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polyalphabetic substitution — /pol ee al feuh bet ik, pol ee /, Cryptography. a system of substitution that mixes together a number of cipher alphabets in a cryptogram so that each plaintext letter is represented by a cipher that repeatedly changes. Cf. monoalphabetic… … Useful english dictionary
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
Polyalphabetic cipher — A polyalphabetic cipher is any cipher based on substitution, using multiple substitution alphabets. The Vigenère cipher is probably the best known example of a polyalphabetic cipher, though it is a simplified special case. The Enigma machine is… … Wikipedia
polyalphabetic — adjective Describing a substitution cipher in which plaintext letters in different positions are enciphered using different cryptoalphabets … Wiktionary
monoalphabetic substitution — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at mono + noun Etymology: mon + alphabetic : substitution in cryptography that uses a single substitution alphabet so that each plaintext letter always has the same cipher equivalent compare polyalphabetic * * * /mon oh al feuh bet ik,… … Useful english dictionary
Polygraphic substitution — A polygraphic substitution is a cipher in which a uniform substitution is performed on blocks of letters. When the length of the block is specifically known, more precise terms are used: for instance, a cipher in which pairs of letters are… … Wikipedia
monoalphabetic substitution — /mon oh al feuh bet ik, mon oh /, Cryptography. a system of substitution that uses only one cipher alphabet in a cryptogram so that each plaintext letter is always represented by the same cipher. Cf. polyalphabetic substitution. [1935 40; MONO +… … Universalium
Rotor machine — In cryptography, a rotor machine is an electro mechanical device used for encrypting and decrypting secret messages. Rotor machines were the cryptographic state of the art for a brief but prominent period of history; they were in widespread use… … Wikipedia
Japanese cryptology from the 1500s to Meiji — The cipher system that Uesugi used is basically a simple substitution usually known as a Polybius square or “checkerboard.” The i ro ha alphabet contains forty eight letters, so a seven by seven square is used, with one of the cells left blank.… … Wikipedia
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
