Kryptos Tools – Vigenère Cipher

Screenshot of Vigenere App decrypting Kryptos section 1

What’s New: Version 1.7 was just released and is available for download from the App Store for FREE! Kryptos Tools were specifically designed to assist in solving the puzzle of the Kryptos sculpture. The first two sections of Kryptos were deciphered using a Vigenère cipher. Solutions for solving sections K1 and K2 are detailed within the app. Another tool available is Kryptos Tools – Transposition which can be used to decipher section K3 and is also available for free on the App Store. Get this great tool for working with Vigenère ciphers for FREE without any advertisements! The fourth section of Kryptos still remains unsolved after more than 30 years. Will you be the one to finally solve one of the world’s greatest mystery?

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Kryptos Tools – Vigenère Cipher provides an easy interface to learn and use the Vigenère cipher.  The Vigenère cipher was used to encrypt the first two sections of the Kryptos sculpture and solutions to these sections are detailed within the app. Additionally, the Autokey cipher variant is included and can be utilized by turning on and off a switch on the input screen.

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?