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)

  1. A text encryption technique that uses a series of different Caesar ciphers based on the letters of a keyword.
  • Vigenère tableau
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