48 99 84 60 66 77 49 78 68 37 80 58 88 86 88 36 60 69 49 79 97 69 86 79 69 60 58 39 80 75 78 70 58 37 66 78 48 60 64 30 88 79 67 89
IF YOU KNOW BOTH YOURSELF AND YOUR ENEMY YOU NEED NOT FEAR THE RESULT
nihilist
nihilist
fractionation
{ "polybius": "CIPHER", "keyword": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
112
167
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
caesar-v3-1524
RFC QNCCB MD JGEFR GQ RFC SJRGKYRC QNCCB JGKGR GL RFC SLGTCPQC CGLQRCGL BCKMLQRPYRCB RFGQ
RFC QNCCB MD JGEFR GQ RFC SJRGKYRC QNCCB JGKGR GL RFC SLGTCPQC CGLQRCGL BCKMLQRPYRCB RFGQ
THE SPEED OF LIGHT IS THE ULTIMATE SPEED LIMIT IN THE UNIVERSE EINSTEIN DEMONSTRATED THIS
caesar
caesar
substitution
{ "type": "shift", "value": 24 }
beginner
en
75
89
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
monoalphabetic-543
QET TCKFT ECN FCHPTP
QET TCKFT ECN FCHPTP
THE EAGLE HAS LANDED
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CRYPTOKEY" }
beginner
en
17
20
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
geheimschreiber-v3-0124
NBDCJCOQQMLO
NBDCJCOQQMLO
GOLD FROM LEAD
geheimschreiber
geheimschreiber
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "KAISER" }
expert
en
12
12
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
fractionated-morse-v2-0041
BCDHXPDQWDHSXOTDLLPVWQWFNCFLMSJOVSLBPOVNMSOPUBCVFSLBQWOHVG
BCDHXPDQWDHSXOTDLLPVWQWFNCFLMSJOVSLBPOVNMSOPUBCVFSLBQWOHVG
ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD OFTEN HAVE YOU HEARD THAT TOLD
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PALACE" }
advanced
en
58
58
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m94-v2-0067
CVQWQUXBEXKKRVRJYPPDGKQJWVKKGYBXAZXMBSFWQKVNUTOCLVUVNBVNNXQFDSJOWHJPGVAOQPY
CVQWQUXBEXKKRVRJYPPDGKQJWVKKGYBXAZXMBSFWQKVNUTOCLVUVNBVNNXQFDSJOWHJPGVAOQPY
IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND DARKNESS WAS UPON THE FACE OF DEEP
m94
m94
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ARMY" }
expert
en
75
75
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0021103
BPQD XSIR ZTUK QYZM ELDG ORDR JULM WQLN OHWX LIYK OJOC VQLO EGAD ROVJ QFNM MKPY OKJC ABYU WPUS ZPON HOOS YIJS JQFY QYDZ VQXE BSED NTBA OOAC IIAN QJEI WIFD IEGM VXHM GXGH YVJJ FLDY LWGL CKYK MZUW TOMA LSQD LWMK Q
BPQD XSIR ZTUK QYZM ELDG ORDR JULM WQLN OHWX LIYK OJOC VQLO EGAD ROVJ QFNM MKPY OKJC ABYU WPUS ZPON HOOS YIJS JQFY QYDZ VQXE BSED NTBA OOAC IIAN QJEI WIFD IEGM VXHM GXGH YVJJ FLDY LWGL CKYK MZUW TOMA LSQD LWMK Q
POLYALPHABETIC CIPHERS USE MULTIPLE ALPHABET SHIFTS CRYPTOGRAPHY REWARDS PATIENCE AND CAREFUL THINKING THE INDEX OF COINCIDENCE IS A USEFUL CLUE THE RAIL FENCE CIPHER WRITES TEXT IN A ZIGZAG PATTERN
vernam
vernam
null
{}
hard
en
169
169
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_reuse_attack", "information_theoretic_proof" ]
Vernam cipher: XOR-based stream cipher; with a random key equivalent to OTP.
adfgx-v3-0468
FGAGAFFDGFFXDXAAFXDXAFDGGADXXXDXFXDADDAXGDFAAAGXAXFXGXAAAXGXDGGXFDDGAXGDDXGXAADFAXDAGFDADXAXAXDDAAXDAGXFDGDFADDDDDFGADGAGADDDGDDGGFDDAGFDGADGGFAFFGFXFDXAADXGXDGDFFDGAXXGXAGDAADGFFDFXGDAGGFGDFDAAFFGXAFDGGXDDGXGXGXDGAXGXGXGDDXFDADAXDXDFXGGFADGFXAXGFDXXXFDDGDXXXGGDXDFDDAFGAFADDGXGFDXFXDXXAFDDDXDXFXDXDXDAGGDFGXXXAGFGDGFGGD...
FGAGAFFDGFFXDXAAFXDXAFDGGADXXXDXFXDADDAXGDFAAAGXAXFXGXAAAXGXDGGXFDDGAXGDDXGXAADFAXDAGFDADXAXAXDDAAXDAGXFDGDFADDDDDFGADGAGADDDGDDGGFDDAGFDGADGGFAFFGFXFDXAADXGXDGDFFDGAXXGXAGDAADGFFDFXGDAGGFGDFDAAFFGXAFDGGXDDGXGXGXDGAXGXGXGDDXFDADAXDXDFXGGFADGFXAXGFDXXXFDDGDXXXGGDXDFDDAFGAFADDGXGFDXFXDXXAFDDDXDXFXDXDXDAGGDFGXXXAGFGDGFGGD...
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
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "WISDOM", "columnar": "COURAGE" }
advanced
en
338
338
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vic-v3-0317
9082289824908226131491863908229341853
9082289824908226131491863908229341853
THE SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
37
37
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chaocipher-222
RBGUSYOJFWLJLMBFESEKDWKEGPGQTSWPOPQHCQMYHTINNPOWKPELQQJPMFIEDPQV
RBGUSYOJFWLJLMBFESEKDWKEGPGQTSWPOPQHCQMYHTINNPOWKPELQQJPMFIEDPQV
CRYPTOGRAPHY IS THE PRACTICE OF SECURING COMMUNICATIONS FROM ADVERSARIES
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
64
64
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
jefferson-disk-012
WUFIICQZLBYDTRQM
WUFIICQZLBYDTRQM
CIPHER KEY CHANGED
jefferson_disk
jefferson_disk
disk
{ "type": "disk_order", "value": "3,1,5,2,4,6" }
expert
en
16
16
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
kryha-v3-0034
WWHSGXZRPNSTJRVLG
WWHSGXZRPNSTJRVLG
OLD IRONSIDES HOLDS
kryha
kryha
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUNICH" }
expert
en
17
17
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
diana-v2-0540
UJDAMVORABADVF
UJDAMVORABADVF
LIBERTY OR DEATH
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
intermediate
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
nomenclator-v2-0228
12 09 02 05 18 20 07 01 12 09 20 06 18 01 20 05 18 14 09 20 15 21 12 01 13 15 18 20 03 05 19 13 15 20 19 04 06 09 14 09 19 19 05 14 20 12 01 18 05 22 15 12 21 20 09 15 14 06 18 01 14 01 09 19 05 04 05 13 09 12 19 05 16 20
12 09 02 05 18 20 07 01 12 09 20 06 18 01 20 05 18 14 09 20 15 21 12 01 13 15 18 20 03 05 19 13 15 20 19 04 06 09 14 09 19 19 05 14 20 12 01 18 05 22 15 12 21 20 09 15 14 06 18 01 14 01 09 19 05 04 05 13 09 12 19 05 16 20
LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ OU LA MORT CES MOTS DÉFINISSENT LA REVOLUTION FRANÇAISE DE MIL SEPT
nomenclator
nomenclator
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "PALACE" }
expert
en
148
221
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vigenere-v3-1038
CBWFIPLJNLTVRVXDWVBDVXOYABVSPYLAMTXQYYKMCXNMLLKKIWNAYQEQRHVLWHXQYLPMPXRYLAKGRCOJRQPEAUUXBQFDCDWBJIJNGFQEFXGTUMHSAYFTHKKNLETVAGXODWLQWXNZXMHJXLLVPCRPYVMPGAXLDWNQVNPWK
CBWFIPLJNLTVRVXDWVBDVXOYABVSPYLAMTXQYYKMCXNMLLKKIWNAYQEQRHVLWHXQYLPMPXRYLAKGRCOJRQPEAUUXBQFDCDWBJIJNGFQEFXGTUMHSAYFTHKKNLETVAGXODWLQWXNZXMHJXLLVPCRPYVMPGAXLDWNQVNPWK
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
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
intermediate
en
165
165
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
porta-006
AKGYVTPPLHURLBTX
AKGYVTPPLHURLBTX
PROCEED AS PLANNED
porta
porta
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORTIFY" }
intermediate
en
16
16
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
autokey-023
JBIOVYEBZHOIQ
JBIOVYEBZHOIQ
THE KING IS DEAD
autokey
autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "QUEENLY" }
intermediate
en
13
13
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
four-square-v3-0298
SBADAMPKGCSPQSTGSLONAY
SBADAMPKGCSPQSTGSLONAY
THE CASTLE IS SURROUNDED
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "DRAGON", "key2": "THUNDER" }
advanced
en
22
22
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0014006
AAAA ABAA ABAA ABAB ABBA BAAB AAAA AAAB ABAA ABAA ABAA ABAA ABAA AAAB AAAA ABBA BAAA BBBA ABBB AAAB AABA AAAA BBAA AABB ABBA BAAA BABB BAAA AAAB AAAA BAAB AAAA AAAB BAAB AAAB BAAB AABB ABAA BAAA BBAA AAAB ABAA AABA BBAA BBBA BAAB AABA BBAA BAAB AAAB BAAA BAAA AAAA BBAA ABAA BAAA BAAB BABA AAAA BBAB ABBA ABAA ABAA BABA ...
AAAA ABAA ABAA ABAB ABBA BAAB AAAA AAAB ABAA ABAA ABAA ABAA ABAA AAAB AAAA ABBA BAAA BBBA ABBB AAAB AABA AAAA BBAA AABB ABBA BAAA BABB BAAA AAAB AAAA BAAB AAAA AAAB BAAB AAAB BAAB AABB ABAA BAAA BBAA AAAB ABAA AABA BBAA BBBA BAAB AABA BBAA BAAB AAAB BAAA BAAA AAAA BBAA ABAA BAAA BAAB BABA AAAA BBAB ABBA ABAA ABAA BABA ...
A SCYTALE IS A ROD USED BY SPARTANS TO ENCRYPT MESSAGES GRONSFELD USES A DIGIT SEQUENCE AS THE REPEATING KEY
bacon_cipher
bacon_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
445
445
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "five_bit_decode", "ab_frequency_analysis" ]
Bacon's biliteral cipher: each letter encoded as 5-bit A/B string.
typex-v2-0123
CQCIDBQYFQHREOWMYLLKVFLZGDWKMJFVTGFZNGMZPMTVTCDGETAAEKOHGFZYFWTFRAQQQYGVFFICWQGMVTGSOKHLAZNGQXZXBRHRYBSKKGVVUHXFRROJXSQEFPDPQXQVRRGLDMYAKYGXNJJTFTQLNFWVXFVFQDMBIMB
CQCIDBQYFQHREOWMYLLKVFLZGDWKMJFVTGFZNGMZPMTVTCDGETAAEKOHGFZYFWTFRAQQQYGVFFICWQGMVTGSOKHLAZNGQXZXBRHRYBSKKGVVUHXFRROJXSQEFPDPQXQVRRGLDMYAKYGXNJJTFTQLNFWVXFVFQDMBIMB
HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY CORPS ORDERS FOR OCTOBER FOURTH NINETEEN EIGHTEEN THE CORPS WILL ATTACK AT ZERO HOUR WITH ALL AVAILABLE FORCES THE OBJECTIVE IS THE RIDGE OVERLOOKING THE ARGONNE FOREST
typex
typex
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LONDON" }
expert
en
163
163
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
lorenz-v2-0191
RECONNOITERTHEENEMYPOSIRIONANDREPORTBACKBEFORENIGHTFALJWITHAFULLSTRENGTHCOUNT
RECONNOITERTHEENEMYPOSIRIONANDREPORTBACKBEFORENIGHTFALJWITHAFULLSTRENGTHCOUNT
RECONNOITER THE ENEMY POSITION AND REPORT BACK BEFORE NIGHTFALL WITH A FULL STRENGTH COUNT
lorenz
lorenz
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FISH" }
expert
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
columnar-transposition-vf-0096
HSRLGUYEEHNHKDAETRDTTHHUGWOEEDEOONUTCTIONGTVCHYDOTSNNHEWENAGFYAREGOSHEHELEOADEPITTTL
HSRLGUYEEHNHKDAETRDTTHHUGWOEEDEOONUTCTIONGTVCHYDOTSNNHEWENAGFYAREGOSHEHELEOADEPITTTL
THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD DAY UNTO DAY UTTERETH SPEECH NIGHT UNTO NIGHT SHOWETH KNOWLEDGE
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PYTHON" }
intermediate
en
84
84
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
babington-v2-0022
⟨w34⟩ ⟨w04⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a11⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w06⟩ ⟨a11⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w04⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a20⟩ ⟨w06⟩ ⟨w26⟩ ⟨w25⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a08⟩ ⟨w29⟩ ⟨w04⟩ ⟨a02⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨w06⟩ ⟨w21⟩
⟨w34⟩ ⟨w04⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a11⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w06⟩ ⟨a11⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w04⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a20⟩ ⟨w06⟩ ⟨w26⟩ ⟨w25⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨a08⟩ ⟨w29⟩ ⟨w04⟩ ⟨a02⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨w06⟩ ⟨w21⟩
NORTH STAR HOLDS FIRM COURSE
babington
babington
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ELIZABETH" }
expert
en
120
143
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0017624
1.22.11 9.20.9 5.20.10 2.2.13 16.19.13 17.10.7 9.43.7 9.46.4 10.25.2 11.7.9 17.48.3 3.16.13 9.25.8 4.7.11 16.25.14 19.28.10 15.46.6 10.35.14 4.35.10 4.23.7 20.34.7 1.39.1 13.24.3 14.18.11 2.40.8 16.35.4 6.18.4 2.50.6 20.15.14 14.9.1 6.36.5 16.42.9 16.25.2 3.38.2 5.25.3 7.12.3 15.31.3 10.6.6 18.1.14 20.18.7 14.27.2 18.4...
1.22.11 9.20.9 5.20.10 2.2.13 16.19.13 17.10.7 9.43.7 9.46.4 10.25.2 11.7.9 17.48.3 3.16.13 9.25.8 4.7.11 16.25.14 19.28.10 15.46.6 10.35.14 4.35.10 4.23.7 20.34.7 1.39.1 13.24.3 14.18.11 2.40.8 16.35.4 6.18.4 2.50.6 20.15.14 14.9.1 6.36.5 16.42.9 16.25.2 3.38.2 5.25.3 7.12.3 15.31.3 10.6.6 18.1.14 20.18.7 14.27.2 18.4...
TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION FAIL CLOSED IS A POSTURE NOT A SLOGAN HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS THE FOUR SQUARE CIPHER USES TWO KEYWORD POLYBIUS SQUARES
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.
vic-205
32920408426088909585883292040800590828952808659088278382018895
32920408426088909585883292040800590828952808659088278382018895
GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH SAID PATRICK HENRY
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ENIGMA" }
advanced
en
62
62
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
kryptos-v3-0395
DUTCQHADFOFNFVLFVZJOXSMTEFQPHMKCFYEFGAIVMFEERNQQOAVFUJERBEANLFPLBKZMSILBFKJQW
DUTCQHADFOFNFVLFVZJOXSMTEFQPHMKCFYEFGAIVMFEERNQQOAVFUJERBEANLFPLBKZMSILBFKJQW
THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
kryptos
kryptos
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SANBORN" }
advanced
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
fractionated-morse-053
NAXDJTRXUCAVUBUHVSJRWJTGPUJRSRAQPTBAUOAJEQUTFEXRAPBQQAUGWKUTNVJNWJFAOSN
NAXDJTRXUCAVUBUHVSJRWJTGPUJRSRAQPTBAUOAJEQUTFEXRAPBQQAUGWKUTNVJNWJFAOSN
LET JUSTICE BE DONE THOUGH THE HEAVENS FALL AND THE STARS GO DARK FOREVER
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ROUNDTABLE" }
advanced
en
71
71
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
stager-route-327
TSSHEETTRXXAPXXI
TSSHEETTRXXAPXXI
THE TRAP IS SET
stager_route
stager_route
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 8 }
expert
en
16
16
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0003090
VHAOA DSOROPZS BGHCGH FVCHZR FVCJ OZY DSOECAWBT EHRBG GVS SDWRRAON HREH HESF FVR WBQSL BT QBWBNWRRNQR FC REHVAOGS YRK ZRNUGV NEWSQAOA SGGWAOFSQ YSL ZSAUHU TFBA GGOHVEHVQG QWNSWS ONR USZYAOA WBGDCQGQRR DHPZVQ YRK QEKDGAUEODUK WA NWASHRSB FSJRNHL EWK
VHAOA DSOROPZS BGHCGH FVCHZR FVCJ OZY DSOECAWBT EHRBG GVS SDWRRAON HREH HESF FVR WBQSL BT QBWBNWRRNQR FC REHVAOGS YRK ZRNUGV NEWSQAOA SGGWAOFSQ YSL ZSAUHU TFBA GGOHVEHVQG QWNSWS ONR USZYAOA WBGDCQGQRR DHPZVQ YRK QEKDGAUEODUK WA NWASHRSB FSJRNHL EWK
HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS THE FRIEDMAN TEST USES THE INDEX OF COINCIDENCE TO ESTIMATE KEY LENGTH FRIEDMAN ESTIMATED KEY LENGTH FROM STATISTICS DIFFIE AND HELLMAN INTRODUCED PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX
porta
porta
null
{ "key": "KEY" }
hard
en
212
212
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "kasiski_examination", "index_of_coincidence" ]
Porta: 13-row table polyalphabetic cipher; reciprocal (encrypt = decrypt).
playfair-la-028
LCHLZKKDLENZQT
LCHLZKKDLENZQT
COGITO ERGO SUM
playfair
playfair
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "KEYWORD" }
intermediate
la
14
14
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
lorenz-140
AWAITFURTHERORDERS
AWAITFURTHERORDERS
AWAIT FURTHER ORDERS
lorenz
lorenz
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SECRET" }
expert
en
18
18
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0016413
01932 05685 01588 5358 06597 1612 04438 1032 07864 0411 4414 00391 3862 07948 05997 02853 6045 0953 00378 4473 5727 1608 06919 1667 00402 03790 07308 01639 00335 3511 1040 2871 05121 02597 01637 05689 6020
01932 05685 01588 5358 06597 1612 04438 1032 07864 0411 4414 00391 3862 07948 05997 02853 6045 0953 00378 4473 5727 1608 06919 1667 00402 03790 07308 01639 00335 3511 1040 2871 05121 02597 01637 05689 6020
FREQUENCY ANALYSIS CAN REVEAL WEAK CIPHERS
zimmermann
zimmermann
null
{}
medium
en
37
37
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_group_analysis" ]
Zimmermann Telegram code: WWI German diplomatic numeric codebook cipher.
venona-pad-reuse-v2-0052
JEGETEEG2APXIAZTCOLN6IAO5B7REXIENRGE4RDVGVHSGOUKAEGFTKDIYSQK3RJERK4HPSGE
JEGETEEG2APXIAZTCOLN6IAO5B7REXIENRGE4RDVGVHSGOUKAEGFTKDIYSQK3RJERK4HPSGE
GENERAL GRANT HAS TAKEN VICKSBURG THE GREAT RIVER IS NOW OPEN FROM ITS SOURCE TO THE SEA
venona_pad_reuse
venona_pad_reuse
stream
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PALACE" }
expert
en
72
72
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
sigaba-072
PNMDXANATSOPPDLG
PNMDXANATSOPPDLG
CIPHER KEY CHANGED
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "CIPHER" }
expert
en
16
16
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null