Jefferson provided Lewis with a cipher to ensure secure communication during the exploration of the newly acquired territories of the Louisiana Purchase. The cipher allowed Lewis to send confidential messages back to Jefferson without the risk of interception or understanding by unintended recipients. This was particularly important for discussing sensitive information regarding the expedition's findings and any interactions with Native American tribes. Overall, it facilitated a level of discretion and security in their correspondence.
Caesar Cipher
Subtitution: each letter retains its position but changes its identity, Transposition: each letter retains its identity but changes its position.
In a monoalphabetic cipher, our substitution characters are arandom permutation of the 26 letters of the alphabet:plaintext letters: a b c d e f .....substitution letters: t h i j a b .....• The key now is the sequence of substitution letters. In otherwords, the key in this case is the actual random permutation ofthe alphabet used.For a particular alphabet, only one substitution can be usedexample: if the substitution letter for 'a' is 't' and for 'd' it is 'p'then if the keyword happens to be "tpp"..... then we can encrypt the message as "add"(note that the substitution letter for 'd' is only 'p'..In a monoalphabetic cipher, the same substitution rule is used forevery substitution. In a polyalphabetic cipher, the substitutionrule changes continuously from letter to letter according to theelements of the encryption key.Example for polyalphabetic:key: abracadabraabracadabraabracadabraabplaintext: canyoumeetmeatmidnightihavethegoodsciphertext: CBEYQUPEFKMEBK.....................• The Vigenere cipher is an example of a polyalphabetic cipher.
El Gato
A monoalphabetic cipher substitutes each letter of the plaintext with a fixed letter from the alphabet, meaning the same letter is always replaced by the same letter in the ciphertext. In contrast, a polyalphabetic cipher uses multiple substitution alphabets, allowing the same letter in the plaintext to be encrypted as different letters in the ciphertext based on its position or a key. This makes polyalphabetic ciphers generally more secure against frequency analysis than monoalphabetic ciphers. For a more in-depth explanation, you may refer to a PDF document on cryptography fundamentals.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson gave Lewis and Clark $2,500.
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Lucy Jefferson Lewis was born in 1752.
Lucy Jefferson Lewis died in 1811.
Thomas Jefferson invented the Jefferson Disk as a cipher system.
He asked Lewis and Clark to map a route to the Pacific Ocean, to study climate, wildlife, and mineral resources of the new lands.
He Served Jefferson as his Secretary.
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson Mays's birth name is Lewis Jefferson Mays.
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