Unlocking the Secrets of the Bacon Cipher 🔐

#cryptology, #cryptography, #cryptanalysis

In this video, we explain the Bacon cipher, which was invented by Sir Francis Bacon. We also show how to "encrypt/decrypt" using it in CrypTool 2. Actually, the Bacon cipher is a steganography method and not a cipher, so speaking of encryption is not correct. Regardless, it is always referred to as a "cipher".

Original publication containing the Bacon cipher: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/86617#page/384/mode/1up

I also wrote a small article about the Bacon cipher on my blog: https://www.kopaldev.de/2022/09/07/the-bacon-cipher-explained/

If you are interested in learning the fundaments of cryptology, let me invite you to have a look at our video series about the basics of cryptology, also for beginners: https://youtu.be/jbumW7Ym03o

You can download the latest version of CrypTool 2 from here: https://www.cryptool.org/en/ct2/downloads

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