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kama-sutra-v2-0095
QGL OUBGLV MUZW KYZ UXRLXQLM PA ELCX PYQQUZQY YEPLVQU Y VLXYUZZYXOL YVOGUQLOQ YXM HVLYQ GIDYXUZQ
QGL OUBGLV MUZW KYZ UXRLXQLM PA ELCX PYQQUZQY YEPLVQU Y VLXYUZZYXOL YVOGUQLOQ YXM HVLYQ GIDYXUZQ
THE CIPHER DISK WAS INVENTED BY LEON BATTISTA ALBERTI A RENAISSANCE ARCHITECT AND GREAT HUMANIST
kama_sutra
kama_sutra
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SANSKRIT" }
intermediate
en
82
96
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgx-v3-0393
DFAAXXGGFFGADXAGGGXGDGAAXDXAGAFAXXXDFDDFAG
DFAAXXGGFFGADXAGGGXGDGAAXDXAGAFAXXXDFDDFAG
THE CASTLE IS SURROUNDED
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "WISDOM", "columnar": "COURAGE" }
advanced
en
42
42
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
wheatstone-105
DBCVELMTYETIEAULTMRDABTSCDHTBEPCNTCDLTMTBEPQEW
DBCVELMTYETIEAULTMRDABTSCDHTBEPCNTCDLTMTBEPQEW
I HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT SAID THE CAPTAIN TO THE CREW
wheatstone
wheatstone
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
advanced
en
46
46
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cardano-autokey-082
CWWIBYZLKALVFFUHVJ
CWWIBYZLKALVFFUHVJ
AWAIT FURTHER ORDERS
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
advanced
en
18
18
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
adfgx-064
AFDAADGAFAGXGAAGGGFDFGGF
AFDAADGAFAGXGAAGGGFDFGGF
HOLD POSITION
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "CIPHER", "columnar": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
24
24
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
geheimschreiber-v3-0284
EZCAGJFEUZHWARRXVLMOESZIKIHTGYLZHQJPXNIXYMGCUZOPRHWPVBZNIBBCFXLKDTGFUEKVBR
EZCAGJFEUZHWARRXVLMOESZIKIHTGYLZHQJPXNIXYMGCUZOPRHWPVBZNIBBCFXLKDTGFUEKVBR
WHAT DOES IT PROFIT A MAN TO GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD AND YET LOSE HIS OWN IMMORTAL SOUL FOREVER
geheimschreiber
geheimschreiber
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "GOTHIC" }
expert
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
playfair-de-029
CVAVBAUTHKNHBVFOIGIKDOULHKNHBV
CVAVBAUTHKNHBVFOIGIKDOULHKNHBV
VORWARTS IMMER RUCKWARTS NIMMER
playfair
playfair
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
intermediate
de
30
30
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0009244
PBYHZ ANEGE NAFCB FVGVB AERNQ FPBYH ZAFVA XRLBE QRE
PBYHZ ANEGE NAFCB FVGVB AERNQ FPBYH ZAFVA XRLBE QRE
COLUMNAR TRANSPOSITION READS COLUMNS IN KEY ORDER
rot13
rot13
null
{ "shift": 13 }
medium
en
43
43
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
rail-fence-v2-0473
TVTNAHNESAACETEINIASERHCSTTLSAGUIAETBIRDMPWDAEACNAHKBBRNHANESYNTEITIRILOIRTCSDEAET
TVTNAHNESAACETEINIASERHCSTTLSAGUIAETBIRDMPWDAEACNAHKBBRNHANESYNTEITIRILOIRTCSDEAET
THE CIPHER DISK WAS INVENTED BY LEON BATTISTA ALBERTI A RENAISSANCE ARCHITECT AND GREAT HUMANIST
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 10 }
intermediate
en
82
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
running-key-060
NESZJDXVEPE
NESZJDXVEPE
RALLY AT DAWN
running_key
running_key
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "text", "value": "Declaration paraphrase" }
intermediate
en
11
11
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
jefferson-disk-v3-0145
HFIEBXPDYFBNRZOYKEDOCNIYHFIZEJYYUIILIBWOPEZNVDIMLYITGMLNKEGKXXBKGZMP
HFIEBXPDYFBNRZOYKEDOCNIYHFIZEJYYUIILIBWOPEZNVDIMLYITGMLNKEGKXXBKGZMP
THE ONLY THING NECESSARY FOR THE TRIUMPH OF EVIL IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING AT ALL
jefferson_disk
jefferson_disk
disk
{ "type": "disk_order", "value": "6,1,4,2,5,3" }
expert
en
68
68
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0011848
WII LGVJWLO HYENOQBXJUQ GMOJV SIQKDUIE ZUJKSGPT MO ILQLFXWFBU USFR TUXSGF ZRPPT GOMSX OQEIQKQEIOZ YFVJLLDEUORO LPTHTXME
WII LGVJWLO HYENOQBXJUQ GMOJV SIQKDUIE ZUJKSGPT MO ILQLFXWFBU USFR TUXSGF ZRPPT GOMSX OQEIQKQEIOZ YFVJLLDEUORO LPTHTXME
THE KASISKI EXAMINATION FINDS REPEATED TRIGRAMS IN CIPHERTEXT OPEN SOURCE TOOLS ALLOW INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION HONESTLY
gronsfeld
gronsfeld
null
{ "key": "31416" }
hard
en
105
105
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
chaocipher-v2-0508
AFUEJAEMXULHAR
AFUEJAEMXULHAR
STORM THE BREACH
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TRIUMPH" }
advanced
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
slidex-v3-0079
ZPXBANZPSCYSVCAKQJNTWSUQAMRUQBDYFRZPSCEDYPLSFLZEZUVPANIUVUUKYSFILKXVLGUFZYRLLGFQFLBU
ZPXBANZPSCYSVCAKQJNTWSUQAMRUQBDYFRZPSCEDYPLSFLZEZUVPANIUVUUKYSFILKXVLGUFZYRLLGFQFLBU
SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE OR SIGINT INVOLVES INTERCEPTION AND ANALYSIS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
slidex
slidex
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "BLETCHLEY" }
advanced
en
84
84
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kama-sutra-v2-0131
OXZXEYR XMZXQOLU
OXZXEYR XMZXQOLU
CAVALRY ADVANCES
kama_sutra
kama_sutra
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VATSYANA" }
intermediate
en
15
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
nihilist-202
25 57 83 34 76 56 44 42 35 44 55 57 65 38 77 25 28 42 56 46 56 65 52 56 77 43 24 83 47 75 55 57 65 38 77 25 28 42 56
25 57 83 34 76 56 44 42 35 44 55 57 65 38 77 25 28 42 56 46 56 65 52 56 77 43 24 83 47 75 55 57 65 38 77 25 28 42 56
IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES
nihilist
nihilist
fractionation
{ "polybius": "ENIGMA", "keyword": "NIHIL" }
advanced
en
78
116
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
confederate-vigenere-v2-0560
KKIOHEMVWCAETMWRNEZKFGRNMLPRCKZBFKYUFJRXVEKVZMPCGDEMTJFPIIQEXVBGAOH
KKIOHEMVWCAETMWRNEZKFGRNMLPRCKZBFKYUFJRXVEKVZMPCGDEMTJFPIIQEXVBGAOH
I KNOW NOT WHAT COURSE OTHERS MAY TAKE BUT AS FOR ME GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CAVALRY" }
intermediate
en
67
67
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
monoalphabetic-007
ZEMPS KGQQGML LMV
ZEMPS KGQQGML LMV
ABORT MISSION NOW
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ZEBRA" }
beginner
en
15
17
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
typex-v2-0058
BQRXVAIMRQKPFCKYZMFKCMIGTBIVEKKDXHKJMXKQCHVJMZJRBWJPSTEDGMODKSTJNSOK
BQRXVAIMRQKPFCKYZMFKCMIGTBIVEKKDXHKJMXKQCHVJMZJRBWJPSTEDGMODKSTJNSOK
NEVER IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN CONFLICT WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW BRAVE SOULS
typex
typex
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LONDON" }
expert
en
68
68
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
scytale-v3-0565
SEMOETASOMXXXTAPWRRNFRSXXX
SEMOETASOMXXXTAPWRRNFRSXXX
STEAM POWER TRANSFORMS
scytale
scytale
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 13 }
intermediate
en
26
26
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vic-133
9182359083781383223619037
9182359083781383223619037
THE BRIDGE IS SECURED
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
25
25
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0018982
shal dainy choldaiin shal shor ypchol qokeedy qokeedy chedal raiin shedy rcheol rcheol okedy otain sharal
shal dainy choldaiin shal shor ypchol qokeedy qokeedy chedal raiin shedy rcheol rcheol okedy otain sharal
DOUBLE TRANSPOSITION APPLIES COLUMNAR ENCRYPTION TWICE
voynich_render
voynich_render
null
{}
hard
en
90
90
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "statistical_analysis", "unsolved" ]
Voynich manuscript: undeciphered 15th-century script; pseudo-syllabic output.
cda-0003462
SOGH XTBQ THGX QPSZ MUEH JTHO KTAM BPNG IAMB PYGH MWFV JIDV WGPG RDCZ TAIR UHVV LROV WVFL RQMX FBIS NRJW HHSY APLY VPRV HHVV LWIT MIKO XCUU SWFX SLAN SEWY FTUJ RXAS AQBI GLVZ KOTU IIYU MHHV VJWE LIEK ZIYP WEJ
SOGH XTBQ THGX QPSZ MUEH JTHO KTAM BPNG IAMB PYGH MWFV JIDV WGPG RDCZ TAIR UHVV LROV WVFL RQMX FBIS NRJW HHSY APLY VPRV HHVV LWIT MIKO XCUU SWFX SLAN SEWY FTUJ RXAS AQBI GLVZ KOTU IIYU MHHV VJWE LIEK ZIYP WEJ
DO NOT CONFUSE OBFUSCATION WITH ENCRYPTION HISTORICAL CIPHERS ARE TEACHERS NOT PROTECTION POLYBIUS ENCODED LETTERS AS PAIRS OF NUMBERS FROM ONE TO FIVE THE VIGENERE CIPHER USES A REPEATING KEYWORD
autokey
autokey
null
{ "primer": "PATTERN" }
hard
en
167
167
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "running_key_analysis", "index_of_coincidence" ]
Autokey: Vigenère where the plaintext extends the key — harder to Kasiski-attack.
fractionated-morse-004
NSFESGAOWJTRQXIUEVPWARX
NSFESGAOWJTRQXIUEVPWARX
RENDEZVOUS AT MIDNIGHT
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ROUNDTABLE" }
advanced
en
23
23
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
alberti-disk-043
LFWQMGDHDLQZQUKYIZQLALYGABITPFVEHNRMIGYXKRCPVJX
LFWQMGDHDLQZQUKYIZQLALYGABITPFVEHNRMIGYXKRCPVJX
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG NEAR THE RIVER
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 3 }
expert
en
47
47
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
kryha-v3-0009
DHDNRTSPFYWSEUHE
DHDNRTSPFYWSEUHE
RENDER UNTO CAESAR
kryha
kryha
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUNICH" }
expert
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chaocipher-v3-0139
PXKOILCIJXPTO
PXKOILCIJXPTO
THE APPLE FALLS
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0003781
WRVLF TCZXR GJPQW UFWVV LUVPX PBNIQ BQBEI ECLBF VUBXB FVMOI FZCLJ MBPYJ CLKHR TEVOH RCPHA HFEEQ FOOII PQWGM DBWIV PZRXT GYTRW XBFNP RMKQN FSVPG UHEFW VQWLW NKIJQ VXJYV STCTC WGTGE CLBFV
WRVLF TCZXR GJPQW UFWVV LUVPX PBNIQ BQBEI ECLBF VUBXB FVMOI FZCLJ MBPYJ CLKHR TEVOH RCPHA HFEEQ FOOII PQWGM DBWIV PZRXT GYTRW XBFNP RMKQN FSVPG UHEFW VQWLW NKIJQ VXJYV STCTC WGTGE CLBFV
ENTROPY MEASURES UNCERTAINTY IN A DISTRIBUTION THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION
autokey
autokey
null
{ "primer": "SECURE" }
hard
en
155
155
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "running_key_analysis", "index_of_coincidence" ]
Autokey: Vigenère where the plaintext extends the key — harder to Kasiski-attack.
fractionated-morse-272
GARSPOUWAGPOLHWFMKRQAUSKFLKCAUOYAAYKIFOUVAMLAYLMID
GARSPOUWAGPOLHWFMKRQAUSKFLKCAUOYAAYKIFOUVAMLAYLMID
NEVER INTERRUPT YOUR ENEMY WHEN HE IS MAKING A MISTAKE
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CRYPTIC" }
advanced
en
50
50
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
typex-v2-0072
YHOTEQMMJXUNUTGDXQOSGLUIHLPHCKZINOLUIMMQOVBUGKJBTJNFQZIUGWBJSQJTGBKZS
YHOTEQMMJXUNUTGDXQOSGLUIHLPHCKZINOLUIMMQOVBUGKJBTJNFQZIUGWBJSQJTGBKZS
IT IS BETTER TO REMAIN SILENT AND BE THOUGHT A FOOL THAN TO SPEAK AND REMOVE ALL DOUBT
typex
typex
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LONDON" }
expert
en
69
69
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
red-type-a-177
ASYWMOWROLCAPUTZIWAJEFOQECABESAQMISTOSMEYWNEMLPADOESITSHIHINAAWSKYMQKAXSZIDYSUKIPOVJEYXCYSINEEJBLEYTYFGALIDEAFWONSEVGIATOVAFCKARFLFYOMOLOSTECYKWZOWHHAOTIPE
ASYWMOWROLCAPUTZIWAJEFOQECABESAQMISTOSMEYWNEMLPADOESITSHIHINAAWSKYMQKAXSZIDYSUKIPOVJEYXCYSINEEJBLEYTYFGALIDEAFWONSEVGIATOVAFCKARFLFYOMOLOSTECYKWZOWHHAOTIPE
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
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
advanced
en
155
155
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
affine-v3-0951
KIB ZTBXB UBXTWZ
KIB ZTBXB UBXTWZ
THE SIEGE BEGINS
affine
affine
substitution
{ "a": 11, "b": 9 }
beginner
en
14
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
typex-v3-0056
SQTDSKNIVCSIFYOXPKZOTZCZHRLQHHYAUCYNDDUVHHSCSRSTPSCVOHDUYSSPZMZBSHDYVXEMDAMDIW
SQTDSKNIVCSIFYOXPKZOTZCZHRLQHHYAUCYNDDUVHHSCSRSTPSCVOHDUYSSPZMZBSHDYVXEMDAMDIW
GENIUS IS ONE PERCENT INSPIRATION AND NINETY NINE PERCENT PERSPIRATION THOMAS EDISON NOTED
typex
typex
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LONDON" }
expert
en
78
78
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cardano-autokey-v3-0047
UBBASTKLNABHVDZVJSLWJYCMXBKHPHJKHWAHTTSAVTRPQMNVVCDGKWWKAWBBTFFTFKNHRQGMLUFMVJWNGHTFWENJ
UBBASTKLNABHVDZVJSLWJYCMXBKHPHJKHWAHTTSAVTRPQMNVVCDGKWWKAWBBTFFTFKNHRQGMLUFMVJWNGHTFWENJ
IT IS A TRUTH UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT A SINGLE MAN IN POSSESSION OF A FORTUNE MUST BE IN WANT OF A WIFE
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MILAN" }
advanced
en
88
88
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
enigma-v2-0455
GYLGVAQWBQUPKCQUMZGSJGYICFSOBYAWQNLSZHCVQICYCIFGTIBGZJYMFWMJQISGEYTALYBNIYUJM
GYLGVAQWBQUPKCQUMZGSJGYICFSOBYAWQNLSZHCVQICYCIFGTIBGZJYMFWMJQISGEYTALYBNIYUJM
SUPPLY LINES HAVE BEEN CUT RATIONS FOR THREE DAYS ONLY AWAIT RESUPPLY OR BREAK THROUGH LINES
enigma
enigma
machine
{ "type": "rotor_start", "value": "JKL" }
expert
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chinese-telegraph-v2-0183
8854 7720 8603 7654 7974 7194 7911 7720 7338 7467 8603 8100 8854 7194 8437 7401 8038 8100 8038 7467 8854 7720 8603 7654 7338 7654 7194 8437 7720 8603 9003 7529 8100 8437 7194 7911 7911 7911 7467 8603 8685 8528 7256 7720 8038 7401 8685 8206 8603 7654 7467 8038 7194 8603 7720 8100 8038 8528 8854 8100 8685 8038 7401 8528 ...
8854 7720 8603 7654 7974 7194 7911 7720 7338 7467 8603 8100 8854 7194 8437 7401 8038 8100 8038 7467 8854 7720 8603 7654 7338 7654 7194 8437 7720 8603 9003 7529 8100 8437 7194 7911 7911 7911 7467 8603 8685 8528 7256 7720 8038 7401 8685 8206 8603 7654 7467 8038 7194 8603 7720 8100 8038 8528 8854 8100 8685 8038 7401 8528 ...
WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE WITH CHARITY FOR ALL LET US BIND UP THE NATIONS WOUNDS AND HEAL
chinese_telegraph
chinese_telegraph
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "27182" }
expert
en
284
354
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chinese-telegraph-v2-0339
4154 4871 4154 4998 5563 5645 5397 4680 4998 4550 4154 4998 4361 4550 5060 5397 4361 5060 4998 5814 4427 4871 4298 4614 4934 4154 4998 4216 5645 4680 4871 5563 5563 4614 4427 4216 5060 4934 4216 4427 5563 5060 4154 5563 5563 4154 4298 4809 5563 4614 4427 4550 4427 5397 4934 4154 4998 4427 4998 4680 4550 4934 4154 4298 ...
4154 4871 4154 4998 5563 5645 5397 4680 4998 4550 4154 4998 4361 4550 5060 5397 4361 5060 4998 5814 4427 4871 4298 4614 4934 4154 4998 4216 5645 4680 4871 5563 5563 4614 4427 4216 5060 4934 4216 4427 5563 5060 4154 5563 5563 4154 4298 4809 5563 4614 4427 4550 4427 5397 4934 4154 4998 4427 4998 4680 4550 4934 4154 4298 ...
ALAN TURING AND GORDON WELCHMAN BUILT THE BOMBE TO ATTACK THE GERMAN ENIGMA CIPHER MACHINE
chinese_telegraph
chinese_telegraph
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "14142" }
expert
en
304
379
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
monoalphabetic-v2-0230
BEFTMUFNQENP RKJSCNIP QBFQ QBE CJQEHHCAEJRE NELKNQ CP FRRUNFQE FJT NEMUCNEP CIIETCFQE PWCSQ FRQCKJ
BEFTMUFNQENP RKJSCNIP QBFQ QBE CJQEHHCAEJRE NELKNQ CP FRRUNFQE FJT NEMUCNEP CIIETCFQE PWCSQ FRQCKJ
HEADQUARTERS CONFIRMS THAT THE INTELLIGENCE REPORT IS ACCURATE AND REQUIRES IMMEDIATE SWIFT ACTION
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORTRESS" }
beginner
en
86
98
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
wheatstone-180
COYMQSKSIYPFPFPQDTSOQLAEOTSHFKBCLRTPWFQDLUQQDTHTYSKRFQDSPETTKMOSCQFCTRALOSPILKBSPQDTOTDSVTETTKCLRTPQLEOTSHQDTDFPQLOYLACOYMQLILBYFPSESQQITLAWFQP
COYMQSKSIYPFPFPQDTSOQLAEOTSHFKBCLRTPWFQDLUQQDTHTYSKRFQDSPETTKMOSCQFCTRALOSPILKBSPQDTOTDSVTETTKCLRTPQLEOTSHQDTDFPQLOYLACOYMQLILBYFPSESQQITLAWFQP
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
wheatstone
wheatstone
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
advanced
en
143
143
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
diana-v2-0343
MHNKAQOKYRWONNXLWOCNNPASMHYVAZYGAZZHFIZJQFBAMJXORDOAXYOMKAQYOVTCNPFVOCIFMAFONBRS
MHNKAQOKYRWONNXLWOCNNPASMHYVAZYGAZZHFIZJQFBAMJXORDOAXYOMKAQYOVTCNPFVOCIFMAFONBRS
THE SECRET LIES BURIED BENEATH THE THIRD FLAGSTONE OF THE OLD CHURCH COURTYARD AT DAWN TOMORROW
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORCES" }
intermediate
en
80
80
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m209-v2-0204
QDJFRIPWKIVPONNTJVQPPXYJVBDQCJJEFDTJURUKWZPDSJPBQQQYRBBJUPLXDOPDELZRZOLDJCCHP
QDJFRIPWKIVPONNTJVQPPXYJVBDQCJJEFDTJURUKWZPDSJPBQQQYRBBJUPLXDOPDELZRZOLDJCCHP
NAVAL UNITS IN POSITION OFF THE COAST AWAITING SIGNAL TO COMMENCE SHORE BOMBARDMENT AT DAWN
m209
m209
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FREEDOM" }
expert
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kl7-v3-0146
VJYRUJVNAR
VJYRUJVNAR
DOT DASH DOT
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
10
10
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
straddling-checkerboard-v3-0086
20282870160530215635632047262028877122834251723841220420410206198487713007221261944517172202870654194853
20282870160530215635632047262028877122834251723841220420410206198487713007221261944517172202870654194853
ALL PERSONS BORN OR NATURALIZED IN THE UNITED STATES ARE CITIZENS SUBJECT TO EQUAL PROTECTION
straddling_checkerboard
straddling_checkerboard
substitution
{ "type": "top_row", "value": "SENTORISCA" }
advanced
en
104
104
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
null-cipher-v2-0070
now eioi has would to him long srau raea after word its want through place long sraa out sentence
now eioi has would to him long srau raea after word its want through place long sraa out sentence
WISDOM GUARDS THE GATE
null_cipher
null_cipher
steganography
{ "type": "position", "value": "last" }
advanced
en
79
97
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0021254
place unite batch lower issue clear incur north field range again south takes right upper cross track under roads extra drive extra shore eight radio
place unite batch lower issue clear incur north field range again south takes right upper cross track under roads extra drive extra shore eight radio
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN BEAUFORT IS THE RECIPROCAL OF VIGENERE AND DECRYPTS ITSELF THE FOUR SQUARE CIPHER USES TWO KEYWORD POLYBIUS SQUARES POLYBIUS ENCODED LETTERS AS PAIRS OF NUMBERS FROM ONE TO FIVE
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-107
POIPPGLWTCYABDCYAWUHPQBASMBACFTXVFWVAMURHFTURHAKDOHFUXGVIE
POIPPGLWTCYABDCYAWUHPQBASMBACFTXVFWVAMURHFTURHAKDOHFUXGVIE
IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD AND THE WORD WAS WITH GOD AND FULL OF GRACE
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
advanced
en
58
58
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0008954
OAICE ONOUU OETBF UDEFI BSHRE AITEO SEGUS ECRLI NNSST CNFOD BBSLE MOFEC ECWCO IATSC LNSOW THLSO HWNTT DAEUS CNRIA OODIR ENEER ECSED ONBTT YPITR RREHL SHEDX XFMES EESEV ERNUP HIFFN ECBEV V
OAICE ONOUU OETBF UDEFI BSHRE AITEO SEGUS ECRLI NNSST CNFOD BBSLE MOFEC ECWCO IATSC LNSOW THLSO HWNTT DAEUS CNRIA OODIR ENEER ECSED ONBTT YPITR RREHL SHEDX XFMES EESEV ERNUP HIFFN ECBEV V
OBSERVABLE EVIDENCE COMES BEFORE CONFIDENCE DO NOT CONFUSE OBFUSCATION WITH ENCRYPTION PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN THE BEST LESSONS SHOW WHERE THE METHOD FAILS
stager_route
stager_route
null
{ "cols": 6 }
hard
en
156
156
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
typex-v2-0150
ONKAMMIHDRNVKFTO
ONKAMMIHDRNVKFTO
THE WALLS HAVE EARS
typex
typex
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "BRITAIN" }
expert
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
copiale-v2-0309
D4 U1 V0 U9 G0 F9 M1 D0 J8 V3 A6 N2 V8 D3 V7 X4 S9 C1 W5 Q5 V8 M7 H9 Q1 F1 W6 D3 Y0 A3 O7 O9 N6 Q6 V7 D6 J4 G1 G1 Q5 K5 P9 H3 I0 J2 W5 A7 J0 Z2 H9 U9 S6 K6 D6 O7 A3 L0 J9 H3 D4 L0 P9 J9 X4 B8 F5 S9 X4 Q1 R7 D6 J4
D4 U1 V0 U9 G0 F9 M1 D0 J8 V3 A6 N2 V8 D3 V7 X4 S9 C1 W5 Q5 V8 M7 H9 Q1 F1 W6 D3 Y0 A3 O7 O9 N6 Q6 V7 D6 J4 G1 G1 Q5 K5 P9 H3 I0 J2 W5 A7 J0 Z2 H9 U9 S6 K6 D6 O7 A3 L0 J9 H3 D4 L0 P9 J9 X4 B8 F5 S9 X4 Q1 R7 D6 J4
WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE WITH CHARITY FOR ALL LET US BIND UP THE NATIONS WOUNDS AND HEAL
copiale
copiale
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MYSTERY" }
advanced
en
142
212
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-v3-0475
BLQDSTWZSMTRSMQDOUKQPTYDNUSCLUYPHLRXKQEURBZADSEUYITEFDDKLAQIBRQTMOKGLCFRKUEAFMITBLRLONKBCGDAQDDMRWFDAPWVCSDNCLKQMUTRZKFCBLDADIQDQDWFWHKHMCLMLCNUKUQDDMPOCSRKEHFCLUQS
BLQDSTWZSMTRSMQDOUKQPTYDNUSCLUYPHLRXKQEURBZADSEUYITEFDDKLAQIBRQTMOKGLCFRKUEAFMITBLRLONKBCGDAQDDMRWFDAPWVCSDNCLKQMUTRZKFCBLDADIQDQDWFWHKHMCLMLCNUKUQDDMPOCSRKEHFCLUQS
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
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "WISDOM", "key2": "COURAGE" }
advanced
en
164
164
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
caesar-347
ZIRM ZMHM ZMGM M GEQI M WEA M GSRUYIVIH EPP MR E WMRKPI FEXXPI
ZIRM ZMHM ZMGM M GEQI M WEA M GSRUYIVIH EPP MR E WMRKPI FEXXPI
VENI VIDI VICI I CAME I SAW I CONQUERED ALL IN A SINGLE BATTLE
caesar
caesar
substitution
{ "type": "shift", "value": 4 }
beginner
en
49
62
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
fractionated-morse-v3-0226
MGYNEPBYGFMAAPBAEVMTEW
MGYNEPBYGFMAAPBAEVMTEW
TREACHERY IN THE COURT
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
22
22
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
lorenz-v2-0505
WITHNALICETOWARDNONEWITHCHARITYFORALLLETUSBINCUPTHENATIONSWOUNDSANDHEAL
WITHNALICETOWARDNONEWITHCHARITYFORALLLETUSBINCUPTHENATIONSWOUNDSANDHEAL
WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE WITH CHARITY FOR ALL LET US BIND UP THE NATIONS WOUNDS AND HEAL
lorenz
lorenz
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "STURGEON" }
expert
en
71
71
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
confederate-vigenere-v2-0369
IWOQEPXBZWXIAMHWPXBRHQQPIULBIXKVLZPLNBVSUIKOIOAKWVSZFVGLXXTMWQBARRZMWAHZPVSUBEQRJAMZIVMKBRRZQPMQOPBSFWJMRRZEMMJPQVSULBXXKVLZEQGLBLHZZZIDBRZIVPXTPEMXJPHBLAISIOIXHCPNVRUQPIOWSMSIOLL
IWOQEPXBZWXIAMHWPXBRHQQPIULBIXKVLZPLNBVSUIKOIOAKWVSZFVGLXXTMWQBARRZMWAHZPVSUBEQRJAMZIVMKBRRZQPMQOPBSFWJMRRZEMMJPQVSULBXXKVLZEQGLBLHZZZIDBRZIVPXTPEMXJPHBLAISIOIXHCPNVRUQPIOWSMSIOLL
FOR I AM PERSUADED THAT NEITHER DEATH NOR LIFE NOR ANGELS NOR PRINCIPALITIES NOR POWERS NOR THINGS PRESENT NOR THINGS TO COME NOR HEIGHT NOR DEPTH NOR ANY OTHER CREATURE SHALL BE ABLE TO SEPARATE US FROM THE LOVE OF GOD
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "DIXIE" }
intermediate
en
179
179
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
rail-fence-it-027
VEEIRECRNEVNEOCIM
VEEIRECRNEVNEOCIM
VINCERE E VINCEREMO
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "shift", "value": 4 }
intermediate
it
17
17
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
geheimschreiber-v3-0412
SSWQWFXKWMKQYWPXKKYQSBZTJPXRUQXSNTIQUSDUWNTUFJAIVNUWUBCNOFKVSZIEZESTKQHWNCLDFIAEJDGUQRBXXYXWBAISRSLEBXJOBAXNTFSOLYAGSXFLZLGJFMFZNJXJCPKPYXUOPPGWTNETMFGEYJHOVYFZ
SSWQWFXKWMKQYWPXKKYQSBZTJPXRUQXSNTIQUSDUWNTUFJAIVNUWUBCNOFKVSZIEZESTKQHWNCLDFIAEJDGUQRBXXYXWBAISRSLEBXJOBAXNTFSOLYAGSXFLZLGJFMFZNJXJCPKPYXUOPPGWTNETMFGEYJHOVYFZ
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
geheimschreiber
geheimschreiber
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "TEUTON" }
expert
en
160
160
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0009648
TIGY MLKU MAON UCVT HLKX MVNB NDAU KQKP KFEX BO
TIGY MLKU MAON UCVT HLKX MVNB NDAU KQKP KFEX BO
THE VIGENERE CIPHER USES A REPEATING KEYWORD
trithemius
trithemius
null
{}
medium
en
38
38
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
double-transposition-v2-0556
RSRTOCTGGIEOAITAERNEUVGEKOENNHMRESKOGEILPAFNRARWSTSTIEEAOASUETTSBHRNRVCH
RSRTOCTGGIEOAITAERNEUVGEKOENNHMRESKOGEILPAFNRARWSTSTIEEAOASUETTSBHRNRVCH
GENERAL GRANT HAS TAKEN VICKSBURG THE GREAT RIVER IS NOW OPEN FROM ITS SOURCE TO THE SEA
double_transposition
double_transposition
transposition
{ "key1": "WISDOM", "key2": "COURAGE" }
advanced
en
72
72
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vigenere-v3-0702
IOSHRIASYCTNTIDDGETMKIZHSRFZWHBKRQKUVFQNBFDUKMGPLJAAIRBFCNTEPMQDMOGRQKEBPPVK
IOSHRIASYCTNTIDDGETMKIZHSRFZWHBKRQKUVFQNBFDUKMGPLJAAIRBFCNTEPMQDMOGRQKEBPPVK
THE DEAD DROP ALLOWS AGENTS TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION WITHOUT MEETING FACE TO FACE IN PUBLIC
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PHOENIX" }
intermediate
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
lorenz-v3-0189
WHENINTHECOURSEOFHUMANEXENTSITBECOMESNECESSARYFORONEPEMPLETODISSOLVETHEPOLITICALBANDSUHICHHAVECONNECTEDTHEMWITHANOTHGRTHEYSHOULDDECLARETHECAUSESWHIAHIMPELTHESEPARATION
WHENINTHECOURSEOFHUMANEXENTSITBECOMESNECESSARYFORONEPEMPLETODISSOLVETHEPOLITICALBANDSUHICHHAVECONNECTEDTHEMWITHANOTHGRTHEYSHOULDDECLARETHECAUSESWHIAHIMPELTHESEPARATION
WHEN IN THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVENTS IT BECOMES NECESSARY FOR ONE PEOPLE TO DISSOLVE THE POLITICAL BANDS WHICH HAVE CONNECTED THEM WITH ANOTHER THEY SHOULD DECLARE THE CAUSES WHICH IMPEL THE SEPARATION
lorenz
lorenz
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FISH" }
expert
en
167
167
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
red-type-a-v2-0427
GPUCOARENIENZUNNAIGFOTFSQYAWUMYVSZECVYSFYXQFOLUJHNENAEVQQENXOALEKALONU
GPUCOARENIENZUNNAIGFOTFSQYAWUMYVSZECVYSFYXQFOLUJHNENAEVQQENXOALEKALONU
THE QUALITY OF MERCY IS NOT STRAINED IT DROPPETH AS THE GENTLE RAIN FROM HEAVEN ABOVE
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MIKADO" }
advanced
en
70
70
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
geez-monastic-072
WUMFOINOBWFPCAOQ
WUMFOINOBWFPCAOQ
CIPHER KEY CHANGED
geez_monastic
geez_monastic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
advanced
en
16
16
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
playfair-v2-0487
GDLUBGPLBQKBOKABOD
GDLUBGPLBQKBOKABOD
CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE
playfair
playfair
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
intermediate
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vigenere-v3-0051
IWZRQESSOIXIGGPDKRPYPLNSLWZOFECDDOTVNINOWPSNZTVVPVPLDSIHLNFFTOYEVVPVPLGV
IWZRQESSOIXIGGPDKRPYPLNSLWZOFECDDOTVNINOWPSNZTVVPVPLDSIHLNFFTOYEVVPVPLGV
TWO ROADS DIVERGED IN A YELLOW WOOD AND SORRY I COULD NOT TRAVEL BOTH AND BE ONE TRAVELER
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PALACE" }
intermediate
en
72
72
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
nihilist-113
42 40 27 62 28 44 42 40 35 62 67 52
42 40 27 62 28 44 42 40 35 62 67 52
ATTACK AT DAWN
nihilist
nihilist
fractionation
{ "polybius": "SECRET", "keyword": "AGENTS" }
advanced
en
24
35
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
vigenere-v2-0469
PHVJMQIATCZMGSQRZVLPVJERKPHYATYZZRWHAXJBCEAOWKPSFHDTYCFTDCFLZHPWRURBRRSNKFUCINON
PHVJMQIATCZMGSQRZVLPVJERKPHYATYZZRWHAXJBCEAOWKPSFHDTYCFTDCFLZHPWRURBRRSNKFUCINON
THE SECRET LIES BURIED BENEATH THE THIRD FLAGSTONE OF THE OLD CHURCH COURTYARD AT DAWN TOMORROW
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WARRIOR" }
intermediate
en
80
80
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0014820
BAABA AABBB AABAA BAAAA AAAAA ABAAA ABABA AABAB AABAA ABBAA AAABA AABAA AAABA ABAAA ABBBA AABBB AABAA BAAAA BABAA BAAAA ABAAA BAABA AABAA BAAAB BAABA AABAA BABAB BAABA ABAAA ABBAA AAAAA BABBB ABAAA AABBA BABBB AAAAA AABBA ABBBA AAAAA BAABA BAABA AABAA BAAAA ABBAA BAABA AABBB AABAA BAABB ABAAA AABBA AABAA ABBAA AABAA BA...
BAABA AABBB AABAA BAAAA AAAAA ABAAA ABABA AABAB AABAA ABBAA AAABA AABAA AAABA ABAAA ABBBA AABBB AABAA BAAAA BABAA BAAAA ABAAA BAABA AABAA BAAAB BAABA AABAA BABAB BAABA ABAAA ABBAA AAAAA BABBB ABAAA AABBA BABBB AAAAA AABBA ABBBA AAAAA BAABA BAABA AABAA BAAAA ABBAA BAABA AABBB AABAA BAABB ABAAA AABBA AABAA ABBAA AABAA BA...
THE RAIL FENCE CIPHER WRITES TEXT IN A ZIGZAG PATTERN THE VIGENERE CIPHER USES A REPEATING KEYWORD THE BEST LESSONS SHOW WHERE THE METHOD FAILS
bacon_cipher
bacon_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
595
595
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "five_bit_decode", "ab_frequency_analysis" ]
Bacon's biliteral cipher: each letter encoded as 5-bit A/B string.
diana-v2-0476
AIQWQPHSEVKJQYYPQACPEWXXJNCGRVBJNGQUWXWGIURRXLCIETZHMYPJXOKLDZGAEJXDHMHQQWQCUT
AIQWQPHSEVKJQYYPQACPEWXXJNCGRVBJNGQUWXWGIURRXLCIETZHMYPJXOKLDZGAEJXDHMHQQWQCUT
LA LIBERTE GUIDANT LE PEUPLE VERS UN AVENIR MEILLEUR ET PLUS JUSTE POUR TOUS LES HOMMES LIBRES
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
intermediate
en
78
78
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
purple-v2-0077
FPRSHVEONQWRDFUAEGGQTZPFXXVFCQRIMBVTZAIVDDGWWXIFIAEACRJXBTFUMBUFRAKOILZLFSNAC
FPRSHVEONQWRDFUAEGGQTZPFXXVFCQRIMBVTZAIVDDGWWXIFIAEACRJXBTFUMBUFRAKOILZLFSNAC
SUPPLY LINES HAVE BEEN CUT RATIONS FOR THREE DAYS ONLY AWAIT RESUPPLY OR BREAK THROUGH LINES
purple
purple
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "TOKYO" }
expert
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0017855
858 853 801 841 856 846 842 855 825 858 824 842 840 999 807 824 845 821 813 851 856 999 851 814 801 853 852 802 839 818 812 999 833 813 857 858 812 852 854 999 866 825 858 821 843 862 858 999 855 860 805 856 859 824 859 860 858 825 842 839 999
858 853 801 841 856 846 842 855 825 858 824 842 840 999 807 824 845 821 813 851 856 999 851 814 801 853 852 802 839 818 812 999 833 813 857 858 812 852 854 999 866 825 858 821 843 862 858 999 855 860 805 856 859 824 859 860 858 825 842 839 999
TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION
culper_ring
culper_ring
null
{}
medium
en
55
55
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_range_analysis" ]
Culper Ring code: Washington's three-digit codebook numbers (800–999 range).
playfair-de-015
FSAPUDINGTCSFMTEKYRFUKKGFYYUNR
FSAPUDINGTCSFMTEKYRFUKKGFYYUNR
DEUTSCHLAND UBER ALLES IN DER WELT
playfair
playfair
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUSEUM" }
intermediate
de
30
30
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
chaocipher-203
DWLHFXPRQHVVW
DWLHFXPRQHVVW
THE KING IS DEAD
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
13
13
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
alberti-disk-v3-0203
OQWLDNFMEUJSGYGUBIVBYRHCMSEUMKNIIMPJJLDZYEUYWVOZNGNCMJXPGAQGIBGOVWLNBCVHQXICRXBMBUWRJEHTSDSHDKIMIUVIJPCRWVMGHMDPLMPWFSZLQLOXPHTISJUYJDKSRIVRDWJXBCLOZCECDMSLDVUHWXZCXMWWYP
OQWLDNFMEUJSGYGUBIVBYRHCMSEUMKNIIMPJJLDZYEUYWVOZNGNCMJXPGAQGIBGOVWLNBCVHQXICRXBMBUWRJEHTSDSHDKIMIUVIJPCRWVMGHMDPLMPWFSZLQLOXPHTISJUYJDKSRIVRDWJXBCLOZCECDMSLDVUHWXZCXMWWYP
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
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 5 }
expert
en
170
170
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kl7-v3-0225
ALWFCUYXACUULWPCGYPW
ALWFCUYXACUULWPCGYPW
THE KING DEMANDS FEALTY
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FREEDOM" }
expert
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
trifid-184
QMOLLYSLCWBGGXSJOFIL
QMOLLYSLCWBGGXSJOFIL
RENDEZVOUS AT MIDNIGHT
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
20
20
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
autokey-v2-0257
NIWECKWCDQAYTCS
NIWECKWCDQAYTCS
CAVALRY ADVANCES
autokey
autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
intermediate
en
15
15
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0021114
sharal aiiin choldaiin okain qokal aiiin dainy otol cheol shedy sharal chedal rcheol chedy kaiiin qokeedy otain okain okshy sharal chol otol qokeedy dal shal okeedy otedy cheol
sharal aiiin choldaiin okain qokal aiiin dainy otol cheol shedy sharal chedal rcheol chedy kaiiin qokeedy otain okain okshy sharal chol otol qokeedy dal shal okeedy otedy cheol
SECURITY CLAIMS SHOULD BE TESTED UNDER SCRUTINY THE RAIL FENCE CIPHER WRITES TEXT IN A ZIGZAG PATTERN
voynich_render
voynich_render
null
{}
hard
en
149
149
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "statistical_analysis", "unsolved" ]
Voynich manuscript: undeciphered 15th-century script; pseudo-syllabic output.
kl7-018
XHHOTHMKPQRNHJZL
XHHOTHMKPQRNHJZL
BURN AFTER READING
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "TSEC" }
expert
en
16
16
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
vigenere-v3-0908
BYEXGCQXZXTUCRNKEQDBFTXEMQHTJNLSOSITIPHDBPDVXPRGQMZWSZBURDSVWOXXFYPICDJMIV
BYEXGCQXZXTUCRNKEQDBFTXEMQHTJNLSOSITIPHDBPDVXPRGQMZWSZBURDSVWOXXFYPICDJMIV
WHAT DOES IT PROFIT A MAN TO GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD AND YET LOSE HIS OWN IMMORTAL SOUL FOREVER
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
intermediate
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vic-209
589831859093825909585918878591190889575180858185889585916919093825909585917518085
589831859093825909585918878591190889575180858185889585916919093825909585917518085
ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ENIGMA" }
advanced
en
81
81
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
fractionated-morse-v3-0285
MGTDSFYGTIAPPAPBYMGNKIAEVNABIUGMAAGFAKLMQAVMHSEQWBJUPYKBMLVMTMMDSEWBGHWLYVMHQGJPYAPVNAVNRVMTEQGESLSGFY
MGTDSFYGTIAPPAPBYMGNKIAEVNABIUGMAAGFAKLMQAVMHSEQWBJUPYKBMLVMTMMDSEWBGHWLYVMHQGJPYAPVNAVNRVMTEQGESLSGFY
TRADECRAFT IS THE ART OF CONDUCTING COVERT OPERATIONS WITHOUT ALERTING THE OPPOSITION TO YOUR PRESENCE
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
102
102
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0008756
XVKYUQFEMWWUMNXWWSQYEIQQXFQVBSLAFKWELBCLBZXJGKMSITWGGDWZGKJZWYSPDLQVXAVHREBSG
XVKYUQFEMWWUMNXWWSQYEIQQXFQVBSLAFKWELBCLBZXJGKMSITWGGDWZGKJZWYSPDLQVXAVHREBSG
FRIEDMAN ESTIMATED KEY LENGTH FROM STATISTICS THE BEST LESSONS SHOW WHERE THE METHOD FAILS
autokey
autokey
null
{ "primer": "SECURE" }
medium
en
77
77
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
cda-0006868
VHZOA ESOQOPYS BHGCHG FUBHYR FUBJ OYY ESOFBAVAU FGRCF CBYLONCUOPRGWN QVCVSEF HFS ZHYGVCYR OYCVOPSG FVWSGF
VHZOA ESOQOPYS BHGCHG FUBHYR FUBJ OYY ESOFBAVAU FGRCF CBYLONCUOPRGWN QVCVSEF HFS ZHYGVCYR OYCVOPSG FVWSGF
HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS POLYALPHABETIC CIPHERS USE MULTIPLE ALPHABET SHIFTS
porta
porta
null
{ "key": "SECURE" }
hard
en
92
92
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "kasiski_examination", "index_of_coincidence" ]
Porta: 13-row table polyalphabetic cipher; reciprocal (encrypt = decrypt).
cda-0020464
BAABA AABBB AABAA AABAA ABBAA ABAAA AABBA ABABB AAAAA ABABB AAAAA AAABA AABBB ABAAA ABBAA AABAA BAABB BAAAB AABAA AAABB BAAAA ABBAB BAABA ABBAB BAAAA BAAAB BAABA ABBAB AAABA BAAAA AABAA AAAAA BAABA AABAA AAAAA ABBBA ABBAB ABABA BABBA AAAAA ABABA ABBBA AABBB AAAAA AAAAB AABAA BAABA ABAAA AAABA AAABA ABAAA ABBBA AABBB AA...
BAABA AABBB AABAA AABAA ABBAA ABAAA AABBA ABABB AAAAA ABABB AAAAA AAABA AABBB ABAAA ABBAA AABAA BAABB BAAAB AABAA AAABB BAAAA ABBAB BAABA ABBAB BAAAA BAAAB BAABA ABBAB AAABA BAAAA AABAA AAAAA BAABA AABAA AAAAA ABBBA ABBAB ABABA BABBA AAAAA ABABA ABBBA AABBB AAAAA AAAAB AABAA BAABA ABAAA AAABA AAABA ABAAA ABBBA AABBB AA...
THE ENIGMA MACHINE USED ROTORS TO CREATE A POLYALPHABETIC CIPHER ROUTE CIPHERS READ A GRID IN A PRESCRIBED GEOMETRIC PATTERN OPEN SOURCE TOOLS ALLOW INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION THE MESSAGE WAS HIDDEN BUT NOT SECURE
bacon_cipher
bacon_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
895
895
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "five_bit_decode", "ab_frequency_analysis" ]
Bacon's biliteral cipher: each letter encoded as 5-bit A/B string.
adfgvx-v3-0006
DFVGDDGDAFDFVDGAXAGDDFDAGADGDAFV
DFVGDDGDAFDFVDGAXAGDDFDAGADGDAFV
THE GATES HOLD FIRM
adfgvx
adfgvx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "PALACE", "columnar": "BATTLE" }
advanced
en
32
32
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
nihilist-v2-0265
64 46 87 24 64 38 63 26 65 58 36 26
64 46 87 24 64 38 63 26 65 58 36 26
VENI VIDI VICI
nihilist
nihilist
fractionation
{ "polybius": "TRIUMPH", "keyword": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
24
35
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
jefferson-disk-v2-0158
TZKYEZMRVKBDSHGZXQIXPFRQAQAHNDSZBHQZHOWCQYXAKEVMWZKNEMJUSVKMYOOYGMHFIVQZ
TZKYEZMRVKBDSHGZXQIXPFRQAQAHNDSZBHQZHOWCQYXAKEVMWZKNEMJUSVKMYOOYGMHFIVQZ
GENERAL GRANT HAS TAKEN VICKSBURG THE GREAT RIVER IS NOW OPEN FROM ITS SOURCE TO THE SEA
jefferson_disk
jefferson_disk
disk
{ "type": "disk_order", "value": "6,1,4,2,5,3" }
expert
en
72
72
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
playfair-v3-0157
OHFCAWZONHZFORMPCELOCFEPKCPEFRESWHHWBLRKABAEPDUDLOGKWRRSTFCOKOCHHPISODQEZY
OHFCAWZONHZFORMPCELOCFEPKCPEFRESWHHWBLRKABAEPDUDLOGKWRRSTFCOKOCHHPISODQEZY
WATSON WE HAVE FOUND THE STRUCTURE OF DNA AND IT IS A DOUBLE HELIX OF BREATHTAKING BEAUTY
playfair
playfair
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORTRESS" }
intermediate
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0012972
YTTEO GHTRF AKBYD DKOEK XJAEZ NDJVF CEZXK NXJGG XSRKG OKYV
YTTEO GHTRF AKBYD DKOEK XJAEZ NDJVF CEZXK NXJGG XSRKG OKYV
COLUMNAR TRANSPOSITION READS COLUMNS IN KEY ORDER ALWAYS
vernam
vernam
null
{}
medium
en
49
49
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_reuse_attack", "information_theoretic_proof" ]
Vernam cipher: XOR-based stream cipher; with a random key equivalent to OTP.
m94-v2-0242
FYBUGDQZRERTWMLLMHJ
FYBUGDQZRERTWMLLMHJ
WISDOM GUARDS THE GATE
m94
m94
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
jefferson-disk-119
KPWINWJJRZOEUVCNXFKUL
KPWINWJJRZOEUVCNXFKUL
SUPPLY LINE COMPROMISED
jefferson_disk
jefferson_disk
disk
{ "type": "disk_order", "value": "5,3,6,1,4,2" }
expert
en
21
21
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
lorenz-v3-0303
WILLIAMFRIEDMANWHOBROKETHEJAPANESEPURPLECIPHERMACHINEBEFORETHESECONDWORLDWARALSOCOINEDTHETERMCRYPTANALYSISANDSPENTHISCAREERATTHESIGNALSINTELLIGENCESERVICEBUILDINGAMERICANCODEBREAKING
WILLIAMFRIEDMANWHOBROKETHEJAPANESEPURPLECIPHERMACHINEBEFORETHESECONDWORLDWARALSOCOINEDTHETERMCRYPTANALYSISANDSPENTHISCAREERATTHESIGNALSINTELLIGENCESERVICEBUILDINGAMERICANCODEBREAKING
WILLIAM FRIEDMAN WHO BROKE THE JAPANESE PURPLE CIPHER MACHINE BEFORE THE SECOND WORLD WAR ALSO COINED THE TERM CRYPTANALYSIS AND SPENT HIS CAREER AT THE SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE SERVICE BUILDING AMERICAN CODEBREAKING
lorenz
lorenz
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "COLOSSUS" }
expert
en
182
182
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
jn25-v2-0349
21256 21239 21248 21249 21248 21235 21242 21239 21256 21239 21235 21246 21239 21238 21244 21232 21235 21244 21248 21255 21247 21239 21242 21249 21255 21243 21243 21249 21256 21233 21239 21244 21235 21231 21239 21248 21244 21243 21232 21235 21238 21240 21239 21248 21239 21244 21242 21235 21244 21239 21238 21244 21232 21...
21256 21239 21248 21249 21248 21235 21242 21239 21256 21239 21235 21246 21239 21238 21244 21232 21235 21244 21248 21255 21247 21239 21242 21249 21255 21243 21243 21249 21256 21233 21239 21244 21235 21231 21239 21248 21244 21243 21232 21235 21238 21240 21239 21248 21239 21244 21242 21235 21244 21239 21238 21244 21232 21...
VENONA REVEALED THAT NUMEROUS SOVIET AGENTS HAD PENETRATED THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF THE US GOVERNMENT
jn25
jn25
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "11235" }
expert
en
420
503
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
caesar-v3-1493
RFC RCJCQAMNC PCTCYJQ
RFC RCJCQAMNC PCTCYJQ
THE TELESCOPE REVEALS
caesar
caesar
substitution
{ "type": "shift", "value": 24 }
beginner
en
19
21
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kl7-058
TUMGIRHRUVEZISWXXPTQEPNHNPQMPKCIEGNTJDTHEZUXPSSZYKLHKCMWPUCKACKLKHMLIZFNIGZCDKZZDPSOKNYHLNDIEFDFRTPIMZZLPGHMFUHSRZFWAVSYOLKWEJLDMCJNCGXGT
TUMGIRHRUVEZISWXXPTQEPNHNPQMPKCIEGNTJDTHEZUXPSSZYKLHKCMWPUCKACKLKHMLIZFNIGZCDKZZDPSOKNYHLNDIEFDFRTPIMZZLPGHMFUHSRZFWAVSYOLKWEJLDMCJNCGXGT
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
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "TSEC" }
expert
en
137
137
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0016500
857 822 813 999 857 853 826 859 823 812 836 824 861 854 999 808 824 847 822 813 851 999 801 809 865 802 839 806 812 856 999 858 823 814 999 801 835 845 823 801 805 814 858 999 803 874 999 843 841 813 999 846 842 856 824 858 824 843 840 999 814 802 806 822 999 833 812 857 859 812 852 999 858 822 812 999 852 801 824 834 ...
857 822 813 999 857 853 826 859 823 812 836 824 861 854 999 808 824 847 822 813 851 999 801 809 865 802 839 806 812 856 999 858 823 814 999 801 835 845 823 801 805 814 858 999 803 874 999 843 841 813 999 846 842 856 824 858 824 843 840 999 814 802 806 822 999 833 812 857 859 812 852 999 858 822 812 999 852 801 824 834 ...
THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER THE RAIL FENCE CIPHER WRITES TEXT IN A ZIGZAG PATTERN SUBSTITUTION CIPHERS MAP EACH LETTER TO A DIFFERENT LETTER
culper_ring
culper_ring
null
{}
hard
en
155
155
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_range_analysis" ]
Culper Ring code: Washington's three-digit codebook numbers (800–999 range).
columnar-transposition-v2-0686
NHSSEOERVTOAEMBRMTEHKWRRKFVEIAITUEASIBGEWTOAUMEYMNCTYTELOEOOHTAGIRD
NHSSEOERVTOAEMBRMTEHKWRRKFVEIAITUEASIBGEWTOAUMEYMNCTYTELOEOOHTAGIRD
I KNOW NOT WHAT COURSE OTHERS MAY TAKE BUT AS FOR ME GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
intermediate
en
67
67
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
trifid-v2-0155
NCVIEUFSFMLAOHYHOTTSY
NCVIEUFSFMLAOHYHOTTSY
PATIENCE BRINGS VICTORY
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORTRESS" }
advanced
en
21
21
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0016388
BAABA AABBB AABAA BAAAA AAAAA ABAAA ABABA AABAB AABAA ABBAA AAABA AABAA AAABA ABAAA ABBBA AABBB AABAA BAAAA BABAA BAAAA ABAAA BAABA AABAA BAAAB BAABA AABAA BABAB BAABA ABAAA ABBAA AAAAA BABBB ABAAA AABBA BABBB AAAAA AABBA ABBBA AAAAA BAABA BAABA AABAA BAAAA ABBAA AABBB BAABB ABABB AAAAA ABBAA BAAAA AABAA AAAAA AAABB AA...
BAABA AABBB AABAA BAAAA AAAAA ABAAA ABABA AABAB AABAA ABBAA AAABA AABAA AAABA ABAAA ABBBA AABBB AABAA BAAAA BABAA BAAAA ABAAA BAABA AABAA BAAAB BAABA AABAA BABAB BAABA ABAAA ABBAA AAAAA BABBB ABAAA AABBA BABBB AAAAA AABBA ABBBA AAAAA BAABA BAABA AABAA BAAAA ABBAA AABBB BAABB ABABB AAAAA ABBAA BAAAA AABAA AAAAA AAABB AA...
THE RAIL FENCE CIPHER WRITES TEXT IN A ZIGZAG PATTERN HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS ROUTE CIPHERS READ A GRID IN A PRESCRIBED GEOMETRIC PATTERN
bacon_cipher
bacon_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
700
700
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "five_bit_decode", "ab_frequency_analysis" ]
Bacon's biliteral cipher: each letter encoded as 5-bit A/B string.
trifid-vg-0012
TRFSJFVIYAPPMJIHQLOQBNPFXTELSJWBDDTOCDIVYKCEGCVKUEURALOU+ASJPEFK
TRFSJFVIYAPPMJIHQLOQBNPFXTELSJWBDDTOCDIVYKCEGCVKUEURALOU+ASJPEFK
THE RACE IS NOT TO THE SWIFT NOR THE BATTLE TO THE STRONG BUT TO THOSE WHO ENDURE
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FELIX" }
advanced
en
64
64
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null