Caesar shift

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:algorithm
crypt
gptkbp:alphabet 26 (in English)
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Caesar_cipher
gptkb:shift_cipher
Caesar's cipher
gptkbp:application puzzles
educational purposes
simple obfuscation
gptkbp:category crypt
gptkbp:example with a shift of 3, A becomes D
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Caesar shift
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Julius_Caesar
gptkbp:key integer shift value
gptkbp:operator shifts each letter by a fixed number of positions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Vigenère_cipher
gptkb:ROT13
gptkbp:supportsAlgorithm substitution cipher
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:ancient_Rome
gptkbp:vulnerableTo easily broken by frequency analysis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CAESAR
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7