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Encoding & Number Bases

Vigenère Cipher

Encrypt and decrypt text with the Vigenère polyalphabetic cipher using a keyword.

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What is Vigenère?

The Vigenère cipher uses a keyword to vary the shift per position, defeating simple frequency analysis. It was considered unbreakable for centuries (le chiffre indéchiffrable) until the Kasiski attack of 1863.

How it works

Letters of the keyword (A=0 … Z=25) shift the plaintext letters one by one, repeating the keyword as needed; non-letters pass through without consuming a key letter.

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