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VIGvisual: A Visualization Tool for the Vigenère Cipher

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Can Li,

Jun Ma,

Jun Tao,

Jean Mayo,

Ching-Kuang Shene,

Melissa Keranen,

Chaoli WangAuthors Info & Claims

ITiCSE '15: Proceedings of the 2015 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education

Pages 129 - 134

https://doi.org/10.1145/2729094.2742589

Published: 22 June 2015 Publication History

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This paper describes a visualization tool VIGvisual that helps students learn and instructors teach the Vigenère cipher. The software allows the user to visualize both encryption and decryption through a variety of cipher tools. The demo mode is useful and efficient for classroom presentation. The practice mode allows the user to practice encryption and decryption. VIGvisual is quite versatile, providing support for both beginners learning how to encrypt and decrypt, and also for the more advanced users wishing to practice cryptanalysis in the attack mode. Classroom evaluation of the tool was positive.

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VIGvisual: A Visualization Tool for the Vigenère Cipher
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DOI:10.1145/2729094

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Esther Careen Katema Fanny Chatola (2024)Leveraging the Techniques of Vigenère Cipher and Modern Cryptographic AlgorithmsInternational Journal of Advanced Research in Science, Communication and Technology10.48175/IJARSCT-22294(692-699)Online publication date: 30-Nov-2024
https://doi.org/10.48175/IJARSCT-22294
Bhatia HJohari RGupta K(2020)The Socio‐Behavioral Cipher TechniqueDesign and Analysis of Security Protocol for Communication10.1002/9781119555759.ch9(183-209)Online publication date: 5-Feb-2020
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119555759.ch9
AlQahtani AEl-Alfy E(2015)Anonymous Connections Based on Onion Routing: A Review and a Visualization ToolProcedia Computer Science10.1016/j.procs.2015.05.04052(121-128)Online publication date: 2015
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2015.05.040

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