# Bauer 2016: James Sanborn's Kryptos and the matrix encryption conjecture

> Craig Bauer, Gregory Link, Dante Molle, 2016. 4 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The main peer-reviewed test of a specific cipher family for K4.

Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7HSXJ045FJ/james-sanborns-kryptos-and-the-matrix-encryption-conjecture  
Publisher: Mysteries Department  
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page)  

---

[Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Kryptos](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kryptos)Bauer 2016

**0**

# James Sanborn's Kryptos and the matrix encryption conjecture

Craig Bauer, Gregory Link, Dante Molle, 2016. _Cryptologia 40(6): 541-552_.

Examines whether K4 could be a Hill (matrix) cipher, taking the extra L in the tableau, which spells HILL down the right-hand column, as a possible hint.

**Kryptos** Articledoi: **[10.1080/01611194.2016.1141556](https://doi.org/10.1080/01611194.2016.1141556)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The main peer-reviewed test of a specific cipher family for K4.

## Cited by on this site 4 records

[K4 is a Hill (matrix) cipher, hinted at by the extra L that spells HILL down the tableau's last column.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kryptos/answers/ANS0D7HTCEJ6D8G/k4-is-a-hill-matrix-cipher-hinted-at-by-the-extra-l-that)

Answer

ANS

[Bauer, Link and Molle tested the matrix conjecture; it has not produced a solution.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kryptos/evidence/EVD0D7HTCY62JZ9/bauer-link-and-molle-tested-the-matrix-conjecture-it-has-not)

Evidence

EVD

[Kryptos](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kryptos)

The mystery article

MYS

[What kind of cipher is K4?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kryptos/questions/QST0D7HT81Y2GZY/what-kind-of-cipher-is-k4)

Question

QST

## Cite it

```
Bauer, C., Link, G., & Molle, D. (2016). James Sanborn's Kryptos and the matrix encryption conjecture. Cryptologia 40(6): 541-552. https://doi.org/10.1080/01611194.2016.1141556
```

[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1080/01611194.2016.1141556)

Key

**SRC** 0D7HSXJ045FJ

Kind

Journal article

Rights

The publisher's

Checked

Against the published article

Added by

[apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)

The record

Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS.

[CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7HSXJ045FJ/james-sanborns-kryptos-and-the-matrix-encryption-conjecture/csl.json)