Vigenere Cryptograms

The Vigenere Cipher is similar to the Substitution Cipher as each letter is substituted for a different letter, but crucially the way a letter is substituted also depends on its position, so the same letter can be encrypted in different ways. Each L in HELLO would be encrypted differently, so the result could be JBYSZ.

You can find out exactly how the Vigenere Cipher works by visiting the Black Chamber.

Perhaps more importantly, there is also a section in the Black Chamber that explains how you can crack the Vigenere cipher, and there is even a Vigenere cracking tool.

Cryptogram 1

RIKVBIYBITHUSEVAZMMLTKASRNHPNPZICSWDSVMBIYFQEZ
UBZPBRGYNTBURMBECZQKBMBPAWIXSOFNUZECNRAZFPHI
YBQEOCTTIOXKUNOHMRGCNDDXZWIRDVDRZYAYYICPUYDH
CKXQIECIEWUICJNNACSAZZZGACZHMRGXFTILFNNTSDAFGY
WLNICFISEAMRMORPGMJLUSTAAKBFLTIBYXGAVDVXPCTSV
VRLJENOWWFINZOWEHOSRMQDGYSDOPVXXGPJNRVILZNARE
DUYBTVLIDLMSXKYEYVAKAYBPVTDHMTMGITDZRTIOVWQIEC
EYBNEDPZWKUNDOZRBAHEGQBXURFGMUECNPAIIYURLRIPTFO
YBISEOEDZINAISPBTZMNECRIJUFUCMMUUSANMMVICNRHQJM
NHPNCEPUSQDMIVYTSZTRGXSPZUVWNORGQJMYNLILUKCPHD
BYLNELHPVKYAYYBYXLERMMPBMHHCQKBMHDKMTDMSSJE
VWOPNGCJMYRPYQELCDPOPVPBIEZALKZWTOPRYFARATPBH
GLWWMXNHPHXVKBAANAVMNLPHMEMMSZHMTXHTFMQVLIL
OVVULNIWGVFUCGRZZKAUNADVYXUDDJVKAYUYOWLVBEOZF
GTHSPJNKAYICWITDARZPVU

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Cryptogram 2

QVUEVAIOHJCFMINRCFIYTMPZTFGVKIEKSQAVLOXWVBEKCEOX
TEXPKIQVXRHTRQISPZYBRSWEHJPOGHJYDXJGEJTWPHXEXRIESK
VITHVJDVGXBMAMEBXQWEPIMMHSKVEIAIFFCPTPHIMMPRFVEJTX
QUIZPPNXHMXTKZMSTTKKVFEEUFCCPXJXVPUEOBPVCEOXSKILGT
YQWSTBXVDJJBWQDQDLXLCICGHJNWKLXBGQTLNLTKCKKBGCYA
SJPVTBIAILGUPXROUFMQWEUBRBKITLETBCHTXETVQKQVBSVAIOP
RFGISTVUTAXCCNBOBCIULSCTMVAIODJVAIJUSTMLBXVFTCPLITXP
LCKDXJLGIVAIAPCUHJMWSVHKOPTJLQVUMTLXCPREBIPGIITVAXRI
PLXIXJXCTTVGEMHTAGKIRCVGTWLCEDECATVKOIAUVQFXETMTM
SJQWVHRBHXJXWEPTGHJQWINXXQTVUHRJNJCMLBGWITZBBICGSA
SMFXEQWEVAITPWCLURPVGLXLJXFTVHBEPPMQWGWKPVQPCVOE
PMTYVLBXJXGEPVCVXBGEPWXRGRQYXETMPLGOXTVBSKPPUHKBD
VIBEKPAKYILUXJXEYDZGBHOTACVLFAHKLLZDREEYPXSPMLXIQAF
SQWITPEPUVGVOITHCGHPXGMECQDJKOIIXXVEIPISPXPLOIPZIPTEEA
EYDYVTJLDXCGHXWENYPLCKYAMZWAGKIXGVCGKBSMPTRBPXTHA
YTWKWIQWIKKKOPZGTRALITXWXRVGWXLILGFIJDVAHJCXZGEMQIP
GUVLILGKWLUQKGITWSITZBJTVKCFCKVHKBIENBZFCKGQGBTHKGK
INICKPVXRVAEQJRKOIOHENLXOJKIEIFPQKGHBQXGWJLGEDXPFTJKK
IIXKKHYPACGGXBGXCBRBSXJTXQWIAAEAPPNUIBCFQKRLCXJXMOQ
EEDWTXXJMLBXVJTRAHMPMLBXVVKSRHITLTLROGMWXCHJTHKTZG
KXXZIPMLBBSWMMKILKLWQPXGHJBMMUMIKRIQNVPLEUMLBBETLL
ZDYPMVVSSYGFVILGKMSTVYBXEXRCLXETVKOIOLSWGHQLIPMCJX
PGLSCILGLIXBCHBVPIQQLXSXZKWEKSFTHEAXQRKIPHMQGSCILGBH
BCXKMCLUXJBRDHWGXQPISOXXLWEXXFBTRITMKTHQGEJTQQKEY
AITTAXUXGKRLDRVHAXGHUXZBCMPZEQHYEAEQXQGBJLJRFHYQUST
VIOIEKGXEPXVAMPQPGTOMAEEXSSTVIKSTCAKMLKTXVEIPLEUML
BRLWKGENETWEKSXJTXMWMNBTMXVTBTIPXGHJQWMUIEOXWJTRAP
PUHKBDVIBEKPAKYILUXJXEYDZGPIOTHGTHXCHDNVFTHCGHQWE
VTPBMEPWIOQETMLLASOXAXQVCAEJISDBEPPRFKSDTVKGJXCXEAMIS
VGGSCILGTJLGIUTMALITXEIHSFXEAPRFUYOXIFTRAILCMXETHCKOC
AEVPMISITGIPHFGRSKSXJXGEJVEACXGHKGXBGWGVXBSAKMLANO
GLEKSQQNRAHEPWKXIIUPMQWWETXQTVGWGXIXNXJBTHKGKLCM
VPEPILGFEOHLGLEKSXJTXQWINHAITEFXRIXRGUIVDRFPEPILGKMST
VCGHQWEVMLBSMUMEKIWCOEDTPCBVCGSOPLFRLVAITXRFPEPGY
UAMKVACLXETWGTEKSXJTXQWIUFEIAFWGHITSHLLFKITLKODAKG
KXUVCBHLUMVTPIPRFUIDXRPBRDISEKCTPWRBT

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Cryptogram 3

MVZJFVCKNJSMYKVYMZBEXEWMNJVCKFKFHKFYOVZJXUTY
KRBBPZRCTWHCKYSFTUGYVBSBMYSDTDCSLKCUGFTRKFMKTEMA
BKWCLUWBAVJGLZHYGUAYGPKCKVHFXEORBFBQPZHFPYCQXDOLGVF
QTERANJHMFJVCPRGYVHIYBEHCWDCPXFJCKYSQNWTCKVRKNTVZRJ
SYPYWJXKFWBEURHJOTXYWQHNBJBWSYGUPPBEUFBJACGJODXCMFH
DSZNKRMPYORAVAGZYHFXTCSEUBMMJOTXYWQFVBDHIHFXPDCKZGF
XUHFKFIEAKVCBICUGJVCXITMECMGGVORBEURAVQYMKZCHWHFXJIL
ZFRFRGSPBFBQHKVCZFRNKVJCGKSBMYSKYICKXMSPKVOAAZBEAFAC
MVZJFVHMHRPMNKOJEKVCLVHFBEUQHUOSZYHCKFTHHMSDKFAUARH
QHVJCKJCSKTSWHLAYRBBMPKVCFJCLHNOJENVMXJQYIVRBXRHFBEPY
MKZCHIPWLYWNPISADYOBZFHQTWSJRYCKXVLAXGHSEPGQXJOLWYSR
AFIEAYSUTJZMGXWLZKCPXKIPGKCFBJKGYVOLWTCSGKFWPRGBXKOG
GVRZRKVCZFRBXJGATCMNLFKFHYOBZFHFBDWLMFOJTIUCVRJCTERUTE
HCWKCKTIFWAZAZNKOQRVOPLNSLMSMRAVFCVRACTKWKXNVCGKVC
ZFRQLVHREVRRARHFXJVMNCREHSOADKCGMYOATVJCGKVCGYCUXMS
PPYSLAVKYLRAMGXVGLFKLIVCNEVVGLKFMNSZCLNSPXECRRVHMOVF
LXMSPMYSJXJGYECHFXXCBLYOBGFKZXXILMFDGMPVGFVLAXGHLXGHS
GVKFHJHGECDCKJSANKSBAZAUBKVMNKQCTJWLZRBBPFIJWECREVHFB
DUCMYCKX

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Cryptogram 4

MTIGCNGAEPIFCCLIPNCMQMDTQMFBZKCXIYBPAZORLQAZJMFIC
WRQQRFFACCRLMBTQLMTWZIFZZSFXMOUMFPEFMEQDAIDBLGRXG
LZIMCEGJGTNMYZBCWMZIWJIZOWYRPQOMRABMCPUMGCXTIEGGAC
WBLMDPDMJMOMRMATRYMBTMREWNMQBTPRIXGCCQADPBJDWXR
LQAEGVANDMGUMEWEBMCDIOBXGWMVEFVAXTQXEPPYZQVLLHYZS
CEFPNJMRNLLHUICCWGKSYWGQEYFXMAYMDBZBMHQOCXTMOCW
ATLRMAVMCXIMPLYEINYTUBLJJQTWMATMWGXFTPGQMOTLIPPZUQ
KPPYVFELPQQLEMAMZOQLUUHFIZQMCLQTOFMEJWYGWMJCWIQEF
HDIHQSECDNMOQZSWXGFLHQZEFIUZMPSIALQMDWOCYBIYBATMYF
MENTLKQZDQLQTECVQLEFIYAPJZQAHGXTIUCEXWFQVQAZJYFQZLW
FQWJJGZEFIDQYFMEELGWFKZYXMATYRZWFLGQLXWRMUPKVTMLRL
OTTDJUALGHMVZBAMAEFIMVDUIDUCJSOSHMSPGZSVZMHRIZIYRWUZ
TBSYGDCPRBSCLAVZSVANNYPXQYEEEAZMRMAAMWEQMJIMNECVY
GLPVUDLJXAMINVQADRLQPZNIFPLRMTIGCRABTLGAVGCRUMYAIPGZ
SFKUJNIDAPTIDIYAIUVDMPUKTRMZOEFIAKNSTMBTMRANEFVGASAV
AADEVMVRCMTMLPHKMDRIDLLWCACSYHTIOQSYMEFSGOSRWFPCS
WTKCMWEOCYRSMTQQKWHLWUZSCMZBPPVGXECHIQYAMZOTQLA
CWBRABLJPAELLCAVPRSUVNMRHMYGIZKPKIUNTASGTOFMZLPPMFE
LJOUVEFIIIWIMZELQYFBPPIPETRLOTZQIPBPCXTIYBIJXCCWEMORLQA
PLXUUPLXSWEMXTMOCYOMPTIZBSCKMBPMZQZHFMOPSCPQIYRQM
VTDIEBPBRAAJKTMBSGDUVRKSHMXCRFBZRLQEZPHEIYBMFPTLOFPLR
GUZNSQEBLLGQLPRIDUTLIPUPRSMKNCTFBSCMZDTREFQZLMRMWRMZ
BPPIEBPBMZIXYRIPZQIQUPBQAZPCBMORCVMBPBPKZPQIDDPBXTIYK
CEMWD

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