transposition cipher

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:algorithm
crypt
gptkbp:canBe manual
algorithmic
gptkbp:category crypt
gptkbp:combines substitution cipher
gptkbp:dependsOn permutation secrecy
gptkbp:doesNotRegulate substitute characters
gptkbp:example gptkb:columnar_transposition_cipher
gptkb:rail_fence_cipher
gptkbp:historicalName military communications
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label transposition cipher
gptkbp:input plaintext
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:ancient_Greece
gptkbp:method rearranges the positions of characters in plaintext
gptkbp:output crypt
gptkbp:purpose to encrypt messages
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:scytale
gptkbp:requires key for permutation order
gptkbp:usedIn cryptography
gptkbp:vulnerableTo frequency analysis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rail_Fence
gptkb:Rail_Fence_Variation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5