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112 CHAPTER 7.<br />

VIGENÈRE CIPHERS<br />

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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z<br />

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z<br />

B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A<br />

C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B<br />

D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C<br />

E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D<br />

F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E<br />

G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F<br />

H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G<br />

I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H<br />

J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I<br />

K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J<br />

L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K<br />

M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L<br />

N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M<br />

O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N<br />

P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O<br />

Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P<br />

R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q<br />

S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R<br />

T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S<br />

U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T<br />

V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U<br />

W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V<br />

X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W<br />

Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X<br />

Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y<br />

Figure 7.1: Trithemius’ tabula recta<br />

To use the tabula recta, find your plaintext letters in the outside top row.<br />

Use the first row as the ciphertext alphabet for the first letter, the second row<br />

as the ciphertext alphabet for the second letter, the third row as the ciphertext<br />

alphabet for the third letter etc., repeating after 26 letters. In the language <strong>of</strong><br />

our Caesar ciphers, we encipher each letter using a Caesar cipher but change the<br />

key with each letter. We use A as the key for the first letter <strong>of</strong> the message, B as<br />

the key for the second letter, C for the third, etc. This gives a key progression<br />

(or a progressive key), since the key progresses with each new letter.<br />

Examples:<br />

(1) Encipher table.<br />

To use Trithemius’ tabula, find the first letter <strong>of</strong> the message t and read<br />

down to the A row, a T. Then find the next letter a and read down to the<br />

B row, a B. Find b and read down to the C row, a D. Find l and read down<br />

to the D row, a O. Finally e in the E row is an I. The answer is TBDOI.<br />

Using a Saint Cyr slide one enciphers as usual, simply remembering that<br />

each letter gets its own key. With the slide, move the key one letter<br />

forward each time you encipher a letter.<br />

(2) Encipher rectangle.<br />

(3) Decipher DJCJS SGS.

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