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'''Rot 13''' is a [[Caesar cipher]] that is never used for real security. It simply replaces every letter with the letter that 13 comes 13 later in the alphabet, mathematically | '''Rot 13''' is a [[Caesar cipher]] that is never used for real security. It simply replaces every letter with the letter that 13 comes 13 later in the alphabet, mathematically | ||
Revision as of 11:29, 7 February 2009
Rot 13 is a Caesar cipher that is never used for real security. It simply replaces every letter with the letter that 13 comes 13 later in the alphabet, mathematically
x = (x+13) modulo 26.
So the encryption is:
input abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz output nopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklm
Rot 13 is but fairly commonly used in Usenet news postings or email. If a post gives away something the ending of a movie or the punch line of a joke, it is said to contain a "spoiler". Some readers might wish not to read that, because it would spoil their enjoyment of the film. On the other hand, the writer may consider mentioning it essential to the discussion. The solution is to rot-13 encrypt that part of the message and let readers decide whether to decrypt and read it.