USE OF A GENETIC ALGORITHM IN THE CRYPTANALYSIS OF SIMPLE SUBSTITUTION CIPHERS

1 January 1993

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Cryptologia

Vol. 17 (1) , 31-44
https://doi.org/10.1080/0161-119391867746

Abstract

This paper considers a new approach to cryptanalysis based on the application of a directed random search algorithm called a genetic algorithm. It is shown that such a algorithm could be used to discover the key for a simple substitution cipher.

Keywords

SIMPLE SUBSTITUTION CIPHER
GENETIC ALGORITHM
KEY SEARCH.

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