Rail Fence

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf crypt
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Zigzag cipher
gptkbp:category crypt
gptkbp:decryptionMethod reconstructs zigzag pattern
gptkbp:encryption rearranges plaintext letters
gptkbp:exampleCiphertext WECRLTEERDSOEEFEAOCAIVDEN
gptkbp:examplePlaintext WEAREDISCOVEREDFLEEATONCE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rail Fence
gptkbp:inventedBy 19th century
gptkbp:key number of rails
gptkbp:notableFor simplicity
gptkbp:supportsAlgorithm gptkb:transposition_cipher
gptkbp:usedFor educational purposes
gptkbp:usedIn cryptography
gptkbp:vulnerableTo easily broken by brute force
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:parade
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4