Cryptography

Decryption

Encoding

Hexadecimal

A base-16 encoding, consisting of the digits 0-9 and the letters A-F. Is often seen prefixed with 0x.

Binary

A base-2 number system, simply made up of 0s and 1s.

  • 01110011 01100101 01100011 01110101 01110010 01100101 01101100 01111001: CyberChef Binary
    • Decodes to securely

Base64

A base-64 encoding, consisting of the digits 0-9 and the letters A-Z, a-z, and + and /. Can be seen prefixed with base64: and often ends in one or more = characters for padding.

Codes

Atbash

A simplistic cipher where you change A to Z, B to Y, and so on. Each letter is replaced by the letter in the same position in the alphabet, but in reverse.

  • hzuvob lyerlfh xzev: Rumkin Atbash
    • Decodes to safely obvious cave

Morse Code

  • - .... . / ... . -.-. .-. . - / --- ..-. / --. . - - .. -. --. / .- .... . .- -.. / .. ... / --. . - - .. -. --. / ... - .- .-. - . -.. / ... -.- -.-- / -.. -.- ...- -... / ----. ---.. .---- -....: CyberChef Morse Code
    • Decodes to THESECRETOFGETTINGAHEADISGETTINGSTARTEDSKYDKVB9816

Ciphers

Caesar Cipher

A simple substitution cipher, where each letter is shifted by a fixed amount.

Rail Fence Cipher

Be sure to not have a new line when using these in CyberChef!

  • Cair eruSA-0org sgaeudrpesr K-II98.ue cn seYQ3: Rail Fence Cipher - Standard 3 rails, no offset
    • Decodes to Courage is grace under pressure SKY-AIQI-9380.
  • F daS-eefn n KZ3eheadty.YI8lta oiwy-Q0. r aI2: Rail Fence Cipher - Non-standard 5 rails, no offset
    • Decodes to Feel the fear and do it anyway. SKY-IQIZ-3802.

Vigenère Cipher

A polyalphabetic substitution cipher, where each letter is shifted by a different amount. Takes a keyword (not necessarily a word) as input.

  • Y ln xkv lubj swlzqvkht, A vmzb pjk bbua we ddgs ILQ-GQYU-8026: CyberChef Vigenère - keyword qizkwcgqbs
    • Decodes to I do not fear computers, I fear the lack of them SKY-QIZK-8026

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