The Playfair cipher is an incredibLe code system that is both difficult to decrypt without a computer and easily solvable by hand. You might be familiar with the Cryptoquip in the comics section of a ...

The first step in solving a Playfair given a "tip" or "crib" is to try to determine where that crib goes in the message. We know sentences are separated with STOP, and either the phrase BEWARE ICE ...

Using the same methods for trying to locate the crib RED PENGUIN FRENZY, we note that it can be segmented either as then it's quite likely that the EDF is part of a column, and we can see all five ...

Learn to use the cipher utility with confidence. This Daily Drill Down walks you through using every cipher switch and shows you exactly what happens in the real world when you use these switches.