A book cipher is a method of encryption and decryption that employs a physical book or text as the key. In this technique, secret messages are concealed by referencing specific words or passages from the book to encode and decode information. To encrypt a message, each word in the plaintext is replaced with a corresponding word or phrase found at a predetermined location within the chosen book. The recipient, possessing the same book and knowledge of the encryption process, can reverse the process to uncover the original message. Book ciphers can be an effective and secure way of communicating secretly, provided that the book used as the key remains unknown to unauthorized parties.
