Vigenère Cipher
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Title
Vigenère Cipher
Subject
Vigenère cipher
Description
The Vigenère cipher was created in the 16th-century by French cryptographer Blaise de Vigenère. It was revered as "le chiffre indéchiffrable" or "the unbreakable cipher" for many years after its invention.
It works by concealing the original plaintext with multiple different monoalphabetic substitution ciphers, known as polyalphabetics. In other words, it uses multiple cipher alphabets and shifts the by different amounts- based on the encryption key.
It works by concealing the original plaintext with multiple different monoalphabetic substitution ciphers, known as polyalphabetics. In other words, it uses multiple cipher alphabets and shifts the by different amounts- based on the encryption key.
Creator
Blaise de Vigenère
Source
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Vigenere-cipher
Publisher
Britannica
Date
16th Century
Contributor
Gustavus J. Simmons
Format
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Language
English
Type
Figure
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Original Format
Figure
Collection
Citation
Blaise de Vigenère, “Vigenère Cipher,” Ciphers and Encryption, accessed April 19, 2024, https://crypto.omeka.net/items/show/9.