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A substitution driven by the line y = a·x + b: multiply the letter, then shift, all mod 26.

Type

substitution cipher

Breaking it

easy to break by hand

Era

Antiquity — today

Name

A mathematical generalisation of the Caesar shift, named after the affine function ax + b.

Modes

encrypt · decrypt · cryptanalysis

Ciphertext to break

Hints

I
Multiplier
II
Shift
III
Done