Talk:Atbash

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Dead links[edit]

This link is currently dead; it seems it may be resurrected at some point though, so it might be worth checking in a few weeks time:

Atbash as discussed on The Beginner's Guide to Cryptography

— Matt 22:12, 14 Sep 2004 (UTC)

It's just moved to a new location, which I've added back to the article. DopefishJustin (･∀･) 20:36, Jun 23, 2005 (UTC)

Comments[edit]

Since atbash is aleph and tav (at) and beth and shin (bash) combined, is the English form of it A z b y? And the Greek form A mega be psi? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dusty669211 (talk • contribs) 19:40, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

R uvvo eztfvob fmxlnuligzyov drgs gsv urihg vcznkov lu zgyzhs yvrmt 'nlmvb.' -Wvirp00:59, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

There is a simple way of writing a decoder for the Atbash

ABCDEFGHIJKLM ZYXWVUTSRQPON

To decode a letter, you merely look at the letter either above or below it. Just something that might fit into the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.35.219.101 (talk) 12:46, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Purely Hebrew?[edit]

The lead section of the article states that 'Atbash is a simple substitution cipher for the Hebrew alphabet.' While the Atbash originally was a cipher for the Hebrew Alphabet, seeing as the cipher will work for any alphabet or script with a set order, and that the cipher is commonly used for casual encryption, should it be changed to reflect this? Jdp407 (talk) 18:19, 19 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It was originally a method of Biblical interpretation... AnonMoos (talk) 17:20, 30 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The Onion[edit]

"Encrypted Emails From Russia To President Trump" at "The Trump Documents", The Onion, May 2017. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 01:31, 24 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]