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cda-0016290
⌐ X K ┌· ┘· ─ ¬· r └ ⌐ Γ· ┌ ─ L L Γ X X K ┌· ┘· ─ ¬· L K· Γ· Γ L ─ r L ┌ ┘· Γ L ┌· ─ L ─ r ┌· ⌒· ┐· K Γ· ┘· ─ Γ· X ─ ┘· K ¬ ┌· ┘· ┐ L ─ ¬ ⌒· └ L K K L ┌· ⌐· ┌· L └· X· L ─ r ⌒· Γ ┘· X· ¬ └ L K ┌· ⌐ ─ X ┐· ┘· X Γ· K Γ· ┘· ─ ⌐ ┐· ┐· └ Γ· L X r ┘· └ X· ┌ ─ ⌐ ┌· L ─ r ┌· ⌒· ┐· K Γ· ┘· ─ K ⌒ Γ· r L ⌐· ⌐ Γ· └ r └ ┘· X L Γ Γ·...
⌐ X K ┌· ┘· ─ ¬· r └ ⌐ Γ· ┌ ─ L L Γ X X K ┌· ┘· ─ ¬· L K· Γ· Γ L ─ r L ┌ ┘· Γ L ┌· ─ L ─ r ┌· ⌒· ┐· K Γ· ┘· ─ Γ· X ─ ┘· K ¬ ┌· ┘· ┐ L ─ ¬ ⌒· └ L K K L ┌· ⌐· ┌· L └· X· L ─ r ⌒· Γ ┘· X· ¬ └ L K ┌· ⌐ ─ X ┐· ┘· X Γ· K Γ· ┘· ─ ⌐ ┐· ┐· └ Γ· L X r ┘· └ X· ┌ ─ ⌐ ┌· L ─ r ┌· ⌒· ┐· K Γ· ┘· ─ K ⌒ Γ· r L ⌐· ⌐ Γ· └ r └ ┘· X L Γ Γ·...
A STRONG CLAIM NEEDS STRONG EVIDENCE MODERN ENCRYPTION IS NOT BROKEN BY LETTER FREQUENCY DOUBLE TRANSPOSITION APPLIES COLUMNAR ENCRYPTION TWICE FAIL CLOSED IS A POSTURE NOT A SLOGAN
pigpen
pigpen
null
{}
medium
en
54
54
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_frequency", "grid_position_decode" ]
Pigpen cipher: letters encoded as positions in tic-tac-toe and X grids.
chaocipher-163
OWJTTQGNYFOXMOLWYLYGVBSOSTDXXJTLDNWKLZZQBDIZUKT
OWJTTQGNYFOXMOLWYLYGVBSOSTDXXJTLDNWKLZZQBDIZUKT
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG NEAR THE RIVER
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
advanced
en
47
47
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
four-square-v2-0469
QDDAERBSWURQ
QDDAERBSWURQ
THE DIE IS CAST
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "WISDOM", "key2": "COURAGE" }
advanced
en
12
12
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
bazeries-v3-0067
KPQSWSCTWJRKATUTCQNJVROQPKTORQSSJNADQDNJRKNSPTCTHEAKXDHQSTOEDGSQCSTEBJYQR
KPQSWSCTWJRKATUTCQNJVROQPKTORQSSJNADQDNJRKNSPTCTHEAKXDHQSTOEDGSQCSTEBJYQR
WATSON WE HAVE FOUND THE STRUCTURE OF DNA AND IT IS A DOUBLE HELIX OF BREATHTAKING BEAUTY
bazeries
bazeries
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 17 }
advanced
en
73
73
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgx-v3-0309
DAXAGADGGFDGFADFFXAFXGDFDGFDGG
DAXAGADGGFDGFADFFXAFXGDFDGFDGG
THE WIND IS WITH US
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "DRAGON", "columnar": "THUNDER" }
advanced
en
30
30
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
affine-v3-0662
RNLHVAN OJPZN ZVO FYZN
RNLHVAN OJPZN ZVO FYZN
MEASURE TWICE CUT ONCE
affine
affine
substitution
{ "a": 7, "b": 11 }
beginner
en
19
22
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
scytale-v3-0144
EUREKAXXX
EUREKAXXX
EUREKA
scytale
scytale
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 9 }
intermediate
en
9
9
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
typex-v3-0230
GJOVNFBABRHJWUTEXF
GJOVNFBABRHJWUTEXF
DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
typex
typex
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "EMPIRE" }
expert
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kama-sutra-v2-0453
MJN ANKYTNEM XJRFF RVDREPN RM LYAXM FYKJM XOCCUAMNV QI RAMYFFNAI UE MJN NRXMNAE LFREG MUVRI
MJN ANKYTNEM XJRFF RVDREPN RM LYAXM FYKJM XOCCUAMNV QI RAMYFFNAI UE MJN NRXMNAE LFREG MUVRI
THE REGIMENT SHALL ADVANCE AT FIRST LIGHT SUPPORTED BY ARTILLERY ON THE EASTERN FLANK TODAY
kama_sutra
kama_sutra
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WISDOM" }
intermediate
en
77
91
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
red-type-a-v2-0188
MTOMYGROPNYWRASDYNXEHBEVGTITTIHMGATICONJXUSOURUTGALWQOUBBEDTOMARHEQQEDLGENUTJ
MTOMYGROPNYWRASDYNXEHBEVGTITTIHMGATICONJXUSOURUTGALWQOUBBEDTOMARHEQQEDLGENUTJ
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD I SHALL NOT WANT HE MAKETH ME LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES BY STILL WATERS
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "YAMATO" }
advanced
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vigenere-v2-1230
CBWSQOQNLETVPXNFWZZCQFUKWMESMYVUGTSXGXHZVCRHDHVFSWUFWJTSDAZMIOIACUTQPXXNZXOTIJNOTZ
CBWSQOQNLETVPXNFWZZCQFUKWMESMYVUGTSXGXHZVCRHDHVFSWUFWJTSDAZMIOIACUTQPXXNZXOTIJNOTZ
THE ZIMMERMANN TELEGRAM WAS DECODED BY ROOM FORTY IN LONDON AND BROUGHT AMERICA INTO THE GREAT WAR
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
intermediate
en
82
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
diana-v2-0497
SBXXJBFXRDQMRHNTIQGFSNAJEQTFSXXQMXQSQAAYXUHVIXDBUPBNSRJUJUYAZTLIPUQZPCEUANNTOSBXSMFHHNXNTBATPXSOPDDQXBQVYJOORJGSHVZWCMUUEKECTFDEOLPCAWPBRRIATPUEZOKRVYEFPFEUYLDCUQEBTJAGTEZNNAG
SBXXJBFXRDQMRHNTIQGFSNAJEQTFSXXQMXQSQAAYXUHVIXDBUPBNSRJUJUYAZTLIPUQZPCEUANNTOSBXSMFHHNXNTBATPXSOPDDQXBQVYJOORJGSHVZWCMUUEKECTFDEOLPCAWPBRRIATPUEZOKRVYEFPFEUYLDCUQEBTJAGTEZNNAG
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
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
intermediate
en
175
175
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
two-square-v2-0222
VKTHGGIHADDFVBRDSFPFVKTHTLYEEQTRORCKIVEQFEIRMNBTONNTHEINGHTASGQRGIWRSUSTOSEETHERRAKSLEDPSSYFLWEONTNRRIBQKSHEZEBNWEYEILNTPARIDUPTHEOMYHSIOZOUQFPZ
VKTHGGIHADDFVBRDSFPFVKTHTLYEEQTRORCKIVEQFEIRMNBTONNTHEINGHTASGQRGIWRSUSTOSEETHERRAKSLEDPSSYFLWEONTNRRIBQKSHEZEBNWEYEILNTPARIDUPTHEOMYHSIOZOUQFPZ
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
two_square
two_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "LIBERTY", "key2": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
144
144
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cardano-autokey-214
UBPWSLALFFWLHTYBUQWABPWSLALAKFJLHTYBUQW
UBPWSLALFFWLHTYBUQWABPWSLALAKFJLHTYBUQW
IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
39
39
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
trithemius-033
TIG RRQE APRXR IR VPLV LH ZZWO GR FFCU MYYLTO
TIG RRQE APRXR IR VPLV LH ZZWO GR FFCU MYYLTO
THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF
trithemius
trithemius
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
36
45
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
monoalphabetic-vi-0117
AI UHY AN IHM RN VSH LPG OB PUPAGNQ RN SB VSH YAY GHQ NJPMB SAN HVG NHG UPTB SAF IHM RN PEE
AI UHY AN IHM RN VSH LPG OB PUPAGNQ RN SB VSH YAY GHQ NJPMB SAN HVG NHG UPTB SAF IHM RN PEE
IF GOD IS FOR US WHO CAN BE AGAINST US HE WHO DID NOT SPARE HIS OWN SON GAVE HIM FOR US ALL
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "POLYBIUS" }
beginner
en
69
91
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0012104
16.6.7 8.5.7 15.5.7 7.5.1 8.3.4 20.1.5 19.1.1 15.3.10 1.1.4 6.2.7 20.5.10 11.5.4 18.6.1 20.4.5 20.6.9 2.2.4 3.5.9 10.5.6 9.5.9 14.6.3 15.5.2 7.2.10 3.5.6 4.6.2 13.3.5 20.5.2 1.2.5 12.6.9 14.1.9 18.2.6 1.3.5 18.1.6 11.4.2 7.6.5 18.4.5 13.5.1 2.2.2 7.6.1 18.6.6 18.5.8 12.2.1 14.1.2 18.2.1 17.6.5 13.6.4 20.1.3 2.3.10 5.3....
16.6.7 8.5.7 15.5.7 7.5.1 8.3.4 20.1.5 19.1.1 15.3.10 1.1.4 6.2.7 20.5.10 11.5.4 18.6.1 20.4.5 20.6.9 2.2.4 3.5.9 10.5.6 9.5.9 14.6.3 15.5.2 7.2.10 3.5.6 4.6.2 13.3.5 20.5.2 1.2.5 12.6.9 14.1.9 18.2.6 1.3.5 18.1.6 11.4.2 7.6.5 18.4.5 13.5.1 2.2.2 7.6.1 18.6.6 18.5.8 12.2.1 14.1.2 18.2.1 17.6.5 13.6.4 20.1.3 2.3.10 5.3....
TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION TWO SQUARE CIPHER ENCRYPTS DIGRAPHS WITH TWO POLYBIUS ALPHABETS
arnold_andre
arnold_andre
null
{}
hard
en
110
110
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Arnold-André book cipher: coordinates (page.section.word) referencing a shared text.
cda-0002525
UHZNA ERNQNOYR BHGCHG FUBHYQ FUBJ NYY ERNFBAVAT FGRCF EBHGR PVCUREF ERNQ N TEVQ VA N CERFPEVORQ TRBZRGEVP CNGGREA QBHOYR GENAFCBFVGVBA NCCYVRF PBYHZANE RAPELCGVBA GJVPR
UHZNA ERNQNOYR BHGCHG FUBHYQ FUBJ NYY ERNFBAVAT FGRCF EBHGR PVCUREF ERNQ N TEVQ VA N CERFPEVORQ TRBZRGEVP CNGGREA QBHOYR GENAFCBFVGVBA NCCYVRF PBYHZANE RAPELCGVBA GJVPR
HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS ROUTE CIPHERS READ A GRID IN A PRESCRIBED GEOMETRIC PATTERN DOUBLE TRANSPOSITION APPLIES COLUMNAR ENCRYPTION TWICE
rot13
rot13
null
{ "shift": 13 }
hard
en
145
145
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "brute_force_26", "self_inverse_check" ]
ROT-13 is Caesar with shift 13 — it is its own inverse.
cda-0014594
SHUSH GAHNO DAIHT HANZI EDZEH MAEAK HAGAH MOASI DZEHG LOEIH AKHAG AHKLI ZZIED IBEHA KHATS AHDIB EHYAZ ZIETS AHASZ IHGLO EIHLI NDZEH TSAHT HANZI ELIND ZEHKL IZZIE DZEHT SAHAS ZIHDI BEHCL AGIAI HWOLL ACHEE MOASI DZEHT KINDI BEHDI BEHNA ASTSO SIWOL LACHE EDIBE HYAZZ IE
SHUSH GAHNO DAIHT HANZI EDZEH MAEAK HAGAH MOASI DZEHG LOEIH AKHAG AHKLI ZZIED IBEHA KHATS AHDIB EHYAZ ZIETS AHASZ IHGLO EIHLI NDZEH TSAHT HANZI ELIND ZEHKL IZZIE DZEHT SAHAS ZIHDI BEHCL AGIAI HWOLL ACHEE MOASI DZEHT KINDI BEHDI BEHNA ASTSO SIWOL LACHE EDIBE HYAZZ IE
BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL HISTORICAL CIPHERS ARE TEACHERS NOT PROTECTION ENTROPY MEASURES UNCERTAINTY IN A DISTRIBUTION SLOWLY
navajo_code
navajo_code
null
{}
hard
en
222
222
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "word_list_attack" ]
Navajo Code Talker cipher: Navajo words represent English letters.
atbash-v3-0002
XILHH GSV IFYRXLM MLD
XILHH GSV IFYRXLM MLD
CROSS THE RUBICON NOW
atbash
atbash
substitution
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
18
21
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
enigma-v3-0550
HWJMPDAVUFPKAJWMZKZLLFGHSINXY
HWJMPDAVUFPKAJWMZKZLLFGHSINXY
TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
enigma
enigma
machine
{ "type": "rotor_start", "value": "PQR" }
expert
en
29
29
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
hill-v2-0305
PDMYBRTLACVBVNTLPSFUFFRTVPIKZHNQHHXOZZJJWILBHDJGXCCEHRHIZYLFYHRPRFBEWKCTRTHJ
PDMYBRTLACVBVNTLPSFUFFRTVPIKZHNQHHXOZZJJWILBHDJGXCCEHRHIZYLFYHRPRFBEWKCTRTHJ
ENEMY FORCES REPORTED MOVING TOWARD GETTYSBURG CAVALRY HAS CONFIRMED THE FULL SIGHTING
hill
hill
polygraphic
{ "a": 7, "b": 3, "c": 4, "d": 5 }
advanced
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
scytale-v3-0078
TPNNTTCPHATGIMEUELSEOETBDLTINEOLEOONWTFIAWEFIIACDSXOTNCXDACRHGEXRGHMOFIXOEAAUANX
TPNNTTCPHATGIMEUELSEOETBDLTINEOLEOONWTFIAWEFIIACDSXOTNCXDACRHGEXRGHMOFIXOEAAUANX
THE DEAD DROP ALLOWS AGENTS TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION WITHOUT MEETING FACE TO FACE IN PUBLIC
scytale
scytale
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 8 }
intermediate
en
80
80
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
two-square-006
ECTREEDASPLAHSXR
ECTREEDASPLAHSXR
PROCEED AS PLANNED
two_square
two_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "EXAMPLE", "key2": "KEYWORD" }
advanced
en
16
16
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0018883
17.21.7 12.17.8 12.43.11 18.17.7 11.8.14 14.26.4 9.9.13 17.3.9 3.20.15 1.5.12 5.38.8 16.11.1 1.41.11 2.39.15 3.17.15 10.2.6 20.26.6 3.13.9 1.21.8 7.13.14 5.47.15 16.8.4 5.3.5 10.9.3 10.3.15 20.20.9 9.36.7 14.36.3 5.17.11 20.11.4 5.42.13 10.1.4 18.34.13 3.18.14 14.24.6 15.26.4 18.48.8 20.22.8 20.38.3 4.19.3 18.42.12 11....
17.21.7 12.17.8 12.43.11 18.17.7 11.8.14 14.26.4 9.9.13 17.3.9 3.20.15 1.5.12 5.38.8 16.11.1 1.41.11 2.39.15 3.17.15 10.2.6 20.26.6 3.13.9 1.21.8 7.13.14 5.47.15 16.8.4 5.3.5 10.9.3 10.3.15 20.20.9 9.36.7 14.36.3 5.17.11 20.11.4 5.42.13 10.1.4 18.34.13 3.18.14 14.24.6 15.26.4 18.48.8 20.22.8 20.38.3 4.19.3 18.42.12 11....
A TRANSPARENT TOOL SHOULD SHOW ITS REASONING THE ENIGMA MACHINE USED ROTORS TO CREATE A POLYALPHABETIC CIPHER
book_cipher
book_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
93
93
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Book cipher: coordinates (page.line.word) referencing a shared document.
confederate-vigenere-v2-0334
WPLAIZPLKEQVLBVHUBUFHZQPISIPBEUMZWRGMJVIGBLZISMXBMWIPXLLTLASSPBZWDVQICDVXWFVMODIG
WPLAIZPLKEQVLBVHUBUFHZQPISIPBEUMZWRGMJVIGBLZISMXBMWIPXLLTLASSPBZWDVQICDVXWFVMODIG
THOSE WHO CANNOT REMEMBER THE PAST ARE CONDEMNED TO REPEAT IT AS PHILOSOPHER SANTAYANA OBSERVED
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "DIXIE" }
intermediate
en
81
81
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vic-011
808451838224886510
808451838224886510
CHANGE OF PLANS
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SNOWFALL" }
advanced
en
18
18
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0021824
16.28.11 5.47.15 9.39.13 7.50.9 14.49.2 5.10.14 7.33.1 10.23.10 19.39.12 20.7.8 14.18.6 20.25.1 16.43.3 6.15.8 19.16.2 20.22.10 4.24.4 6.45.7 5.4.10 8.49.12 16.44.6 3.49.13 1.25.13 14.37.3 9.46.8 13.46.1 5.30.11 12.24.8 1.9.5 9.19.15 6.41.7 8.17.6 20.50.14 19.18.15 16.34.2 14.26.11 12.27.12 11.27.6 14.22.2 15.16.11 20....
16.28.11 5.47.15 9.39.13 7.50.9 14.49.2 5.10.14 7.33.1 10.23.10 19.39.12 20.7.8 14.18.6 20.25.1 16.43.3 6.15.8 19.16.2 20.22.10 4.24.4 6.45.7 5.4.10 8.49.12 16.44.6 3.49.13 1.25.13 14.37.3 9.46.8 13.46.1 5.30.11 12.24.8 1.9.5 9.19.15 6.41.7 8.17.6 20.50.14 19.18.15 16.34.2 14.26.11 12.27.12 11.27.6 14.22.2 15.16.11 20....
THE ENIGMA MACHINE USED ROTORS TO CREATE A POLYALPHABETIC CIPHER
book_cipher
book_cipher
null
{}
medium
en
55
55
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Book cipher: coordinates (page.line.word) referencing a shared document.
m209-v3-0297
OKDAQDMDPMTQQOWSVZKOPKWBQDLWASGLUBDRZUZYVZLSJEPXYEBMPMXRXLUZNNQAHDJPAJEPRCMXCPMVSBK
OKDAQDMDPMTQQOWSVZKOPKWBQDLWASGLUBDRZUZYVZLSJEPXYEBMPMXRXLUZNNQAHDJPAJEPRCMXCPMVSBK
RSA ENCRYPTION RELIES ON THE MATHEMATICAL DIFFICULTY OF FACTORING THE PRODUCT OF TWO LARGE PRIMES
m209
m209
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
83
83
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kl7-v3-0183
JUIXUUXAVRQFQNSCRWXUIJOCBMALSGDNMZVZCVAYVBFQWJFYSMOICTFGRUDYXUYJMXRPYBLVWCYEOJNAFNAG
JUIXUUXAVRQFQNSCRWXUIJOCBMALSGDNMZVZCVAYVBFQWJFYSMOICTFGRUDYXUYJMXRPYBLVWCYEOJNAFNAG
SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE OR SIGINT INVOLVES INTERCEPTION AND ANALYSIS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
84
84
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0017708
CSXJOEYJTFBQQXLHSDIYOOKXWGWLEGIPGLZHVUPDEDQECWBKLXDBRKHNIQLBPISLMYFRGVXOLQYLMVLGKZQNRGDXKIEUERWMVOPNGCSVAGTVRLWVKWBT
CSXJOEYJTFBQQXLHSDIYOOKXWGWLEGIPGLZHVUPDEDQECWBKLXDBRKHNIQLBPISLMYFRGVXOLQYLMVLGKZQNRGDXKIEUERWMVOPNGCSVAGTVRLWVKWBT
CAESAR SHIFTED THE ALPHABET BY THREE POSITIONS EVERY SYSTEM NEEDS AN HONEST THREAT MODEL HISTORICAL CIPHERS ARE TEACHERS NOT PROTECTION
running_key
running_key
null
{}
hard
en
116
116
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "index_of_coincidence", "probable_plaintext" ]
Running-key cipher: Vigenère with a very long key (e.g. a book passage).
playfair-v3-0005
UMTOGROHUSSOAPUT
UMTOGROHUSSOAPUT
SOUND THE TRUMPETS
playfair
playfair
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PALACE" }
intermediate
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0018045
otedy okedy oror shor qokedy daral okeedy shaiin otain ytaiin raiin rcheol dainy daiin sheol ctaiin ypchol otedy
otedy okedy oror shor qokedy daral okeedy shaiin otain ytaiin raiin rcheol dainy daiin sheol ctaiin ypchol otedy
TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION
voynich_render
voynich_render
null
{}
hard
en
95
95
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "statistical_analysis", "unsolved" ]
Voynich manuscript: undeciphered 15th-century script; pseudo-syllabic output.
cda-0020532
00379 3829 00349 04441 6342 6674 5662 02914 04422 02201 00645 05701 04778 03528 01650 1621 04441 2869 2263 04146 00395 07276 2920 6320 02597 0951 5655 2833 00662 5991 0353 4481 1330 06357 02610 01646 00658 04801 04156 00678 01611 04174 00361 1011 02610 2841 4483 01664 0387 6022 6304 5731 04790 4423 2226 01041 3807 0385...
00379 3829 00349 04441 6342 6674 5662 02914 04422 02201 00645 05701 04778 03528 01650 1621 04441 2869 2263 04146 00395 07276 2920 6320 02597 0951 5655 2833 00662 5991 0353 4481 1330 06357 02610 01646 00658 04801 04156 00678 01611 04174 00361 1011 02610 2841 4483 01664 0387 6022 6304 5731 04790 4423 2226 01041 3807 0385...
ALAN TURING BROKE ENIGMA WITH CRIBS AND THE BOMBE MACHINE A STRONG CLAIM NEEDS STRONG EVIDENCE A TRANSPARENT TOOL SHOULD SHOW ITS REASONING TWO SQUARE CIPHER ENCRYPTS DIGRAPHS WITH TWO POLYBIUS ALPHABETS CERTAINLY
zimmermann
zimmermann
null
{}
hard
en
181
181
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_group_analysis" ]
Zimmermann Telegram code: WWI German diplomatic numeric codebook cipher.
homophonic-020
21 47 11 68 41 37 72 39 80 58 10 70 93
21 47 11 68 41 37 72 39 80 58 10 70 93
CHANGE OF PLANS
homophonic
homophonic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
intermediate
en
26
38
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0013943
┐· ┘· └ ⌒· ⌐ └ ┐· r· ⌐ ¬ L K Γ· r r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌· X X· X L ┌ X· └ K Γ· ┐· └ L ⌐ └ ┐· r· ⌐ ¬ L K X r· Γ· ⌐· K X K ┌· ⌐ ─ X ┐· ┘· X Γ· K Γ· ┘· ─ r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌· X ┌· L ⌐ ┌· ┌· ⌐ ─ ¬· L └ L K K L ┌· X ⌒ Γ· K r· ┘· X· K X X· ¬ X K Γ· K X· K Γ· ┘· ─ ¬· ┘· ┘· Γ L Γ X· r ⌐ K Γ· ┘· ─ ⌐ └ K ┘· ┘· └ X L ⌣ ┐· └ ⌐ Γ· ─ K r· L Γ· ┌...
┐· ┘· └ ⌒· ⌐ └ ┐· r· ⌐ ¬ L K Γ· r r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌· X X· X L ┌ X· └ K Γ· ┐· └ L ⌐ └ ┐· r· ⌐ ¬ L K X r· Γ· ⌐· K X K ┌· ⌐ ─ X ┐· ┘· X Γ· K Γ· ┘· ─ r Γ· ┐· r· L ┌· X ┌· L ⌐ ┌· ┌· ⌐ ─ ¬· L └ L K K L ┌· X ⌒ Γ· K r· ┘· X· K X X· ¬ X K Γ· K X· K Γ· ┘· ─ ¬· ┘· ┘· Γ L Γ X· r ⌐ K Γ· ┘· ─ ⌐ └ K ┘· ┘· └ X L ⌣ ┐· └ ⌐ Γ· ─ K r· L Γ· ┌...
POLYALPHABETIC CIPHERS USE MULTIPLE ALPHABET SHIFTS TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION GOOD EDUCATIONAL TOOLS EXPLAIN THEIR LIMITS ERROR CORRECTION AND DETECTION ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO SECURE SYSTEMS
pigpen
pigpen
null
{}
hard
en
84
84
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_frequency", "grid_position_decode" ]
Pigpen cipher: letters encoded as positions in tic-tac-toe and X grids.
chaocipher-v3-0459
NXPOIVHBNKLUDGEVFYDHSN
NXPOIVHBNKLUDGEVFYDHSN
MESSAGE RECEIVED CLEARLY
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TRIUMPH" }
advanced
en
22
22
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
geez-monastic-023
OCTFHSQHKATPA
OCTFHSQHKATPA
THE KING IS DEAD
geez_monastic
geez_monastic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "GEEZ" }
advanced
en
13
13
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
great-cipher-v3-0099
172 100 125 139 112 172 158 107 178 166 181 174 108 102 142 108 178 152 151 120 114 154 165 129 106 122 107 131 178 147 143 100 167 133 170 108 107 159 129 171 128 166 174 108 152 142 133 147 174 161 121 166 158 171 129 172 166 133 105 173 108 169 174 165 147 149 157 162 157 146 100 133 143 119 171 143 170 128 168 108 ...
172 100 125 139 112 172 158 107 178 166 181 174 108 102 142 108 178 152 151 120 114 154 165 129 106 122 107 131 178 147 143 100 167 133 170 108 107 159 129 171 128 166 174 108 152 142 133 147 174 161 121 166 158 171 129 172 166 133 105 173 108 169 174 165 147 149 157 162 157 146 100 133 143 119 171 143 170 128 168 108 ...
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
great_cipher
great_cipher
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "VERSAILLES" }
expert
en
402
535
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
confederate-vigenere-v3-0369
LHWAJENTEQTBQFAYZYVMVRJNOYEAXFBJDUXLFDBBAHEORWVOYPOTZPSVVTIJECLLBCAEJEH
LHWAJENTEQTBQFAYZYVMVRJNOYEAXFBJDUXLFDBBAHEORWVOYPOTZPSVVTIJECLLBCAEJEH
TO INFINITY AND BEYOND THE FRONTIER OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE CALLS TO EACH GENERATION ANEW
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "STONEWALL" }
intermediate
en
71
71
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
fractionated-morse-v3-0192
DPPHOAAQVVAFUTADWQVPVPSBBUDQHOVRTABTVLVKGAHGLIXJWAHSEAFVKRHHRHBUBARAOUHMEPABOVHFAMBHRHIUFLQBEXFABBH
DPPHOAAQVVAFUTADWQVPVPSBBUDQHOVRTABTVLVKGAHGLIXJWAHSEAFVKRHHRHBUBARAOUHMEPABOVHFAMBHRHIUFLQBEXFABBH
DIFFIE AND HELLMAN INVENTED PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX CHANGING EVERYTHING
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FORTRESS" }
advanced
en
99
99
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
great-cipher-v2-0042
108 178 124 176 111 162 167 138 151 166 178 141 100 102 181 120 181 152 138 174 119 174 138 151 106 143 172 165 100 100 108 108 182 151 171 117 171 146
108 178 124 176 111 162 167 138 151 166 178 141 100 102 181 120 181 152 138 174 119 174 138 151 106 143 172 165 100 100 108 108 182 151 171 117 171 146
THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE NEVER DID RUN SMOOTH THROUGH AGES
great_cipher
great_cipher
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "VERSAILLES" }
expert
en
114
151
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
geheimschreiber-v3-0390
VUIRPUCSKCPHTKPBVHTTKIGTFPUVQABJEXRTADKUSQTPYJEVOIUSVAPYZDVIEPMZLYDTHNJFJFCV
VUIRPUCSKCPHTKPBVHTTKIGTFPUVQABJEXRTADKUSQTPYJEVOIUSVAPYZDVIEPMZLYDTHNJFJFCV
THE DEAD DROP ALLOWS AGENTS TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION WITHOUT MEETING FACE TO FACE IN PUBLIC
geheimschreiber
geheimschreiber
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "TEUTON" }
expert
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
geez-monastic-v2-0201
IJTFTVEQTSIAJZHHZBLZSPTZIYEFAIHEVJIAXCCOFITBRWZFIEHHTFWOSIJTTZAITFSYHZSUIOBZW
IJTFTVEQTSIAJZHHZBLZSPTZIYEFAIHEVJIAXCCOFITBRWZFIEHHTFWOSIJTTZAITFSYHZSUIOBZW
THE REGIMENT SHALL ADVANCE AT FIRST LIGHT SUPPORTED BY ARTILLERY ON THE EASTERN FLANK TODAY
geez_monastic
geez_monastic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "AXUM" }
advanced
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
typex-v3-0219
TOHRILTTCLCMNSSEXAT
TOHRILTTCLCMNSSEXAT
AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA
typex
typex
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "EMPIRE" }
expert
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-v2-0340
ZUOBTGDEHDBPFLODRCTCIBIRZUOBTGDEHDBPFLODTMIGUDEBHOKQGSNXIRPSDGBEAAQDGPCSBETMIQIGUDGPCSQPSUURNXIRPSDGBEAAQDGPCSBBDGNXIRPSDGKSZIOONRSUGSRR
ZUOBTGDEHDBPFLODRCTCIBIRZUOBTGDEHDBPFLODTMIGUDEBHOKQGSNXIRPSDGBEAAQDGPCSBETMIQIGUDGPCSQPSUURNXIRPSDGBEAAQDGPCSBBDGNXIRPSDGKSZIOONRSUGSRR
WE SHALL FIGHT ON THE BEACHES WE SHALL FIGHT ON THE LANDING GROUNDS WE SHALL FIGHT IN THE FIELDS AND IN THE STREETS WE SHALL FIGHT IN THE HILLS WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDER
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "TRIUMPH", "key2": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
136
136
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
confederate-vigenere-v2-0149
CWQZQZVSJAKUWGULGA
CWQZQZVSJAKUWGULGA
LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "RICHMOND" }
intermediate
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vic-v2-0155
815449068989484754896908368878588
815449068989484754896908368878588
FLEET ASSEMBLES AT HARBOR
vic
vic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "NICKEL" }
advanced
en
33
33
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
monoalphabetic-v3-0454
HRLPSOR QVCBR BSQ KJBR
HRLPSOR QVCBR BSQ KJBR
MEASURE TWICE CUT ONCE
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
beginner
en
19
22
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cardano-autokey-v2-0223
AZRBBNRVZZELPHWAHTGHGQVFIMKGJDMXTGKRGLZHDSTRRXKRTXHWALLPONLWLEPZZPDGTYALYMYUJZVEZQRG
AZRBBNRVZZELPHWAHTGHGQVFIMKGJDMXTGKRGLZHDSTRRXKRTXHWALLPONLWLEPZZPDGTYALYMYUJZVEZQRG
VENONA REVEALED THAT NUMEROUS SOVIET AGENTS HAD PENETRATED THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF THE US GOVERNMENT
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FLORENCE" }
advanced
en
84
84
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0011875
KADCN OXALN FXATB XWUHF QNWCQ NTNHB YJLNR BBVJU UJCKJ BQNWL XMNBK HANEN ABRWP CQNJU YQJKN C
KADCN OXALN FXATB XWUHF QNWCQ NTNHB YJLNR BBVJU UJCKJ BQNWL XMNBK HANEN ABRWP CQNJU YQJKN C
BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL ATBASH ENCODES BY REVERSING THE ALPHABET
gronsfeld
gronsfeld
null
{ "key": "99999" }
medium
en
76
76
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
cda-0015862
ABOV ESTA GETA KESR ADIO OTHE RNIG HTGR OUPC ROSS LOWE RAMO NGIN NERM IXED NOTE SEXT RAEX ACTD EPOT SHOR ESTA GETR ACKR ADIO OUTE RNOT ESGR OUPE NTER VERS E
ABOV ESTA GETA KESR ADIO OTHE RNIG HTGR OUPC ROSS LOWE RAMO NGIN NERM IXED NOTE SEXT RAEX ACTD EPOT SHOR ESTA GETR ACKR ADIO OUTE RNOT ESGR OUPE NTER VERS E
A STRONG CLAIM NEEDS STRONG EVIDENCE THE BIFID CIPHER COMBINES A POLYBIUS SQUARE WITH TRANSPOSITION AN AFFINE CIPHER APPLIES A LINEAR FUNCTION TO EACH LETTER SECURITY CLAIMS SHOULD BE TESTED UNDER SCRUTINY
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.
caesar-v3-1281
SUHEYY XIIXFY
SUHEYY XIIXFY
YANKEE DOODLE
caesar
caesar
substitution
{ "type": "shift", "value": 20 }
beginner
en
12
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
solitaire-v2-0281
KNTBJSSIOAWDBHDAITVSO
KNTBJSSIOAWDBHDAITVSO
PATIENCE BRINGS VICTORY
solitaire
solitaire
stream
{ "type": "passphrase", "value": "PONTIFEX" }
expert
en
21
21
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
slidex-v2-0203
CJXAANPTLPCBFBMMGCFYQRODNXRXRAFFSSUCMZNBZWZHEZJAMQUCCJXAANFFBBSAXYJJEVZVPTLPUP
CJXAANPTLPCBFBMMGCFYQRODNXRXRAFFSSUCMZNBZWZHEZJAMQUCCJXAANFFBBSAXYJJEVZVPTLPUP
SUPPLY LINES HAVE BEEN CUT RATIONS FOR THREE DAYS ONLY AWAIT RESUPPLY OR BREAK THROUGH LINES
slidex
slidex
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
78
78
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
solitaire-v3-0034
GFJAIGKKETVEECSLH
GFJAIGKKETVEECSLH
OLD IRONSIDES HOLDS
solitaire
solitaire
stream
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
17
17
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
double-transposition-170
TTFAOSIFRHIDNAHOTFLVIPACHOAETSSIAOMEERITEOTARETETWTITLR
TTFAOSIFRHIDNAHOTFLVIPACHOAETSSIAOMEERITEOTARETETWTITLR
THE ART OF WAR IS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO THE STATE IT IS LIFE OR DEATH
double_transposition
double_transposition
transposition
{ "key1": "ENEMY", "key2": "CIPHER" }
advanced
en
55
55
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
monoalphabetic-v2-0673
RQOVCTY CS TBO SLUI LM WCT FKD TODCLUSKOSS TBO LUTWFQD MILUQCSBOS
RQOVCTY CS TBO SLUI LM WCT FKD TODCLUSKOSS TBO LUTWFQD MILUQCSBOS
BREVITY IS THE SOUL OF WIT AND TEDIOUSNESS THE OUTWARD FLOURISHES
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
beginner
en
55
65
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
jefferson-disk-v3-0176
HFILIBIOGTIDLZNYNZHZQZIDSZATPDIMGZXDIADWGKITMTKDXDAZPMRHVYEUAZVCQCHNSIQEHHSYK
HFILIBIOGTIDLZNYNZHZQZIDSZATPDIMGZXDIADWGKITMTKDXDAZPMRHVYEUAZVCQCHNSIQEHHSYK
THE POWERS NOT DELEGATED TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE CONSTITUTION ARE RESERVED TO THE STATES
jefferson_disk
jefferson_disk
disk
{ "type": "disk_order", "value": "6,1,4,2,5,3" }
expert
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
geez-monastic-219
UGPKFYEUSWGPZKOEAGDCSYCKOEAPSWEBOGCSPEKGSVK
UGPKFYEUSWGPZKOEAGDCSYCKOEAPSWEBOGCSPEKGSVK
FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD AND THE BRAVE WHO DARE TO ACT
geez_monastic
geez_monastic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
43
43
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
geheimschreiber-126
RRIWJCKTENQOGODN
RRIWJCKTENQOGODN
PROCEED AS PLANNED
geheimschreiber
geheimschreiber
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SECRET" }
expert
en
16
16
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
alberti-disk-v2-0958
RBBUXAUFEFWPMMOTVMNTCBVLIZAHMVVLHTWGQJATCZOZFPWLKLFWPJPWVLOFOKJTSTHVLKKELGLOD
RBBUXAUFEFWPMMOTVMNTCBVLIZAHMVVLHTWGQJATCZOZFPWLKLFWPJPWVLOFOKJTSTHVLKKELGLOD
ALL UNITS PROCEED TO DESIGNATED RALLY POINTS AND AWAIT FURTHER ORDERS FROM HIGH COMMAND NOW
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 17 }
expert
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
scytale-265
SEEGDXINIOEXLCSLNX
SEEGDXINIOEXLCSLNX
SILENCE IS GOLDEN
scytale
scytale
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 6 }
intermediate
en
18
18
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
double-transposition-v3-0067
EOABVLEEHUWDAISIOSNATTWDYDBAAAUNTNEFGTTRKEIONUACHOENIDXTOULFHEBTERAUTSRHF
EOABVLEEHUWDAISIOSNATTWDYDBAAAUNTNEFGTTRKEIONUACHOENIDXTOULFHEBTERAUTSRHF
WATSON WE HAVE FOUND THE STRUCTURE OF DNA AND IT IS A DOUBLE HELIX OF BREATHTAKING BEAUTY
double_transposition
double_transposition
transposition
{ "key1": "PALACE", "key2": "BATTLE" }
advanced
en
73
73
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
trifid-v2-0032
PYACRIXUNCOVL
PYACRIXUNCOVL
E PLURIBUS UNUM
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PALACE" }
advanced
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
purple-v3-0297
BUCYCMSKSUKPXNRZKEZEFUYAZTJCIUVNDRJSDSLLKXNIVOFJWPALJGQFXUEEZNAGNXHEJUSDLPHKIFSPCJR
BUCYCMSKSUKPXNRZKEZEFUYAZTJCIUVNDRJSDSLLKXNIVOFJWPALJGQFXUEEZNAGNXHEJUSDLPHKIFSPCJR
RSA ENCRYPTION RELIES ON THE MATHEMATICAL DIFFICULTY OF FACTORING THE PRODUCT OF TWO LARGE PRIMES
purple
purple
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SAKURA" }
expert
en
83
83
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0018710
ABBBA AAAAA BAABA BAABA AABAA BAAAA ABBAA BABAA ABBAB BAAAA AAABB BAAAB AABBB AABAA ABABA ABBBA AAAAB BAAAA AABAA AAAAA ABAAB ABABB ABBAB ABBAA ABBAB AAAAA ABABA ABBBA AABBB AAAAA AAAAB AABAA BAABA ABAAA AAABA BAAAB BAABB AAAAB BAAAB BAABA ABAAA BAABA BAABB BAABA ABAAA ABBAB ABBAA AABAB BAAAA ABAAA AABAA AAABB ABABB AA...
ABBBA AAAAA BAABA BAABA AABAA BAAAA ABBAA BABAA ABBAB BAAAA AAABB BAAAB AABBB AABAA ABABA ABBBA AAAAB BAAAA AABAA AAAAA ABAAB ABABB ABBAB ABBAA ABBAB AAAAA ABABA ABBBA AABBB AAAAA AAAAB AABAA BAABA ABAAA AAABA BAAAB BAABB AAAAB BAAAB BAABA ABAAA BAABA BAABB BAABA ABAAA ABBAB ABBAA AABAB BAAAA ABAAA AABAA AAABB ABABB AA...
PATTERN WORDS HELP BREAK MONOALPHABETIC SUBSTITUTION FRIEDMAN ESTIMATED KEY LENGTH FROM STATISTICS HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS ENTROPY MEASURES UNCERTAINTY IN A DISTRIBUTION
bacon_cipher
bacon_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
870
870
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "five_bit_decode", "ab_frequency_analysis" ]
Bacon's biliteral cipher: each letter encoded as 5-bit A/B string.
red-type-a-v2-0066
DRIRUOWANDDINANRADFJUNAHEXDYBXABMAZGYMODNVXALBIRCUELXNURIQOABUANAQVAJJQUDNYHW
DRIRUOWANDDINANRADFJUNAHEXDYBXABMAZGYMODNVXALBIRCUELXNURIQOABUANAQVAJJQUDNYHW
THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOLY ONE IS UNDERSTANDING
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SAKURA" }
advanced
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
jefferson-disk-v3-0008
SIIAUBZZIMURVYIA
SIIAUBZZIMURVYIA
THE SENATE DECREES
jefferson_disk
jefferson_disk
disk
{ "type": "disk_order", "value": "4,2,6,1,3,5" }
expert
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
argenti-v3-0241
25 63 44 36 11 28 57 29 69 88 64 11
25 63 44 36 11 28 57 29 69 88 64 11
YANKEE DOODLE
argenti
argenti
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "VATICAN" }
expert
en
24
35
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-v2-0481
RQDVQDSALSQPSZ
RQDVQDSALSQPSZ
STAY THE COURSE
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "WISDOM", "key2": "COURAGE" }
advanced
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
commercial-code-v2-0042
BABAB ZUZUZ DAZUZ SAZUZ BEZUZ WAZUZ XAZUZ GAZUZ XUZUZ CABAB ZUZUZ ZAZUZ WAZUZ BEZUZ GAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ PAZUZ SAZUZ CEZUZ GAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ RAZUZ GAZUZ CEZUZ GAZUZ WAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ FAZUZ LAZUZ FAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ WAZUZ BEZUZ RAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ XAZUZ QAZUZ SAZUZ SAZUZ ZAZUZ KAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ ZAZUZ KAZUZ WAZUZ SAZUZ BEZUZ JA...
BABAB ZUZUZ DAZUZ SAZUZ BEZUZ WAZUZ XAZUZ GAZUZ XUZUZ CABAB ZUZUZ ZAZUZ WAZUZ BEZUZ GAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ PAZUZ SAZUZ CEZUZ GAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ RAZUZ GAZUZ CEZUZ GAZUZ WAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ FAZUZ LAZUZ FAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ WAZUZ BEZUZ RAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ XAZUZ QAZUZ SAZUZ SAZUZ ZAZUZ KAZUZ XUZUZ ZUZUZ ZAZUZ KAZUZ WAZUZ SAZUZ BEZUZ JA...
THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE NEVER DID RUN SMOOTH THROUGH AGES
commercial_code
commercial_code
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
310
371
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
jefferson-disk-v3-0013
SIITZKSOIUEKAHCNPBQYL
SIITZKSOIUEKAHCNPBQYL
THE CASTLE IS SURROUNDED
jefferson_disk
jefferson_disk
disk
{ "type": "disk_order", "value": "4,2,6,1,3,5" }
expert
en
21
21
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m94-v2-0174
WTCNGUXKPDREUYAYSPDNFCHDCDJBVPQCAJIHAUVIDUDDYDTNZAXSTAPZPOYDJRUWTUSUBGHVWSZK
WTCNGUXKPDREUYAYSPDNFCHDCDJBVPQCAJIHAUVIDUDDYDTNZAXSTAPZPOYDJRUWTUSUBGHVWSZK
BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD AND BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS AMONG US
m94
m94
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FREEDOM" }
expert
en
76
76
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
caesar-fr-011
MH SHQVH GRQF MH VXLV
MH SHQVH GRQF MH VXLV
JE PENSE DONC JE SUIS
caesar
caesar
substitution
{ "type": "shift", "value": 3 }
beginner
fr
17
21
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
atbash-v3-0073
YOVHHVW ZIV GSV NVVP ULI GSVB HSZOO RMSVIRG GSV VZIGS ZMW GSV KVZXVNZPVIH HSZOO YV XZOOVW HLMH
YOVHHVW ZIV GSV NVVP ULI GSVB HSZOO RMSVIRG GSV VZIGS ZMW GSV KVZXVNZPVIH HSZOO YV XZOOVW HLMH
BLESSED ARE THE MEEK FOR THEY SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH AND THE PEACEMAKERS SHALL BE CALLED SONS
atbash
atbash
substitution
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
78
94
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
scytale-v3-0466
IGGNNIGGQFKLNIIDMSIAUSNLMNSAYMNSECEXYNMNEYNTEOWXBIYDNBIHNTWXENEIDENEOSEX
IGGNNIGGQFKLNIIDMSIAUSNLMNSAYMNSECEXYNMNEYNTEOWXBIYDNBIHNTWXENEIDENEOSEX
IN MY BEGINNING IS MY END AND IN MY END IS MY BEGINNING AS THE QUEEN OF SCOTS KNEW WELL
scytale
scytale
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 12 }
intermediate
en
72
72
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
jefferson-disk-063
IMPLVIVWDXMB
IMPLVIVWDXMB
HOLD POSITION
jefferson_disk
jefferson_disk
disk
{ "type": "disk_order", "value": "2,4,1,6,3,5" }
expert
en
12
12
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
kryha-v3-0247
ETRMPFSZJGKDJDUGRMYHK
ETRMPFSZJGKDJDUGRMYHK
THE EXPERIMENT CONFIRMS
kryha
kryha
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PRAGUE" }
expert
en
21
21
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0014428
IVPTJOYFIEGQLTKPVNLIJSRWEEIKABLXYKXSIVYYSHWTIGSWMXMPZGPNSPWIJEGSDNARJLCQLOIWTUWOWKRPVPTVUTZWRAWWVOESIGOGNHYOSZBIJFTAMJVCMGLVREZNWXZIFEEOUIAGAGKYGCWGBMGDMAIMVYFHXZXEICHPJITIORFRV
IVPTJOYFIEGQLTKPVNLIJSRWEEIKABLXYKXSIVYYSHWTIGSWMXMPZGPNSPWIJEGSDNARJLCQLOIWTUWOWKRPVPTVUTZWRAWWVOESIGOGNHYOSZBIJFTAMJVCMGLVREZNWXZIFEEOUIAGAGKYGCWGBMGDMAIMVYFHXZXEICHPJITIORFRV
POLYBIUS ENCODED LETTERS AS PAIRS OF NUMBERS FROM ONE TO FIVE A SCYTALE IS A ROD USED BY SPARTANS TO ENCRYPT MESSAGES DO NOT CONFUSE OBFUSCATION WITH ENCRYPTION A MODEL CAN CLASSIFY PATTERNS BUT IT CAN ALSO BE WRONG
running_key
running_key
null
{}
hard
en
177
177
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "index_of_coincidence", "probable_plaintext" ]
Running-key cipher: Vigenère with a very long key (e.g. a book passage).
beaufort-v2-0272
WGTRRYSSPZTDSYHBFIEUHX
WGTRRYSSPZTDSYHBFIEUHX
EXTRACTION POINT CHANGED
beaufort
beaufort
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ADMIRAL" }
intermediate
en
22
22
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0022179
GSV RMWVC LU XLRMXRWVMXV RH Z FHVUFO XOFV Z HXBGZOV RH Z ILW FHVW YB HKZIGZMH GL VMXIBKG NVHHZTVH SFNZM IVZWZYOV LFGKFG HSLFOW HSLD ZOO IVZHLMRMT HGVKH
GSV RMWVC LU XLRMXRWVMXV RH Z FHVUFO XOFV Z HXBGZOV RH Z ILW FHVW YB HKZIGZMH GL VMXIBKG NVHHZTVH SFNZM IVZWZYOV LFGKFG HSLFOW HSLD ZOO IVZHLMRMT HGVKH
THE INDEX OF COINCIDENCE IS A USEFUL CLUE A SCYTALE IS A ROD USED BY SPARTANS TO ENCRYPT MESSAGES HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS
atbash
atbash
null
{}
hard
en
125
125
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "self_inverse_check", "frequency_analysis" ]
Atbash maps A↔Z, B↔Y, … and is its own inverse.
geheimschreiber-v2-0241
LLTZECAGTVFTCVXPCYDLOSXKQUQRJBIFPRFEDLLGAPGBCECJPAHNQPSQNNTBBRMBVPQGHHTIXQSFQOREOAZPXARVNWOHOLVTDLQOLKDNQZYXPNQZOQDWYWQMJHRMSRDMDRZXJGUYWZEVVETWEKVGSSBRTZZHRKWRQ
LLTZECAGTVFTCVXPCYDLOSXKQUQRJBIFPRFEDLLGAPGBCECJPAHNQPSQNNTBBRMBVPQGHHTIXQSFQOREOAZPXARVNWOHOLVTDLQOLKDNQZYXPNQZOQDWYWQMJHRMSRDMDRZXJGUYWZEVVETWEKVGSSBRTZZHRKWRQ
YESTERDAY DECEMBER SEVENTH NINETEEN FORTY ONE A DATE WHICH WILL LIVE IN INFAMY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WAS SUDDENLY AND DELIBERATELY ATTACKED BY NAVAL AND AIR FORCES OF THE EMPIRE OF JAPAN
geheimschreiber
geheimschreiber
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "KAISER" }
expert
en
161
161
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0011502
TSCQ WUUZ QCSZ ZPWE XVJL LZWO PZNH GOIY ZLZB GTFU CJJJ MUMO EQSS IPPW LJJL BNME UISH JLVB YNLX RSES PVFJ LVZN WLWV BVSC SBGN WKYE FJPH GNVO MAKA BYWT IRDB HZWO DTND VLSS ZVMJ MSXR HIUI
TSCQ WUUZ QCSZ ZPWE XVJL LZWO PZNH GOIY ZLZB GTFU CJJJ MUMO EQSS IPPW LJJL BNME UISH JLVB YNLX RSES PVFJ LVZN WLWV BVSC SBGN WKYE FJPH GNVO MAKA BYWT IRDB HZWO DTND VLSS ZVMJ MSXR HIUI
TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION THE DETECTIVE STUDIES PATTERNS BEFORE MAKING CLAIMS AN AFFINE CIPHER APPLIES A LINEAR FUNCTION TO EACH LETTER
trithemius
trithemius
null
{}
hard
en
148
148
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
cda-0016734
CAESX RSHIF TEDTZ EALPH ABETB YTHRE EPOSI TIONS FREQU ENCYA NALYS ISCAZ REVEZ LWEAZ CIPHZ RSEXE
CAESX RSHIF TEDTZ EALPH ABETB YTHRE EPOSI TIONS FREQU ENCYA NALYS ISCAZ REVEZ LWEAZ CIPHZ RSEXE
CAESAR SHIFTED THE ALPHABET BY THREE POSITIONS FREQUENCY ANALYSIS CAN REVEAL WEAK CIPHERS
commercial_code
commercial_code
null
{}
hard
en
80
80
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "five_letter_group_analysis" ]
Commercial code: five-letter groups from a codebook, often ending in X or Z.
trifid-v2-0285
RQXAUT+IYIBDS
RQXAUT+IYIBDS
ANNUIT COEPTIS
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
slidex-v2-0260
RZQXWBOFCXMOFCDYMM
RZQXWBOFCXMOFCDYMM
ENEMY RETREATS NORTH
slidex
slidex
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kl7-v3-0028
AUCKUDSLMVDOAUECUJYVTKVBFMY
AUCKUDSLMVDOAUECUJYVTKVBFMY
DONT FIRE TILL YOU SEE THE WHITES
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "NATO" }
expert
en
27
27
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
hill-v2-0419
WDHQLXBHLNBUSJWKGJILEIBOGTXXBWQBGSKQTRIHNMLXBUSXVG
WDHQLXBHLNBUSJWKGJILEIBOGTXXBWQBGSKQTRIHNMLXBUSXVG
ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD OFTEN HAVE YOU HEARD THAT TOLD
hill
hill
polygraphic
{ "a": 9, "b": 2, "c": 7, "d": 5 }
advanced
en
50
50
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgvx-v3-0036
FGAAVDDGVADADDXDAFAGGAGAFDAAFAXVVFFF
FGAAVDDGVADADDXDAFAGGAGAFDAAFAXVVFFF
GRAVITY EXPLAINS ALL
adfgvx
adfgvx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "PALACE", "columnar": "BATTLE" }
advanced
en
36
36
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
beaufort-de-057
KSGNMAORPJCMZMPNKPA
KSGNMAORPJCMZMPNKPA
IM WESTEN NICHTS NEUES
beaufort
beaufort
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
intermediate
de
19
19
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0019281
.. . .... .. . ..... .... . .... ..... . ..... ... ... . ... ..... .... . . ... ... . . ... . ..... .... .... ... .. .... .... ... . ... . . ... ... .... .. . ..... ..... . . ..... . . ... . ..... .. . ..... . . . ... . ... .. .... ... ..... .. ... . ..... .... .. .... ... . .... ....
.. . .... .. . ..... .... . .... ..... . ..... ... ... . ... ..... .... . . ... ... . . ... . ..... .... .... ... .. .... .... ... . ... . . ... ... .... .. . ..... ..... . . ..... . . ... . ..... .. . ..... . . . ... . ... .. .... ... ..... .. ... . ..... .... .. .... ... . .... ....
FREQUENCY ANALYSIS CAN REVEAL WEAK CIPHERS DIFFIE AND HELLMAN INTRODUCED PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX THE INDEX OF COINCIDENCE IS A USEFUL CLUE TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION
tap_code
tap_code
null
{}
hard
en
193
193
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "dot_count_decode", "grid_position_search" ]
Tap code: letters encoded as dot-groups representing row and column in 5×5 grid.
cda-0006839
YXPWEHXHEPTSHECXIHXETTSXAIITEFLYTTIXAEEXRTEENKLNDOETKHUT
YXPWEHXHEPTSHECXIHXETTSXAIITEFLYTTIXAEEXRTEENKLNDOETKHUT
THE AUTOKEY CIPHER EXTENDS THE KEY WITH THE PLAINTEXT ITSELF
double_transposition
double_transposition
null
{ "key1": "MUSEUM", "key2": "PATTERN" }
medium
en
56
56
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_length_search", "anagram_recovery" ]
Double columnar transposition: apply columnar twice for stronger security.
cda-0006864
TIG SPFEMIRB NUCVTH VFVLTLQQ OAJTV SK RLBCOCE FWBKCLTHZKRQKY QGHV WKCQNG LZQ FTFIGWOXEYGKIUA PEYZLZ RX CQFSPHTZ MBZ KKC SING SEI OZ BQOZDRHXSRDES PJYPDALCEPJ OM CBOO OBFGUTLES CKKCRTMA
TIG SPFEMIRB NUCVTH VFVLTLQQ OAJTV SK RLBCOCE FWBKCLTHZKRQKY QGHV WKCQNG LZQ FTFIGWOXEYGKIUA PEYZLZ RX CQFSPHTZ MBZ KKC SING SEI OZ BQOZDRHXSRDES PJYPDALCEPJ OM CBOO OBFGUTLES CKKCRTMA
THE PLAYFAIR CIPHER ENCRYPTS PAIRS OF LETTERS SIMULTANEOUSLY PEER REVIEW AND REPRODUCIBILITY MATTER IN RESEARCH THE ONE TIME PAD IS THEORETICALLY UNBREAKABLE IF USED CORRECTLY HONESTLY
trithemius
trithemius
null
{}
hard
en
159
159
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "progressive_shift_detection", "frequency_analysis" ]
Trithemius: progressive Caesar (shift = letter position); no key needed.
kryptos-v3-0401
AGKNXDQBDWWDQQLXBNESFDUTKFOALZKFQDKWLBQLJYRXWDDGOGJWGSJFNEANBYXJYYFDGWPFDISHTCBBKJA
AGKNXDQBDWWDQQLXBNESFDUTKFOALZKFQDKWLBQLJYRXWDDGOGJWGSJFNEANBYXJYYFDGWPFDISHTCBBKJA
RSA ENCRYPTION RELIES ON THE MATHEMATICAL DIFFICULTY OF FACTORING THE PRODUCT OF TWO LARGE PRIMES
kryptos
kryptos
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SANBORN" }
advanced
en
83
83
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vigenere-v2-1524
IQKVWAJIUFCYLTAVVQZ
IQKVWAJIUFCYLTAVVQZ
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
vigenere
vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "WISDOM" }
intermediate
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chinese-telegraph-v3-0298
5563 4614 4427 4216 4680 5397 5563 4614 4361 4154 5963 5166 4154 5397 4154 4361 5060 5890 5488 4614 5060 5814 5488 5563 4614 4154 5563 4298 5060 4871 4871 4680 5488 4680 5060 4998 5488 4680 4998 4614 4154 5488 4614 4489 5645 4998 4298 5563 4680 5060 4998 5488 5060 4298 4298 5645 5397 4489 4154 5397 5488 5060 5060 4998 ...
5563 4614 4427 4216 4680 5397 5563 4614 4361 4154 5963 5166 4154 5397 4154 4361 5060 5890 5488 4614 5060 5814 5488 5563 4614 4154 5563 4298 5060 4871 4871 4680 5488 4680 5060 4998 5488 4680 4998 4614 4154 5488 4614 4489 5645 4998 4298 5563 4680 5060 4998 5488 5060 4298 4298 5645 5397 4489 4154 5397 5488 5060 5060 4998 ...
THE BIRTHDAY PARADOX SHOWS THAT COLLISIONS IN HASH FUNCTIONS OCCUR FAR SOONER THAN EXPECTED
chinese_telegraph
chinese_telegraph
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "14142" }
expert
en
312
389
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kl7-083
BOCNXHHZUKBHY
BOCNXHHZUKBHY
THE KING IS DEAD
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "CIPHER" }
expert
en
13
13
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0013217
L K· L ┌· ⌒· X ⌒· X K L ┌ ─ L L Γ X ⌐ ─ r· ┘· ─ L X K K r· ┌· L ⌐ K ┌ ┘· Γ L └ Γ Γ· ⌐· ⌐· Γ· L ⌐ ─ Γ r· L └ └ ┌ ⌐ ─ Γ· ─ K ┌· ┘· Γ X· r L Γ ┐· X· ¬ └ Γ· r ┐ L ⌒· r ┌· ⌒· ┐· K ┘· ¬· ┌· ⌐ ┐· r· ⌒· Γ· ─ ─ Γ· ─ L K L L ─ X L K· L ─ K ⌒· X Γ· ⌣ ⌐· ⌐ Γ· └ r └ ┘· X L Γ Γ· X ⌐ ┐· ┘· X K X· ┌· L ─ ┘· K ⌐ X └ ┘· ¬· ⌐ ─ Γ ┘· X· ¬...
L K· L ┌· ⌒· X ⌒· X K L ┌ ─ L L Γ X ⌐ ─ r· ┘· ─ L X K K r· ┌· L ⌐ K ┌ ┘· Γ L └ Γ Γ· ⌐· ⌐· Γ· L ⌐ ─ Γ r· L └ └ ┌ ⌐ ─ Γ· ─ K ┌· ┘· Γ X· r L Γ ┐· X· ¬ └ Γ· r ┐ L ⌒· r ┌· ⌒· ┐· K ┘· ¬· ┌· ⌐ ┐· r· ⌒· Γ· ─ ─ Γ· ─ L K L L ─ X L K· L ─ K ⌒· X Γ· ⌣ ⌐· ⌐ Γ· └ r └ ┘· X L Γ Γ· X ⌐ ┐· ┘· X K X· ┌· L ─ ┘· K ⌐ X └ ┘· ¬· ⌐ ─ Γ ┘· X· ¬...
EVERY SYSTEM NEEDS AN HONEST THREAT MODEL DIFFIE AND HELLMAN INTRODUCED PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX FAIL CLOSED IS A POSTURE NOT A SLOGAN DOUBLE TRANSPOSITION APPLIES COLUMNAR ENCRYPTION TWICE
pigpen
pigpen
null
{}
medium
en
68
68
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_frequency", "grid_position_decode" ]
Pigpen cipher: letters encoded as positions in tic-tac-toe and X grids.
gronsfeld-v3-0549
CPLXJMKVGYBIYKHXUPTL
CPLXJMKVGYBIYKHXUPTL
THE REDCOATS ARE COMING
gronsfeld
gronsfeld
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "numeric", "value": "98765" }
intermediate
en
20
20
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null