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nihilist-v3-0193
25 57 60 43 65 48 77 55 57 56 35 27 38 73 24 27 87 54 55 57 63 36 68
25 57 60 43 65 48 77 55 57 56 35 27 38 73 24 27 87 54 55 57 63 36 68
ROME WAS NOT BUILT IN ONE DAY
nihilist
nihilist
fractionation
{ "polybius": "TRIUMPH", "keyword": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
46
68
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
fractionated-morse-v3-0034
MTLHSTFNJPSVDSDPWOHVDL
MTLHSTFNJPSVDSDPWOHVDL
OLD IRONSIDES HOLDS
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PALACE" }
advanced
en
22
22
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0003907
A TEBXFRL QB K CAQ IHUU TR MKWORZNT VR ISIYGYD XQFGPWVK
A TEBXFRL QB K CAQ IHUU TR MKWORZNT VR ISIYGYD XQFGPWVK
A SCYTALE IS A ROD USED BY SPARTANS TO ENCRYPT MESSAGES
trithemius
trithemius
null
{}
medium
en
45
45
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "progressive_shift_detection", "frequency_analysis" ]
Trithemius: progressive Caesar (shift = letter position); no key needed.
cda-0015585
35 26 30 14 4 81 2 34 25 34 27 70 11 63 72 50 49 68 93 26 81 3 22 27 64 50 87 76 96 32 40 99 50 49 70 80 22 92 72 34 62 48 3 64 59 46 46 59 48 1 81 62 17 48 30 30 40 1 70 49 81 68 34 26 64 32 35 23 64 63 32 67 96 93 87 80 48 41 35 3 92 63 68 45 24 58 1 63 94 41 59 81 15 49 70 33 60 48 22 81 11 48 79 33 15 91 41 11 66 5...
35 26 30 14 4 81 2 34 25 34 27 70 11 63 72 50 49 68 93 26 81 3 22 27 64 50 87 76 96 32 40 99 50 49 70 80 22 92 72 34 62 48 3 64 59 46 46 59 48 1 81 62 17 48 30 30 40 1 70 49 81 68 34 26 64 32 35 23 64 63 32 67 96 93 87 80 48 41 35 3 92 63 68 45 24 58 1 63 94 41 59 81 15 49 70 33 60 48 22 81 11 48 79 33 15 91 41 11 66 5...
COLUMNAR TRANSPOSITION READS COLUMNS IN KEY ORDER DIFFIE AND HELLMAN INTRODUCED PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX CRYPTOGRAPHY REWARDS PATIENCE AND CAREFUL THINKING
homophonic
homophonic
null
{}
hard
en
155
155
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "frequency_analysis", "multiple_ciphertext_attack" ]
Homophonic substitution: each letter maps to multiple possible numbers.
m209-248
VPSBMPLUKUQO
VPSBMPLUKUQO
HOLD POSITION
m209
m209
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ENIGMA" }
expert
en
12
12
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
m209-v2-0032
APQHKYAKJIRKS
APQHKYAKJIRKS
E PLURIBUS UNUM
m209
m209
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ARMY" }
expert
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
lorenz-v2-0015
ABORTANDWITHDRAW
ABORTANDWITHDRAW
ABORT AND WITHDRAW
lorenz
lorenz
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "TUNNY" }
expert
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
columnar-transposition-v3-0403
ELOOROLTVTLSKGSNTKGULKGFNEAEONETINEREOWTVEHEHEEODFOYEDOAEDLOPLPPOWRNOIZWRLARWIEGWT
ELOOROLTVTLSKGSNTKGULKGFNEAEONETINEREOWTVEHEHEEODFOYEDOAEDLOPLPPOWRNOIZWRLARWIEGWT
ZERO KNOWLEDGE PROOFS ALLOW ONE PARTY TO PROVE KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT REVEALING THE KNOWLEDGE ITSELF
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WARRIOR" }
intermediate
en
82
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
scytale-v3-0063
OLSIYTTNNLLVBHSVDIAEEEEADENNAGASADDOCRBIYFERHEOOTODMEARNHROASTNXECNNIEEXAEFDNSIX
OLSIYTTNNLLVBHSVDIAEEEEADENNAGASADDOCRBIYFERHEOOTODMEARNHROASTNXECNNIEEXAEFDNSIX
ON D DAY THE ALLIED FORCES LANDED ON FIVE NORMANDY BEACHES IN THE GREATEST SEABORNE INVASION
scytale
scytale
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 8 }
intermediate
en
80
80
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgvx-v2-0552
AGGFAAAADFDGAAFVAFAAAADDDVDDDDVXGXDVDFAXVFGVGVFAAAGADDAFAFFAFAAFAAGADXVFGVGDFFFFXADXDGGVDDVDVXGDVFDDGGFDGGDGDVXDDFDFDADFAFAAAFVAFGFDDAGA
AGGFAAAADFDGAAFVAFAAAADDDVDDDDVXGXDVDFAXVFGVGVFAAAGADDAFAFFAFAAFAAGADXVFGVGDFFFFXADXDGGVDDVDVXGDVFDDGGFDGGDGDVXDDFDFDADFAFAAAFVAFGFDDAGA
ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE AND EACH MAN IN HIS TIME PLAYS MANY PARTS ON LIFES GREAT STAGE
adfgvx
adfgvx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "KAISER", "columnar": "BERLIN" }
advanced
en
136
136
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
fialka-v3-0185
GLIPPOUOJOLUWRTVUUCDKKKYUBASJNUXKGPQMKNTWLIGFZOKKDPITZPAKOGREOYPXRFOKECKOCLGDQAN
GLIPPOUOJOLUWRTVUUCDKKKYUBASJNUXKGPQMKNTWLIGFZOKKDPITZPAKOGREOYPXRFOKECKOCLGDQAN
THE MOLE BURIED DEEP IN THE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY PASSED VITAL SECRETS TO THE OTHER SIDE FOR YEARS
fialka
fialka
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "KREMLIN" }
expert
en
80
80
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
bifid-v2-0163
XSHKCCFHEIBVAISOOWUFGTCETHCRHAVFACGHASYANBNDNZBSXNCCDHSWDZFZWFDY
XSHKCCFHEIBVAISOOWUFGTCETHCRHAVFACGHASYANBNDNZBSXNCCDHSWDZFZWFDY
WHAT IS IN A NAME THAT WHICH WE CALL A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME WOULD SMELL AS SWEET
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORTRESS" }
advanced
en
64
64
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
purple-079
VENLATKOQDOEAOUT
VENLATKOQDOEAOUT
NO PRISONERS TAKEN
purple
purple
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "CIPHER" }
expert
en
16
16
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0002917
GSQQW KKSLD CPENR XWZLL YLQBL BEBUW LJXLX NKEUA UZUP
GSQQW KKSLD CPENR XWZLL YLQBL BEBUW LJXLX NKEUA UZUP
GRONSFELD USES A DIGIT SEQUENCE AS THE REPEATING KEY
trithemius
trithemius
null
{}
medium
en
44
44
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "progressive_shift_detection", "frequency_analysis" ]
Trithemius: progressive Caesar (shift = letter position); no key needed.
four-square-v3-0454
PSDCSANOCNBSQDWARPFDDKKUQARDGBDKZCRPLLITDNCLHQYEQDLSNRLCRPBLCPEULLKMRBRDHLRLYLPTGTSTSMOU
PSDCSANOCNBSQDWARPFDDKKUQARDGBDKZCRPLLITDNCLHQYEQDLSNRLCRPBLCPEULLKMRBRDHLRLYLPTGTSTSMOU
TRADECRAFT IS THE ART OF CONDUCTING COVERT OPERATIONS WITHOUT ALERTING THE OPPOSITION TO YOUR PRESENCE
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "WISDOM", "key2": "COURAGE" }
advanced
en
88
88
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryptos-172
VRDWKHLQVRZXBNPHGFQQFEALHRJGPLPFBMPJUPUEUUENVZJNYZWHRNAHJN
VRDWKHLQVRZXBNPHGFQQFEALHRJGPLPFBMPJUPUEUUENVZJNYZWHRNAHJN
IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD AND THE WORD WAS WITH GOD AND FULL OF GRACE
kryptos
kryptos
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ABSCISSA" }
advanced
en
58
58
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
typex-v3-0375
IEXTJIDCXVNYKFEVFAQVVUXEVJHRIEEWHOVTIEYASEDSDMPIRTXTBXMTRWUPKJZQGVKBYCOMUNOBG
IEXTJIDCXVNYKFEVFAQVVUXEVJHRIEEWHOVTIEYASEDSDMPIRTXTBXMTRWUPKJZQGVKBYCOMUNOBG
ON D DAY THE ALLIED FORCES LANDED ON FIVE NORMANDY BEACHES IN THE GREATEST SEABORNE INVASION
typex
typex
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WINSTON" }
expert
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
solitaire-v3-0158
XMNOPRGGYXNTOBOOLQIKPUKQXWZLEQDCYQHYQXYCSPRLDTVQWMPULEEVIHCJUXQYUGPB
XMNOPRGGYXNTOBOOLQIKPUKQXWZLEQDCYQHYQXYCSPRLDTVQWMPULEEVIHCJUXQYUGPB
THE ONLY THING NECESSARY FOR THE TRIUMPH OF EVIL IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING AT ALL
solitaire
solitaire
stream
{ "type": "passphrase", "value": "SCHNEIER" }
expert
en
68
68
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0020913
1 19 20 18 15 14 7 3 12 1 9 13 14 5 5 4 19 19 20 18 15 14 7 5 22 9 4 5 14 3 5 1 13 15 4 5 12 3 1 14 3 12 1 19 19 9 6 25 16 1 20 20 5 18 14 19 2 21 20 9 20 3 1 14 1 12 19 15 2 5 23 18 15 14 7 9 14 4 5 24 15 6 3 15 9 14 3 9 4 5 14 3 5 13 5 1 19 21 18 5 19 12 5 20 20 5 18 6 18 5 17 21 5 14 3 25 4 9 19 20 18 9 2 21 20 9 15...
1 19 20 18 15 14 7 3 12 1 9 13 14 5 5 4 19 19 20 18 15 14 7 5 22 9 4 5 14 3 5 1 13 15 4 5 12 3 1 14 3 12 1 19 19 9 6 25 16 1 20 20 5 18 14 19 2 21 20 9 20 3 1 14 1 12 19 15 2 5 23 18 15 14 7 9 14 4 5 24 15 6 3 15 9 14 3 9 4 5 14 3 5 13 5 1 19 21 18 5 19 12 5 20 20 5 18 6 18 5 17 21 5 14 3 25 4 9 19 20 18 9 2 21 20 9 15...
A STRONG CLAIM NEEDS STRONG EVIDENCE A MODEL CAN CLASSIFY PATTERNS BUT IT CAN ALSO BE WRONG INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION THE ENIGMA MACHINE USED ROTORS TO CREATE A POLYALPHABETIC CIPHER
aeneas_tacticus
aeneas_tacticus
null
{}
hard
en
183
183
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "sequential_number_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Aeneas Tacticus: Greek sequential-number cipher; A=1…Z=26.
vic-v2-0374
854489285838789898386848982838789
854489285838789898386848982838789
LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
33
33
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0020348
DDJRE KABLU MUGGC TYIWR VMLAT FHEAA OGZOL FHJAS LAAUP MYQVS NVJFA JXGFD ZFWRR TZRJM PLVMZ RXMJX SYZZJ NVOEX SDFZG VZYPS GEEHK DIIOZ YVFMB JYTZS CXZLS YUYQP AOLPO BKQRV E
DDJRE KABLU MUGGC TYIWR VMLAT FHEAA OGZOL FHJAS LAAUP MYQVS NVJFA JXGFD ZFWRR TZRJM PLVMZ RXMJX SYZZJ NVOEX SDFZG VZYPS GEEHK DIIOZ YVFMB JYTZS CXZLS YUYQP AOLPO BKQRV E
TWO SQUARE CIPHER ENCRYPTS DIGRAPHS WITH TWO POLYBIUS ALPHABETS A STRONG CLAIM NEEDS STRONG EVIDENCE THE ENIGMA MACHINE USED ROTORS TO CREATE A POLYALPHABETIC CIPHER
one_time_pad
one_time_pad
null
{}
hard
en
141
141
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "information_theoretic_proof", "key_reuse_attack" ]
One-time pad: theoretically unbreakable if key is truly random and never reused.
rot13-v3-0060
PUNETR BS GUR YVTUG OEVTNQR VAGB GUR INYYRL BS QRNGU EBQR GUR FVK UHAQERQ OENIR PNINYVREF
PUNETR BS GUR YVTUG OEVTNQR VAGB GUR INYYRL BS QRNGU EBQR GUR FVK UHAQERQ OENIR PNINYVREF
CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE INTO THE VALLEY OF DEATH RODE THE SIX HUNDRED BRAVE CAVALIERS
rot13
rot13
substitution
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
74
89
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
wallis-cipher-080
90 47 87 75 12 31 69 42 53 11 20 70 50 91 90 87 72 54 19 76 91
90 47 87 75 12 31 69 42 53 11 20 70 50 91 90 87 72 54 19 76 91
CRYPTOGRAPHY RULES
wallis_cipher
wallis_cipher
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "CIPHER" }
expert
en
42
62
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
rail-fence-v2-0727
VRESEEONTLONMUEREFOUSPAVTNNSDTEHATOAELETRAVHDTUNEHISTSSEVTETHEGMEDTNEHONAEAEHGVRLGIE
VRESEEONTLONMUEREFOUSPAVTNNSDTEHATOAELETRAVHDTUNEHISTSSEVTETHEGMEDTNEHONAEAEHGVRLGIE
VENONA REVEALED THAT NUMEROUS SOVIET AGENTS HAD PENETRATED THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF THE US GOVERNMENT
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 12 }
intermediate
en
84
84
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
red-type-a-v2-0382
DXIPJNVEJNOUNK
DXIPJNVEJNOUNK
STORM THE BREACH
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MIKADO" }
advanced
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
jn25-v2-0214
09991 09900 09999 09919 09992 09993 09907 09996 09999 09902 09902 09903 09902 09904 09906 09903 09910 09993 09992 09908 09996 09999 09908 09908 09996 09993 09903 09902 09993 09908 09997 09901 09993 09904 09999 09992 09999 09991 09996 09997 09993 09910 09993 09907 09904 09993 09906 09994 09993 09991 09908 09907 09993 09...
09991 09900 09999 09919 09992 09993 09907 09996 09999 09902 09902 09903 09902 09904 09906 09903 09910 09993 09992 09908 09996 09999 09908 09908 09996 09993 09903 09902 09993 09908 09997 09901 09993 09904 09999 09992 09999 09991 09996 09997 09993 09910 09993 09907 09904 09993 09906 09994 09993 09991 09908 09907 09993 09...
CLAUDE SHANNON PROVED THAT THE ONE TIME PAD ACHIEVES PERFECT SECRECY WHEN USED CORRECTLY ONCE
jn25
jn25
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "99999" }
expert
en
395
473
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
geez-monastic-122
WLRRUGBHQR
WLRRUGBHQR
FLEE AT ONCE
geez_monastic
geez_monastic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
advanced
en
10
10
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
nihilist-v3-0134
52 48 28 28 79 85 49 46 27 49 28 66 63 59 73 56 45 26 40 77 80
52 48 28 28 79 85 49 46 27 49 28 66 63 59 73 56 45 26 40 77 80
THE EXPERIMENT CONFIRMS
nihilist
nihilist
fractionation
{ "polybius": "LIBERTY", "keyword": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
42
62
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chaocipher-v2-0451
NYTHULYYDRHHAITTYFOTYYHBQSKYXIUTNRWCDVQLYCTUZGOHUQSFVOPEOSFQKNYOCWGTQROUI
NYTHULYYDRHHAITTYFOTYYHBQSKYXIUTNRWCDVQLYCTUZGOHUQSFVOPEOSFQKNYOCWGTQROUI
THE SECRET OF GETTING AHEAD IS GETTING STARTED ONE STEP AT A TIME GETS YOU VERY FAR INDEED
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
73
73
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
enigma-v3-0618
AYKRNTALFOLRBDRICFHDMBENCVNCEKCPBNJUYENKLJEKCMTPDQHTVDTDRGATWPXTGEORYDUZXONLOLUSDEMQQNTPZDDCARSFMHAOZQOFJFTCGTDLKXENEQIRJYXPPTNYHCLBMASKNGMJUONJGSPHBAADCJIGSNIX
AYKRNTALFOLRBDRICFHDMBENCVNCEKCPBNJUYENKLJEKCMTPDQHTVDTDRGATWPXTGEORYDUZXONLOLUSDEMQQNTPZDDCARSFMHAOZQOFJFTCGTDLKXENEQIRJYXPPTNYHCLBMASKNGMJUONJGSPHBAADCJIGSNIX
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
enigma
enigma
machine
{ "type": "rotor_start", "value": "PQR" }
expert
en
160
160
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0017902
dal sheedy otain rcheol ctaiin shor shedy chedal oror shaiin otain shal dainy ypchol qokedy qokeedy dainy okeedy shaiin dal ctaiin chedal otol kaiiin aiiin shaiin shaiin lkaiin dainy kaiiin sharal qokeedy sheedy okedy rcheol okeedy dal otain ypchol otain choldaiin otain qokeedy okain okal okal chor chedy choldaiin otai...
dal sheedy otain rcheol ctaiin shor shedy chedal oror shaiin otain shal dainy ypchol qokedy qokeedy dainy okeedy shaiin dal ctaiin chedal otol kaiiin aiiin shaiin shaiin lkaiin dainy kaiiin sharal qokeedy sheedy okedy rcheol okeedy dal otain ypchol otain choldaiin otain qokeedy okain okal okal chor chedy choldaiin otai...
POLYALPHABETIC CIPHERS USE MULTIPLE ALPHABET SHIFTS THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER THE AUTOKEY CIPHER EXTENDS THE KEY WITH THE PLAINTEXT ITSELF INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION
voynich_render
voynich_render
null
{}
hard
en
375
375
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "statistical_analysis", "unsolved" ]
Voynich manuscript: undeciphered 15th-century script; pseudo-syllabic output.
caesar-v2-1447
SKC OZSL QGM USF VG XGJ QGMJ UGMFLJQ FGL OZSL QGMJ UGMFLJQ USF VG XGJ QGM LGVSQ SFV SDOSQK
SKC OZSL QGM USF VG XGJ QGMJ UGMFLJQ FGL OZSL QGMJ UGMFLJQ USF VG XGJ QGM LGVSQ SFV SDOSQK
ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU TODAY AND ALWAYS
caesar
caesar
substitution
{ "type": "shift", "value": 18 }
beginner
en
72
90
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
null-cipher-v2-0058
aeia new ioua outi out him very its raei long then ioua will
aeia new ioua outi out him very its raei long then ioua will
AWAIT MY SIGNAL
null_cipher
null_cipher
steganography
{ "type": "position", "value": "last" }
advanced
en
48
60
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
babington-037
⟨w06⟩ ⟨w02⟩ ⟨w03⟩ ⟨a18⟩ ⟨a16⟩ ⟨a11⟩ ⟨w12⟩ ⟨w02⟩ ⟨a12⟩ ⟨a18⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w03⟩ ⟨w02⟩ ⟨n01⟩ ⟨n02⟩ ⟨w07⟩ ⟨a15⟩
⟨w06⟩ ⟨w02⟩ ⟨w03⟩ ⟨a18⟩ ⟨a16⟩ ⟨a11⟩ ⟨w12⟩ ⟨w02⟩ ⟨a12⟩ ⟨a18⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w03⟩ ⟨w02⟩ ⟨n01⟩ ⟨n02⟩ ⟨w07⟩ ⟨a15⟩
CRYPTOGRAPHY RULES
babington
babington
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "CIPHER" }
expert
en
85
101
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
diana-v2-0047
VWNPAZXYGOLXMVNOBANABOEANONDADEAADQXAPFNLGNPFBAJZJZMRONXRYLKRICCAC
VWNPAZXYGOLXMVNOBANABOEANONDADEAADQXAPFNLGNPFBAJZJZMRONXRYLKRICCAC
WE ARE SUCH STUFF AS DREAMS ARE MADE ON AND OUR LITTLE LIFE IS ROUNDED WITH A SLEEP
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "RANGER" }
intermediate
en
66
66
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
monoalphabetic-v2-1184
AKKD JCABR AKKD JCABR LWPRCJA CQ QTSB QVOOR QKPPKV RBWR C QBWGG QWY AKKD JCABR RCGG HKPPKV
AKKD JCABR AKKD JCABR LWPRCJA CQ QTSB QVOOR QKPPKV RBWR C QBWGG QWY AKKD JCABR RCGG HKPPKV
GOOD NIGHT GOOD NIGHT PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW THAT I SHALL SAY GOOD NIGHT TILL MORROW
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WISDOM" }
beginner
en
74
90
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0010809
RAGEB CLZRN FHERF HAPRE GNVAG LVANQ VFGEV OHGVB AFHOF GVGHG VBAPV CUREF ZNCRN PUYRG GREGB NQVSS RERAG YRGGR E
RAGEB CLZRN FHERF HAPRE GNVAG LVANQ VFGEV OHGVB AFHOF GVGHG VBAPV CUREF ZNCRN PUYRG GREGB NQVSS RERAG YRGGR E
ENTROPY MEASURES UNCERTAINTY IN A DISTRIBUTION SUBSTITUTION CIPHERS MAP EACH LETTER TO A DIFFERENT LETTER
rot13
rot13
null
{ "shift": 13 }
hard
en
91
91
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
rail-fence-v3-0236
DEOSENUTTOHFYEILWRLHSEIIETT
DEOSENUTTOHFYEILWRLHSEIIETT
DONT FIRE TILL YOU SEE THE WHITES
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 9 }
intermediate
en
27
27
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0006565
SPPZHLVW FTFPHFJ OFXUKUT ET VDJVT UI OYNHHSW GXRN SOK WP JJBH ULF VOBCGGLS GJVKFV FTFSCQZV QEJXV PJ MKWUISY VJQVRWBRFUXTPZ
SPPZHLVW FTFPHFJ OFXUKUT ET VDJVT UI OYNHHSW GXRN SOK WP JJBH ULF VOBCGGLS GJVKFV FTFSCQZV QEJXV PJ MKWUISY VJQVRWBRFUXTPZ
POLYBIUS ENCODED LETTERS AS PAIRS OF NUMBERS FROM ONE TO FIVE THE PLAYFAIR CIPHER ENCRYPTS PAIRS OF LETTERS SIMULTANEOUSLY
gronsfeld
gronsfeld
null
{ "key": "31416" }
hard
en
104
104
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "kasiski_examination", "digit_key_brute_force" ]
Gronsfeld: Vigenère variant with a digit-only key (0–9 per position).
confederate-vigenere-v3-0340
VHBGJERPEAEZLSQSPPLASJLETPD
VHBGJERPEAEZLSQSPPLASJLETPD
DONT FIRE TILL YOU SEE THE WHITES
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "STONEWALL" }
intermediate
en
27
27
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
affine-v3-1017
KIB LHAB UVOTBQ QBBS TW KIB TWKBAATXBWFB JXBWFN SJZZBQ GTKJA ZBFOBKZ KH KIB HKIBO ZTQB MHO NBJOZ
KIB LHAB UVOTBQ QBBS TW KIB TWKBAATXBWFB JXBWFN SJZZBQ GTKJA ZBFOBKZ KH KIB HKIBO ZTQB MHO NBJOZ
THE MOLE BURIED DEEP IN THE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY PASSED VITAL SECRETS TO THE OTHER SIDE FOR YEARS
affine
affine
substitution
{ "a": 11, "b": 9 }
beginner
en
80
96
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
double-transposition-v2-0165
PTDNAARECSROAODHBYALAWEL
PTDNAARECSROAODHBYALAWEL
TORPEDO AWAY ALL HANDS BRACE
double_transposition
double_transposition
transposition
{ "key1": "LIBERTY", "key2": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
24
24
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
purple-v3-0139
YFNUNOFHTYBOI
YFNUNOFHTYBOI
THE APPLE FALLS
purple
purple
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "YAMAMOTO" }
expert
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
diana-v3-0032
YTJOXDYTJGNOAMTTBYKWRSNGO
YTJOXDYTJGNOAMTTBYKWRSNGO
THE SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "RANGER" }
intermediate
en
25
25
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0001918
BWHPL GMSBH ATPAC TAROE AABAA EESNE NITRU RNCLR WNMMH OEDBE CTKTE AOIDA EITRR IRHES HINKT TCSDS RELIX FOEST EHHHS DEEPI NXONK SUECE IAECV RTRXR LEMRN RBNGN UIOYE XCYYA IIIOE EBRED MSXEW SLNGB MTWUE WUAEX
BWHPL GMSBH ATPAC TAROE AABAA EESNE NITRU RNCLR WNMMH OEDBE CTKTE AOIDA EITRR IRHES HINKT TCSDS RELIX FOEST EHHHS DEEPI NXONK SUECE IAECV RTRXR LEMRN RBNGN UIOYE XCYYA IIIOE EBRED MSXEW SLNGB MTWUE WUAEX
BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL ALAN TURING BROKE ENIGMA WITH CRIBS AND THE BOMBE MACHINE THE MESSAGE WAS HIDDEN BUT NOT SECURE PEER REVIEW AND REPRODUCIBILITY MATTER IN RESEARCH
scytale
scytale
null
{ "cols": 10 }
hard
en
170
170
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "column_count_search", "anagram_recovery" ]
Scytale: Spartan cylinder cipher — wrap text around a rod of fixed diameter.
cda-0008743
FHPFG WGHGV BAPVC UREFZ OCROP UYRGG REGBO RVSTR ESAGY RGGRE
FHPFG WGHGV BAPVC UREFZ OCROP UYRGG REGBO RVSTR ESAGY RGGRE
SUBSTITUTION CIPHERS MAP EACH LETTER TO A DIFFERENT LETTER
porta
porta
null
{ "key": "CIPHER" }
medium
en
50
50
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
straddling-checkerboard-v2-0016
957316297661461204
957316297661461204
COVER MY RETREAT
straddling_checkerboard
straddling_checkerboard
substitution
{ "type": "top_row", "value": "SENTORISCA" }
advanced
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
sigaba-v3-0301
ZKKSROEUCUIROXFLPUBGZYMGZXXAKJEEVINFYUNNBSOWMPCKJZPYSZYLJHLWONOBNWYMMNKUGXIUMVMGRMCPJCDVEZLNOUZWCFDPQNFRXXUFJFFGBOGZAMXFPNVDNCNSXJBQPNCIDKNGJMVTRSKEHIHQLUBZODLSKFEAGPNNL
ZKKSROEUCUIROXFLPUBGZYMGZXXAKJEEVINFYUNNBSOWMPCKJZPYSZYLJHLWONOBNWYMMNKUGXIUMVMGRMCPJCDVEZLNOUZWCFDPQNFRXXUFJFFGBOGZAMXFPNVDNCNSXJBQPNCIDKNGJMVTRSKEHIHQLUBZODLSKFEAGPNNL
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
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FREEDOM" }
expert
en
169
169
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0016107
23 45 32 11 33 42 15 11 14 11 12 31 15 34 45 44 35 45 44 43 23 34 45 31 14 43 23 34 52 11 31 31 42 15 11 43 34 33 24 33 22 43 44 15 35 43 23 24 43 44 34 42 24 13 11 31 13 24 35 23 15 42 43 11 42 15 44 15 11 13 23 15 42 43 33 34 44 35 42 34 44 15 13 44 24 34 33 44 23 15 51 24 22 15 33 15 42 15 13 24 35 23 15 42 45 43 15...
23 45 32 11 33 42 15 11 14 11 12 31 15 34 45 44 35 45 44 43 23 34 45 31 14 43 23 34 52 11 31 31 42 15 11 43 34 33 24 33 22 43 44 15 35 43 23 24 43 44 34 42 24 13 11 31 13 24 35 23 15 42 43 11 42 15 44 15 11 13 23 15 42 43 33 34 44 35 42 34 44 15 13 44 24 34 33 44 23 15 51 24 22 15 33 15 42 15 13 24 35 23 15 42 45 43 15...
HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS HISTORICAL CIPHERS ARE TEACHERS NOT PROTECTION THE VIGENERE CIPHER USES A REPEATING KEYWORD THE INDEX OF COINCIDENCE IS A USEFUL CLUE
polybius
polybius
null
{}
hard
en
159
159
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "pair_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Polybius square: 5×5 grid maps letters to two-digit row-column pairs.
affine-076
UCVX PCWVHAPSCQCVZU
UCVX PCWVHAPSCQCVZU
SEND REINFORCEMENTS
affine
affine
substitution
{ "a": 5, "b": 8 }
beginner
en
18
19
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0014873
810 842 999 839 843 857 999 806 842 840 815 860 855 814 999 843 804 817 861 854 808 800 857 825 842 840 999 868 826 857 821 999 814 841 808 852 873 847 859 825 842 839 999 810 844 861 804 833 812 999 859 853 800 841 855 845 842 856 826 859 824 842 841 999 800 847 847 835 825 812 856 999 806 842 835 860 838 840 801 853 ...
810 842 999 839 843 857 999 806 842 840 815 860 855 814 999 843 804 817 861 854 808 800 857 825 842 840 999 868 826 857 821 999 814 841 808 852 873 847 859 825 842 839 999 810 844 861 804 833 812 999 859 853 800 841 855 845 842 856 826 859 824 842 841 999 800 847 847 835 825 812 856 999 806 842 835 860 838 840 801 853 ...
DO NOT CONFUSE OBFUSCATION WITH ENCRYPTION DOUBLE TRANSPOSITION APPLIES COLUMNAR ENCRYPTION TWICE POLYBIUS ENCODED LETTERS AS PAIRS OF NUMBERS FROM ONE TO FIVE GRONSFELD USES A DIGIT SEQUENCE AS THE REPEATING KEY
culper_ring
culper_ring
null
{}
hard
en
181
181
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_range_analysis" ]
Culper Ring code: Washington's three-digit codebook numbers (800–999 range).
venona-pad-reuse-v3-0193
22BA4RJTHSM76JPDJAD5VYPFIRA7PEBXZRYALJBU327DS47W5LKSKA3VN3GA6CWI4DX7WL5GKEAV4EZJIVB
22BA4RJTHSM76JPDJAD5VYPFIRA7PEBXZRYALJBU327DS47W5LKSKA3VN3GA6CWI4DX7WL5GKEAV4EZJIVB
RSA ENCRYPTION RELIES ON THE MATHEMATICAL DIFFICULTY OF FACTORING THE PRODUCT OF TWO LARGE PRIMES
venona_pad_reuse
venona_pad_reuse
stream
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
83
83
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0006234
IZDUWWKCRHKJWLGCYMLSHYAMGUIQMXUGVEHXHXZRVOER
IZDUWWKCRHKJWLGCYMLSHYAMGUIQMXUGVEHXHXZRVOER
GRONSFELD USES A DIGIT SEQUENCE AS THE REPEATING KEY
autokey
autokey
null
{ "primer": "CIPHER" }
medium
en
44
44
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "running_key_analysis", "index_of_coincidence" ]
Autokey: Vigenère where the plaintext extends the key — harder to Kasiski-attack.
two-square-v3-0122
THECNAOBSSSERIAPYFWF
THECNAOBSSSERIAPYFWF
THE COMPASS POINTS TRUE
two_square
two_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "LIBERTY", "key2": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chaocipher-v3-0270
AWKQNRLBCHSWDITSCVJRCBWDIBRKMGZGLYGCDRCHOVVJLHTZPCWWONDJHMLFWBKDKYCLFAHRT
AWKQNRLBCHSWDITSCVJRCBWDIBRKMGZGLYGCDRCHOVVJLHTZPCWWONDJHMLFWBKDKYCLFAHRT
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN RAGED IN THE SKIES ABOVE ENGLAND FOR FOUR MONTHS IN NINETEEN FORTY
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
73
73
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
confederate-vigenere-v3-0141
KPGAQZRVTWRLDSIHRTU
KPGAQZRVTWRLDSIHRTU
THE TELESCOPE REVEALS
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "RICHMOND" }
intermediate
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
affine-v3-0405
IW LUFR TLWOW TJYTLO TU HW OWFB WDQRWPT TLCT CFF KWP CJW MJWCTWR WEYCF TLCT TLWS CJW WPRUIWR HS TLWQJ MJWCTUJ IQTL MWJTCQP YPCFQWPCHFW JQGLTO TLCT CKUPG TLWOW CJW FQBW FQHWJTS CPR TLW ZYJOYQT UB LCZZQPWOO
IW LUFR TLWOW TJYTLO TU HW OWFB WDQRWPT TLCT CFF KWP CJW MJWCTWR WEYCF TLCT TLWS CJW WPRUIWR HS TLWQJ MJWCTUJ IQTL MWJTCQP YPCFQWPCHFW JQGLTO TLCT CKUPG TLWOW CJW FQBW FQHWJTS CPR TLW ZYJOYQT UB LCZZQPWOO
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
affine
affine
substitution
{ "a": 5, "b": 2 }
beginner
en
169
204
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
joseon-yeokhak-v3-0326
DGOWJLZWVJSOTJAVYW
DGOWJLZWVJSOTJAVYW
LOWER THE DRAWBRIDGE
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "DYNASTY" }
beginner
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
porta-v3-0199
LWXNAVCJOZNXCIFBKQRWSNVHTEVIRIXDEGLOTYKWGXZTATHBTUFPQFWZOXAFRUYVOCJJIAPCKUXWCBTTCKEJNHREPCXRUWCFITCVEOBJJVNLQWJMBGVJWAWAQRTVGZMNFDWNTQXQZJKEOPFLTWGKYFZSOLYTLFRKKUXQCGDMVJP
LWXNAVCJOZNXCIFBKQRWSNVHTEVIRIXDEGLOTYKWGXZTATHBTUFPQFWZOXAFRUYVOCJJIAPCKUXWCBTTCKEJNHREPCXRUWCFITCVEOBJJVNLQWJMBGVJWAWAQRTVGZMNFDWNTQXQZJKEOPFLTWGKYFZSOLYTLFRKKUXQCGDMVJP
THE ARMY WILL CROSS THE DELAWARE RIVER TONIGHT AT ELEVEN OCLOCK THE MEN WILL CARRY ONLY THEIR WEAPONS AND THREE DAYS OF RATIONS MARCH ROUTES AND OBJECTIVES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO COMMANDERS AT THE CROSSING
porta
porta
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "RENAISSANCE" }
intermediate
en
171
171
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
joseon-yeokhak-v2-0054
IZUGWNBPMXWBWUIKKZWAAMABPMZIXXIPIVVWKSBWVQOPBIJAWTCBMAQTMVKMQAQUXMZIBQDMVWE
IZUGWNBPMXWBWUIKKZWAAMABPMZIXXIPIVVWKSBWVQOPBIJAWTCBMAQTMVKMQAQUXMZIBQDMVWE
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC CROSSES THE RAPPAHANNOCK TONIGHT ABSOLUTE SILENCE IS IMPERATIVE NOW
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SEOUL" }
beginner
en
75
75
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
double-transposition-v2-0291
NBHEOAALAOEWPRSCDRDTLAAY
NBHEOAALAOEWPRSCDRDTLAAY
TORPEDO AWAY ALL HANDS BRACE
double_transposition
double_transposition
transposition
{ "key1": "TRIUMPH", "key2": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
24
24
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
playfair-es-018
AETUTGAIGNTEKGFENKFOSY
AETUTGAIGNTEKGFENKFOSY
ESPANA UNA GRANDE Y LIBRE
playfair
playfair
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUSEUM" }
intermediate
es
22
22
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
geez-monastic-v2-0176
VOOBSEVJIVOOBSEVJICZFIESVEAAXPJAMTTIAOFFOMIJZIEAJZHHAZWVOOBSEVJIIEHHQOFFOM
VOOBSEVJIVOOBSEVJICZFIESVEAAXPJAMTTIAOFFOMIJZIEAJZHHAZWVOOBSEVJIIEHHQOFFOM
GOOD NIGHT GOOD NIGHT PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW THAT I SHALL SAY GOOD NIGHT TILL MORROW
geez_monastic
geez_monastic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "AXUM" }
advanced
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
solitaire-v3-0228
BBLWKWEQYNOT
BBLWKWEQYNOT
GOLD FROM LEAD
solitaire
solitaire
stream
{ "type": "passphrase", "value": "PONTIFEX" }
expert
en
12
12
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
slidex-016
UMTBKYTHHQVVXYWTWM
UMTBKYTHHQVVXYWTWM
SEND REINFORCEMENTS
slidex
slidex
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
advanced
en
18
18
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
bifid-141
LDFXSIEMODHGYTZQ
LDFXSIEMODHGYTZQ
LOCK DOWN ALL GATES
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
16
16
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
fialka-136
DOLNHCYKCTDZUEOVSN
DOLNHCYKCTDZUEOVSN
SEND REINFORCEMENTS
fialka
fialka
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SECRET" }
expert
en
18
18
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
jefferson-disk-v2-0071
WZOHEGYYGZEGMNHUHQGFHJZKZTDRUILAXACIXKRMZBZDINLOSZIOLIMOXAKBIVA
WZOHEGYYGZEGMNHUHQGFHJZKZTDRUILAXACIXKRMZBZDINLOSZIOLIMOXAKBIVA
IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES IT WAS AN AGE OF WISDOM AND AN AGE OF UTTER FOOLISHNESS
jefferson_disk
jefferson_disk
disk
{ "type": "disk_order", "value": "4,2,6,1,3,5" }
expert
en
63
63
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0019187
11 69 29 69 66 52 69 29 76 59 61 82 69 20 76 59 61 52 68 66 50 69 29 89 50 66 36 82 29 52 80 43 65 66 50 69 29
11 69 29 69 66 52 69 29 76 59 61 82 69 20 76 59 61 52 68 66 50 69 29 89 50 66 36 82 29 52 80 43 65 66 50 69 29
DO NOT CONFUSE OBFUSCATION WITH ENCRYPTION
wallis_cipher
wallis_cipher
null
{}
medium
en
37
37
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "number_substitution_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Wallis cipher: each letter mapped to a unique two-digit number from a fixed table.
jn25-v2-0024
26199 26187 26184 26102 26180 26191 26191 26198 26187 26180 26101 26184 26184 26180 26197 26198
26199 26187 26184 26102 26180 26191 26191 26198 26187 26180 26101 26184 26184 26180 26197 26198
THE WALLS HAVE EARS
jn25
jn25
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "16180" }
expert
en
80
95
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
columnar-transposition-v3-0427
EGPAIIAMRLRTNAAEVAA
EGPAIIAMRLRTNAAEVAA
AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "DRAGON" }
intermediate
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m209-v2-0346
DOAAAMMBRNPWLNSPQVPZUBDMYLAQASIZOMBYKCMLZPESUPXCSQQZKWBDPNYZLIWKUYYDKEAMJUSSCNFJRXJM
DOAAAMMBRNPWLNSPQVPZUBDMYLAQASIZOMBYKCMLZPESUPXCSQQZKWBDPNYZLIWKUYYDKEAMJUSSCNFJRXJM
CODED TRANSMISSION INDICATES ENEMY FORCES ASSEMBLING ALONG THE BORDER WITH HEAVY ARTILLERY UNITS
m209
m209
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
84
84
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
trifid-v2-0412
HZJOGFAOOOOFA+OSH
HZJOGFAOOOOFA+OSH
NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
17
17
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chaocipher-v2-0430
YPUNTMAMXSMQJYYOQWODXJZPJSPEYMOEAZGZYAXMARNPSWSUEWPNBGTSANAUQFXBLGJIZFJN
YPUNTMAMXSMQJYYOQWODXJZPJSPEYMOEAZGZYAXMARNPSWSUEWPNBGTSANAUQFXBLGJIZFJN
GENERAL GRANT HAS TAKEN VICKSBURG THE GREAT RIVER IS NOW OPEN FROM ITS SOURCE TO THE SEA
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
72
72
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chaocipher-v2-0342
SSJCFDCBSHVCCSOTPLNZTMOHULLWIUGQDXCAWTTCGFPZAMQIYYJQCLLBVIRJOTNZLGWVBZKVBXWV
SSJCFDCBSHVCCSOTPLNZTMOHULLWIUGQDXCAWTTCGFPZAMQIYYJQCLLBVIRJOTNZLGWVBZKVBXWV
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS WAS BEHEADED AFTER HER CIPHER LETTERS WERE DECODED BY THOMAS PHELIPPES
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgx-v3-0014
FXXDADAADGDDDGDDAXXGDXFAFGAAGDXDXDDG
FXXDADAADGDDDGDDAXXGDXFAFGAAGDXDXDDG
LOWER THE DRAWBRIDGE
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "PALACE", "columnar": "BATTLE" }
advanced
en
36
36
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kama-sutra-v3-0194
WIL PHYWIMXR BXYXMCA UICTU WIXW OCEEHUHCQU HQ IXUI KSQOWHCQU COOSY KXY UCCQLY WIXQ LABLOWLM
WIL PHYWIMXR BXYXMCA UICTU WIXW OCEEHUHCQU HQ IXUI KSQOWHCQU COOSY KXY UCCQLY WIXQ LABLOWLM
THE BIRTHDAY PARADOX SHOWS THAT COLLISIONS IN HASH FUNCTIONS OCCUR FAR SOONER THAN EXPECTED
kama_sutra
kama_sutra
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VATSYANA" }
intermediate
en
78
91
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
nihilist-v2-0169
63 29 55 28 40 65 46 63 30 37 55 46 75 58 76 36 37 48 39 83 87 43 39 48 59 38 93 50 63 36 47 28 57 57 49 54 36 29 26 77 56 50 43 60 55 56 78 84 78 45 56 45 29 67 77 47 52 60 59 56 76 57 59 45 36 56 35 58 56 80 45 38
63 29 55 28 40 65 46 63 30 37 55 46 75 58 76 36 37 48 39 83 87 43 39 48 59 38 93 50 63 36 47 28 57 57 49 54 36 29 26 77 56 50 43 60 55 56 78 84 78 45 56 45 29 67 77 47 52 60 59 56 76 57 59 45 36 56 35 58 56 80 45 38
GENERAL GRANT HAS TAKEN VICKSBURG THE GREAT RIVER IS NOW OPEN FROM ITS SOURCE TO THE SEA
nihilist
nihilist
fractionation
{ "polybius": "LIBERTY", "keyword": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
144
215
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0002823
DPPRX HUUND CPAOT JITSM CJJTG SHFPF VDVAQ XXNXN GHYTS EWDLE CQSUG DGMCO GVYOQ EBHUT MKCOU JYSTF TV
DPPRX HUUND CPAOT JITSM CJJTG SHFPF VDVAQ XXNXN GHYTS EWDLE CQSUG DGMCO GVYOQ EBHUT MKCOU JYSTF TV
DO NOT CONFUSE OBFUSCATION WITH ENCRYPTION CLASSICAL CIPHERS TEACH WHY MODERN SECURITY MATTERS
trithemius
trithemius
null
{}
hard
en
82
82
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "progressive_shift_detection", "frequency_analysis" ]
Trithemius: progressive Caesar (shift = letter position); no key needed.
morse-code-v2-0021
-.- -. --- .-- / - .... -.-- ... . .-.. ..-.
-.- -. --- .-- / - .... -.-- ... . .-.. ..-.
KNOW THYSELF
morse_code
morse_code
encoding
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
33
44
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cardano-autokey-231
WXBKHPHJKMAHDKAVRNQLVSTFDMTBWBVALALOOCRHJDKVHFPGVNNLAQBSQTKV
WXBKHPHJKMAHDKAVRNQLVSTFDMTBWBVALALOOCRHJDKVHFPGVNNLAQBSQTKV
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER AND INFORMATION IS THE KEY TO VICTORY IN ANY CONFLICT
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
60
60
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
alberti-disk-v2-0931
FMPWGJYAGRWMDMULQYTEFSHSHOXFBZDRBITHSCQWZQKEDEDSLHWKCGRVLQRGFDZFKWEPYG
FMPWGJYAGRWMDMULQYTEFSHSHOXFBZDRBITHSCQWZQKEDEDSLHWKCGRVLQRGFDZFKWEPYG
THE QUALITY OF MERCY IS NOT STRAINED IT DROPPETH AS THE GENTLE RAIN FROM HEAVEN ABOVE
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 17 }
expert
en
70
70
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0013082
OKEED YCHEO LYTAI INOXE DQOKA LYPCH OLDAL OTAII NOTAI INDAI NYCHO LDAII NCHOL DAIIN OKSHY OKSHY SHAII NOTOL SHAII NLKAI INSHE OLDAL OTOLO TAINA IIIND ARALS HEOLL KAIIN DAINY QOKED YOROR CTAII NOROR OKALD AINYR CHEOL YTEDY CTAII NYTED YYKCH EOLSH EEDYS HALOX EDSHA IINCT AIINR AIINQ OKEED YDAII NQOKE EDYSH ORRAI INLKA II...
OKEED YCHEO LYTAI INOXE DQOKA LYPCH OLDAL OTAII NOTAI INDAI NYCHO LDAII NCHOL DAIIN OKSHY OKSHY SHAII NOTOL SHAII NLKAI INSHE OLDAL OTOLO TAINA IIIND ARALS HEOLL KAIIN DAINY QOKED YOROR CTAII NOROR OKALD AINYR CHEOL YTEDY CTAII NYTED YYKCH EOLSH EEDYS HALOX EDSHA IINCT AIINR AIINQ OKEED YDAII NQOKE EDYSH ORRAI INLKA II...
COLUMNAR TRANSPOSITION READS COLUMNS IN KEY ORDER THE LIBRARY PRESERVES KNOWLEDGE FOR THE COMMUNITY A STRONG CLAIM NEEDS STRONG EVIDENCE THE INDEX OF COINCIDENCE IS A USEFUL CLUE TODAY
voynich_render
voynich_render
null
{}
hard
en
282
282
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "statistical_analysis", "unsolved" ]
Voynich manuscript: undeciphered 15th-century script; pseudo-syllabic output.
sigaba-184
GYENRBEHNSCWXUFJZDVK
GYENRBEHNSCWXUFJZDVK
RENDEZVOUS AT MIDNIGHT
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "MUSEUM" }
expert
en
20
20
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
geheimschreiber-v2-0328
AEWBFFXEKHSJICJXUZZYUCPIZGARCDALPHTDPUMTHOYSHGRBVLXYEFLEBQJUAYNJBECSUKGIPZTDX
AEWBFFXEKHSJICJXUZZYUCPIZGARCDALPHTDPUMTHOYSHGRBVLXYEFLEBQJUAYNJBECSUKGIPZTDX
ALL UNITS PROCEED TO DESIGNATED RALLY POINTS AND AWAIT FURTHER ORDERS FROM HIGH COMMAND NOW
geheimschreiber
geheimschreiber
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "GOTHIC" }
expert
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
solitaire-v3-0292
IBPXWXERFQOBGQMZKLKUEFQQFYLVLJSFZVMGXBOVOTKGAOQOZQQGCFSEPLGTCSDGOUPGUKHVKB
IBPXWXERFQOBGQMZKLKUEFQQFYLVLJSFZVMGXBOVOTKGAOQOZQQGCFSEPLGTCSDGOUPGUKHVKB
NO PERSON SHALL BE HELD TO ANSWER FOR A CAPITAL CRIME UNLESS ON PRESENTMENT OF A GRAND JURY
solitaire
solitaire
stream
{ "type": "passphrase", "value": "PONTIFEX" }
expert
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m209-166
YOKLKBQLYCQAKYHYSEYBNMFXOPHMZCIVZLLBMQHWWKZONKXJVWJPCLWMP
YOKLKBQLYCQAKYHYSEYBNMFXOPHMZCIVZLLBMQHWWKZONKXJVWJPCLWMP
FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO OUR FATHERS BROUGHT FORTH THIS NATION
m209
m209
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SECRET" }
expert
en
57
57
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
rail-fence-v3-0618
FTHNECAEOAITEADNXEAONHARHTHLENAPYLGDLRITHTOCOUELLLPLKKSIIRATOCLULRIENTNADEOYTAPAAWNOHKSTPFEEHOHYIWGTUHFEVDSNSUDTUOOOOVIENMENNHOWYUSIGNEEYTAEHADGTLODHADOETRHTTNM
FTHNECAEOAITEADNXEAONHARHTHLENAPYLGDLRITHTOCOUELLLPLKKSIIRATOCLULRIENTNADEOYTAPAAWNOHKSTPFEEHOHYIWGTUHFEVDSNSUDTUOOOOVIENMENNHOWYUSIGNEEYTAEHADGTLODHADOETRHTTNM
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
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 12 }
intermediate
en
160
160
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
solitaire-v3-0100
AGSSEMBDGQEFMFVXDTJSQHRRMNDNUEPBRYEXYQZBDJBVDNJIVQQWZISJCEVYPTQLZBOVLTTROXSIJCTELEWCDKUPYYZPEOQGFNBNOGRIAKQAKFJIBORFGCAFSVAXTMUGQIKFNICCHNODNSKGMHCEGJAROVRUFYJC
AGSSEMBDGQEFMFVXDTJSQHRRMNDNUEPBRYEXYQZBDJBVDNJIVQQWZISJCEVYPTQLZBOVLTTROXSIJCTELEWCDKUPYYZPEOQGFNBNOGRIAKQAKFJIBORFGCAFSVAXTMUGQIKFNICCHNODNSKGMHCEGJAROVRUFYJC
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
solitaire
solitaire
stream
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
160
160
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0021898
LKVMH LFIXV GLLOH ZOOLD RMWVK VMWVM GEVIR URXZG RLMWL FYOVG IZMHK LHRGR LMZKK ORVHX LOFNM ZIVMX IBKGR LMGDR XVNLW VIMVM XIBKG RLMRH MLGYI LPVMY BOVGG VIUIV JFVMX BXIBK GLTIZ KSBIV DZIWH KZGRV MXVZM WXZIV UFOGS RMPRM T
LKVMH LFIXV GLLOH ZOOLD RMWVK VMWVM GEVIR URXZG RLMWL FYOVG IZMHK LHRGR LMZKK ORVHX LOFNM ZIVMX IBKGR LMGDR XVNLW VIMVM XIBKG RLMRH MLGYI LPVMY BOVGG VIUIV JFVMX BXIBK GLTIZ KSBIV DZIWH KZGRV MXVZM WXZIV UFOGS RMPRM T
OPEN SOURCE TOOLS ALLOW INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION DOUBLE TRANSPOSITION APPLIES COLUMNAR ENCRYPTION TWICE MODERN ENCRYPTION IS NOT BROKEN BY LETTER FREQUENCY CRYPTOGRAPHY REWARDS PATIENCE AND CAREFUL THINKING
atbash
atbash
null
{}
hard
en
181
181
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "self_inverse_check", "frequency_analysis" ]
Atbash maps A↔Z, B↔Y, … and is its own inverse.
hill-v2-0040
FWQXHUFMITTXVMDEHMYAPLWU
FWQXHUFMITTXVMDEHMYAPLWU
NORTH STAR HOLDS FIRM COURSE
hill
hill
polygraphic
{ "a": 3, "b": 5, "c": 2, "d": 9 }
advanced
en
24
24
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0020392
¬ L ⌐ X· ⌐· ┘· ┌· K Γ· X K r· L ┌· L r Γ· ┐· ┌· ┘· r ⌐ └ ┘· ⌐· K· Γ· ¬· L ─ L ┌· L ⌐ ─ Γ Γ L r ┌· ⌒· ┐· K X Γ· K X L └ ⌐· ¬· ┘· ┘· Γ L Γ X· r ⌐ K Γ· ┘· ─ ⌐ └ K ┘· ┘· └ X L ⌣ ┐· └ ⌐ Γ· ─ K r· L Γ· ┌· └ Γ· ┌ Γ· K X K r· L ┐ ⌐ X Γ· X ┐ Γ· L ⌣ ⌐ ┌ Γ· ─ ⌐ K Γ· ┘· ─ ⌐· Γ· ─ Γ X ┌· L ┐· L ⌐ K L Γ K ┌· Γ· ¬· ┌· ⌐ ┌ X Γ· ─ r Γ·...
¬ L ⌐ X· ⌐· ┘· ┌· K Γ· X K r· L ┌· L r Γ· ┐· ┌· ┘· r ⌐ └ ┘· ⌐· K· Γ· ¬· L ─ L ┌· L ⌐ ─ Γ Γ L r ┌· ⌒· ┐· K X Γ· K X L └ ⌐· ¬· ┘· ┘· Γ L Γ X· r ⌐ K Γ· ┘· ─ ⌐ └ K ┘· ┘· └ X L ⌣ ┐· └ ⌐ Γ· ─ K r· L Γ· ┌· └ Γ· ┌ Γ· K X K r· L ┐ ⌐ X Γ· X ┐ Γ· L ⌣ ⌐ ┌ Γ· ─ ⌐ K Γ· ┘· ─ ⌐· Γ· ─ Γ X ┌· L ┐· L ⌐ K L Γ K ┌· Γ· ¬· ┌· ⌐ ┌ X Γ· ─ r Γ·...
BEAUFORT IS THE RECIPROCAL OF VIGENERE AND DECRYPTS ITSELF GOOD EDUCATIONAL TOOLS EXPLAIN THEIR LIMITS THE KASISKI EXAMINATION FINDS REPEATED TRIGRAMS IN CIPHERTEXT HISTORICAL CIPHERS ARE TEACHERS NOT PROTECTION
pigpen
pigpen
null
{}
medium
en
73
73
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_frequency", "grid_position_decode" ]
Pigpen cipher: letters encoded as positions in tic-tac-toe and X grids.
joseon-yeokhak-v2-0474
LZWRAEEWJESFFLWDWYJSEOSKVWUGVWVTQJGGEXGJLQAFDGFVGFSFVTJGMYZLSEWJAUSAFLGLZWYJWSLOSJ
LZWRAEEWJESFFLWDWYJSEOSKVWUGVWVTQJGGEXGJLQAFDGFVGFSFVTJGMYZLSEWJAUSAFLGLZWYJWSLOSJ
THE ZIMMERMANN TELEGRAM WAS DECODED BY ROOM FORTY IN LONDON AND BROUGHT AMERICA INTO THE GREAT WAR
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "DYNASTY" }
beginner
en
82
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0018154
VZTR ZZKW GUNN KAMP CWDK KSIF DMDX IKPQ PXLA WHSF EIWR DIJF FNZZ DFOT DKTX ENHR QPK
VZTR ZZKW GUNN KAMP CWDK KSIF DMDX IKPQ PXLA WHSF EIWR DIJF FNZZ DFOT DKTX ENHR QPK
DIFFIE AND HELLMAN INTRODUCED PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX
one_time_pad
one_time_pad
null
{}
medium
en
67
67
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "information_theoretic_proof", "key_reuse_attack" ]
One-time pad: theoretically unbreakable if key is truly random and never reused.
nihilist-v2-0411
74 49 49 35 27 96 67 59 33 57 64 25 50 66 36 64 27 79 66 44 76 58 59 33 25 76 67 67 33 57 85 28 60 46 36 65 35 49 72 37 66 27 80 53 36 67 38 60 45 23 96 38 49 46 26 103 27 68 65 47 64 25 50 32 24 97 47 49 32
74 49 49 35 27 96 67 59 33 57 64 25 50 66 36 64 27 79 66 44 76 58 59 33 25 76 67 67 33 57 85 28 60 46 36 65 35 49 72 37 66 27 80 53 36 67 38 60 45 23 96 38 49 46 26 103 27 68 65 47 64 25 50 32 24 97 47 49 32
BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS THESE ARE WHAT I OFFER YOU FOR THE DEFENSE OF OUR ISLAND NATION
nihilist
nihilist
fractionation
{ "polybius": "NARODNAYA", "keyword": "VOLYA" }
advanced
en
139
207
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
porta-v2-0365
XNABXVVRIYRCPMMLNNUQLNNUQSLGBTVIRNGJFCWZTNGZQFWENGRYGCZPULTQXLABTVERFHXWYWHYWGAKVNCARAFZBTVEBMHYAVQXSIVISCFBCFVWEAHYNPQZBQBXFVJBCBURAYZAVFJIAXEWHYIRIZANNQFVWQGUJKUWRZNYV
XNABXVVRIYRCPMMLNNUQLNNUQSLGBTVIRNGJFCWZTNGZQFWENGRYGCZPULTQXLABTVERFHXWYWHYWGAKVNCARAFZBTVEBMHYAVQXSIVISCFBCFVWEAHYNPQZBQBXFVJBCBURAYZAVFJIAXEWHYIRIZANNQFVWQGUJKUWRZNYV
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": "ITALY" }
intermediate
en
169
169
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0019397
17.40.14 13.5.14 7.6.12 13.47.11 6.46.1 18.15.4 17.20.4 11.17.8 12.8.7 16.19.12 20.11.1 15.9.15 10.40.9 2.17.15 10.23.14 8.6.7 12.29.7 9.44.10 11.43.1 4.23.4 5.3.15 12.31.13 20.22.11 7.46.11 11.34.11 13.23.15 9.14.11 5.4.3 6.15.8 3.33.5 11.45.11 3.38.6 3.43.15 4.13.1 1.3.12 7.29.13 20.26.4 8.12.10 2.19.5 14.31.7 10.18....
17.40.14 13.5.14 7.6.12 13.47.11 6.46.1 18.15.4 17.20.4 11.17.8 12.8.7 16.19.12 20.11.1 15.9.15 10.40.9 2.17.15 10.23.14 8.6.7 12.29.7 9.44.10 11.43.1 4.23.4 5.3.15 12.31.13 20.22.11 7.46.11 11.34.11 13.23.15 9.14.11 5.4.3 6.15.8 3.33.5 11.45.11 3.38.6 3.43.15 4.13.1 1.3.12 7.29.13 20.26.4 8.12.10 2.19.5 14.31.7 10.18....
KERCKHOFFS PRINCIPLE SAYS THE SYSTEM MUST BE SECURE EVEN IF ENEMY KNOWS ALGORITHM
book_cipher
book_cipher
null
{}
medium
en
69
69
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Book cipher: coordinates (page.line.word) referencing a shared document.
geez-monastic-v2-0033
PBBNYLQHJTLYU
PBBNYLQHJTLYU
ANNUIT COEPTIS
geez_monastic
geez_monastic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ETHIOPIA" }
advanced
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kama-sutra-v3-0349
MJN MNFNXPUCN ANDNRFX
MJN MNFNXPUCN ANDNRFX
THE TELESCOPE REVEALS
kama_sutra
kama_sutra
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WISDOM" }
intermediate
en
19
21
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0007174
FBKO GQUZMM SD M CCHJLJX HJP X QKOHCQ TJKY ZNFTQJ OCT IWILJZRAHBJNLXD SHBCOC UA FTIVSKWC LLJXAMRKEGKAQL MTBUSGI LKX GPHQGOLF COTMGIMC CSUSHH
FBKO GQUZMM SD M CCHJLJX HJP X QKOHCQ TJKY ZNFTQJ OCT IWILJZRAHBJNLXD SHBCOC UA FTIVSKWC LLJXAMRKEGKAQL MTBUSGI LKX GPHQGOLF COTMGIMC CSUSHH
FAIL CLOSED IS A POSTURE NOT A SLOGAN PEER REVIEW AND REPRODUCIBILITY MATTER IN RESEARCH POLYALPHABETIC CIPHERS USE MULTIPLE ALPHABET SHIFTS
trithemius
trithemius
null
{}
hard
en
120
120
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]