Vigenère cipher

English

Etymology

Named after Blaise de Vigenère (who was not, however, the first to invent it).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪfə(ɹ)

Noun

Vigenère cipher (plural Vigenère ciphers)

1. A text encryption technique that uses a series of different Caesar ciphers based on the letters of a keyword.

Related terms

• Vigenère tableau