Linked Questions
13 questions linked to/from Guide to Codes and Ciphers
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What characteristics of a ciphertext can be indicators of a particular cipher?
If I have a ciphertext, what information about the probable ciphers used can I infer from the ciphertext itself? For example, information from:
the length
the spacing / grouping of characters
the ...
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You've got an 11.111111% chance to solve this!
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Neurotic frogs ought to relax in mud baths
What is the hidden message in this advertisement?
Neurotic Frogs Ought To Relax In Mud Baths!
Perpendicular lounging calms. A frog, a mud cap... bliss! Wallowing generates happiness. Amphibian spa ...
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How do you decrypt a keyword transposition cipher without keyword?
I have computed the keyword length using I.C. but I don't know how to derive the first keyword. This polyalphabetic cryptogram requires two keywords to break, but I am not sure how to get either of ...
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Hidden message #1
One day I was visiting an unknown forest and I found some mysterious message written on the trees. The message was
WEZI SUZNKX JFWYM
QT BRX AMPP GLH
Help me to decode the hidden message.
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UK National Cipher Challenge: No idea where to begin
A teacher gave this cipher. It is originally from UK National Cipher Challenge Week 5 Part B. I have tried most substitution ciphers I know of. Brute forcing with frequency analysis also yielded no ...
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Looking for a word
I'm looking for a word.
Use all the skills listed on the tags.
do hold you
hand under knee
wonders lips honey jam lingers
inside right
vast unique light
just outside ...
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How to solve a Vigenère cipher?
This is not a puzzle, this is an actual question
Recently I tried to solve a puzzle on this site, which I was certain used a Vigenere cipher. I'd never heard of it before the puzzle, so I went ...
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Not a Riddle, rather a Question
Well I did come here on 'puzzling.stackexchange.com' and I've tried solve few challenges. Let's say I didn't succeed.
I wanted to ask for Books, Tips, Videos or any other type of Educational ...
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Mineral of Mystery
A brilliant showing of a glare
The space kind has some very tough flair
Fake ones manufactured and taken by fools
Because people that aren't "Adamas" wants to look cool
What is it?
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A simple and quite fun cipher puzzle
Don't worry, this is my creation :)
Goal of this puzzle: Decrypt the puzzle to find out what the secret (final) message is. Each part of the puzzle depends on the previous part (except for the first)....
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The first attempt at a riddle
I've been browsing this place for a couple days off/on for a while -- couldn't particularly solve anything because I just don't really have the experience (plus I don't really know any of the cipher ...
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Another Cipher/Cryptogram(?)
Here's another dumb cipher I actually tried hard on encrypting!
X ZXBPXO ZFMEBO FP LKB LC QEB PFJMIBPQ BKZOVMQFLK IXKDRXDBP
And here's some hints:
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I hope that wasn't too much ...
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