The Evolution of Encryption
500 BC - Middle East
Somewhere around this time the Hebrew people began to use monoalphabetic substitution ciphers to hide their religious works. This was important to prevent persecution in case a document was captured. It is believed that some other pieces in the works might have used coding to refer to contemporary figures.
A=Z | N=M
B=Y | O=L
C=X | P=K
D=W | Q=J
E=V | R=I
F=U | S=H
G=T | T=G
H=S | U=F
I=R | V=E
J=Q | W=D
K=P | X=C
L=O | Y=B
M=N | Z=A
A monoalphabetic substitution cipher.
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