Four-square cipher

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf crypt
polyalphabetic cipher
gptkbp:category crypt
gptkbp:decryptionMethod reverse encryption process
gptkbp:encryption digraphs
gptkbp:features stronger than Playfair cipher
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Four-square cipher
gptkbp:introducedIn 1902
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Félix_Delastelle
gptkbp:notableFeature uses four squares for encryption
gptkbp:plaintext_alphabet 25 letters (I/J combined)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Playfair_cipher
gptkbp:requires two keys
gptkbp:usedIn manual cryptography
gptkbp:uses four 5x5 matrices
keyed alphabets
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Playfair_cipher
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6