What’s New: Version 1.9 was just released and is available for FREE from the App Store without any advertisements! This is the first tool specifically designed to assist in solving the puzzle of the Kryptos sculpture. The third section (K3) of Kryptos contains 336 characters of encrypted text that have been solved through the use of a double transposition cipher. The solution is detailed within the app. The first two sections of Kryptos were solved using a Vigenère cipher which is available in the companion app Kryptos Tools – Vigenère Cipher.
Kryptos Tools – Transposition Matrix provides a visual implementation of the transposition cipher. Text is positioned into a matrix which can be manipulated by increasing/decreasing the number of columns (and rows) and rotated in either direction. Kryptos section K3 (the third section) can be decrypted using this tool as a double rotation transposition, varying the column width before each rotation. A detailed explanation is provided within the app for solving this section.
Kryptos is a sculpture by the American artist Jim Sanborn located on the grounds of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Langley, Virginia. Since the dedication of Kryptos on November 3, 1990, the first three sections have been successfully decrypted. However, the fourth section remains one of the most famous unsolved codes in the world. Are you going to be the one to solve this mystery?