April 2024

Hello friends, this edition we are swapping back to something simple - substitution ciphers. A while back we looked at Symbol Based Ciphers specifically, but this time we look further what we can do with a whole range of ciphers in this style. What Is A Substitution Cipher? This is anything that is a straight and simple swap of one…

Hello escapers! This edition is going to focus on hiding messages in plain (and not so plain) sight! Basic, Easy, Tiny Acrostics Here is the most basic acrostic to hide a code in: That's our acrostic, reading straight down, just the first letter of each word. You could also have a telestitch, which is the last letter of each word:…

A true legend among codes, Morse may be both the most easily identifiable and easily disguisable codes around. This system of dots and dashes - or dits and dahs depending on your outlook - remains one of the most reliable and well-known systems of encoding information. Morse History Facts Morse code has played an incredible role in shaping the world…

Let's mix up the Code Column for this edition and go big. Look out mobile users! This is a step up from the more basic substitution ciphers we've looked at over the past year. Blaise de Vigenère developed this table (or square) using alternate alphabets to create coordinates for shifting letters into a code, one which needed insider knowledge to…