Questions tagged [classical-cryptography]

This may be a polemic question, but since I did read the rules of the site and "terms and definitions" appear to be legitimate subjects, I want to raise this because I find this interesting, and I want to find out if someone can give me a new…

I am beginning my journey into Cryptography, having studied a theory-heavy master's degree module, and I have also read The Code Book by Simon Singh, among many other online resources. What puzzle books would the community recommend, just so I can…

this is my first question. I've been into classical cryptography for about a year or so, but I am getting started with cryptanalysis of these ciphers. I am trying to figure out how to reconstruct the Polybius square when performing a known-plaintext…