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Understanding the Vigenère Cipher
Aug. 23, 2023, 7 a.m. | Ayush Saha
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About Vigenère Cipher
The Vigenère cipher is a classic encryption technique that dates back to the 16th century. It was invented by a French diplomat and cryptographer named Blaise de Vigenère, hence the name. It was known as “le chiffre indéchiffrable,” which means “the indecipherable cipher,” and remained unbroken until British polymath Charles Babbage broke it in the 19th century.
How it works
The Vigenère cipher is a polyalphabetic substitution cipher that uses a keyword to encrypt and decrypt messages. …
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