自动密钥密码是密码学中的一种加密算法，与维吉尼亚密码类似，区别在于密钥不同。它的密钥开头是一个关键词，之后则是明文的重复。

下面演示的是一种自动密钥密码的加密方法。先假设关键词为QUEENLY，而文本信息为ATTACK AT DAWN，则自动生成的密钥为"QUEENLYATTACKATDAWN"。之后再通过维吉尼亚密码的表格法生成密文：

An autokey cipher (also known as the autoclave cipher) is a cipher which incorporates the message (the plaintext) into the key. There are two forms of autokey cipher: key autokey and text autokey ciphers. A key-autokey cipher uses previous members of the keystream to determine the next element in the keystream. A text-autokey uses the previous message text to determine the next element in the keystream.