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Cryptanalysis of a Special Polybius-Like Cipher Using Hill-Climbing Cover

Cryptanalysis of a Special Polybius-Like Cipher Using Hill-Climbing

By: Eugen Antal  
Open Access
|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tmmp-2023-0032 | Journal eISSN: 1338-9750 | Journal ISSN: 12103195
Language: English
Page range: 25 - 42
Submitted on: Sep 29, 2022
Accepted on: Sep 22, 2023
Published on: Mar 6, 2025
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Mathematical Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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