First free-alignment campaign: classical cipher families scored with the known plaintext words allowed to l...

And anywhere in the output, not just at their carved positions (six arms incl. 742,705-word running keys and columnar x additive in both peel orders)

In plain English: And anywhere in the output, not just at their carved positions (six arms incl — using a method that writes text into a grid and reads columns in a keyword-determined order (columnar transposition). 6.0 million key/parameter combinations were tested. Best match: 10/24 known letters — slightly above random, almost certainly coincidence. This record is negative within the tested scope.

ELIMINATED

How to read this record

Verdict – NOISE (no better than random guessing), INTERESTING (slightly above random, almost certainly coincidence), SIGNAL (statistically unusual, warrants investigation), or FULL MATCH (all 24 known letters correct).
Confidence Tier – Tier 1 = mathematical proof (permanent). Tier 2 = every possibility tested. Tier 3 = partially tested. Tier 4 = not yet tested.
Configs Tested – How many different key/parameter combinations were tried.
Best Score – How many of the 24 known plaintext letters the best attempt matched (out of 24).
Keystream Consistency (Bean) – Whether the key values at different positions are mathematically consistent with each other.
Scope Limitations – What this elimination does not rule out.

Configs Tested: 5,968,842
Best Score: 10 / 24 known letters matched · above random, likely coincidence
Keystream Consistency (Bean): FAIL
Checks whether the key values at different positions are mathematically consistent with each other.
Confidence: Not classified.
Date Tested: 2026-06-10

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