Vigenère cipher
English
Etymology
Named after Blaise de Vigenère (who was not, however, the first to invent it).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪfə(ɹ)
Noun
Vigenère cipher (plural Vigenère ciphers)
- A text encryption technique that uses a series of different Caesar ciphers based on the letters of a keyword.
Related terms
- Vigenère tableau
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