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Double columnar transposition

This double columnar transposition tool encrypts or decrypts text by applying two keyword-ordered column permutations one after the other.

● BetaFree · in your browser

Run — free How it works & API

Use it from WebAPIEmailTelegramApp soon

You supply a message, a first key, a second key, and an optional mode; the engine runs a full columnar pass under the first keyword, then feeds that intermediate string through a second columnar pass under the second keyword. Decrypting reverses those passes in the opposite order so the same pair of keywords restores the original string bit for bit. All characters move together—spaces, digits, and punctuation keep their places in the sequence and are never stripped—so textbook worksheets and CTF payloads stay faithful. The path is fully deterministic with no network calls, no random pads, and no date-dependent shortcuts, which keeps teaching fixtures and CI goldens stable. A classic check is WEAREDISCOVEREDFLEEATONCE under keys ZEBRAS then STRIPE: the intermediate after the first pass matches single columnar under ZEBRAS, and the second pass yields the final double ciphertext that decrypts cleanly under the same pair. Use it free in the browser for history-of-crypto lessons, double-transposition puzzles, and reversible lab demos, or call the API at $0.002 per successful request when pipelines need reproducible two-key columnar transforms.

How to use it

Enter your values in the form above. The tool checks them before calculating and shows the result on the same page.

Check your inputs

Use the labels and units shown next to each field. If something is missing or outside the allowed range, the page points to the field to fix.

Use it again or automate it

Use the browser tool for individual checks and the API when you need the same capability in an automated workflow.

What you can do with it

Get an answer now

Enter one set of values and see the result without building a spreadsheet or script.

Compare scenarios

Change one value at a time and rerun the calculation to understand what affects the result.

Automate repeated work

Use the API when the same calculation needs to run inside your product or workflow.

FAQ

How do I use this capability?

Complete the fields above and run it on this page. The form highlights anything that needs attention.

For developers — API access

Everything on this page is available programmatically. This section is for teams who want to wire it into their own systems; everyone else can just use the tool above.

API endpoint

POSThttps://api.kit.forhosting.com/enc/columnar-double

Prefer to automate it? One authenticated POST creates the task; the result comes back by webhook or a signed link. The same capability also runs here on the web, by email and from Telegram — and soon from our app too.

Call it from your stack

curl -X POST https://api.kit.forhosting.com/enc/columnar-double \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KIT_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"text":"WEAREDISCOVEREDFLEEATONCE","key1":"ZEBRAS","key2":"STRIPE"}'

const res = await fetch("https://api.kit.forhosting.com/enc/columnar-double", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.KIT_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "text": "WEAREDISCOVEREDFLEEATONCE",
    "key1": "ZEBRAS",
    "key2": "STRIPE"
  })
});
const { task_id } = await res.json();

import os, requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://api.kit.forhosting.com/enc/columnar-double",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['KIT_KEY']}"},
    json={
    "text": "WEAREDISCOVEREDFLEEATONCE",
    "key1": "ZEBRAS",
    "key2": "STRIPE"
},
)
task_id = res.json()["task_id"]

<?php
$res = file_get_contents("https://api.kit.forhosting.com/enc/columnar-double", false, stream_context_create([
  "http" => [
    "method"  => "POST",
    "header"  => "Authorization: Bearer " . getenv("KIT_KEY") . "\r\nContent-Type: application/json",
    "content" => '{"text":"WEAREDISCOVEREDFLEEATONCE","key1":"ZEBRAS","key2":"STRIPE"}',
  ],
]));
$task = json_decode($res, true);

body := bytes.NewBufferString(`{"text":"WEAREDISCOVEREDFLEEATONCE","key1":"ZEBRAS","key2":"STRIPE"}`)
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.kit.forhosting.com/enc/columnar-double", body)
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+os.Getenv("KIT_KEY"))
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

Example request

{
  "text": "WEAREDISCOVEREDFLEEATONCE",
  "key1": "ZEBRAS",
  "key2": "STRIPE"
}

Example response

{
  "task_id": "tsk_a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6",
  "type": "enc.columnar_double",
  "status": "queued",
  "_links": {
    "result": "/tasks/tsk_…/result"
  }
}

The API is asynchronous: the call returns a task_id immediately and the result arrives by webhook. Polling is capped at 1 req/s per task.

Pricing

Per request$0.002

Published price — no tokens, no invented credits. A failed task is never charged.

Errors

HTTP	Code	Meaning
`401`	`unauthorized`	Missing or invalid API key.
`402`	`insufficient_balance`	Your balance doesn't cover the task price.
`404`	`unknown_type`	That task type doesn't exist.
`429`	`rate_limited`	Too many requests. Use the webhook instead of polling.

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