Cipher dream meaning is explained below using 2 different sources. Each interpretation is shown with its source.

Interpretation 1 — Gustavus Hindman Miller

To dream of reading cipher, indicates that you are interested in literary researches, and by constant study you will become well acquainted with the habits and lives of the ancients.
Source: Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation Author: Gustavus Hindman Miller

Interpretation 2 — Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett

A straightforward omen of failure regarding some cherished ambition if the cipher involved was a zero.

Reexamine your situation for a possible change of objective.

See also Code.

Source: The Complete Guide to Interpreting Your Dreams Author: Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett