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{{short description|Type of transposition cipher}} {{redirect|Rail fence|the actual fence|split-rail fence}} {{refimprove|date=January 2017}} [[File:Valla de tablones.jpg|thumb|Rail fence]] The '''rail fence cipher''' (also called a '''zigzag cipher''') is a [[Classical cipher|classical]] type of [[transposition cipher]]. It derives its name from the manner in which encryption is performed, in analogy to a fence built with horizontal rails.
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