10-04-2019, 12:05 PM
JKP: The reasons I associate it closely with diplomatic ciphers is I think we see examples of: homophones, nulls and repertoire; which are core features of diplomatic ciphers. However in some cases these are just represented in a more verbose form and in a situation where the placing of spaces in the text is deliberately misleading.
I should say that this theory is not set in stone in my mind, but is rather my best guess based on observations of the text as well as lines of thinking not directly related to the text itself. The term atypical diplomatic cipher to me could cover a range of ciphers drawing a lot of influence from diplomatic ciphers.
I use the term atypical diplomatic cipher as I believe we are talking about a cipher which is heavily influenced by diplomatic ciphers, but is in someways distinct and different. I personally find the term verbose substitution cipher less helpful, but if it is the term you prefer that is fine.
I should say that this theory is not set in stone in my mind, but is rather my best guess based on observations of the text as well as lines of thinking not directly related to the text itself. The term atypical diplomatic cipher to me could cover a range of ciphers drawing a lot of influence from diplomatic ciphers.
I use the term atypical diplomatic cipher as I believe we are talking about a cipher which is heavily influenced by diplomatic ciphers, but is in someways distinct and different. I personally find the term verbose substitution cipher less helpful, but if it is the term you prefer that is fine.