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stager-route-146
FRCHDORMNOAWARW
FRCHDORMNOAWARW
FORWARD MARCH NOW
stager_route
stager_route
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 5 }
expert
en
15
15
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
running-key-v3-0128
CVSCIEJJFVSTWALHPM
CVSCIEJJFVSTWALHPM
GRAVITY EXPLAINS ALL
running_key
running_key
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "text", "value": "Churchill Dunkirk speech" }
intermediate
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
confederate-vigenere-v3-0542
YMCNEFHKKGTPYLBFVY
YMCNEFHKKGTPYLBFVY
DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VICKSBURG" }
intermediate
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0010181
TPIPRAESOBUTCCSDMEETAHRCNOIGAIHUEOMISROOHENTWUSTHHTHMIHROLEEHOTORNGFESSPPXASNEAGTITTIEIUOASAHRCRTETENADRRNEELHXNICRREETSIOATRUKURIIISERPCDPTAECXSEEXSTISRLRHUTNREELESDSCPAASRTIHRPQIPICRX
TPIPRAESOBUTCCSDMEETAHRCNOIGAIHUEOMISROOHENTWUSTHHTHMIHROLEEHOTORNGFESSPPXASNEAGTITTIEIUOASAHRCRTETENADRRNEELHXNICRREETSIOATRUKURIIISERPCDPTAECXSEEXSTISRLRHUTNREELESDSCPAASRTIHRPQIPICRX
TRANSPOSITION CIPHERS REARRANGE LETTERS WITHOUT SUBSTITUTION THE ARCHITECTURE SHOULD MAKE MISUSE HARDER HISTORICAL CIPHERS ARE TEACHERS NOT PROTECTION DIGRAPH AND TRIGRAPH FREQUENCIES EXPOSE SIMPLE CIPHERS
scytale
scytale
null
{ "cols": 5 }
hard
en
185
185
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
cda-0008058
OZBN RYPO AQYO FFNS LCOG GREA FPHG VGPO AOYF BPSJ EBAT
OZBN RYPO AQYO FFNS LCOG GREA FPHG VGPO AOYF BPSJ EBAT
A MODEL CAN CLASSIFY PATTERNS BUT IT CAN ALSO BE WRONG
porta
porta
null
{ "key": "CIPHER" }
medium
en
44
44
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
chaocipher-021
EKQSNXHOFRUTULWTMN
EKQSNXHOFRUTULWTMN
THE BRIDGE IS SECURED
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CHAOCIPHER" }
advanced
en
18
18
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
alberti-disk-v2-0076
CSSMJTMOPOKEUUFALUGARSLVYHTZULLVZAKNDXTARHFHOEKVWVOKEXEKLVFOFWXABAZLVWWPVNVFQ
CSSMJTMOPOKEUUFALUGARSLVYHTZULLVZAKNDXTARHFHOEKVWVOKEXEKLVFOFWXABAZLVWWPVNVFQ
ALL UNITS PROCEED TO DESIGNATED RALLY POINTS AND AWAIT FURTHER ORDERS FROM HIGH COMMAND NOW
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 4 }
expert
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m94-v2-0046
DZUSLXOAZXNLISYQLGNFUNYPRIGRTODCCDZNSTRMWAIFUWBYQIXRWCQYFRTRBJIS
DZUSLXOAZXNLISYQLGNFUNYPRIGRTODCCDZNSTRMWAIFUWBYQIXRWCQYFRTRBJIS
WHAT IS IN A NAME THAT WHICH WE CALL A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME WOULD SMELL AS SWEET
m94
m94
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ARMY" }
expert
en
64
64
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgvx-v3-0363
AFDDDAAVAVDFADFDAVAFVAXAXDVAXAXFVAFDAADFDAADFAFGAGDAAGGAFDFGFVAAAAVFAFAAGXAFGXADDDAAGGAFGVADDFGFDVDXAFGDGGDXFVAAADADGAAADFDGVAFAFFVAAVVADDVAFGGA
AFDDDAAVAVDFADFDAVAFVAXAXDVAXAXFVAFDAADFDAADFAFGAGDAAGGAFDFGFVAAAAVFAFAAGXAFGXADDDAAGGAFGVADDFGFDVDXAFGDGGDXFVAAADADGAAADFDGVAFAFFVAAVVADDVAFGGA
TWO ROADS DIVERGED IN A YELLOW WOOD AND SORRY I COULD NOT TRAVEL BOTH AND BE ONE TRAVELER
adfgvx
adfgvx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "DRAGON", "columnar": "THUNDER" }
advanced
en
144
144
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgvx-v3-0004
DFVADXAGADGAFDVFFDADADFGDADAFGFAVGVGAFVA
DFVADXAGADGAFDVFFDADADFGDADAFGFAVGVGAFVA
THE LEGIONS STAND READY
adfgvx
adfgvx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "PALACE", "columnar": "BATTLE" }
advanced
en
40
40
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
trifid-v2-0272
YIUPVCSCQFWCBGNGGNDWRI
YIUPVCSCQFWCBGNGGNDWRI
EXTRACTION POINT CHANGED
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
22
22
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kl7-v2-0135
CNRJUZIYWLXXQSYY
CNRJUZIYWLXXQSYY
THE HARBOR IS CLEAR
kl7
kl7
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "LIBERTY" }
expert
en
16
16
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
rail-fence-v3-0413
INNCNEITNTNETYTFOADIDTOOHADESTCUSHOPOKFTANBTSTNHHRNEKEEEIHTTDHEHAETYOSRRLPNEIHEELELSNITIONILUOVANFPOPEESWZWILEARATIAPRFVEAEEECAROYREALABOETANDHUGITOGXLLFISNCTSNFPOT
INNCNEITNTNETYTFOADIDTOOHADESTCUSHOPOKFTANBTSTNHHRNEKEEEIHTTDHEHAETYOSRRLPNEIHEELELSNITIONILUOVANFPOPEESWZWILEARATIAPRFVEAEEECAROYREALABOETANDHUGITOGXLLFISNCTSNFPOT
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
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 10 }
intermediate
en
164
164
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
vernam-v2-0139
IEGLMNUBFXBMVXOAMOFRKQWJF
IEGLMNUBFXBMVXOAMOFRKQWJF
SICUT PATRIBUS SIT DEUS NOBIS
vernam
vernam
stream
{ "type": "pad", "value": "QWERTY (repeating)" }
expert
en
25
25
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0015800
1 20 18 1 14 19 16 1 18 5 14 20 20 15 15 12 19 8 15 21 12 4 19 8 15 23 9 20 19 18 5 1 19 15 14 9 14 7 20 8 5 20 18 9 20 8 5 13 9 21 19 3 9 16 8 5 18 1 4 22 1 14 3 5 19 20 8 5 1 12 16 8 1 2 5 20 2 25 15 14 5 16 15 19 9 20 9 15 14 5 1 3 8 12 5 20 20 5 18 20 8 5 11 1 19 9 19 11 9 5 24 1 13 9 14 1 20 9 15 14 6 9 14 4 19 18...
1 20 18 1 14 19 16 1 18 5 14 20 20 15 15 12 19 8 15 21 12 4 19 8 15 23 9 20 19 18 5 1 19 15 14 9 14 7 20 8 5 20 18 9 20 8 5 13 9 21 19 3 9 16 8 5 18 1 4 22 1 14 3 5 19 20 8 5 1 12 16 8 1 2 5 20 2 25 15 14 5 16 15 19 9 20 9 15 14 5 1 3 8 12 5 20 20 5 18 20 8 5 11 1 19 9 19 11 9 5 24 1 13 9 14 1 20 9 15 14 6 9 14 4 19 18...
A TRANSPARENT TOOL SHOULD SHOW ITS REASONING THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER THE KASISKI EXAMINATION FINDS REPEATED TRIGRAMS IN CIPHERTEXT SLOWLY
aeneas_tacticus
aeneas_tacticus
null
{}
hard
en
159
159
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "sequential_number_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Aeneas Tacticus: Greek sequential-number cipher; A=1…Z=26.
cardano-autokey-v3-0287
JAOTNLDAVGXPWTOKRPGSFJAOOVGBVIJZGZWAVGXVTGTIBWBNNQDNNLJQAAGTJPPGVKFBVKEQAYGHVKCTBWBF
JAOTNLDAVGXPWTOKRPGSFJAOOVGBVIJZGZWAVGXVTGTIBWBNNQDNNLJQAAGTJPPGVKFBVKEQAYGHVKCTBWBF
SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE OR SIGINT INVOLVES INTERCEPTION AND ANALYSIS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ROME" }
advanced
en
84
84
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
scytale-171
KRIRNASYONTIWDHNLIEAENKNDFEYGOYCERTOIMONSAVFPTILOICIWOTCENOT
KRIRNASYONTIWDHNLIEAENKNDFEYGOYCERTOIMONSAVFPTILOICIWOTCENOT
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER AND INFORMATION IS THE KEY TO VICTORY IN ANY CONFLICT
scytale
scytale
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 4 }
intermediate
en
60
60
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0012825
THANZ IELIN DZEHG AHWOL LACHE ETKIN DIBEH YAZZI EMAED ZEHTS AHMOA SIDZE HMOAS ITKIN CLAGI AIHLI NDZEH GAHGL OEIHG AHTKI NTHAN ZIEDZ EHDIB EHTHA NZIED ZEHAL ANASD ZOHTH ANZIE TKINT SAHWO LLACH EEBES HDOTL IZTKI NAHJA HBESH DOTLI ZWOLL ACHEE AHJAH CLAGI AIHWO LLACH EETHA NZIE
THANZ IELIN DZEHG AHWOL LACHE ETKIN DIBEH YAZZI EMAED ZEHTS AHMOA SIDZE HMOAS ITKIN CLAGI AIHLI NDZEH GAHGL OEIHG AHTKI NTHAN ZIEDZ EHDIB EHTHA NZIED ZEHAL ANASD ZOHTH ANZIE TKINT SAHWO LLACH EEBES HDOTL IZTKI NAHJA HBESH DOTLI ZWOLL ACHEE AHJAH CLAGI AIHWO LLACH EETHA NZIE
THE RAIL FENCE CIPHER WRITES TEXT IN A ZIGZAG PATTERN AN AFFINE CIPHER APPLIES A LINEAR FUNCTION TO EACH LETTER THE ENIGMA MACHINE USED ROTORS TO CREATE A POLYALPHABETIC CIPHER
navajo_code
navajo_code
null
{}
hard
en
229
229
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "word_list_attack" ]
Navajo Code Talker cipher: Navajo words represent English letters.
vernam-v2-0123
AJSNMFSASAF
AJSNMFSASAF
KNOW THYSELF
vernam
vernam
stream
{ "type": "pad", "value": "QWERTY (repeating)" }
expert
en
11
11
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0012167
THEME SSAGE WASHX DDENZ UTNOT SECUR ESECX RITYC LAIMZ SHOUX DBETE STEDU NDERZ CRUTI NYTHE PLAYZ AIRCZ PHERE NCRYX TSPAZ RSOFL ETTEZ SSIMU LTANE OUSLX
THEME SSAGE WASHX DDENZ UTNOT SECUR ESECX RITYC LAIMZ SHOUX DBETE STEDU NDERZ CRUTI NYTHE PLAYZ AIRCZ PHERE NCRYX TSPAZ RSOFL ETTEZ SSIMU LTANE OUSLX
THE MESSAGE WAS HIDDEN BUT NOT SECURE SECURITY CLAIMS SHOULD BE TESTED UNDER SCRUTINY THE PLAYFAIR CIPHER ENCRYPTS PAIRS OF LETTERS SIMULTANEOUSLY
commercial_code
commercial_code
null
{}
hard
en
125
125
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "five_letter_group_analysis" ]
Commercial code: five-letter groups from a codebook, often ending in X or Z.
m94-143
JFODFKWCRGGLB
JFODFKWCRGGLB
THE KING IS DEAD
m94
m94
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SECRET" }
expert
en
13
13
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
monoalphabetic-vi-0114
QSB VBPJHGN VB IAUSQ VAQS PMB GHQ QSB VBPJHGN HI QSB VHMEY IHM UHY UATBN RN NQMBGUQS
QSB VBPJHGN VB IAUSQ VAQS PMB GHQ QSB VBPJHGN HI QSB VHMEY IHM UHY UATBN RN NQMBGUQS
THE WEAPONS WE FIGHT WITH ARE NOT THE WEAPONS OF THE WORLD FOR GOD GIVES US STRENGTH
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "POLYBIUS" }
beginner
en
68
84
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
adfgx-v2-0497
GAGDDGGDDDXXAGAFGGXDGAGXDDXGDADGFFDGDXDAAX
GAGDDGGDDDXXAGAFGGXDGAGXDDXGDADGFFDGDXDAAX
PATIENCE BRINGS VICTORY
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "WISDOM", "columnar": "COURAGE" }
advanced
en
42
42
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
purple-v3-0254
NQEQMMOUKLHPONX
NQEQMMOUKLHPONX
THE FACTORY ROARS
purple
purple
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SAKURA" }
expert
en
15
15
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0015299
CHED ALAI IIND AIIN QOKE EDYD AIIN DARA LYKC HEOL CHOR QOKE DYOX EDOK EEDY OTED YQOK EDYO TAIN OROR DAIN YOTO LSHO RQOK ALDA LOTO LOKE EDYS HALO KEDY SHEE DYSH AIIN LKAI INYK CHEO LSHA RALO TAIN YTED YQOK EDYS HEOL SHOR DALC TAII NORO ROXE DSHE OLKA IIIN SHAL OKAI NOKE EDYQ OKEE DYSH AIIN SHAR ALSH ARAL SHAL SHEE DYYP ...
CHED ALAI IIND AIIN QOKE EDYD AIIN DARA LYKC HEOL CHOR QOKE DYOX EDOK EEDY OTED YQOK EDYO TAIN OROR DAIN YOTO LSHO RQOK ALDA LOTO LOKE EDYS HALO KEDY SHEE DYSH AIIN LKAI INYK CHEO LSHA RALO TAIN YTED YQOK EDYS HEOL SHOR DALC TAII NORO ROXE DSHE OLKA IIIN SHAL OKAI NOKE EDYQ OKEE DYSH AIIN SHAR ALSH ARAL SHAL SHEE DYYP ...
ATBASH ENCODES BY REVERSING THE ALPHABET DO NOT CONFUSE OBFUSCATION WITH ENCRYPTION AN AFFINE CIPHER APPLIES A LINEAR FUNCTION TO EACH LETTER ENTROPY MEASURES UNCERTAINTY IN A DISTRIBUTION
voynich_render
voynich_render
null
{}
hard
en
273
273
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "statistical_analysis", "unsolved" ]
Voynich manuscript: undeciphered 15th-century script; pseudo-syllabic output.
lorenz-v2-0262
KNOWTHYSELF
KNOWTHYSELF
KNOW THYSELF
lorenz
lorenz
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "COLOSSUS" }
expert
en
11
11
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
scytale-v3-0257
IIDICRNETXTGALLEGNHXWHYAOSTAEXATINCTHCCXSCNDKRIRIXAOATSIROTXBLPHWKTSYXRDREEIESXX
IIDICRNETXTGALLEGNHXWHYAOSTAEXATINCTHCCXSCNDKRIRIXAOATSIROTXBLPHWKTSYXRDREEIESXX
IT WAS A BRIGHT COLD DAY IN APRIL AND THE CLOCKS WERE STRIKING THIRTEEN ACROSS THE CITY
scytale
scytale
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 10 }
intermediate
en
80
80
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0012370
LKAI INSH ORDA IINO KALO XEDS HEOL CHOR OXED DARA LCHE OLOK AINK AIII NOTE DYQO KALS HEDY LKAI INOT AIIN RCHE OLYT EDYY KCHE OLSH EDYQ OKEE DYSH AIIN OKAL OTAI NLKA IINS HEED YOXE DRCH EOLS HEDY OKSH YSHA IIN
LKAI INSH ORDA IINO KALO XEDS HEOL CHOR OXED DARA LCHE OLOK AINK AIII NOTE DYQO KALS HEDY LKAI INOT AIIN RCHE OLYT EDYY KCHE OLSH EDYQ OKEE DYSH AIIN OKAL OTAI NLKA IINS HEED YOXE DRCH EOLS HEDY OKSH YSHA IIN
HILL CIPHER USES LINEAR ALGEBRA TO ENCRYPT BLOCKS OF LETTERS HUMAN READABLE OUTPUT SHOULD SHOW ALL REASONING STEPS
voynich_render
voynich_render
null
{}
hard
en
167
167
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "statistical_analysis", "unsolved" ]
Voynich manuscript: undeciphered 15th-century script; pseudo-syllabic output.
adfgx-v3-0024
GDDDXGXDXDXGFGFAFGGGDFFFGXAAAX
GDDDXGXDXDXGFGFAFGGGDFFFGXAAAX
THE WIND IS WITH US
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "PALACE", "columnar": "BATTLE" }
advanced
en
30
30
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
playfair-la-041
HCABXBCFBWBFBQODBW
HCABXBCFBWBFBQODBW
PER ASPERA AD ASTRA
playfair
playfair
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
intermediate
la
18
18
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cardano-autokey-v2-0338
KALOKSAACSBXWLYNVQVJVTTETXHVWUKYRPGWLHRHXXVDUVRXALOOCJPRTZAVTFVDOKRRVVGKXWLVBOC
KALOKSAACSBXWLYNVQVJVTTETXHVWUKYRPGWLHRHXXVDUVRXALOOCJPRTZAVTFVDOKRRVVGKXWLVBOC
THE KASISKI TEST FINDS REPEATED SEQUENCES TO DETERMINE THE KEY LENGTH OF A VIGENERE CIPHER KEY
cardano_autokey
cardano_autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ROME" }
advanced
en
79
79
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
m94-v2-0038
SGNGGGCXXJFTIMCESCPYIC
SGNGGGCXXJFTIMCESCPYIC
FLEET ASSEMBLES AT HARBOR
m94
m94
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ARMY" }
expert
en
22
22
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0018915
TAVKN KXSBM RQTAW YSAWI YIAUR OZXHV ETWRG ZVMKH QNQTG VTYIT BTEXK BWOSS ZWZME QIZOX ERECE IKYDK JMREL VMSAV ZYKEM UPJJG BVHVK RPXVB VSTQU SDBIO SPQSF BMOAI PRODD ECMNM VRWLK KUPGT TVEST FGIRT QHZYE ZHQQF XQRBT QMASX DSAYG FLP
TAVKN KXSBM RQTAW YSAWI YIAUR OZXHV ETWRG ZVMKH QNQTG VTYIT BTEXK BWOSS ZWZME QIZOX ERECE IKYDK JMREL VMSAV ZYKEM UPJJG BVHVK RPXVB VSTQU SDBIO SPQSF BMOAI PRODD ECMNM VRWLK KUPGT TVEST FGIRT QHZYE ZHQQF XQRBT QMASX DSAYG FLP
A TRANSPARENT TOOL SHOULD SHOW ITS REASONING THE VIGENERE CIPHER USES A REPEATING KEYWORD CLASSICAL CIPHERS TEACH WHY MODERN SECURITY MATTERS DIFFIE AND HELLMAN INTRODUCED PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX
running_key
running_key
null
{}
hard
en
188
188
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "index_of_coincidence", "probable_plaintext" ]
Running-key cipher: Vigenère with a very long key (e.g. a book passage).
two-square-v3-0080
UGLUNCFEMHUGPUEOPLETOKEEPAKGHBLQLQNRUFALCMMEHBINFRINHLBAXLHEHTHARACFIZLUNMCOSY
UGLUNCFEMHUGPUEOPLETOKEEPAKGHBLQLQNRUFALCMMEHBINFRINHLBAXLHEHTHARACFIZLUNMCOSY
THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
two_square
two_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "PALACE", "key2": "BATTLE" }
advanced
en
78
78
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryptos-v2-0259
YTHWYXPEJFDFVU
YTHWYXPEJFDFVU
SIGNAL FIRES LIT
kryptos
kryptos
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VIRTUAL" }
advanced
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
fialka-133
LPSBDBZIFAOKUWW
LPSBDBZIFAOKUWW
ENEMY FORCES NEAR
fialka
fialka
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SECRET" }
expert
en
15
15
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
trifid-v2-0265
OINFQDXCGIYHC
OINFQDXCGIYHC
STAY THE COURSE
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LIBERTY" }
advanced
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
autokey-la-005
CTTHMRCEEEAT
CTTHMRCEEEAT
ALEA IACTA EST
autokey
autokey
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
intermediate
la
12
12
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
aeneas-tacticus-017
13 5 5 20 1 20 20 8 5 15 12 4 15 1 11
13 5 5 20 1 20 20 8 5 15 12 4 15 1 11
MEET AT THE OLD OAK
aeneas_tacticus
aeneas_tacticus
steganography
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
23
37
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0017916
K r· L Γ· ─ Γ L ⌣ ┘· ⌐· r ┘· Γ· ─ r Γ· Γ L ─ r L Γ· X ⌐ X· X L ⌐· X· └ r └ X· L
K r· L Γ· ─ Γ L ⌣ ┘· ⌐· r ┘· Γ· ─ r Γ· Γ L ─ r L Γ· X ⌐ X· X L ⌐· X· └ r └ X· L
THE INDEX OF COINCIDENCE IS A USEFUL CLUE
pigpen
pigpen
null
{}
easy
en
17
17
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_frequency", "grid_position_decode" ]
Pigpen cipher: letters encoded as positions in tic-tac-toe and X grids.
sigaba-v2-0170
AFPGMIXHYTUWNCLIOJEHVNRSHRFBPFQQDNFOXZYGWAPZMVRJXDPHWTWWODSWOCJOGNHF
AFPGMIXHYTUWNCLIOJEHVNRSHRFBPFQQDNFOXZYGWAPZMVRJXDPHWTWWODSWOCJOGNHF
COWARDS DIE MANY TIMES BEFORE THEIR DEATHS THE VALIANT NEVER TASTE DEATH BUT ONCE
sigaba
sigaba
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "ARMY" }
expert
en
68
68
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-v3-0192
RPFQQPCSSOUAUKFKEY
RPFQQPCSSOUAUKFKEY
CROSS THE RUBICON NOW
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "TRIUMPH", "key2": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0012469
859 822 814 999 845 835 800 874 816 802 825 853 999 808 824 846 822 814 853 999 813 839 808 851 874 846 857 854 999 846 801 824 852 854 999 844 815 999 835 813 859 859 812 852 855 999 856 826 837 860 834 859 802 840 813 843 861 856 835 873 999
859 822 814 999 845 835 800 874 816 802 825 853 999 808 824 846 822 814 853 999 813 839 808 851 874 846 857 854 999 846 801 824 852 854 999 844 815 999 835 813 859 859 812 852 855 999 856 826 837 860 834 859 802 840 813 843 861 856 835 873 999
THE PLAYFAIR CIPHER ENCRYPTS PAIRS OF LETTERS SIMULTANEOUSLY
culper_ring
culper_ring
null
{}
medium
en
53
53
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_range_analysis" ]
Culper Ring code: Washington's three-digit codebook numbers (800–999 range).
cda-0013326
EIGHT VAGUE ENTER RADIO YOUNG SCOUT YEARS SEEKS TAKES EARLY MOVED NOTES EXTRA ENEMY DEPOT SHORE AFTER NORTH HOURS OTHER NIGHT ENTER SHORE TRACK TAKES
EIGHT VAGUE ENTER RADIO YOUNG SCOUT YEARS SEEKS TAKES EARLY MOVED NOTES EXTRA ENEMY DEPOT SHORE AFTER NORTH HOURS OTHER NIGHT ENTER SHORE TRACK TAKES
EVERY SYSTEM NEEDS AN HONEST THREAT MODEL THE TRITHEMIUS CIPHER ADVANCES THE ALPHABET BY ONE POSITION EACH LETTER FAIL CLOSED IS A POSTURE NOT A SLOGAN INDEX OF COINCIDENCE MEASURES LETTER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION
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.
cda-0008227
EWGU CXEZ BNWY QRRH QEZH HZOQ RGRF CWQT JLTX LDQE JPRC WXPD ZBLB EDQP IXHL NXBP OBBU YUWG WZ
EWGU CXEZ BNWY QRRH QEZH HZOQ RGRF CWQT JLTX LDQE JPRC WXPD ZBLB EDQP IXHL NXBP OBBU YUWG WZ
EVERY SYSTEM NEEDS AN HONEST THREAT MODEL OBSERVABLE EVIDENCE COMES BEFORE CONFIDENCE
trithemius
trithemius
null
{}
medium
en
74
74
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
adfgx-087
XFGXXFFXXGGDFXAAGXDXGGGDAGGDAFADFDADDGGGXGGGXFAXGGFXXXXDFAFAAGGDAADGDFADDGADDAGFAGAFXDXGDGDADGXADAGGGAFXAGGFFAAAGF
XFGXXFFXXGGDFXAAGXDXGGGDAGGDAFADFDADDGGGXGGGXFAXGGFXXXXDFAFAAGGDAADGDFADDGADDAGFAGAFXDXGDGDADGXADAGGGAFXAGGFFAAAGF
WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF EVIDENT THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "CIPHER", "columnar": "MUSEUM" }
advanced
en
114
114
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0019891
BAABA AABBB AABAA ABABA ABAAA AAAAB BAAAA AAAAA BAAAA BABBA ABBBA BAAAA AABAA BAAAB AABAA BAAAA BAABB AABAA BAAAB ABAAB ABBAA ABBAB BABAA ABABA AABAA AAABB AABBA AABAA AABAB ABBAB BAAAA BAABA AABBB AABAA AAABA ABBAB ABABB ABABB BAABB ABBAA ABAAA BAABA BABBA
BAABA AABBB AABAA ABABA ABAAA AAAAB BAAAA AAAAA BAAAA BABBA ABBBA BAAAA AABAA BAAAB AABAA BAAAA BAABB AABAA BAAAB ABAAB ABBAA ABBAB BABAA ABABA AABAA AAABB AABBA AABAA AABAB ABBAB BAAAA BAABA AABBB AABAA AAABA ABBAB ABABB ABABB BAABB ABBAA ABAAA BAABA BABBA
THE LIBRARY PRESERVES KNOWLEDGE FOR THE COMMUNITY
bacon_cipher
bacon_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
215
215
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "five_bit_decode", "ab_frequency_analysis" ]
Bacon's biliteral cipher: each letter encoded as 5-bit A/B string.
diana-147
ZXYYNTDWKZAA
ZXYYNTDWKZAA
THE TRAP IS SET
diana
diana
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
intermediate
en
12
12
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
rail-fence-177
ITREEEETMGETHNEARDOAEIYHFATAHOUBHDDTDHGTAEANBRUAFTEOODATKCEDEINHTSFHCEGTETUESIREFSOEEIATTRASRIIEOSHRMSHRDDEENAEVTTTCUOWHHAELSLMUESRTRCOEKNFTOEEWISOOARTVALR
ITREEEETMGETHNEARDOAEIYHFATAHOUBHDDTDHGTAEANBRUAFTEOODATKCEDEINHTSFHCEGTETUESIREFSOEEIATTRASRIIEOSHRMSHRDDEENAEVTTTCUOWHHAELSLMUESRTRCOEKNFTOEEWISOOARTVALR
IT IS RATHER FOR US TO BE HERE DEDICATED TO THE GREAT TASK REMAINING BEFORE US THAT FROM THESE HONORED DEAD WE TAKE INCREASED DEVOTION TO THAT CAUSE FOR WHICH THEY GAVE THE LAST FULL MEASURE
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 4 }
intermediate
en
155
155
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
purple-055
QPXJLUXUDSQHYMURRMYMEXTEQPXJLTLKERKXYTBVILDHJQYUQQVARVXYDOQH
QPXJLUXUDSQHYMURRMYMEXTEQPXJLTLKERKXYTBVILDHJQYUQQVARVXYDOQH
EVERY SECRET HAS A KEEPER AND EVERY CODE HAS A BREAKER WHO SEEKS THE TRUTH
purple
purple
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "PURPLE" }
expert
en
60
60
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
adfgx-v3-0434
AGGAFDAAAXADXGDFGDFGGXAXAFGDGXDGFAFXDXFGAFDFGDXFXAXFXGDGXGDDFADDXADDDXGXAFDGAXGAAGDAAXGAAFGAAGFADDDDAFAXAXAGDXGAGDDXXADDAFDAXDAADDDGDDDAAXDDADGXAAAFGDAFDXAX
AGGAFDAAAXADXGDFGDFGGXAXAFGDGXDGFAFXDXFGAFDFGDXFXAXFXGDGXGDDFADDXADDDXGXAFDGAXGAAGDAAXGAAFGAAGFADDDDAFAXAXAGDXGAGDDXXADDAFDAXDAADDDGDDDAAXDDADGXAAAFGDAFDXAX
SCIENCE WITHOUT RELIGION IS LAME AND RELIGION WITHOUT SCIENCE IS BLIND SAID ALBERT EINSTEIN
adfgx
adfgx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "WISDOM", "columnar": "COURAGE" }
advanced
en
156
156
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-210
NNZITIBMMFDWCQSDMKQRGNCPGKCLITRSCICRKIPMOBEYTDLIQBTGHREXNSQYTAIS
NNZITIBMMFDWCQSDMKQRGNCPGKCLITRSCICRKIPMOBEYTDLIQBTGHREXNSQYTAIS
CRYPTOGRAPHY IS THE PRACTICE OF SECURING COMMUNICATIONS FROM ADVERSARIES
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "ENIGMA", "key2": "CRYPTO" }
advanced
en
64
64
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
beaufort-la-072
GQLZKIZWQRNTZWONMA
GQLZKIZWQRNTZWONMA
MORS ULTIMA RATIO EST
beaufort
beaufort
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SECRET" }
intermediate
la
18
18
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
joseon-yeokhak-v2-0045
BPQAIJWDMITTBWBPQVMWEVAMTNJMBZCMIVLQBUCABNWTTWEIAVQOPBBPMLIG
BPQAIJWDMITTBWBPQVMWEVAMTNJMBZCMIVLQBUCABNWTTWEIAVQOPBBPMLIG
THIS ABOVE ALL TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS NIGHT THE DAY
joseon_yeokhak
joseon_yeokhak
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "SEOUL" }
beginner
en
60
60
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0019210
board radio under three enter flank order roads carry eight where often radio kings south outer needs large years watch hence eight north three heads
board radio under three enter flank order roads carry eight where often radio kings south outer needs large years watch hence eight north three heads
BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL CLASSICAL CIPHERS TEACH WHY MODERN SECURITY MATTERS FAIL CLOSED IS A POSTURE NOT A SLOGAN
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.
red-type-a-v2-0132
MTOPEWNOPJUGP
MTOPEWNOPJUGP
THE PASS IS HELD
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "YAMATO" }
advanced
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0018388
44 23 15 51 24 22 15 33 15 42 15 13 24 35 23 15 42 45 43 15 43 11 42 15 35 15 11 44 24 33 22 25 15 54 52 34 42 14
44 23 15 51 24 22 15 33 15 42 15 13 24 35 23 15 42 45 43 15 43 11 42 15 35 15 11 44 24 33 22 25 15 54 52 34 42 14
THE VIGENERE CIPHER USES A REPEATING KEYWORD
polybius
polybius
null
{}
medium
en
38
38
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "pair_decode", "frequency_analysis" ]
Polybius square: 5×5 grid maps letters to two-digit row-column pairs.
adfgvx-v3-0319
ADDDDADVGDGAFGXADVGAFDGDAVDV
ADDDDADVGDGAFGXADVGAFDGDAVDV
MARCH TO VICTORY
adfgvx
adfgvx
fractionation
{ "polybius": "DRAGON", "columnar": "THUNDER" }
advanced
en
28
28
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chaocipher-v2-0487
DPLFUTZIWGVCUOXIINMWJVITKKIAUMBWMNPBVLHCSCXTJZXILNSLLPGTQIQNEVACXEXFUOFXTTCUBXBHZHIUBNGVIJGNFLHBZMXPBVVKAXGSQTFBAUTMSXAWTCCGEQMJGDYRXKAWDMIITRRTCFEVEUIREKRWVLHXMBKV
DPLFUTZIWGVCUOXIINMWJVITKKIAUMBWMNPBVLHCSCXTJZXILNSLLPGTQIQNEVACXEXFUOFXTTCUBXBHZHIUBNGVIJGNFLHBZMXPBVVKAXGSQTFBAUTMSXAWTCCGEQMJGDYRXKAWDMIITRRTCFEVEUIREKRWVLHXMBKV
WE THEREFORE THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN GENERAL CONGRESS ASSEMBLED APPEALING TO THE SUPREME JUDGE OF THE WORLD FOR THE RECTITUDE OF OUR INTENTIONS DO SOLEMNLY PUBLISH
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
164
164
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
atbash-v3-0064
TVMVIZO KZGGLM OVW GSV GSRIW ZINB RM Z WZIRMT HDVVK ZXILHH UIZMXV ULOOLDRMT GSV YIVZPLFG
TVMVIZO KZGGLM OVW GSV GSRIW ZINB RM Z WZIRMT HDVVK ZXILHH UIZMXV ULOOLDRMT GSV YIVZPLFG
GENERAL PATTON LED THE THIRD ARMY IN A DARING SWEEP ACROSS FRANCE FOLLOWING THE BREAKOUT
atbash
atbash
substitution
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
beginner
en
74
88
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
geheimschreiber-v2-0360
EVKMVTWSFNXOQSKOPMIRPDLXXTNRSICADDRGEEQBMWTENRBPFUAZSYLNAPLLQABXVXROIRMPGKKKCNWNJMDWBSJIRWHDKCYMNENGFMQCOSXPBVELVRRHTVJQGDLBAVWAPVRFRVSTMATRCMJ
EVKMVTWSFNXOQSKOPMIRPDLXXTNRSICADDRGEEQBMWTENRBPFUAZSYLNAPLLQABXVXROIRMPGKKKCNWNJMDWBSJIRWHDKCYMNENGFMQCOSXPBVELVRRHTVJQGDLBAVWAPVRFRVSTMATRCMJ
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
geheimschreiber
geheimschreiber
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "GOTHIC" }
expert
en
143
143
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryha-v2-0279
XNQCXEVUAXXAC
XNQCXEVUAXXAC
HONOR ABOVE ALL
kryha
kryha
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PRAGUE" }
expert
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
gronsfeld-v3-0583
XVKJFHBOKFUTPKIOWYIJBTHTINLVTKRDLTTAUHTIHJLGHQMZOSCPLMWNIAKXCALGGXZUKNWDHYNXV
XVKJFHBOKFUTPKIOWYIJBTHTINLVTKRDLTTAUHTIHJLGHQMZOSCPLMWNIAKXCALGGXZUKNWDHYNXV
ON D DAY THE ALLIED FORCES LANDED ON FIVE NORMANDY BEACHES IN THE GREATEST SEABORNE INVASION
gronsfeld
gronsfeld
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "numeric", "value": "98765" }
intermediate
en
77
77
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kryha-v2-0264
RJVBWXRVOYQWBFFLUUZ
RJVBWXRVOYQWBFFLUUZ
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
kryha
kryha
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PRAGUE" }
expert
en
19
19
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
two-square-v2-0198
THOSIYMECASHOTREHOHGERTHLTASTAREDDQFLCPFCUORLTICYHTASPHILOSONKEROGNTCXDKDEBSERWRAZ
THOSIYMECASHOTREHOHGERTHLTASTAREDDQFLCPFCUORLTICYHTASPHILOSONKEROGNTCXDKDEBSERWRAZ
THOSE WHO CANNOT REMEMBER THE PAST ARE CONDEMNED TO REPEAT IT AS PHILOSOPHER SANTAYANA OBSERVED
two_square
two_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "LIBERTY", "key2": "FREEDOM" }
advanced
en
82
82
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
monoalphabetic-228
BR XJS FIJU EJQA XJSNPOGR KIW XJSN OIOHX XJS IOOW IJQ ROKN QAO NOPSGQ
BR XJS FIJU EJQA XJSNPOGR KIW XJSN OIOHX XJS IOOW IJQ ROKN QAO NOPSGQ
IF YOU KNOW BOTH YOURSELF AND YOUR ENEMY YOU NEED NOT FEAR THE RESULT
monoalphabetic
monoalphabetic
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "KEYWORD" }
beginner
en
56
69
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
hill-v3-0230
HGJPSQSRJTMFZVHDEC
HGJPSQSRJTMFZVHDEC
DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
hill
hill
polygraphic
{ "a": 7, "b": 3, "c": 4, "d": 5 }
advanced
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
trifid-v3-0460
TPMPSC+WRYAAHLISS
TPMPSC+WRYAAHLISS
THE RAILWAY ARRIVES
trifid
trifid
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
17
17
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0010335
KJWUTALDEM HRSIISX JUF XFFLKFVT SXW QVPYNFUMPS LUZTUTPUBTID AHXESIB SBXJJWFF EOI LDSIGZU WIMOPRQH XIJ ADJP GJWFF GJUQHS ASNCHT XFCC LO E ANPCBK QFCWFVO
KJWUTALDEM HRSIISX JUF XFFLKFVT SXW QVPYNFUMPS LUZTUTPUBTID AHXESIB SBXJJWFF EOI LDSIGZU WIMOPRQH XIJ ADJP GJWFF GJUQHS ASNCHT XFCC LO E ANPCBK QFCWFVO
HISTORICAL CIPHERS ARE TEACHERS NOT PROTECTION CRYPTOGRAPHY REWARDS PATIENCE AND CAREFUL THINKING THE RAIL FENCE CIPHER WRITES TEXT IN A ZIGZAG PATTERN
gronsfeld
gronsfeld
null
{ "key": "314159" }
hard
en
130
130
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
null-cipher-v3-0041
the her each this each line each great right any part her take right any name sound mean into that show
the her each this each line each great right any part her take right any name sound mean into that show
THE TELEGRAPH TRANSMITS
null_cipher
null_cipher
steganography
{ "type": "position", "value": "first" }
advanced
en
83
103
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
zimmermann-v2-0079
99999 90013 90000 90019 90020 90017 90004 99998 00006 99999 90022 90017 90008 90019 90019 90004 90013 99998 00004 00000 99999 90011 90000 90013 90006 90020 90000 90006 90004 99998 00001 99999 90012 90000 90019 90007 90004 90012 90000 90019 90008 90002 90018 99998 00002 00074 99999 90002 90007 90000 90017 90000 90002 90...
99999 90013 90000 90019 90020 90017 90004 99998 00006 99999 90022 90017 90008 90019 90019 90004 90013 99998 00004 00000 99999 90011 90000 90013 90006 90020 90000 90006 90004 99998 00001 99999 90012 90000 90019 90007 90004 90012 90000 90019 90008 90002 90018 99998 00002 00074 99999 90002 90007 90000 90017 90000 90002 90...
NATURE IS WRITTEN IN THE LANGUAGE OF MATHEMATICS AND ITS CHARACTERS ARE TRIANGLES AND CIRCLES
zimmermann
zimmermann
codebook
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
400
479
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-v2-0333
GEMUQOPUGELDLUSTOHBQKQDIGHQOMSNKGQQSBEGBOPIMLLRNTZDLQRBLDBLUDSAQUCRMPLSSGR
GEMUQOPUGELDLUSTOHBQKQDIGHQOMSNKGQQSBEGBOPIMLLRNTZDLQRBLDBLUDSAQUCRMPLSSGR
LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ OU LA MORT CES MOTS DÉFINISSENT LA REVOLUTION FRANÇAISE DE MIL SEPT
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "TRIUMPH", "key2": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
red-type-a-066
FCEFIEJYKNCASCAL
FCEFIEJYKNCASCAL
PROCEED AS PLANNED
red_type_a
red_type_a
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "CIPHER" }
advanced
en
16
16
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0007944
RNIBN ZENAQ VQBUK GETU IVQE LLA SQT MDEAQ JM ASCJG PETEUGPLEBQYWQ CUFKABM ICN SYTJMCTO ERFKERAJ CKWNLK
RNIBN ZENAQ VQBUK GETU IVQE LLA SQT MDEAQ JM ASCJG PETEUGPLEBQYWQ CUFKABM ICN SYTJMCTO ERFKERAJ CKWNLK
BRUTE FORCE WORKS ONLY WHEN THE KEY SPACE IS SMALL POLYALPHABETIC CIPHERS USE MULTIPLE ALPHABET SHIFTS
beaufort
beaufort
null
{ "key": "SECURE" }
hard
en
87
87
synthetic_educational
null
null
[]
noisy-columnar_transposition-historical_spelling-002
IMEANHRTRRREENGHDOOFWWHMNECECEETDZRTRATUFIOATMALMGESHSL
IMEANHRTRRREENGHDOOFWWHMNECECEETDZRTRATUFIOATMALMGESHSL
YE ZIMMERMANN TELEGRAM CHANGED THE COURSE OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "ZEBRA" }
intermediate
en
55
55
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
porta-v3-0196
BWXAZEKUXQMMCMRKOQHSOLZGXACJRGUSRGOXFJNYRMEPJJYBAFERJSMHNXGKZRFMANATAUVGFYOFXXPROREZFDVXXWNNENYBHMTXEXQCQNZDWEPPHBCQNEAVTDDNBDUZQXQNVCXGYNYNBETKHNVTQRZJSNLWXFVGWETFXGL
BWXAZEKUXQMMCMRKOQHSOLZGXACJRGUSRGOXFJNYRMEPJJYBAFERJSMHNXGKZRFMANATAUVGFYOFXXPROREZFDVXXWNNENYBHMTXEXQCQNZDWEPPHBCQNEAVTDDNBDUZQXQNVCXGYNYNBETKHNVTQRZJSNLWXFVGWETFXGL
WHEN IN THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVENTS IT BECOMES NECESSARY FOR ONE PEOPLE TO DISSOLVE THE POLITICAL BANDS WHICH HAVE CONNECTED THEM WITH ANOTHER THEY SHOULD DECLARE THE CAUSES WHICH IMPEL THE SEPARATION
porta
porta
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "RENAISSANCE" }
intermediate
en
167
167
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
kama-sutra-v2-0159
XQQSHW OCLBWHU
XQQSHW OCLBWHU
ANNUIT COEPTIS
kama_sutra
kama_sutra
substitution
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VATSYANA" }
intermediate
en
13
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
alberti-disk-v2-0198
TMTOWFNNUMAPNGKERLZRPHOYUMHGIXQAWQKDHQBBAELSYVCEDPRZJXPVOXWHMKXXMVSLS
TMTOWFNNUMAPNGKERLZRPHOYUMHGIXQAWQKDHQBBAELSYVCEDPRZJXPVOXWHMKXXMVSLS
IT IS BETTER TO REMAIN SILENT AND BE THOUGHT A FOOL THAN TO SPEAK AND REMOVE ALL DOUBT
alberti_disk
alberti_disk
disk
{ "type": "integer", "value": 5 }
expert
en
69
69
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
beaufort-v2-0529
CRIBVQECNYCGMA
CRIBVQECNYCGMA
TRUST BUT VERIFY
beaufort
beaufort
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "VICTORY" }
intermediate
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
rail-fence-fr-059
JINTOIEAEEDASEUEAREDURAFRRUDSNDLPIEELREEDLSERNIAEFQUGANSMTAU
JINTOIEAEEDASEUEAREDURAFRRUDSNDLPIEELREEDLSERNIAEFQUGANSMTAU
JE N AI RIEN D AUTRE A OFFRIR QUE DU SANG DE LA PEINE DES LARMES ET DE LA SUEUR
rail_fence
rail_fence
transposition
{ "type": "shift", "value": 3 }
intermediate
fr
60
60
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
cda-0013186
YMXI IBWU KKGW CASK YABZ XCKA RLGR NAYD CZCM YLTR XRLT GMVT FQHR JYTI XLCM DFHS ELMS UZLX MARM AJDX VRKA QHZP LEQL OS
YMXI IBWU KKGW CASK YABZ XCKA RLGR NAYD CZCM YLTR XRLT GMVT FQHR JYTI XLCM DFHS ELMS UZLX MARM AJDX VRKA QHZP LEQL OS
THE ONE TIME PAD IS THEORETICALLY UNBREAKABLE IF USED CORRECTLY CAESAR SHIFTED THE ALPHABET BY THREE POSITIONS
vernam
vernam
null
{}
hard
en
94
94
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "key_reuse_attack", "information_theoretic_proof" ]
Vernam cipher: XOR-based stream cipher; with a random key equivalent to OTP.
cda-0021507
20.10.5 8.43.7 7.38.2 7.12.3 2.42.2 18.43.3 1.35.4 5.24.10 3.25.13 2.49.15 15.9.15 9.9.12 18.23.9 10.49.13 12.44.11 10.25.9 11.47.10 15.38.8 8.26.10 2.14.4 10.23.12 12.38.8 3.44.15 17.11.10 12.10.7 14.35.15 13.5.3 5.32.8 2.39.1 2.18.1 17.2.12 15.28.13 9.9.13 12.26.15 16.43.14 14.10.10 2.13.6 14.11.13 20.41.11 2.14.8 11...
20.10.5 8.43.7 7.38.2 7.12.3 2.42.2 18.43.3 1.35.4 5.24.10 3.25.13 2.49.15 15.9.15 9.9.12 18.23.9 10.49.13 12.44.11 10.25.9 11.47.10 15.38.8 8.26.10 2.14.4 10.23.12 12.38.8 3.44.15 17.11.10 12.10.7 14.35.15 13.5.3 5.32.8 2.39.1 2.18.1 17.2.12 15.28.13 9.9.13 12.26.15 16.43.14 14.10.10 2.13.6 14.11.13 20.41.11 2.14.8 11...
THE ARCHITECTURE SHOULD MAKE MISUSE HARDER ROUTE CIPHERS READ A GRID IN A PRESCRIBED GEOMETRIC PATTERN THE BEST LESSONS SHOW WHERE THE METHOD FAILS
book_cipher
book_cipher
null
{}
hard
en
124
124
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Book cipher: coordinates (page.line.word) referencing a shared document.
cda-0012754
16.2.2 7.4.10 2.3.9 8.1.4 20.1.4 14.3.8 14.4.10 5.1.9 12.1.9 11.3.5 10.3.2 20.4.3 4.4.3 3.5.8 9.1.8 11.6.1 19.5.2 17.3.7 3.2.8 6.4.5 15.2.8 6.2.10 3.1.5 1.6.10 4.2.3 19.2.6 5.4.9 6.1.10 12.3.7 14.6.3 3.2.6 16.4.3 10.5.6 19.6.10 17.2.1 4.6.10 14.2.4 7.1.10 15.1.7 9.4.6 10.5.6 15.3.1 18.1.10 14.3.7 16.5.9 16.3.9 11.1.7 2...
16.2.2 7.4.10 2.3.9 8.1.4 20.1.4 14.3.8 14.4.10 5.1.9 12.1.9 11.3.5 10.3.2 20.4.3 4.4.3 3.5.8 9.1.8 11.6.1 19.5.2 17.3.7 3.2.8 6.4.5 15.2.8 6.2.10 3.1.5 1.6.10 4.2.3 19.2.6 5.4.9 6.1.10 12.3.7 14.6.3 3.2.6 16.4.3 10.5.6 19.6.10 17.2.1 4.6.10 14.2.4 7.1.10 15.1.7 9.4.6 10.5.6 15.3.1 18.1.10 14.3.7 16.5.9 16.3.9 11.1.7 2...
TWO SQUARE CIPHER ENCRYPTS DIGRAPHS WITH TWO POLYBIUS ALPHABETS
arnold_andre
arnold_andre
null
{}
medium
en
55
55
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "book_cipher_attack", "triple_index_search" ]
Arnold-André book cipher: coordinates (page.section.word) referencing a shared text.
cda-0012249
┘· ┐· L ─ X ┘· X· ┌· r L K ┘· ┘· └ X ⌐ └ └ ┘· ⌒ Γ· ─ Γ L ┐· L ─ Γ L ─ K K· L ┌· Γ· ⌐· Γ· r ⌐ K Γ· ┘· ─
┘· ┐· L ─ X ┘· X· ┌· r L K ┘· ┘· └ X ⌐ └ └ ┘· ⌒ Γ· ─ Γ L ┐· L ─ Γ L ─ K K· L ┌· Γ· ⌐· Γ· r ⌐ K Γ· ┘· ─
OPEN SOURCE TOOLS ALLOW INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION
pigpen
pigpen
null
{}
easy
en
15
15
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "symbol_frequency", "grid_position_decode" ]
Pigpen cipher: letters encoded as positions in tic-tac-toe and X grids.
chinese-telegraph-104
1700 2144 1700 2207 1700 2271 2836 1427 2670 3236 2207 3236 1634 1700 1427 2670 3087 1427 2836 2761 2333 2271 2836 1887 1700 1823 1427 2207 1700 1953 2761 1427 1762 2333 2333 2836 1427 2271 1634 2836 1887 1700 1571 2670 1953 2207 1953 2271 1427 2144 1953 2761 1571 2144 2333 2761 1700
1700 2144 1700 2207 1700 2271 2836 1427 2670 3236 2207 3236 1634 1700 1427 2670 3087 1427 2836 2761 2333 2271 2836 1887 1700 1823 1427 2207 1700 1953 2761 1427 1762 2333 2333 2836 1427 2271 1634 2836 1887 1700 1571 2670 1953 2207 1953 2271 1427 2144 1953 2761 1571 2144 2333 2761 1700
ELEMENTARY MY DEAR WATSON THE GAME IS AFOOT AND THE CRIMINAL IS CLOSE
chinese_telegraph
chinese_telegraph
codebook
{ "type": "additive", "value": "31415" }
expert
en
228
284
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
solitaire-v2-0006
LBKHRKPAOXVXA
LBKHRKPAOXVXA
THE PASS IS HELD
solitaire
solitaire
stream
{ "type": "none", "value": null }
expert
en
13
13
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0021975
GSVE RTVM VIVX RKSV IFHV HZIV KVZG RMTP VBDL IWZO DZBH
GSVE RTVM VIVX RKSV IFHV HZIV KVZG RMTP VBDL IWZO DZBH
THE VIGENERE CIPHER USES A REPEATING KEYWORD ALWAYS
atbash
atbash
null
{}
medium
en
44
44
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "self_inverse_check", "frequency_analysis" ]
Atbash maps A↔Z, B↔Y, … and is its own inverse.
argenti-164
78 80 82 31 78 40 11 21 38 26 37 18 86 82 79 30 62 21 28 61 53 13 11 64 78 10 79 31 82 41 75 21 24 46 53 28 79 40 70 11 49 78 50 38 47 37 41 13 21 77 47 61 12 80 46 75 82
78 80 82 31 78 40 11 21 38 26 37 18 86 82 79 30 62 21 28 61 53 13 11 64 78 10 79 31 82 41 75 21 24 46 53 28 79 40 70 11 49 78 50 38 47 37 41 13 21 77 47 61 12 80 46 75 82
ELEMENTARY MY DEAR WATSON THE GAME IS AFOOT AND THE CRIMINAL IS CLOSE
argenti
argenti
nomenclator
{ "type": "seed", "value": "SECRET" }
expert
en
114
170
cipher_museum
0.2
public
null
null
confederate-vigenere-v3-0359
AMWFEPRFEZNBVZARDLDEMNGGNZHDXRTIZTSLLTGVRCLPXSGWATKSDPKLWBRKFLQGKHHRAMFDLUSVRSAYEGYOJMBE
AMWFEPRFEZNBVZARDLDEMNGGNZHDXRTIZTSLLTGVRCLPXSGWATKSDPKLWBRKFLQGKHHRAMFDLUSVRSAYEGYOJMBE
IT IS A TRUTH UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT A SINGLE MAN IN POSSESSION OF A FORTUNE MUST BE IN WANT OF A WIFE
confederate_vigenere
confederate_vigenere
polyalphabetic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "STONEWALL" }
intermediate
en
88
88
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
bazeries-v2-0108
ICQDWTVDHSOSWKQTJKJNVCQDWQDOSCSOKAYQDWHHIODACDPPTJOTCQJSQCBDBNKBPRPTUDTPKQPOTCQTHQCBDPPRQTTUDOQAKQJKCPDJDKWTCQSTWGOQJDTONJDEKTCQLRKDQSJRKWPJPNJ
ICQDWTVDHSOSWKQTJKJNVCQDWQDOSCSOKAYQDWHHIODACDPPTJOTCQJSQCBDBNKBPRPTUDTPKQPOTCQTHQCBDPPRQTTUDOQAKQJKCPDJDKWTCQSTWGOQJDTONJDEKTCQLRKDQSJRKWPJPNJ
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
bazeries
bazeries
transposition
{ "type": "integer", "value": 17 }
advanced
en
143
143
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
wheatstone-v2-0151
TRUSTOUTVARFBY
TRUSTOUTVARFBY
TRUST BUT VERIFY
wheatstone
wheatstone
polygraphic
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "LONDON" }
advanced
en
14
14
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
venona-pad-reuse-v2-0126
ZEYHGLLOELGKKTMEWJHTPDQXPTPSKJBRIETXBFFROEDO2ENA6FPCRQCIFNGW4AKLKWIJ7SRMNEDNQQ6EIOOA5TDCRVPN3UKPHTTPTK2IIEHK6TMEAKDMFNBAKEGSGL6OHORA4HPGGJLRLLUAEFLRGECDZEAQ6EYHGFEEZSKJJSFFJMOE2T2
ZEYHGLLOELGKKTMEWJHTPDQXPTPSKJBRIETXBFFROEDO2ENA6FPCRQCIFNGW4AKLKWIJ7SRMNEDNQQ6EIOOA5TDCRVPN3UKPHTTPTK2IIEHK6TMEAKDMFNBAKEGSGL6OHORA4HPGGJLRLLUAEFLRGECDZEAQ6EYHGFEEZSKJJSFFJMOE2T2
WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES IN ORDER TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION ESTABLISH JUSTICE INSURE DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY PROVIDE FOR THE COMMON DEFENSE PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE AND SECURE THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY
venona_pad_reuse
venona_pad_reuse
stream
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PALACE" }
expert
en
179
179
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
chaocipher-v2-0567
ZMTXRORXQVDIJSLGKIBEQUAFXKKSAPRSZHXYRCEKRYMSRQJCNQGNFLGCZKMZMOTPIBRBCBLFYT
ZMTXRORXQVDIJSLGKIBEQUAFXKKSAPRSZHXYRCEKRYMSRQJCNQGNFLGCZKMZMOTPIBRBCBLFYT
FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY SON THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES SHALL NOT PERISH
chaocipher
chaocipher
machine
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "TRIUMPH" }
advanced
en
74
74
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
four-square-v2-0028
CMRUACCHNTAPFOLUSX
CMRUACCHNTAPFOLUSX
COURAGE IN DARKNESS
four_square
four_square
polygraphic
{ "key1": "PALACE", "key2": "BATTLE" }
advanced
en
18
18
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0016488
troop hence extra field often units roads scout quick unite among right extra carry incur place holds exact range upper shore eight shore troop while
troop hence extra field often units roads scout quick unite among right extra carry incur place holds exact range upper shore eight shore troop while
THE FOUR SQUARE CIPHER USES TWO KEYWORD POLYBIUS SQUARES COLUMNAR TRANSPOSITION READS COLUMNS IN KEY ORDER
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.
fractionated-morse-v3-0439
UECTEDPEMEDQPSENS
UECTEDPEMEDQPSENS
FULL SAIL AHEAD
fractionated_morse
fractionated_morse
fractionation
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "JUSTICE" }
advanced
en
17
17
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
columnar-transposition-v2-0800
RASTAVNSHEWEMRDHNTANAMEEEETATCCDTFISIEDTSYEEHLVEUDNBHTAETBOIIORTAREO
RASTAVNSHEWEMRDHNTANAMEEEETATCCDTFISIEDTSYEEHLVEUDNBHTAETBOIIORTAREO
COWARDS DIE MANY TIMES BEFORE THEIR DEATHS THE VALIANT NEVER TASTE DEATH BUT ONCE
columnar_transposition
columnar_transposition
transposition
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "FREEDOM" }
intermediate
en
68
68
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
cda-0015044
816 853 824 813 810 837 801 839 999 814 856 857 824 838 802 857 814 810 999 831 813 874 999 833 812 839 819 857 822 999 817 851 843 837 999 855 859 802 857 825 856 857 826 808 855 999
816 853 824 813 810 837 801 839 999 814 856 857 824 838 802 857 814 810 999 831 813 874 999 833 812 839 819 857 822 999 817 851 843 837 999 855 859 802 857 825 856 857 826 808 855 999
FRIEDMAN ESTIMATED KEY LENGTH FROM STATISTICS
culper_ring
culper_ring
null
{}
medium
en
40
40
synthetic_educational
null
null
[ "codebook_frequency", "number_range_analysis" ]
Culper Ring code: Washington's three-digit codebook numbers (800–999 range).
venona-pad-reuse-v3-0057
4ODNHMCIYYCJMBPYMJMTMEHVBNYIGVBFMUOECKGOUPLDNEAEELZTMAPCMGGJLRLTKKCAGEU
4ODNHMCIYYCJMBPYMJMTMEHVBNYIGVBFMUOECKGOUPLDNEAEELZTMAPCMGGJLRLTKKCAGEU
TO INFINITY AND BEYOND THE FRONTIER OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE CALLS TO EACH GENERATION ANEW
venona_pad_reuse
venona_pad_reuse
stream
{ "type": "keyword", "value": "PALACE" }
expert
en
71
71
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null
lorenz-v2-0157
FLEETASSEMBLESATHARBOR
FLEETASSEMBLESATHARBOR
FLEET ASSEMBLES AT HARBOR
lorenz
lorenz
machine
{ "type": "seed", "value": "FISH" }
expert
en
22
22
cipher_museum
2.0
public
null
null