compoundcipher
nounUK /ˈkɒm.paʊndˌsaɪ.fər/
US /ˈkɑːm.paʊndˌsaɪ.fɚ/
A compoundcipher is a secret code made by mixing two or more codes together.
The spy used a compoundcipher so that even if one code was cracked, the message stayed safe.
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2. A puzzle that combines two different cipher types in one challenge.
The escape room's final lock required solving a compoundcipher that mixed a Caesar shift with a substitution key.
3. A method of hiding data by applying several encryption steps in sequence.
The software protects passwords with a compoundcipher of hashing and scrambling.
4. A written message where each word is encoded by a different rule.
Her diary was a compoundcipher, with odd words reversed and even words shifted by three letters.