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Ciphers that write message letters out diagonally over a number of rows then read off cipher row by row. Also called zig-zag cipher.

A.
Rail Fence Cipher
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A.
Rail Fence Cipher
B.
Null Cipher
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B.
Null Cipher
C.
Vigenere Cipher
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C.
Vigenere Cipher
D.
ROT-13
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D.
ROT-13
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Rail Fence Cipher

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_fence_cipher

The rail fence cipher (also called a zigzag cipher) is a form of transposition cipher. It derives its name from the way in which it is encoded.

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Null cipher - also known as concealment cipher, is an ancient form of encryption where the plaintext is mixed with a large amount of non-cipher material. Today it is regarded as a simple form of steganography, which can be used to hide ciphertext.

Vigenre cipher - is a method of encrypting alphabetic text by using a series of interwoven Caesar ciphers, based on the letters of a keyword. It employs a form of polyalphabetic substitution.

ROT13 - ('rotate by 13 places', sometimes hyphenated ROT-13) is a simple letter substitution cipher that replaces a letter with the 13th letter after it, in the alphabet. ROT13 is a special case of the Caesar cipher which was developed in ancient Rome.

asked 18/09/2024
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