Home > College Algebra > Ciphers > Bifid Cipher (encoder / decoder) example

11. Bifid Cipher (encoder / decoder) example ( Enter your problem )

1. Examples





1. Bifid Cipher encoder

Text : ABCD efghi
Period / Length : 5
Alphabet25 : abcdefghiklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Coordinates Read Order : Row then Column


Solution:
The Bifid cipher is a 5x5 grid-based Polybius square cipher, that converts each letter into pair of coordinates (row, column), then rearrange them and convert them back to letters to get ciphertext

Alphabet = abcdefghiklmnopqrstuvwxyz

12345
1abcde
2fghik
3lmnop
4qrstu
5vwxyz

The text is converted to its coordinates (row, column), then written vertically, in group of 5 columns
Plaintextabcdefghi
Text coordinates111213141521222324
Row111112222
Col123451234

Read each group in rows
11111,12345 | 2222,1234

Now divided up into pairs again and this pairs turned back to letters
Combined coordinates111111234522221234
Ciphertextaaahuggbo

Plaintext : abcdefghi
Period : 5
Ciphertext : aaahuggbo

2. Bifid Cipher encoder

Text : hello world
Period / Length : 5
Alphabet25 : abcdefghiklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Coordinates Read Order : Row then Column


Solution:
The Bifid cipher is a 5x5 grid-based Polybius square cipher, that converts each letter into pair of coordinates (row, column), then rearrange them and convert them back to letters to get ciphertext

Alphabet = abcdefghiklmnopqrstuvwxyz

12345
1abcde
2fghik
3lmnop
4qrstu
5vwxyz

The text is converted to its coordinates (row, column), then written vertically, in group of 5 columns
Plaintexthelloworld
Text coordinates23153131345234423114
Row2133353431
Col3511424214

Read each group in rows
21333,35114 | 53431,24214

Now divided up into pairs again and this pairs turned back to letters
Combined coordinates21333351145343124214
Ciphertextfnnvdxsbrd

Plaintext : helloworld
Period : 5
Ciphertext : fnnvdxsbrd





This material is intended as a summary. Use your textbook for detail explanation.
Any bug, improvement, feedback then Submit Here





Share this solution or page with your friends.
 
 
Copyright © 2026. All rights reserved. Terms, Privacy
 
 

.