- Caesar cipher
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A simple form of encryption in which each letter in the plaintext is shifted through the alphabet a number of positions (for example A→D, B→E, C→F, etc.).
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Caesar cipher — The action of a Caesar cipher is to replace each plaintext letter with one fixed number of places down the alphabet. This example is with a shift of three, so that a B in the p … Wikipedia
Caesar — or Cæsar may refer to: Contents 1 People 1.1 Given name 1.2 Surname … Wikipedia
julius caesar cipher — |jülyə(s)|sēzə(r) noun Usage: usually capitalized J & 1st C Etymology: after Gaius Julius Caesar died 44 B.C. Roman general and statesman : a substitution cipher replacing each plaintext letter by one that stands later in the alphabet … Useful english dictionary
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Classical cipher — A cipher is a means of concealing a message, where letters of the message are substituted or transposed for other letters, letter pairs, and sometimes for many letters. In cryptography, a classical cipher is a type of cipher that was used… … Wikipedia
Substitution cipher — In cryptography, a substitution cipher is a method of encryption by which units of plaintext are replaced with ciphertext according to a regular system; the units may be single letters (the most common), pairs of letters, triplets of letters,… … Wikipedia
National Cipher Challenge — The National Cipher Challenge is an annual cryptographic competition organised by the University of Southampton School of Mathematics. Competitors attempt to break cryptograms published on the competition website. In the 2007/08 challenge, 1301… … Wikipedia
Alberti cipher disk — The Alberti cipher disk, also called formula, is a cipher disc which was described by Leon Battista Alberti in his treatise De Cifris of 1467. The device embodies the first example of polyalphabetic substitution with mixed alphabets and variable… … Wikipedia
Hill cipher — Hill s cipher machine, from figure 4 of the patent In classical cryptography, the Hill cipher is a polygraphic substitution cipher based on linear algebra. Invented by Lester S. Hill in 1929, it was the first polygraphic cipher in which it was… … Wikipedia
