Classical Ciphers Historic Encryption

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Discover the fascinating world of classical cryptography with 12 historically significant ciphers. From Caesar to Vigenère, encrypt and decrypt text while learning the rich history behind each encryption method that shaped secret communications throughout history.

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ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

DEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZABC

CAESAR +3

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Shift Value: 3

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KHOOR ZRUOG

Caesar Cipher

Named after Julius Caesar, this cipher shifts each letter by a fixed number of positions in the alphabet. Caesar used a shift of 3 to communicate with his generals during military campaigns.

📜 Used by Julius Caesar around 50 BC for military communications

12 Historic Ciphers

From ancient Rome to Renaissance Europe

Caesar Cipher

~50 BC

The foundation of substitution ciphers, used by Julius Caesar for military communications.

Atbash Cipher

~500 BC

Ancient Hebrew cipher that reverses the alphabet, found in biblical texts.

ROT13

Modern

Simple letter substitution cipher that replaces each letter with the one 13 positions after it.

ROT47

Modern

Extension of ROT13 that includes numbers and symbols in the rotation.

Vigenère Cipher

1553 AD

Polyalphabetic cipher using a repeating keyword, once called "le chiffre indéchiffrable".

Hill Cipher

1929 AD

Mathematical cipher using linear algebra and matrix multiplication for encryption.

Pigpen Cipher

1700s AD

Geometric substitution cipher using symbols instead of letters, popular with Freemasons.

Rail Fence Cipher

Ancient

Transposition cipher that writes text in a zigzag pattern across multiple "rails".

Bacon Cipher

1605 AD

Steganographic cipher by Francis Bacon using binary encoding with two typefaces.

Transposition Cipher

Ancient

Rearranges the order of characters according to a specific system or key.

Affine Cipher

Ancient

Mathematical cipher using modular arithmetic with multiplication and addition.

Simple Substitution

Ancient

Each letter is replaced by another letter according to a fixed system.

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500 BC

Atbash Cipher

Ancient Hebrew cipher found in biblical texts, reversing the alphabet for secret messages.

50 BC

Caesar Cipher

Julius Caesar's military cipher, shifting letters by 3 positions to secure battlefield communications.

1553 AD

Vigenère Cipher

Blaise de Vigenère's "unbreakable" polyalphabetic cipher dominated cryptography for centuries.

1605 AD

Bacon Cipher

Francis Bacon's steganographic method hiding messages in plain sight using typography.

1700s AD

Pigpen Cipher

Freemasons' geometric cipher using symbols and grids for secret fraternal communications.

1929 AD

Hill Cipher

Lester Hill's mathematical breakthrough applying linear algebra to cryptography.

Classical Ciphers Historic Encryption

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Caesar Cipher

12 Historic Ciphers

Caesar Cipher

Atbash Cipher

ROT13

ROT47

Vigenère Cipher

Hill Cipher

Pigpen Cipher

Rail Fence Cipher

Bacon Cipher

Transposition Cipher

Affine Cipher

Simple Substitution

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Atbash Cipher

Caesar Cipher

Vigenère Cipher

Bacon Cipher

Pigpen Cipher

Hill Cipher

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