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In cryptography, a scytale (, rhymes approximately with Italy; also transliterated skytale, Greek ''σκυτάλη'' "baton") is a tool used to perform a transposition cipher, consisting of a cylinder with a strip of parchment wound around it on which is written a message. The ancient Greeks, and the Spartans in particular, are said to have used this cipher to communicate during military campaigns. The recipient uses a rod of the same diameter on which the parchment is wrapped to read the message. It has the advantage of being fast and not prone to mistakes—a necessary property when on the battlefield. It can, however, be easily broken. Since the strip of parchment hints strongly at the method, the ciphertext would have to be transferred to something less suggestive, somewhat reducing the advantage noted. ==Encrypting== Suppose the rod allows one to write four letters around in a circle and five letters down the side of it. The plaintext could be: "Help me I am under attack". To encrypt, one simply writes across the leather:
so the ciphertext becomes, "HENTEIDTLAEAPMRCMUAK" after unwinding. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Scytale」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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