"Scream Cipher" by XKCD comic (mirror bots @xkcd @xkcdbot ) - A stream cipher that does nothing but scream at you. It has to be useful at least for a laugh. 😀 Maybe not much else. https://xkcd.com/3054/ #cryptography #encryption #math #oops #tech
"Scream Cipher" by XKCD comic (mirror bots @xkcd @xkcdbot ) - A stream cipher that does nothing but scream at you. It has to be useful at least for a laugh. 😀 Maybe not much else. https://xkcd.com/3054/ #cryptography #encryption #math #oops #tech
![XKCD comic #3054 "Scream Cipher"
explanation from ExplainXKCD https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3054:_Scream_Cipher
title text: AAAAAA A ÃA̧AȂA̦ ǍÅÂÃĀÁȂ AAAAAAA!
transcript:
[Top of the panel has 27 letters of the alphabet, each followed by a hyphen and the letter "A" with a unique diacritical mark for each. "A - A" at the top is an exception, where the latter doesn't have a diacritic.]
A - A
B - Ȧ G - A̋ L - Ă Q - A̤ V - À
C - A̧ H - A̰ M - Ǎ R - Ȃ W - Ȁ
D - A̱ I - Ả N - Â S - Ã X - A̽
E - Á J - A̓ O - Å T - Ā Y - A̦
F - A̮ K - Ạ P - A̯ U - Ä Z - Ⱥ
[Cueball and Megan typing on their phones]
Cueball's phone: A̰ÁĂĂÅ
Megan's phone: A̰Ả
[Caption below panel:]
In the Scream Cipher, messages consist of all As, with different letters distinguished using diacritics.
explanation:
A Cipher is a method of encryption, where characters or sometimes words are substituted for other characters in a set pattern, allowing for arbitrary strings to be enciphered using it. [...]
This comic uses a substitution cipher, where all the letters of the English Alphabet are represented using the letter "A", with different diacritical marks to define the differences. This kind of cipher is often used on a recreational basis by children or casual enthusiasts, [...]
It's named "Scream Cipher" (as a pun on stream ciphers, commonly used in computing) because the written form of a scream is a long string of As, [...]
The title text deciphers to "AAAAAA A SCARY MONSTER AAAAAA!"](/proxy/post_attachment/1516324/50ddaeaad3.png "XKCD comic #3054 \"Scream Cipher\"
explanation from ExplainXKCD https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3054:_Scream_Cipher
title text: AAAAAA A ÃA̧AȂA̦ ǍÅÂÃĀÁȂ AAAAAAA!
transcript:
[Top of the panel has 27 letters of the alphabet, each followed by a hyphen and the letter \"A\" with a unique diacritical mark for each. \"A - A\" at the top is an exception, where the latter doesn't have a diacritic.]
A - A
B - Ȧ G - A̋ L - Ă Q - A̤ V - À
C - A̧ H - A̰ M - Ǎ R - Ȃ W - Ȁ
D - A̱ I - Ả N - Â S - Ã X - A̽
E - Á J - A̓ O - Å T - Ā Y - A̦
F - A̮ K - Ạ P - A̯ U - Ä Z - Ⱥ
[Cueball and Megan typing on their phones]
Cueball's phone: A̰ÁĂĂÅ
Megan's phone: A̰Ả
[Caption below panel:]
In the Scream Cipher, messages consist of all As, with different letters distinguished using diacritics.
explanation:
A Cipher is a method of encryption, where characters or sometimes words are substituted for other characters in a set pattern, allowing for arbitrary strings to be enciphered using it. [...]
This comic uses a substitution cipher, where all the letters of the English Alphabet are represented using the letter \"A\", with different diacritical marks to define the differences. This kind of cipher is often used on a recreational basis by children or casual enthusiasts, [...]
It's named \"Scream Cipher\" (as a pun on stream ciphers, commonly used in computing) because the written form of a scream is a long string of As, [...]
The title text deciphers to \"AAAAAA A SCARY MONSTER AAAAAA!\"")