Bacon's Cipher

Yaser Rahmati | یاسر رحمتی

Bacon's Cipher is a substitution cipher that was devised by Francis Bacon. It’s a bit different from other ciphers because it uses a combination of two distinct alphabets or sets of symbols. Here's a step-by-step guide on how it works, with examples:

1. Understand the Basics

Bacon's Cipher relies on a binary encoding scheme where each letter of the alphabet is represented by a sequence of 5 characters. Traditionally, the characters used are 'A' and 'B', but you can use any two distinct symbols.

2. Create the Cipher Alphabet

Each letter of the alphabet is mapped to a unique combination of five letters (or symbols). The standard mapping for Bacon's Cipher is as follows:

• A = AAAAA

• B = AAAAB

• C = AAABA

• D = AAABB

• E = AABAA

• F = AABAB

• G = AABBA

• H = AABBB

• I = ABAAA

• J = ABAAB

• K = ABABA

• L = ABABB

• M = ABBAA

• N = ABBAB

• O = ABBBA

• P = ABBBB

• Q = BAAAA

• R = BAAAB

• S = BAABA

• T = BAABB

• U = BABAA

• V = BABAB

• W = BABBA

• X = BABBB

• Y = BBAAA

• Z = BBAAB

3. Prepare Your Message

First, write down the message you want to encode. For example, let’s use the message: "HELLO".

4. Encode the Message

Convert each letter in your message to its corresponding five-letter code from the cipher alphabet. Using the mapping above:

• H = AABBB

• E = AABAA

• L = ABABB

• L = ABABB

• O = ABBBA

So, "HELLO" becomes AABBB AABAA ABABB ABABB ABBBA.

5. Convert the Binary Sequence to Text

The encoded message can be hidden in a way that the sequence of 'A's and 'B's can be replaced by any two symbols or even binary representation (0s and 1s).

For instance, if you're using text, you can choose to represent 'A' as a normal font and 'B' as a bold font, or any other visual difference.

6. Decoding the Message

To decode a message, reverse the process. Translate the sequence of 'A's and 'B's back into the letters using the cipher alphabet.

Example Decoding:

Let’s decode AABBB AABAA ABABB ABABB ABBBA:

• AABBB → H

• AABAA → E

• ABABB → L

• ABABB → L

• ABBBA → O

The decoded message is "HELLO".

Summary

Bacon's Cipher uses a binary encoding scheme where each letter of the alphabet is mapped to a unique combination of five characters. To encode a message, replace each letter with its corresponding five-character sequence. To decode, reverse the process.

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