MCS 150 Cryptanalysis
Chapter 1 Glossary
Affine transformation
Caesar cipher
characteristic frequency (of a letter)
cipher
ciphertext
cipher sequence
code
complete set of residues
completing the plain component
congruence, congruent
cryptanalysis
cryptogram
cryptography
cryptology
decimated alphabet
decimation
decipher
decrypt
direct standard alphaabet
encipher
encrypt
general system
linear (congruential) transformation
modulo, mod
modulus
monoalphabetic (substitution) cipher
monographic frequency distribution
multiplicative inverse, reciprocal
plain sequence
plaintext
residue
specific key
substitution cipher
Vigenere tableau, Vigenere square