ATBASH

THE ATBASH IS A SIMPLE SUBSTITUTION CIPHER WHERE THE FIRST LETTER IS CHANGED WITH THE  LAST, THE

 

SECOND WITH THE PENULTIMATE,THE THIRD WITH THE THIRD TO LAST AND ETC…

 

IT WAS USED TO ENCODE THE HEBREW ALPHABET AND IT’S PRESENT  IN SEVERAL VERSES OF THE BIBLE.

 

CLEAR  ALPHABET:A/B/C/D/E/F/G/H/ I /J/K/L/M/N/O/P/Q/R/S/T/U/V/W/X/Y/Z

 

CODED ALPHABET:Z/Y/X/W/V/U/T/S/R/Q/P/O/N/M/L/K/J/ I/H/G/F/E/D/C/B/A

 

EXAMPLE:

 

CLEAR  TEXT: ATTACK  AT THE DAWN

 

CODED TEXT: ZGGZXP ZG GSV WZDM

  

VULNERABLE TO BRUTE FORCE ATTACK AND FREQUENCY ANALYSIS.