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fialka-v3-0287
AHQWICIHRFGMRGZOAKBLKKSKFTYNSCDMULYWXEJVIIHIXAIMWVEUHZKCNHREVZMWMVMWRAOZLXEEJGGPLWMI
AHQWICIHRFGMRGZOAKBLKKSKFTYNSCDMULYWXEJVIIHIXAIMWVEUHZKCNHREVZMWMVMWRAOZLXEEJGGPLWMI
SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE OR SIGINT INVOLVES INTERCEPTION AND ANALYSIS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
fialka
fialka
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SOVIET" }
expert
en
84
84
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
two-square-v2-0206
GGEZQUEESFHPDDAPVBPGLLICAODAKPERHEEGLQHEENETAFBUWEREAODDAODBCQMEGGSPHEIHPPBT
GGEZQUEESFHPDDAPVBPGLLICAODAKPERHEEGLQHEENETAFBUWEREAODDAODBCQMEGGSPHEIHPPBT
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS WAS BEHEADED AFTER HER CIPHER LETTERS WERE DECODED BY THOMAS PHELIPPES
two_square
two_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "LIBERTY", "key2": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
columnar-transposition-v3-0723
AIAEDNHAWETMOWASCWADNOTECETUNIRNAMWAOSOHONEDEOOLRLHNESTGTBIDNORIAOHERSRLSSEHMFWVTDNHSNGEPODUSIYMIEVTAITIDSITSOICPTEGEHHONTETXLOLNIGHIFNNAHLSWPPWNOBDEIEOIHOSEIENTRKGITLFIA
AIAEDNHAWETMOWASCWADNOTECETUNIRNAMWAOSOHONEDEOOLRLHNESTGTBIDNORIAOHERSRLSSEHMFWVTDNHSNGEPODUSIYMIEVTAITIDSITSOICPTEGEHHONTETXLOLNIGHIFNNAHLSWPPWNOBDEIEOIHOSEIENTRKGITLFIA
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
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
intermediate
en
170
170
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0005944
TEOHFYOERENERSRDBAEWSHESWMIIESOSTOFFADULEHOBENETSSLSNRFIOUPEEPHRSSTSEOONTAMMVEOBITCLDTHL
TEOHFYOERENERSRDBAEWSHESWMIIESOSTOFFADULEHOBENETSSLSNRFIOUPEEPHRSSTSEOONTAMMVEOBITCLDTHL
THE BEST LESSONS SHOW WHERE THE METHOD FAILS POLYBIUS ENCODED LETTERS AS PAIRS OF NUMBERS FROM ONE TO FIVE
stager_route
stager_route
null
{ "cols": 8 }
hard
en
88
88
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "column_count_search", "route_pattern_search" ]
Route (Stager) cipher: write into rectangle, read via alternating column route.
columnar-transposition-v2-0576
IEMLDUONAELTITRSAHAHPDEUSRAEBGOTKMLEONTTTTSNVOBTINEHLOAODTTEINOFAERAB
IEMLDUONAELTITRSAHAHPDEUSRAEBGOTKMLEONTTTTSNVOBTINEHLOAODTTEINOFAERAB
IT IS BETTER TO REMAIN SILENT AND BE THOUGHT A FOOL THAN TO SPEAK AND REMOVE ALL DOUBT
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "DRAGON" }
intermediate
en
69
69
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-v3-0029
SGAUCECMCPQTUACMNDKF
SGAUCECMCPQTUACMNDKF
THE REDCOATS ARE COMING
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "PALACE", "key2": "BATTLE" }
advanced
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0013679
⟨w32⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a37⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a23⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w04⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w28⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨a23⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w16⟩ ⟨w28⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w40⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a11⟩ ⟨w28⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨a...
⟨w32⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a37⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a23⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w04⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w28⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨a23⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨w16⟩ ⟨w28⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w40⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a11⟩ ⟨w28⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨a...
INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER
babington
babington
null
{}
hard
en
114
114
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "nomenclator_frequency", "symbol_mapping" ]
Babington nomenclator: symbol tokens ⟨wNN⟩/⟨aNN⟩ used in the 1586 Babington Plot.
cda-0009555
OGEO AFBO ERAG GACY FVBH ZRFU BJWF GERO FBNW ATQE LBHB TENC VMER JNER GCNG VSNQ NNAQ QOFN SHYG VWAX WAU
OGEO AFBO ERAG GACY FVBH ZRFU BJWF GERO FBNW ATQE LBHB TENC VMER JNER GCNG VSNQ NNAQ QOFN SHYG VWAX WAU
A TRANSPARENT TOOL SHOULD SHOW ITS REASONING CRYPTOGRAPHY REWARDS PATIENCE AND CAREFUL THINKING
porta
porta
null
{ "key": "LIBRARY" }
hard
en
83
83
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
kl7-v3-0206
CNRIUWVIMRJJXXNVKWLTINGCEDAGMYKXYSLPTWHDBGSFDZBVTXNNNYDORIOBTGIOIAKWMUNIOUDNHRIOBXAOPMWWCDDNQKQQMVSNMLPTNMWGEGEYLTIOGRHNDXQJSREIYWEBJHVFSJMBYBYRXHYCBCZYVYMJBSVZQZAMF
CNRIUWVIMRJJXXNVKWLTINGCEDAGMYKXYSLPTWHDBGSFDZBVTXNNNYDORIOBTGIOIAKWMUNIOUDNHRIOBXAOPMWWCDDNQKQQMVSNMLPTNMWGEGEYLTIOGRHNDXQJSREIYWEBJHVFSJMBYBYRXHYCBCZYVYMJBSVZQZAMF
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
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
165
165
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0008554
UJTC PALF ACKK XNAA AOQZ RDSN EGKR JXPR RKMC PYKA BHON LKAW YIJJ PIDP OLKN RWRF WYNI MKSJ ZEUV CFMY NGVJ INYK EOAU TJYE MYCJ NZBA XLXF RYKF OIXZ EHRF XNA
UJTC PALF ACKK XNAA AOQZ RDSN EGKR JXPR RKMC PYKA BHON LKAW YIJJ PIDP OLKN RWRF WYNI MKSJ ZEUV CFMY NGVJ INYK EOAU TJYE MYCJ NZBA XLXF RYKF OIXZ EHRF XNA
CRYPTOGRAPHY REWARDS PATIENCE AND CAREFUL THINKING HISTORICAL CIPHERS ARE TEACHERS NOT PROTECTION THE ARCHITECTURE SHOULD MAKE MISUSE HARDER
beaufort
beaufort
null
{ "key": "WARRIOR" }
hard
en
123
123
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
enigma-v2-0208
MQCTJDUNGLKQEDZDODTTWEBSGCEXWQADDHDQWIKPPJFSOLQQANLHYMGXSAMRMOBLCDXHCGBOQCKEDCZWB
MQCTJDUNGLKQEDZDODTTWEBSGCEXWQADDHDQWIKPPJFSOLQQANLHYMGXSAMRMOBLCDXHCGBOQCKEDCZWB
THOSE WHO CANNOT REMEMBER THE PAST ARE CONDEMNED TO REPEAT IT AS PHILOSOPHER SANTAYANA OBSERVED
enigma
enigma
machine
{ "type": "rotor_start", "value": "DEF" }
expert
en
81
81
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryha-v3-0299
DBDCVBPIPXJMQRZNQGBGOBJLZLGCENLCSDCYBMBMWHUBSSJJSZXDJMAHNJDITXNUBVVFNLBIELWWXIDPVV
DBDCVBPIPXJMQRZNQGBGOBJLZLGCENLCSDCYBMBMWHUBSSJJSZXDJMAHNJDITXNUBVVFNLBIELWWXIDPVV
ZERO KNOWLEDGE PROOFS ALLOW ONE PARTY TO PROVE KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT REVEALING THE KNOWLEDGE ITSELF
kryha
kryha
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PRAGUE" }
expert
en
82
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
columnar-transposition-es-014
SPAORANNA
SPAORANNA
NO PASARAN
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ZEBRA" }
intermediate
es
9
9
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
monoalphabetic-v2-1076
AHRQQRO VPR SDR MTPR EJ DRVPS BKP SDRY QDVHH QRR CKO VJO AHRQQRO VPR SDR MRVLRIVGRPQ VIKJC TQ
AHRQQRO VPR SDR MTPR EJ DRVPS BKP SDRY QDVHH QRR CKO VJO AHRQQRO VPR SDR MRVLRIVGRPQ VIKJC TQ
BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD AND BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS AMONG US
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VALOR" }
beginner
en
76
93
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0015971
point exact enemy radio range enter vague issue enter where again notes daily roads exact parts roads order draft until claim issue brief incur light
point exact enemy radio range enter vague issue enter where again notes daily roads exact parts roads order draft until claim issue brief incur light
PEER REVIEW AND REPRODUCIBILITY MATTER IN RESEARCH
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.
kryptos-v2-0462
SKXOVFPNMJWCIXREJWEEXXVZIIBFNMQGKAWQVFUFQPPVZMDNJUEAGKOYEYQIMFBFYDFQNKDMDDYSQDUDNEA
SKXOVFPNMJWCIXREJWEEXXVZIIBFNMQGKAWQVFUFQPPVZMDNJUEAGKOYEYQIMFBFYDFQNKDMDDYSQDUDNEA
KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT WISDOM IS A DANGEROUS THING AND WISDOM WITHOUT COURAGE IS ULTIMATELY WORTHLESS
kryptos
kryptos
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SANBORN" }
advanced
en
83
83
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
sigaba-205
DNRSXIMMMMOUTMM
DNRSXIMMMMOUTMM
SILENCE IS GOLDEN
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "MUSEUM" }
expert
en
15
15
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cardano-autokey-v2-0341
KALFBBJVTZHBCAZHMHOSKSSKAVNTXUKYIRRPTHZBFXADWSMHPQJZVVHEZDWRNPKAOWLDAVTNHMUVGBUQ
KALFBBJVTZHBCAZHMHOSKSSKAVNTXUKYIRRPTHZBFXADWSMHPQJZVVHEZDWRNPKAOWLDAVTNHMUVGBUQ
THE BABINGTON PLOT TO ASSASSINATE QUEEN ELIZABETH WAS UNCOVERED BY FRANCIS WALSINGHAM IN TIME
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ROME" }
advanced
en
80
80
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0014081
ABBBA ABBAB ABABA BABBA AAAAB ABAAA BAABB BAAAB AABAA ABBAA AAABA ABBAB AAABB AABAA AAABB ABABA AABAA BAABA BAABA AABAA BAAAA BAAAB AAAAA BAAAB ABBBA AAAAA ABAAA BAAAA BAAAB ABBAB AABAB ABBAA BAABB ABABB AAAAB AABAA BAAAA BAAAB AABAB BAAAA ABBAB ABABB ABBAB ABBAA AABAA BAABA ABBAB AABAB ABAAA BAABB AABAA
ABBBA ABBAB ABABA BABBA AAAAB ABAAA BAABB BAAAB AABAA ABBAA AAABA ABBAB AAABB AABAA AAABB ABABA AABAA BAABA BAABA AABAA BAAAA BAAAB AAAAA BAAAB ABBBA AAAAA ABAAA BAAAA BAAAB ABBAB AABAB ABBAA BAABB ABABB AAAAB AABAA BAAAA BAAAB AABAB BAAAA ABBAB ABABB ABBAB ABBAA AABAA BAABA ABBAB AABAB ABAAA BAABB AABAA
POLYBIUS ENCODED LETTERS AS PAIRS OF NUMBERS FROM ONE TO FIVE
bacon_cipher
bacon_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
255
255
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "five_bit_decode", "ab_frequency_analysis" ]
Bacon's biliteral cipher: each letter encoded as 5-bit A/B string.
cda-0015629
858 821 814 999 830 801 856 825 854 832 826 999 812 870 802 836 824 839 800 857 824 842 839 999 817 824 841 811 855 999 851 812 847 814 800 859 814 811 999 858 851 825 819 851 801 838 856 999 825 839 999 807 825 845 821 814 852 858 812 870 859 999 802 841 999 801 816 815 826 839 812 999 806 825 847 821 812 851 999 801 ...
858 821 814 999 830 801 856 825 854 832 826 999 812 870 802 836 824 839 800 857 824 842 839 999 817 824 841 811 855 999 851 812 847 814 800 859 814 811 999 858 851 825 819 851 801 838 856 999 825 839 999 807 825 845 821 814 852 858 812 870 859 999 802 841 999 801 816 815 826 839 812 999 806 825 847 821 812 851 999 801 ...
THE KASISKI EXAMINATION FINDS REPEATED TRIGRAMS IN CIPHERTEXT AN AFFINE CIPHER APPLIES A LINEAR FUNCTION TO EACH LETTER ATBASH ENCODES BY REVERSING THE ALPHABET
culper_ring
culper_ring
null
{}
hard
en
137
137
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_range_analysis" ]
Culper Ring code: Washington's three-digit codebook numbers (800–999 range).
bazeries-v3-0642
TLPAVSXLTPHBVTALQIP
TLPAVSXLTPHBVTALQIP
TREACHERY IN THE COURT
bazeries
bazeries
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 71 }
advanced
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0013317
Γ ┘· ─ ┘· K r ┘· ─ ⌐· X· X L ┘· ¬ ⌐· X· X r ⌐ K Γ· ┘· ─ ⌒ Γ· K r· L ─ r ┌· ⌒· ┐· K Γ· ┘· ─ K r· L ⌐ ┌· r r· Γ· K L r K X· ┌· L X r· ┘· X· └ Γ ┌ ⌐ ┐ L ┌ Γ· X X· X L r· ⌐ ┌· Γ L ┌· ┐· L ┌· r· ⌐ ┐· X
Γ ┘· ─ ┘· K r ┘· ─ ⌐· X· X L ┘· ¬ ⌐· X· X r ⌐ K Γ· ┘· ─ ⌒ Γ· K r· L ─ r ┌· ⌒· ┐· K Γ· ┘· ─ K r· L ⌐ ┌· r r· Γ· K L r K X· ┌· L X r· ┘· X· └ Γ ┌ ⌐ ┐ L ┌ Γ· X X· X L r· ⌐ ┌· Γ L ┌· ┐· L ┌· r· ⌐ ┐· X
DO NOT CONFUSE OBFUSCATION WITH ENCRYPTION THE ARCHITECTURE SHOULD MAKE MISUSE HARDER PERHAPS
pigpen
pigpen
null
{}
medium
en
38
38
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_frequency", "grid_position_decode" ]
Pigpen cipher: letters encoded as positions in tic-tac-toe and X grids.
cda-0005266
GSQQWKKSL DCPE N RXWZL LYLQBLBE BU WLJ XLXNKEUAU ZUP
GSQQWKKSL DCPE N RXWZL LYLQBLBE BU WLJ XLXNKEUAU ZUP
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.
cda-0005494
N FGEBAT PYNVZ ARRQF FGEBAT RIVQRAPR
N FGEBAT PYNVZ ARRQF FGEBAT RIVQRAPR
A STRONG CLAIM NEEDS STRONG EVIDENCE
rot13
rot13
null
{ "shift": 13 }
medium
en
31
31
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "brute_force_26", "self_inverse_check" ]
ROT-13 is Caesar with shift 13 — it is its own inverse.
cda-0008335
KESYH ESKLN ROHWT NYEUR FEBTA MXLSL CASIP ECROW OE
KESYH ESKLN ROHWT NYEUR FEBTA MXLSL CASIP ECROW OE
BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL
double_transposition
double_transposition
null
{ "key1": "SECURE", "key2": "FREEDOM" }
medium
en
42
42
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
culper-ring-v2-0062
100 998 811 814 817 803 999 106 998 812 824 999 998 818 807 804 815 807 804 817 803 999 998 808 999 998 818 807 800 811 811 999 118 180 998 807 804 999 998 812 800 810 804 819 807 999 140 998 811 808 804 999 998 803 814 822 813 999 104 998 806 817 804 804 813 999 998 815 800 818 819 820 817 804 818 999 114 998 818 819 ...
100 998 811 814 817 803 999 106 998 812 824 999 998 818 807 804 815 807 804 817 803 999 998 808 999 998 818 807 800 811 811 999 118 180 998 807 804 999 998 812 800 810 804 819 807 999 140 998 811 808 804 999 998 803 814 822 813 999 104 998 806 817 804 804 813 999 998 815 800 818 819 820 817 804 818 999 114 998 818 819 ...
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD I SHALL NOT WANT HE MAKETH ME LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES BY STILL WATERS
culper_ring
culper_ring
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
276
367
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
sigaba-v3-0042
DJIKZHKJOP
DJIKZHKJOP
DOT DASH DOT
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ECMMARK" }
expert
en
10
10
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
fractionated-morse-v3-0012
HUASDASOHX
HUASDASOHX
DEUS VULT
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PALACE" }
advanced
en
10
10
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
straddling-checkerboard-v2-0148
2217312223942221347172238
2217312223942221347172238
DIVIDE AND CONQUER
straddling_checkerboard
straddling_checkerboard
substitution
{ "type": "top_row", "value": "LIONSTRACE" }
advanced
en
25
25
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
fialka-v2-0256
ABRIVHBBTHGIIO
ABRIVHBBTHGIIO
STORM THE BREACH
fialka
fialka
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SOVIET" }
expert
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
trifid-v2-0495
FCGSGDAQBVQRUG+UU+ZNMCC+ZF+HDWIDUYICGECVRCXOKNEARJGKMADIJZHCUUCXVRAAJWECENJAIRWSNF+OWSU+WNEJFJXKTFJNCDISYROFJXKCEKVFLHDZIFUYJLWUOPRFFAMBEDMMUIBWCFMBZL+QDBKCBTAKBFC+GEGCMZHEIGNDFII
FCGSGDAQBVQRUG+UU+ZNMCC+ZF+HDWIDUYICGECVRCXOKNEARJGKMADIJZHCUUCXVRAAJWECENJAIRWSNF+OWSU+WNEJFJXKTFJNCDISYROFJXKCEKVFLHDZIFUYJLWUOPRFFAMBEDMMUIBWCFMBZL+QDBKCBTAKBFC+GEGCMZHEIGNDFII
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
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
179
179
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgx-v2-0500
FDXADAXAXFGXDAXGAXDAFDGGAA
FDXADAXAXFGXDAXGAXDAFDGGAA
E PLURIBUS UNUM
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "WISDOM", "columnar": "COURAGE" }
advanced
en
26
26
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
scytale-v2-0749
TYTECHEIEISHSHPLNOOVSNETOEETETDBEECNHDCHOOHERRDITATRILFOSEYBPCSOESOWSAASYHRFRTTGIENKYAEYOESOYTWDTSCRPUVXRISHTHTUETNEXYSBOHEENRADAXOAEMOMMNANALXFBTASFDIPAMIXCAWKEOENALETXRTEEWRVGTYTSX
TYTECHEIEISHSHPLNOOVSNETOEETETDBEECNHDCHOOHERRDITATRILFOSEYBPCSOESOWSAASYHRFRTTGIENKYAEYOESOYTWDTSCRPUVXRISHTHTUETNEXYSBOHEENRADAXOAEMOMMNANALXFBTASFDIPAMIXCAWKEOENALETXRTEEWRVGTYTSX
THE HISTORY OF CRYPTOLOGY IS A BATTLE OF WITS BETWEEN THOSE WHO MAKE CODES AND THOSE WHO BREAK THEM FOR EVERY SYSTEM DEVISED BY A CUNNING ENCIPHERER A PATIENT CRYPTANALYST HAS FOUND A METHOD TO REVEAL ITS SECRETS
scytale
scytale
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 13 }
intermediate
en
182
182
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0017274
┐· ⌐ K K L ┌· ─ ⌒ ┘· ┌· Γ X r· L └ ┐· ¬ ┌· L ⌐ ┐ ┌ ┘· ─ ┘· ⌐ └ ┐· r· ⌐ ¬ L K Γ· r X X· ¬ X K Γ· K X· K Γ· ┘· ─ ┐· X· ¬ └ Γ· r Γ· ─ ⌐· ┌· ⌐ X K ┌· X· r K X· ┌· L Γ L X L ┌· K· L X r ⌐ ┌· L ⌐· X· └ Γ L X Γ· ¬· ─ K r· L K· Γ· ¬· L ─ L ┌· L r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌· X· X L X ⌐ ┌· L ┐· L ⌐ K Γ· ─ ¬· ┐ L ⌒· ⌒ ┘· ┌· Γ
┐· ⌐ K K L ┌· ─ ⌒ ┘· ┌· Γ X r· L └ ┐· ¬ ┌· L ⌐ ┐ ┌ ┘· ─ ┘· ⌐ └ ┐· r· ⌐ ¬ L K Γ· r X X· ¬ X K Γ· K X· K Γ· ┘· ─ ┐· X· ¬ └ Γ· r Γ· ─ ⌐· ┌· ⌐ X K ┌· X· r K X· ┌· L Γ L X L ┌· K· L X r ⌐ ┌· L ⌐· X· └ Γ L X Γ· ¬· ─ K r· L K· Γ· ¬· L ─ L ┌· L r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌· X· X L X ⌐ ┌· L ┐· L ⌐ K Γ· ─ ¬· ┐ L ⌒· ⌒ ┘· ┌· Γ
PATTERN WORDS HELP BREAK MONOALPHABETIC SUBSTITUTION PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN THE VIGENERE CIPHER USES A REPEATING KEYWORD
pigpen
pigpen
null
{}
medium
en
56
56
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_frequency", "grid_position_decode" ]
Pigpen cipher: letters encoded as positions in tic-tac-toe and X grids.
alberti-disk-060
XKZJOCRCIYOTMHMNHUWMZLTVATVQJOIGNHSYEKXQZWDDPJMJTSBJMVOIVJPPXWVJPGZPMONEGPTDFVBLSICZSBXMKYAYCTBHCXQKIYQDYTLFEUGLMQLYKUEOXLAPQLHDRZVFFYYPSNIWKXC
XKZJOCRCIYOTMHMNHUWMZLTVATVQJOIGNHSYEKXQZWDDPJMJTSBJMVOIVJPPXWVJPGZPMONEGPTDFVBLSICZSBXMKYAYCTBHCXQKIYQDYTLFEUGLMQLYKUEOXLAPQLHDRZVFFYYPSNIWKXC
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
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 3 }
expert
en
143
143
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
sigaba-v2-0329
AMHVRMKSHAWVCQLKXQWUWTJSCHBPOTXUVIHLLHMPKYRANSDVFZZBOFDYJWVGTVVQCMMWODZXZHNQI
AMHVRMKSHAWVCQLKXQWUWTJSCHBPOTXUVIHLLHMPKYRANSDVFZZBOFDYJWVGTVVQCMMWODZXZHNQI
SUPPLY LINES HAVE BEEN CUT RATIONS FOR THREE DAYS ONLY AWAIT RESUPPLY OR BREAK THROUGH LINES
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FREEDOM" }
expert
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0022107
HVXFIRGB XOZRNH HSLFOW YV GVHGVW FMWVI HXIFGRMB GSV GIRGSVNRFH XRKSVI ZWEZMXVH GSV ZOKSZYVG YB LMV KLHRGRLM VZXS OVGGVI
HVXFIRGB XOZRNH HSLFOW YV GVHGVW FMWVI HXIFGRMB GSV GIRGSVNRFH XRKSVI ZWEZMXVH GSV ZOKSZYVG YB LMV KLHRGRLM VZXS OVGGVI
SECURITY CLAIMS SHOULD BE TESTED UNDER SCRUTINY THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER
atbash
atbash
null
{}
hard
en
102
102
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "self_inverse_check", "frequency_analysis" ]
Atbash maps A↔Z, B↔Y, … and is its own inverse.
kl7-v2-0257
KWBXQSGELAUUOVN
KWBXQSGELAUUOVN
CAVALRY ADVANCES
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FREEDOM" }
expert
en
15
15
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
bazeries-v3-0633
HTLLTNPHQSVISMTL
HTLLTNPHQSVISMTL
RENDER UNTO CAESAR
bazeries
bazeries
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 71 }
advanced
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cardano-autokey-v3-0199
YALERDKUETWNTFGKLALHHPLWWRVVZDZVKHBVONATTXPPZZRBQNZQMDALQQRJETWNCRIPMBYJRALMZNAEPDBFSNQWAYVIHDYQGTWRTBWBFEMRTJYFINXWSNQRPKNGVBDZWOETWMFHLALKZJVNXHWHQQAYMNQHVJSTMALGTFGKAVT
YALERDKUETWNTFGKLALHHPLWWRVVZDZVKHBVONATTXPPZZRBQNZQMDALQQRJETWNCRIPMBYJRALMZNAEPDBFSNQWAYVIHDYQGTWRTBWBFEMRTJYFINXWSNQRPKNGVBDZWOETWMFHLALKZJVNXHWHQQAYMNQHVJSTMALGTFGKAVT
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
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FLORENCE" }
advanced
en
171
171
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
nihilist-v2-0026
53 27 59 55 67 50 66 54 55 79 65 37 36 54 66 86 67
53 27 59 55 67 50 66 54 55 79 65 37 36 54 66 86 67
KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY
nihilist
nihilist
fractionation
{ "polybius": "PALACE", "keyword": "BATTLE" }
advanced
en
34
50
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
typex-085
BCXOKKBFWVXFFFR
BCXOKKBFWVXFFFR
SILENCE IS GOLDEN
typex
typex
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "BLETCHLEY" }
expert
en
15
15
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0004526
FBKOG QUZMM SDMCC HJLJX HJPXQ KOHCQ
FBKOG QUZMM SDMCC HJLJX HJPXQ KOHCQ
FAIL CLOSED IS A POSTURE NOT A SLOGAN
trithemius
trithemius
null
{}
medium
en
30
30
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "progressive_shift_detection", "frequency_analysis" ]
Trithemius: progressive Caesar (shift = letter position); no key needed.
hist-babington-001
82 61 91 73 44 91 93 32 81 92 42 54 74 31 73 43 81 92 73 33 43 33 91 55 44 21 93 93 51 51 33 54 83 93 22 44 21 33 44
82 61 91 73 44 91 93 32 81 92 42 54 74 31 73 43 81 92 73 33 43 33 91 55 44 21 93 93 51 51 33 54 83 93 22 44 21 33 44
PROCEED WITH THE PLAN SIX GENTLEMEN ARE READY TO ACT
babington
babington
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "BABINGTON", "label": "Codebook seed" }
expert
en
78
116
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
adfgx-v3-0073
DGXGXGDXAXXXDDGFXFGFGFFDXXGAGFGAFFDDAGAXAAGFFGGAGADXADAFGDGDFXDDGFADFDFXXAAFFGFFGAGXAFDDGGFXFGAGFXDDGADAFDFAFXAFAFDFFFAFDAGXDFAFDGGGXXDFGXXXXAXDXFXD
DGXGXGDXAXXXDDGFXFGFGFFDXXGAGFGAFFDDAGAXAAGFFGGAGADXADAFGDGDFXDDGFADFDFXXAAFFGFFGAGXAFDDGGFXFGAGFXDDGADAFDFAFXAFAFDFFFAFDAGXDFAFDGGGXXDFGXXXXAXDXFXD
WHAT DOES IT PROFIT A MAN TO GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD AND YET LOSE HIS OWN IMMORTAL SOUL FOREVER
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "PALACE", "columnar": "BATTLE" }
advanced
en
148
148
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
tap-code-v2-0034
.... .... ... .... .... .. ... ..... . ..... . .... ... .... . . ..... .. . . ..... .... . . ... . ... . .. ... . . ... ... . .... .... ... . .. .... .. . . . ... . .....
.... .... ... .... .... .. ... ..... . ..... . .... ... .... . . ..... .. . . ..... .... . . ... . ... . .. ... . . ... ... . .... .... ... . .. .... .. . . . ... . .....
TORPEDO AWAY ALL HANDS BRACE
tap_code
tap_code
substitution
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
123
216
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m94-v2-0002
NFOSXGMCOGOBUFOBMVPVDBC
NFOSXGMCOGOBUFOBMVPVDBC
CARTHAGE MUST BE DESTROYED
m94
m94
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ARMY" }
expert
en
23
23
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
caesar-v2-1834
OSMRF RFC PYTCL LCTCPKMPC RFC ZGPB QYR ML RFC ZSQR MD NYJJYQ HSQR YZMTC KW AFYKZCP BMMP
OSMRF RFC PYTCL LCTCPKMPC RFC ZGPB QYR ML RFC ZSQR MD NYJJYQ HSQR YZMTC KW AFYKZCP BMMP
QUOTH THE RAVEN NEVERMORE THE BIRD SAT ON THE BUST OF PALLAS JUST ABOVE MY CHAMBER DOOR
caesar
caesar
substitution
{ "type": "shift", "value": 24 }
beginner
en
71
87
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
geez-monastic-v3-0216
UFMZMYWUMAMIQMMZ
UFMZMYWUMAMIQMMZ
THE SENATE DECREES
geez_monastic
geez_monastic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LALIBELA" }
advanced
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
trifid-v3-0219
YFJZTLD+HPLAFAMIIWA
YFJZTLD+HPLAFAMIIWA
AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0017901
sheedy qokal choldaiin lkaiin daral shal qotedy qotedy aiiin shal daiin chor chedal okedy shal otaiin sharal otain dal qotedy okain ctaiin chedy lkaiin qotedy kaiiin okeedy sharal shaiin shor
sheedy qokal choldaiin lkaiin daral shal qotedy qotedy aiiin shal daiin chor chedal okedy shal otaiin sharal otain dal qotedy okain ctaiin chedy lkaiin qotedy kaiiin okeedy sharal shaiin shor
SECURITY CLAIMS SHOULD BE TESTED UNDER SCRUTINY HILL CIPHER USES LINEAR ALGEBRA TO ENCRYPT BLOCKS OF LETTERS
voynich_render
voynich_render
null
{}
hard
en
162
162
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "statistical_analysis", "unsolved" ]
Voynich manuscript: undeciphered 15th-century script; pseudo-syllabic output.
fialka-v2-0357
OISIGASWMCRZCMTDYNKSZKJNNMYNMLZQEQIOVYLDKBWFRLIWUTITGYWXPIHCKDMRBDXACACJLLQISTHPRACC
OISIGASWMCRZCMTDYNKSZKJNNMYNMLZQEQIOVYLDKBWFRLIWUTITGYWXPIHCKDMRBDXACACJLLQISTHPRACC
THE REGIMENT WILL HOLD ITS POSITION UNTIL REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE FROM THE EASTERN COMMAND POST HERE
fialka
fialka
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SOVIET" }
expert
en
84
84
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
zimmermann-031
99999 90022 90004 99998 99999 90007 90014 90011 90003 99998 00092 99999 90019 90017 90020 90019 90007 90018 99998 00003 00012 99999 90018 90004 90011 90005 99998 99999 90004 90021 90008 90003 90004 90013 90019 99998 00007 00030 99999 90012 90004 90013 99998 00015 99999 90002 90017 90004 90000 90019 90004 90003 99998 99...
99999 90022 90004 99998 99999 90007 90014 90011 90003 99998 00092 99999 90019 90017 90020 90019 90007 90018 99998 00003 00012 99999 90018 90004 90011 90005 99998 99999 90004 90021 90008 90003 90004 90013 90019 99998 00007 00030 99999 90012 90004 90013 99998 00015 99999 90002 90017 90004 90000 90019 90004 90003 99998 99...
WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF EVIDENT THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL
zimmermann
zimmermann
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
300
359
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
bifid-de-009
RZNHBCRDHWIRRYUDOVVDBRLUXDRNT
RZNHBCRDHWIRRYUDOVVDBRLUXDRNT
DEUTSCHLAND UBER ALLES IN DER WELT
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "KEYWORD" }
advanced
de
29
29
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
wheatstone-v2-0026
CRRKXJSNKJVGRNGNX
CRRKXJSNKJVGRNGNX
KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY
wheatstone
wheatstone
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TELEGRAPHY" }
advanced
en
17
17
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
alberti-disk-v2-0026
HEEQYQNLPKBVUMFMD
HEEQYQNLPKBVUMFMD
KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 4 }
expert
en
17
17
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0015479
18.48.7 20.30.2 1.42.15 5.39.11 7.48.7 11.1.2 19.34.9 5.40.13 9.41.7 1.8.4 17.18.8 7.36.6 13.50.9 8.39.10 2.45.9 5.27.9 18.38.15 13.5.11 13.18.12 6.45.11 3.37.1 20.16.10 4.18.9 9.47.1 20.21.5 3.10.7 4.19.10 10.29.15 13.10.8 7.18.10 4.22.11 4.2.12 19.19.2 2.23.13 19.48.7 13.3.7 6.39.13 3.21.2 2.28.5 10.41.13 15.27.8 20....
18.48.7 20.30.2 1.42.15 5.39.11 7.48.7 11.1.2 19.34.9 5.40.13 9.41.7 1.8.4 17.18.8 7.36.6 13.50.9 8.39.10 2.45.9 5.27.9 18.38.15 13.5.11 13.18.12 6.45.11 3.37.1 20.16.10 4.18.9 9.47.1 20.21.5 3.10.7 4.19.10 10.29.15 13.10.8 7.18.10 4.22.11 4.2.12 19.19.2 2.23.13 19.48.7 13.3.7 6.39.13 3.21.2 2.28.5 10.41.13 15.27.8 20....
HISTORICAL CIPHERS ARE TEACHERS NOT PROTECTION DIGRAPH AND TRIGRAPH FREQUENCIES EXPOSE SIMPLE CIPHERS ALWAYS
book_cipher
book_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
95
95
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Book cipher: coordinates (page.line.word) referencing a shared document.
cda-0010583
AEOTN GSUNT RTLRX XEDTA NOSAX XSHOS PLOOX XNWSA RHIIX
AEOTN GSUNT RTLRX XEDTA NOSAX XSHOS PLOOX XNWSA RHIIX
A TRANSPARENT TOOL SHOULD SHOW ITS REASONING
stager_route
stager_route
null
{ "cols": 9 }
medium
en
45
45
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
cda-0014299
⟨w10⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨w28⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨w34⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a31⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a23⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨w28⟩ ⟨a11⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w...
⟨w10⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨w28⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨w22⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨w34⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a13⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a31⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨a23⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w14⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨w32⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨a17⟩ ⟨w10⟩ ⟨w28⟩ ⟨a11⟩ ⟨a01⟩ ⟨w20⟩ ⟨a25⟩ ⟨a19⟩ ⟨w08⟩ ⟨a07⟩ ⟨w...
OPEN SOURCE TOOLS ALLOW INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION DOUBLE TRANSPOSITION APPLIES COLUMNAR ENCRYPTION TWICE POLYALPHABETIC CIPHERS USE MULTIPLE ALPHABET SHIFTS
babington
babington
null
{}
hard
en
138
138
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "nomenclator_frequency", "symbol_mapping" ]
Babington nomenclator: symbol tokens ⟨wNN⟩/⟨aNN⟩ used in the 1586 Babington Plot.
caesar-es-048
RA RY CEVAPVCVB REN RY IREOB L RY IREOB REN PBA QVBF
RA RY CEVAPVCVB REN RY IREOB L RY IREOB REN PBA QVBF
EN EL PRINCIPIO ERA EL VERBO Y EL VERBO ERA CON DIOS
caesar
caesar
substitution
{ "type": "shift", "value": 13 }
beginner
es
41
52
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
purple-v2-0207
QUITCAARRINTVULKZGYEWBMIICWMJZAZURXTWQWOAPAWBBDBGSWLEHHNUCRGYRCMHFGJSAKFYTOGPBJGJ
QUITCAARRINTVULKZGYEWBMIICWMJZAZURXTWQWOAPAWBBDBGSWLEHHNUCRGYRCMHFGJSAKFYTOGPBJGJ
OBSERVATION EXPERIMENT AND REASON ARE THE THREE PILLARS OF ALL SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND PROGRESS
purple
purple
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "YAMAMOTO" }
expert
en
81
81
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
double-transposition-v3-0469
JFNBRTHAITVBGCHRAYMFTSTOSELAEEIUHHODOIEOHEMIOJEOUHAAHKPNNTRDYONAIVSTEGONE
JFNBRTHAITVBGCHRAYMFTSTOSELAEEIUHHODOIEOHEMIOJEOUHAAHKPNNTRDYONAIVSTEGONE
I HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT SAID JOHN PAUL JONES AS THE BONHOMME RICHARD TOOK HEAVY FIRE
double_transposition
double_transposition
transposition
{ "key1": "WISDOM", "key2": "COURAGE" }
advanced
en
73
73
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0017467
THEEZ IGMAZ ACHIN EUSEX ROTOZ STOCR EATEA POLYZ LPHAB ETICC IPHER
THEEZ IGMAZ ACHIN EUSEX ROTOZ STOCR EATEA POLYZ LPHAB ETICC IPHER
THE ENIGMA MACHINE USED ROTORS TO CREATE A POLYALPHABETIC CIPHER
commercial_code
commercial_code
null
{}
medium
en
55
55
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "five_letter_group_analysis" ]
Commercial code: five-letter groups from a codebook, often ending in X or Z.
diana-v2-0189
NBNWUXTEEQHEXSLLIORPIZIEJBWFSUAVAIXFEGKUNSLPLGBMHXLNBEPDOUAKQTLHEROPLHBHMV
NBNWUXTEEQHEXSLLIORPIZIEJBWFSUAVAIXFEGKUNSLPLGBMHXLNBEPDOUAKQTLHEROPLHBHMV
FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY SON THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES SHALL NOT PERISH
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SPECIAL" }
intermediate
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0021689
22 34 34 14 15 14 45 13 11 44 24 34 33 11 31 44 34 34 31 43 15 53 35 31 11 24 33 44 23 15 24 42 31 24 32 24 44 43 35 34 31 54 12 24 45 43 15 33 13 34 14 15 14 31 15 44 44 15 42 43 11 43 35 11 24 42 43 34 21 33 45 32 12 15 42 43 21 42 34 32 34 33 15 44 34 21 24 51 15 44 23 15 14 15 44 15 13 44 24 51 15 43 44 45 14 24 15...
22 34 34 14 15 14 45 13 11 44 24 34 33 11 31 44 34 34 31 43 15 53 35 31 11 24 33 44 23 15 24 42 31 24 32 24 44 43 35 34 31 54 12 24 45 43 15 33 13 34 14 15 14 31 15 44 44 15 42 43 11 43 35 11 24 42 43 34 21 33 45 32 12 15 42 43 21 42 34 32 34 33 15 44 34 21 24 51 15 44 23 15 14 15 44 15 13 44 24 51 15 43 44 45 14 24 15...
GOOD EDUCATIONAL TOOLS EXPLAIN THEIR LIMITS POLYBIUS ENCODED LETTERS AS PAIRS OF NUMBERS FROM ONE TO FIVE THE DETECTIVE STUDIES PATTERNS BEFORE MAKING CLAIMS A STRONG CLAIM NEEDS STRONG EVIDENCE
polybius
polybius
null
{}
hard
en
165
165
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "pair_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Polybius square: 5×5 grid maps letters to two-digit row-column pairs.
cda-0016884
CRYPX OGRAP HYREZ ARDSZ ATIEN CEAND CAREX ULTHX NKING PATTE RNWOX DSHEZ PBREA KMONO ALPHX BETIC SUBST ITUTI ONENT ROPYX EASUR ESUNC ERTAZ NTYIN ADIST RIBUT IONEC
CRYPX OGRAP HYREZ ARDSZ ATIEN CEAND CAREX ULTHX NKING PATTE RNWOX DSHEZ PBREA KMONO ALPHX BETIC SUBST ITUTI ONENT ROPYX EASUR ESUNC ERTAZ NTYIN ADIST RIBUT IONEC
CRYPTOGRAPHY REWARDS PATIENCE AND CAREFUL THINKING PATTERN WORDS HELP BREAK MONOALPHABETIC SUBSTITUTION ENTROPY MEASURES UNCERTAINTY IN A DISTRIBUTION
commercial_code
commercial_code
null
{}
hard
en
135
135
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "five_letter_group_analysis" ]
Commercial code: five-letter groups from a codebook, often ending in X or Z.
rail-fence-v3-0432
ARCHESRLSLTAOWTEH
ARCHESRLSLTAOWTEH
ARCHERS TO THE WALLS
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 11 }
intermediate
en
17
17
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryptos-v3-0206
UUTOXTJXEWQDHPVWTVUNPVYSRUIATMWRYFSOMSHYMSYGWNKKGDEBZSQQSKPNVWSOMWDYTSSMWRKVUUYQISTCMHYXUJDFVDWUZGXEXOSQDVZRUYWAMMFQJKIYBEQDGEVYDWRJBVEAXYWHVBWVOMUTMPLOVZVBDWPJPYPTH
UUTOXTJXEWQDHPVWTVUNPVYSRUIATMWRYFSOMSHYMSYGWNKKGDEBZSQQSKPNVWSOMWDYTSSMWRKVUUYQISTCMHYXUJDFVDWUZGXEXOSQDVZRUYWAMMFQJKIYBEQDGEVYDWRJBVEAXYWHVBWVOMUTMPLOVZVBDWPJPYPTH
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
kryptos
kryptos
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LANGLEY" }
advanced
en
165
165
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0021326
6321 02607 01607 01972 4760 06657 05705 06040 05343 06671 0340 5710 1583 01023 02873 05083 02555 1633 5744 06633 06025 01646 6039 06330 7261 04786 3472 01590 07876 07280 04785 05714 1309 5043 04726 03805 7919 0669 02894 06643 6052 06048 5341 6617 00333 05657 01664 06052 6340 02609 1593 06351 5675 02865 06365 02549 1576...
6321 02607 01607 01972 4760 06657 05705 06040 05343 06671 0340 5710 1583 01023 02873 05083 02555 1633 5744 06633 06025 01646 6039 06330 7261 04786 3472 01590 07876 07280 04785 05714 1309 5043 04726 03805 7919 0669 02894 06643 6052 06048 5341 6617 00333 05657 01664 06052 6340 02609 1593 06351 5675 02865 06365 02549 1576...
THE FOUR SQUARE CIPHER USES TWO KEYWORD POLYBIUS SQUARES THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER THE ONE TIME PAD IS THEORETICALLY UNBREAKABLE IF USED CORRECTLY
zimmermann
zimmermann
null
{}
hard
en
163
163
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_group_analysis" ]
Zimmermann Telegram code: WWI German diplomatic numeric codebook cipher.
caesar-v2-0333
TGXJWAFYNTS JCUJWNRJSY FSI WJFXTS FWJ YMJ YMWJJ UNQQFWX TK FQQ XHNJSYNKNH NSVZNWD FSI UWTLWJXX
TGXJWAFYNTS JCUJWNRJSY FSI WJFXTS FWJ YMJ YMWJJ UNQQFWX TK FQQ XHNJSYNKNH NSVZNWD FSI UWTLWJXX
OBSERVATION EXPERIMENT AND REASON ARE THE THREE PILLARS OF ALL SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND PROGRESS
caesar
caesar
substitution
{ "type": "shift", "value": 5 }
beginner
en
81
94
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryptos-v2-0177
MVYRCJURUKNPMNBMFMFFHVBYXWZCGMTSUVPYLWRYQLUCQXWKBUHFVYKBYKPXRKUPFQOUZGQBTNSUGDE
MVYRCJURUKNPMNBMFMFFHVBYXWZCGMTSUVPYLWRYQLUCQXWKBUHFVYKBYKPXRKUPFQOUZGQBTNSUGDE
RICHMOND HAS FALLEN OUR FORCES HAVE ENTERED THE CITY RESISTANCE IS ENDED INFORM THE PRESIDENT
kryptos
kryptos
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LANGLEY" }
advanced
en
79
79
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
two-square-v2-0202
THBLASBQKIAFSTFIQFOOLTICAFAUITWFQMBTDFAOAFLGRIETHEHDCIRLKQMEGMVIHRPFREYLNKERHDAW
THBLASBQKIAFSTFIQFOOLTICAFAUITWFQMBTDFAOAFLGRIETHEHDCIRLKQMEGMVIHRPFREYLNKERHDAW
THE KASISKI TEST FINDS REPEATED SEQUENCES TO DETERMINE THE KEY LENGTH OF A VIGENERE CIPHER KEY
two_square
two_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "LIBERTY", "key2": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
80
80
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
typex-v2-0108
QMNFJIPSUQUNZMWAPUMUZBJNZOMKSKNWWVBDXHXHNCWYYOSBZTAPNKUMEZHKEUQADRRYTPEZKMWULEHDTNLSVKSBFTYGAWPAHXZEAFSOYHZVCHXMDUNLXGZSGQYUMJYIXNVYOBVFVRVGLCT
QMNFJIPSUQUNZMWAPUMUZBJNZOMKSKNWWVBDXHXHNCWYYOSBZTAPNKUMEZHKEUQADRRYTPEZKMWULEHDTNLSVKSBFTYGAWPAHXZEAFSOYHZVCHXMDUNLXGZSGQYUMJYIXNVYOBVFVRVGLCT
WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE WITH CHARITY FOR ALL WITH FIRMNESS IN THE RIGHT AS GOD GIVES US TO SEE THE RIGHT LET US STRIVE ON TO FINISH THE WORK WE ARE IN TO BIND UP THE NATIONS WOUNDS
typex
typex
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LONDON" }
expert
en
143
143
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0018231
16.2.10 10.1.8 11.3.8 16.6.7 17.1.6 19.5.6 17.2.9 10.2.5 16.4.8 15.6.6 4.4.4 4.3.8 13.3.5 16.5.3 8.3.10 13.3.7 8.6.9 14.4.4 17.2.6 6.1.1 1.4.10 17.6.3 10.3.10 14.4.6 5.4.6 3.1.4 9.3.9 17.3.1 10.3.9 3.6.3 16.5.9 19.6.9 3.5.6 15.5.2 8.1.9 8.3.5 12.1.6 12.4.2 15.2.3 13.4.3 1.2.2 5.2.2 10.2.5 14.6.8 6.4.9 11.5.6 3.5.4 1.2....
16.2.10 10.1.8 11.3.8 16.6.7 17.1.6 19.5.6 17.2.9 10.2.5 16.4.8 15.6.6 4.4.4 4.3.8 13.3.5 16.5.3 8.3.10 13.3.7 8.6.9 14.4.4 17.2.6 6.1.1 1.4.10 17.6.3 10.3.10 14.4.6 5.4.6 3.1.4 9.3.9 17.3.1 10.3.9 3.6.3 16.5.9 19.6.9 3.5.6 15.5.2 8.1.9 8.3.5 12.1.6 12.4.2 15.2.3 13.4.3 1.2.2 5.2.2 10.2.5 14.6.8 6.4.9 11.5.6 3.5.4 1.2....
AN AFFINE CIPHER APPLIES A LINEAR FUNCTION TO EACH LETTER THE ARCHITECTURE SHOULD MAKE MISUSE HARDER
arnold_andre
arnold_andre
null
{}
hard
en
85
85
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Arnold-André book cipher: coordinates (page.section.word) referencing a shared text.
aeneas-tacticus-v3-0045
19 20 5 1 13 16 15 23 5 18 20 18 1 14 19 6 15 18 13 19
19 20 5 1 13 16 15 23 5 18 20 18 1 14 19 6 15 18 13 19
STEAM POWER TRANSFORMS
aeneas_tacticus
aeneas_tacticus
steganography
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
35
54
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cardano-autokey-v3-0267
KALXAPVEVHOTVRWLHCRINZDMTUBLLCNLVVASLALVLMKAINPCVVLCPAJHRXKHDCTFGKLALTALIV
KALXAPVEVHOTVRWLHCRINZDMTUBLLCNLVVASLALVLMKAINPCVVLCPAJHRXKHDCTFGKLALTALIV
THE THIN RED LINE STOOD FIRM AT BALACLAVA AS THE RUSSIAN CAVALRY CHARGED ACROSS THE PLAIN
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ROME" }
advanced
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
argenti-v3-0234
75 77 11 63 33 13 27 28 41 48 77 39 11 57 20 28 27 11
75 77 11 63 33 13 27 28 41 48 77 39 11 57 20 28 27 11
TREASURE BURIED HERE
argenti
argenti
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "VATICAN" }
expert
en
36
53
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
typex-v3-0341
ESVQIXQVLGDRMFNTHFUI
ESVQIXQVLGDRMFNTHFUI
THE REDCOATS ARE COMING
typex
typex
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WINSTON" }
expert
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
bifid-v2-0642
VRRLAUWIQOVRHPTXLBQDUPORRGPUQYUGBEENDCDKPEEREHDCAAUFATRUYEUTHAIEWGPXPHD
VRRLAUWIQOVRHPTXLBQDUPORRGPUQYUGBEENDCDKPEEREHDCAAUFATRUYEUTHAIEWGPXPHD
WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE WITH CHARITY FOR ALL LET US BIND UP THE NATIONS WOUNDS AND HEAL
bifid
bifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TRIUMPH" }
advanced
en
71
71
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
bazeries-v3-0460
BFOHAQOFXFVGPHUBO
BFOHAQOFXFVGPHUBO
THE RAILWAY ARRIVES
bazeries
bazeries
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 53 }
advanced
en
17
17
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
playfair-v2-0198
OKFAOZNADBPWWAETFUFUDRTELONBCFBOTDAWLDNPDLERTFURCOKRBANIKGFARNLOFBHWOCWCWHRADFFXDL
OKFAOZNADBPWWAETFUFUDRTELONBCFBOTDAWLDNPDLERTFURCOKRBANIKGFARNLOFBHWOCWCWHRADFFXDL
THOSE WHO CANNOT REMEMBER THE PAST ARE CONDEMNED TO REPEAT IT AS PHILOSOPHER SANTAYANA OBSERVED
playfair
playfair
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORTRESS" }
intermediate
en
82
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
scytale-v2-0247
ALNUOLATTFEEBVLTIATXFSEEEOTEPFIRDONEREISNUNFSARCTMPAOONIIIEONRFUEENNNETANNNGTTWHMECCFYOCEEQEYEODOURUOODUENNIIFFEALSICVTTRRITTAOHHAEBIEXCEELCETDXAISGARUSX
ALNUOLATTFEEBVLTIATXFSEEEOTEPFIRDONEREISNUNFSARCTMPAOONIIIEONRFUEENNNETANNNGTTWHMECCFYOCEEQEYEODOURUOODUENNIIFFEALSICVTTRRITTAOHHAEBIEXCEELCETDXAISGARUSX
AFTER AN UNEQUIVOCAL EXPERIENCE OF THE INEFFICIENCY OF THE SUBSISTING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT YOU ARE CALLED UPON TO DELIBERATE ON A NEW CONSTITUTION FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
scytale
scytale
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 9 }
intermediate
en
153
153
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vigenere-es-075
ORQHTPGVJSBODCMEHFXZCYHEWVNDKRKRZAH
ORQHTPGVJSBODCMEHFXZCYHEWVNDKRKRZAH
MAS SABE EL DIABLO POR VIEJO QUE POR DIABLO
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CRYPTO" }
intermediate
es
35
35
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
kama-sutra-v3-0101
UX QGL ZLRLXQLLXQG OLXQIVA UZYYO XLKQCX ZAXQGLZUSLM QGL KCVW CJ OCBLVXUOIZ HYEUELC YXM WLBELV UXQC Y IXUJULM QGLCVA CJ HVYRUQYQUCX QGYQ LNBEYUXLM PCQG QGL JYEE CJ YBBELZ YXM QGL CVPUQZ CJ BEYXLQZ
UX QGL ZLRLXQLLXQG OLXQIVA UZYYO XLKQCX ZAXQGLZUSLM QGL KCVW CJ OCBLVXUOIZ HYEUELC YXM WLBELV UXQC Y IXUJULM QGLCVA CJ HVYRUQYQUCX QGYQ LNBEYUXLM PCQG QGL JYEE CJ YBBELZ YXM QGL CVPUQZ CJ BEYXLQZ
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
kama_sutra
kama_sutra
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SANSKRIT" }
intermediate
en
164
195
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
sigaba-v2-0066
GXFMVECRMPTKZUZDTTYXCAAMABNOMUPNLBBJPNJDWJYTXJEKZPBPSCMCAKJGSIZNUZSYJTLZDDNNT
GXFMVECRMPTKZUZDTTYXCAAMABNOMUPNLBBJPNJDWJYTXJEKZPBPSCMCAKJGSIZNUZSYJTLZDDNNT
THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOLY ONE IS UNDERSTANDING
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ECMMARK" }
expert
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0003963
ANWHN NUJWC EEMAW JNDMX YQDJE JHASR WYWHW EYNIU EANKY NEZXJ YYTPH CTUNZ WNAWX VITOK BNYEI UCXYJ HASRW YWHMC VQPQC JCMJY MYYXY FKALO WGAAU NIWEA LMGNB NXJUL LKLFW GMRJN EYMKH OXURQ VYNKL ZLPGH A
ANWHN NUJWC EEMAW JNDMX YQDJE JHASR WYWHW EYNIU EANKY NEZXJ YYTPH CTUNZ WNAWX VITOK BNYEI UCXYJ HASRW YWHMC VQPQC JCMJY MYYXY FKALO WGAAU NIWEA LMGNB NXJUL LKLFW GMRJN EYMKH OXURQ VYNKL ZLPGH A
PEER REVIEW AND REPRODUCIBILITY MATTER IN RESEARCH CLASSICAL CIPHERS TEACH WHY MODERN SECURITY MATTERS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESERVES CAREFUL DESIGN THE MESSAGE WAS HIDDEN BUT NOT SECURE
beaufort
beaufort
null
{ "key": "PRAYER" }
hard
en
161
161
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "kasiski_examination", "friedman_test", "index_of_coincidence" ]
Beaufort: E(x)=k-x mod 26 — reciprocal cipher (decryption identical to encryption).
vic-v3-0329
90822168385936956118392289
90822168385936956118392289
THE RAILWAY ARRIVES
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
26
26
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
jefferson-disk-v2-0272
QXIEQAJUXZZRMDQKVADKQVIDOUVIZHUMWNICSMONMCDKQMIZZTKYMZNPEFGMHTSTZHUMB
QXIEQAJUXZZRMDQKVADKQVIDOUVIZHUMWNICSMONMCDKQMIZZTKYMZNPEFGMHTSTZHUMB
BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS THESE ARE WHAT I OFFER YOU FOR THE DEFENSE OF OUR ISLAND NATION
jefferson_disk
jefferson_disk
disk
{ "type": "disk_order", "value": "1,3,5,2,4,6" }
expert
en
69
69
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0017932
MA-E / WOL-LA-CHEE / TKIN / DIBEH-YAZZIE / MOASI / DIBEH-YAZZIE / A-KHA / DIBEH / DZEH / BE / TKIN / DIBEH / WOL-LA-CHEE / CLA-GI-AIH / A-KHA / DIBEH / THAN-ZIE / NO-DA-IH / GAH / DZEH / TSAH / A-KHA / THAN-ZIE / WOL-LA-CHEE /...
MA-E / WOL-LA-CHEE / TKIN / DIBEH-YAZZIE / MOASI / DIBEH-YAZZIE / A-KHA / DIBEH / DZEH / BE / TKIN / DIBEH / WOL-LA-CHEE / CLA-GI-AIH / A-KHA / DIBEH / THAN-ZIE / NO-DA-IH / GAH / DZEH / TSAH / A-KHA / THAN-ZIE / WOL-LA-CHEE /...
FAIL CLOSED IS A POSTURE NOT A SLOGAN
navajo_code
navajo_code
null
{}
hard
en
175
175
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "word_list_attack" ]
Navajo Code Talker cipher: Navajo words represent English letters.
kama-sutra-v2-0204
QXZXE SQHWU HQ BCUHWHCQ CKK WIL OCXUW XTXHWHQJ UHJQXE WC OCDDLQOL UICYL PCDPXYMDLQW XW MXTQ
QXZXE SQHWU HQ BCUHWHCQ CKK WIL OCXUW XTXHWHQJ UHJQXE WC OCDDLQOL UICYL PCDPXYMDLQW XW MXTQ
NAVAL UNITS IN POSITION OFF THE COAST AWAITING SIGNAL TO COMMENCE SHORE BOMBARDMENT AT DAWN
kama_sutra
kama_sutra
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VATSYANA" }
intermediate
en
77
91
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
morse-code-v3-0036
--. .-. .- ...- .. - -.-- / . -..- .--. .-.. .- .. -. ... / .- .-.. .-..
--. .-. .- ...- .. - -.-- / . -..- .--. .-.. .- .. -. ... / .- .-.. .-..
GRAVITY EXPLAINS ALL
morse_code
morse_code
encoding
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
53
72
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0013924
UAKBP JUEMZ YIKKG EIJKL PVPUS KPJNK EAWHM MOZQQ TIMIA NPMSU EMMAI SQLYU NMLPO GBDBI GOKFW NVBJV NUJOH HBMXQ XXURP KIDFD ERJMB KUAGG EYXTL JDKRX FHDEN WTHHF AEZQO UHJBL AGTFB PKI
UAKBP JUEMZ YIKKG EIJKL PVPUS KPJNK EAWHM MOZQQ TIMIA NPMSU EMMAI SQLYU NMLPO GBDBI GOKFW NVBJV NUJOH HBMXQ XXURP KIDFD ERJMB KUAGG EYXTL JDKRX FHDEN WTHHF AEZQO UHJBL AGTFB PKI
HILL CIPHER USES LINEAR ALGEBRA TO ENCRYPT BLOCKS OF LETTERS MODERN ENCRYPTION IS NOT BROKEN BY LETTER FREQUENCY THE PLAYFAIR CIPHER ENCRYPTS PAIRS OF LETTERS SIMULTANEOUSLY
one_time_pad
one_time_pad
null
{}
hard
en
148
148
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "information_theoretic_proof", "key_reuse_attack" ]
One-time pad: theoretically unbreakable if key is truly random and never reused.
cda-0019147
⌐ X K ┌· ┘· ─ ¬· r └ ⌐ Γ· ┌ ─ L L Γ X X K ┌· ┘· ─ ¬· L K· Γ· Γ L ─ r L ⌐· ┌· L └· X· L ─ r ⌒· ⌐ ─ ⌐ └ ⌒· X Γ· X r ⌐ ─ ┌· L K· L ⌐ └ ⌒ L ⌐ ┐ r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌· X ⌐ X r ⌒· K ⌐ └ L Γ· X ⌐ ┌· ┘· Γ X· X L Γ ¬ ⌒· X ┐· ⌐ ┌· K ⌐ ─ X K ┘· L ─ r ┌· ⌒· ┐· K ┌ L X X ⌐ ¬· L X ⌐ K ¬ ⌐ X r· L ─ r ┘· Γ L X ¬ ⌒· ┌· L K· L ┌· X Γ· ─ ¬· K r...
⌐ X K ┌· ┘· ─ ¬· r └ ⌐ Γ· ┌ ─ L L Γ X X K ┌· ┘· ─ ¬· L K· Γ· Γ L ─ r L ⌐· ┌· L └· X· L ─ r ⌒· ⌐ ─ ⌐ └ ⌒· X Γ· X r ⌐ ─ ┌· L K· L ⌐ └ ⌒ L ⌐ ┐ r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌· X ⌐ X r ⌒· K ⌐ └ L Γ· X ⌐ ┌· ┘· Γ X· X L Γ ¬ ⌒· X ┐· ⌐ ┌· K ⌐ ─ X K ┘· L ─ r ┌· ⌒· ┐· K ┌ L X X ⌐ ¬· L X ⌐ K ¬ ⌐ X r· L ─ r ┘· Γ L X ¬ ⌒· ┌· L K· L ┌· X Γ· ─ ¬· K r...
A STRONG CLAIM NEEDS STRONG EVIDENCE FREQUENCY ANALYSIS CAN REVEAL WEAK CIPHERS A SCYTALE IS A ROD USED BY SPARTANS TO ENCRYPT MESSAGES ATBASH ENCODES BY REVERSING THE ALPHABET
pigpen
pigpen
null
{}
medium
en
65
65
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_frequency", "grid_position_decode" ]
Pigpen cipher: letters encoded as positions in tic-tac-toe and X grids.
red-type-a-v2-0309
TUDMQAWUHIBOXYWKBYWEMUNWKKAGAJAKYJAPBJOCUFCAGHUWPZOHANUOFHGOUSNTACTMEYJ
TUDMQAWUHIBOXYWKBYWEMUNWKKAGAJAKYJAPBJOCUFCAGHUWPZOHANUOFHGOUSNTACTMEYJ
WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE WITH CHARITY FOR ALL LET US BIND UP THE NATIONS WOUNDS AND HEAL
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TOKYO" }
advanced
en
71
71
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
wheatstone-v3-0116
DAUSVUIT
DAUSVUIT
DEUS VULT
wheatstone
wheatstone
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LONDON" }
advanced
en
8
8
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
confederate-vigenere-v3-0224
DZZPIUAQWXKMTIPOA
DZZPIUAQWXKMTIPOA
ARCHERS TO THE WALLS
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "DIXIE" }
intermediate
en
17
17
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0016513
05118 0344 06356 6291 01661 05727 4443 7258 04746 05723 01268 6040 2531 01659 3862 05040 0641 05665 1663 0348 3536 4129 04717 4476 4777 00375 03785 5044 2578 0329 00669 1656 6346 02874 1016 6049 06619 0689 06028 06305 2856 6299 06693 6306 02827 4777 04489 06281 02536 1652 0411 5666 1030 02610 2915 06288 01654 1013 0632...
05118 0344 06356 6291 01661 05727 4443 7258 04746 05723 01268 6040 2531 01659 3862 05040 0641 05665 1663 0348 3536 4129 04717 4476 4777 00375 03785 5044 2578 0329 00669 1656 6346 02874 1016 6049 06619 0689 06028 06305 2856 6299 06693 6306 02827 4777 04489 06281 02536 1652 0411 5666 1030 02610 2915 06288 01654 1013 0632...
PATTERN WORDS HELP BREAK MONOALPHABETIC SUBSTITUTION THE ARCHITECTURE SHOULD MAKE MISUSE HARDER AN AFFINE CIPHER APPLIES A LINEAR FUNCTION TO EACH LETTER THE PLAYFAIR CIPHER ENCRYPTS PAIRS OF LETTERS SIMULTANEOUSLY
zimmermann
zimmermann
null
{}
hard
en
185
185
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_group_analysis" ]
Zimmermann Telegram code: WWI German diplomatic numeric codebook cipher.
cda-0019353
KERCK HOFFS PRINZ IPLES AYSTX ESYST EMMUS TBESE CUREE VENIF ENEMY KNOWS ALGOR ITHMT HELIX RARYX RESEZ VESKN OWLEX GEFOR THECO MMUNX TYCCZ
KERCK HOFFS PRINZ IPLES AYSTX ESYST EMMUS TBESE CUREE VENIF ENEMY KNOWS ALGOR ITHMT HELIX RARYX RESEZ VESKN OWLEX GEFOR THECO MMUNX TYCCZ
KERCKHOFFS PRINCIPLE SAYS THE SYSTEM MUST BE SECURE EVEN IF ENEMY KNOWS ALGORITHM THE LIBRARY PRESERVES KNOWLEDGE FOR THE COMMUNITY
commercial_code
commercial_code
null
{}
hard
en
115
115
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "five_letter_group_analysis" ]
Commercial code: five-letter groups from a codebook, often ending in X or Z.
cda-0021125
CHEO LCHO RSHE EDYQ OKED YCHO LDAI INYK CHEO LRCH EOLK AIII NQOK EEDY OKED YLKA IINO TEDY CHED YYTA IINO XED
CHEO LCHO RSHE EDYQ OKED YCHO LDAI INYK CHEO LRCH EOLK AIII NQOK EEDY OKED YLKA IINO TEDY CHED YYTA IINO XED
THE DETECTIVE STUDIES PATTERNS BEFORE MAKING CLAIMS
voynich_render
voynich_render
null
{}
hard
en
87
87
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "statistical_analysis", "unsolved" ]
Voynich manuscript: undeciphered 15th-century script; pseudo-syllabic output.
m94-v3-0118
JWCDRFYKQYXZYTKFFUGP
JWCDRFYKQYXZYTKFFUGP
THE COMPASS POINTS TRUE
m94
m94
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FREEDOM" }
expert
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null