Caesar Cipher | Encryption |
Decryption | Shift Value |
Alphabet | Substitution Cipher |
Cipher | Plaintext |
The process of converting plaintext into coded language to ensure its confidentiality. | A type of substitution cipher in which each letter in the plaintext is shifted a certain number of places down the alphabet. |
The number of places by which each letter in the plaintext is shifted in the Caesar Cipher. | The process of converting coded or encrypted text or data back into plaintext. |
A cipher in which each letter in the plaintext is replaced by another letter or symbol according to a predetermined pattern. | A set of letters or symbols in a fixed order used to represent the basic sounds of a language. |
The original message before it is encrypted or coded. | A secret or disguised way of writing; a code. |
Ciphertext | Modulus Operator |
Brute-Force Attack | Key |
Frequency Analysis | Polyalphabetic Cipher |
Vigenere Cipher | Cryptanalysis |
A mathematical operator used to perform division with remainder, often denoted by the percent symbol (%). | The encoded or coded message produced by a cipher. |
In cryptography, a secret code or number used to encrypt or decrypt a message. | An attack on a cipher by trying every possible key until the correct one is found. |
A cipher that uses multiple alphabets to encrypt a message. | The study of the frequency and distribution of letters or symbols in a text to help break a cipher. |
The study of cryptographic systems in order to find weaknesses and break codes. | A polyalphabetic cipher that uses a keyword consisting of a repeating pattern of letters to encrypt a message. |
Monoalphabetic Cipher | Transposition Cipher |
Rail Fence Cipher | |
A cipher that rearranges the letters or symbols of a message without changing them. | A cipher that uses a single alphabet to encrypt a message. |
A type of transposition cipher in which the plaintext is written diagonally on a criss-cross pattern. | |