CISSP Domain 3 Domain Description Harriet Tubman’s Work
Cryptography From the CISSP® CBK®: Slave songs with hidden meanings
“wade in the water”; instructing slaves
The Cryptography domain addresses headed to the North to follow the
the principles, means and methods of water to freedom and wade in the
disguising information to ensure its water at night to prevent capture.
confidentiality, integrity and authentic- Chorus:
ity. Wade in the water,
Wade in the water children.
Wade in the water
Caesar Cipher God’s gonna trouble the water
Follow the drinking gourd: a Song
instructing slaves to follow the star, Big
Dipper, to take travelers to freedom.
Quilt Codes
Usage of quilts embedded with pat-
terns that had hidden meanings, which
instructed slaves to freedom while
escaping to the North.
Sailboat Code: Informing that a body
of water was in the vicinity and possi-
bly a boat.
Double Wedding Ring: When a slave
saw this quilt displayed, it meant the
rings or shackles of slavery could be
removed. When marrying, slaves did
not exchange wedding rings; they
“jumped the broom”.
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