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What is CrypTool 1

CrypTool 1 (CT1) is an open-source Windows program for cryptography and cryptanalysis. It’s the most wide-spreaded e-learning software of its kind.

What is CrypTool 2?

CrypTool 2 (CT2) is an open-source program offering an innovative visual programming GUI to experiment with cryptographic procedures and to animate their cascades.

What is JCrypTool?

JCrypTool (JCT) is an open-source e-learning platform, allowing to experiment comprehensively with cryptography on Linux, MAC OS X, and Windows.

What is CrypTool-Online?

CrypTool-Online (CTO) runs in a browser and provides a huge variety of encryption methods and analysis tools including many illustrated examples.

What is MysteryTwister C3?

MysteryTwister C3 (MTC3) is an international Crypto Cipher Contest offering a broad variety of challenges, a moderated forum and an ongoing hall-of-fame.

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CrypTool News

Release Candidate 8 available

JCrypTool 1.0.0 Release Candidate 8 is available on our download page.

Join the #CSCG

The Cyber Security Challenge Germany (CSCG) is the German hacking competition for pupils and students. There are 12 online challenges starting on May 2nd, 2016. The juveniles have to solve different IT-Security tasks till August.

Cryptology game CODEBREAKERS.EU -- 4th edition

On 1st of June 2015 the first of 6 tasks starts on the Enigma level. For three weeks two times per week new documents with tasks are published.

Land der Ideen - Statements

"Installing CrypTool only requires a few clicks of the mouse, and learning how to use the application is equally straightforward. There is also an extensive amount of help available in each tutorial. In addition, new crypto algorithms and attacks are constantly being added to the (already impressive) CrypTool suite, making it ever more comprehensive in its scope."

Prof. Mark Stamp, San Jose, California, USA

What is CrypTool 1?

CrypTool 1 (CT1) is an open-source Windows program for cryptography and cryptanalysis. It’s the most wide-spreaded e-learning software of its kind.

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