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Tool to decode/encode with Ragbaby cipher, an encryption system proposing a progressive and different shift for each word.

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Ragbaby Cipher

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What is Ragbaby? (Definition)

Ragbaby is a polyalphabetic substitution cipher using a progressive shift.

How to encrypt using Ragbaby cipher?

Encryption with Ragbaby uses the word division of a text as well as a disordered alphabet.

For each word, numbered i (ranging from 1 to N), each letter, numbered j (ranging from 0 to M) is shifted by i+j in the alphabet.

Example: Encrypt the 2 words RAG BABY with the alphabet ALPHBETCDFGIKMNOQRSUVWYZ, to obtain SPM THDH

Plain letterRAG BABY
word i111 2222
letter j012 0123
i+j123 2345
Cipher letterSPM THDH

It is important to define words and their divisions, such as whether a hyphenated word counts as 1 or 2 words.

How to generate the keyed alphabet?

The alphabet is generated from a keyword, whose repeated letters are removed before adding the rest of the letters of the alphabet in order.

Example: SECRET generates SECRTABDFGHIJKLMNOPQUVWXYZ

In the original version, the author describes an alphabet of only 24 letters, by removing the J (replaced by I) and the X (replaced by W).

How to decrypt Ragbaby cipher?

Ragbaby is an encryption by shift, it is then necessary to calculate the shifts (i+j) for each letter and to subtract this value in the alphabet for each letter of the encrypted message (inverse operation of the encryption).

How to recognize a Ragbaby ciphertext? (Identification)

Ragbaby necessarily has spaces (or other limiter) to separate the words.

In the original version, only 24 letters are used (no J or X).

What are the variants of the Ragbaby cipher?

The alphabet and its size are configurable.

The first word is shifted by 1, it is possible to take another value.

Each letter induces an additional shift of 1, it is possible to shift more.

When was Ragbaby invented?

Ragbaby was proposed by Sherlac, a member of the ACA (American Cryptogram Association) in 1955.

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