Navajo Code

Sampling of Literal Translations:

Literal Translation Navajo Code Word

CHICKEN HAWK GINI
IRON FISH BESH-LO
BLUE JAY CHA-GEE
AXE TSE-NILL
KETTLE JAD-HO-LONI
NOSE A-CHIN
SHEEP DIBEH

Ciphertext

CHA-GEE GINI DIBEH TSE-NILL A-CHIN JAD-HO-LONI CHA-GEE BESH-LO

 Navajo Code

Sampling of Literal Translations:

English Word Literal Translation Navajo Code Word

DIVE BOMBER CHICKEN HAWK GINI
SUBMARINE IRON FISH BESH-LO
THE BLUE JAY CHA-GEE

Sampling of Single Letter Translations:

English Letter Literal Translation Navajo Code Word

A AXE TSE-NILL
K KETTLE JAD-HO-LONI
N NOSE A-CHIN
S SHEEP DIBEH

Ciphertext

CHA-GEE GINI DIBEH TSE-NILL A-CHIN JAD-HO-LONI CHA-GEE BESH-LO

Literal Plaintext

BLUE JAY CHICKEN HAWK SHEEP AXE NOSE KETTLE BLUE JAY IRON FISH
 Simple Columnar Transposition Cipher

Key: 6

Ciphertext

YTRAP ROBEN AWUOV DRACT EPERA HNRFN PTEO

YTRAPR OBENAW UOVDRA CTEPER AHNRF NPTEO

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 Simple Columnar Transposition Cipher

Key: 4

Ciphertext

TESRA YRDHA AYTMI SEWNT DYESA GHAFN

Simple Columnar Transposition Cipher

Key:

Ciphertext

CNSOU HOIUY URSGC RAHKI TG

 Columnar Keyword Transposition Cipher

Keyword: WINSTON

Ciphertext

TILTE ICTSE HSFED TNAGE UIIMI RIATA AFTLH TBEAE TGKDN

TILTEIC TSEHSFE DTNAGE UIIMIR IATAAF TLHTBE AETGKDN

7 1 2 5 6 4 3
W I N S T O N
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 Columnar Keyword Transposition Cipher

Keyword: CHURCHILL

Ciphertext

ENHTE IWTNC EINHN NTAIT TIGEP SGIOA WOSUC TSISO PHPET IMWIU

INRNI WLDEP OHHL

 Columnar Keyword Transposition Cipher

Keyword: (fewer than 9 letters)

Ciphertext

AHLCC MSOAO NMSSS MTSSI AASDI NRVLF WANTO ETTIA IOERI HLEYL AECVL W

Crib: THEFAMILY
 Columnar Keyword Transposition Cipher

Keyword: (fewer than 9 letters)

Ciphertext

AHLCC MSOAO NMSSS MTSSI AASDI NRVLF WANTO ETTIA IOERI HLEYL AECVL W

Crib: T H E F A M
I L Y

AHLCCMSOA ONMSSSMTS SIAASDINR VLFWANTOE TTIAIOERI HLEYLAECV LW

 Columnar Keyword Transposition Cipher

Keyword: (fewer than 9 letters)

Ciphertext

AHLCC MSOAO NMSSS MTSSI AASDI NRVLF WANTO ETTIA IOERI HLEYL AECVL W

Crib: T H E F A M
I L Y

AHLCCMSOA ONMSSSMTS SIAASDINR VLFWANTOE TTIAIOERI HLEYLAECV LW

5 1 6 4 3 2
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 Navajo Code Ciphertext

WOZ-CHEIND BIN-KIE-JINH-JIH-DEZ-JAY BE-GHA SHI-DA DIBEH

NA-AS-TSO-SI MOASI AH-DI KLESH NO-DA-IH AH-LOSZ A-CHI

SHUSH BE-LA-SANA TLA-GIN LIN TKIN UT-ZAH-HA-DEZ-BIN

 Simple Columnar Transposition Cipher

Key:

Ciphertext

PTIEO OGTBI NEYRA SICEY AYTRR DOISA FKFRL NGVWE GITOC APIHO

EILCT RLIOO EDIEH DNNIR TNPNE NMEIS HTONR UFITR EIOGN RLDLG

WGES
 Columnar Keyword Transposition Cipher

Keyword: (fewer than 9 letters)

Ciphertext

RSRDI HILGS LDRGL GBHTS WLOTA SIDAD SGGTA NDNHD ORSET ROIEH

ATUJT GIREB EENAA OTRUY LHATC MEJDD NHORD HHIYD JMAAE ADSRT

TKYNI IWEEN CTGEI DOTCH EOEAI MUYME NEEAA IITLO FEBEE GKH

Crib: ATCHRISTMAS