From: kkirksey@world.std.com (Ken Kirksey)
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 95 12:12:36 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Jefferson Wheel Cypher
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A couple of questions regarding Thomas Jefferson's Wheel Ciphyer:

1) How would you classify this cipher?  It looks to me like a polyalphabetic
   with the plaintext also being the key, kind of like an autokey.  Am 
   I correct, or is this cipher a different animal entirely?

2) Can anyone point me to references on the cryptanalysis of this cipher?
   
Many thanks in advance,

Ken

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