Mono-Alphabet Substitution Flashcards

These algorithms simply sub one character of cipher text for each character of plain text

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Caesar Cipher

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Every letter is shifted a fixed number of spaces to the left or the right

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Plain Text

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Text you wish to see

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Cipher Text

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Text that obfuscates plain text. Text that is the outcome of encryption.

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Atbash Cipher

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Hebrew code that substitute the first letter of the alphabet with the laster letter and Vis Versa. A becomes Z, B becomes Y etc.

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Affine Cipher

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Each letter in the alphabet is mapped to some numeric value, permuted with some relatively simple mathematical function, then converted back to a letter.

Formula is: ax + b (mod M)

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ROT13 Cipher

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All numbers are rotated 13 characters in the alphabet.

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Scytale

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Produces encrypted text by wrapping letters on parchment around a rod of the same diameter. The key is that the rod needs to be the same size to produce the same layout.

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