rail fence cipher

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:transposition_cipher
crypt
gptkbp:compatibleWith substitution cipher
gptkbp:encryption plaintext
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label rail fence cipher
gptkbp:isClassicalCipher true
gptkbp:isSimple true
gptkbp:key number of rails
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:ancient_Greece
gptkbp:produces crypt
gptkbp:step read off each row in order
write message in zigzag pattern
gptkbp:supportsAlgorithm transposition
gptkbp:usedFor puzzles
educational purposes
gptkbp:usedIn cryptography
gptkbp:vulnerableTo pattern analysis
brute force attack
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:transposition_cipher
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6