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An Algorithmic Solution of Sequential Homophonic Ciphers

John C. King, Dennis R. Bahler, 1993. Cryptologia 17(2): 148–165.

Presents REMOVE_HOMOPHONES, an algorithm that finds sets of homophones in an unspaced ciphertext and reduces a sequential homophonic cipher to simple substitution without relying on frequency analysis.

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What it's used for here

The mixed-keys survey cites it for detecting and collapsing cyclic homophones; it also appears in the book's bibliography.

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King, J. C., & Bahler, D. R. (1993). An Algorithmic Solution of Sequential Homophonic Ciphers. Cryptologia, 17(2), 148–165. https://doi.org/10.1080/0161-119391867827
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