在将字符数组转换为字符串时出现奇怪的异常

我正在尝试构建一个程序，该程序利用替换表和密钥来生成密码/加密文本。到目前为止，我已经成功地将加密文本存储在一个char数组中。如果我使用for循环遍历文本，它每次都能完美地工作。但是，我需要将加密文本作为字符串返回。这是我使用的方法…

string ciphertext = cipherArray; //cipherArray is of type char

当我尝试计算密文时，它有时会正常输出，有时会显示一些正确的字母，然后是奇怪的符号。当我使用for循环来打印数组时，它工作得很好，但是将它转换为字符串会给我带来问题。当它从字符转换为字符串时，似乎它正在存储超出范围的项。

下面是完整的程序:(问题在加密方法定义下)

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
//=============================================================================
//                          -Cipher Class-
//
class Cipher {
    public:
        Cipher();
        Cipher(string key);
        Cipher(string key, string message);
        void newKey();
        string inputMessage();
        string encipher(string message);
        string decipher(string message);
        string getPlainText() const;
        string getCipherText() const;
    private:
        void initAlphabet();
        void initTable();
        char alphabet[26];
        char table[26][26];
        string key;
        string plaintext;
        string ciphertext;
};
//=============================================================================
//                          -Main-
//
int main()  {
    Cipher myCipher;
    cout << "Key: ";
    myCipher.newKey();
    cout << endl;
    cout << "Message: ";
    myCipher.encipher(myCipher.inputMessage());

    return 0;
}
//=============================================================================
//                          -Constructor-
//
Cipher::Cipher() {
    initAlphabet();
    initTable();
}
//=============================================================================
//                          -Initialize Alphabet-
//
void Cipher::initAlphabet() {
    char alphaStore[26] = {'a','b','c','d','e','f','g','h','i','j','k','l','m',
                         'n','o', 'p','q','r','s','t','u','v','w','x','y','z'};
    for (int i = 0; i < 26; i++)
        alphabet[i] = alphaStore[i];
}
//=============================================================================
//                          -Initialize Table-
//
void Cipher::initTable() {
    int alphaIndex = 0;
    for (int index1 = 0; index1 < 26; index1++) {
        for (int index2 = 0; index2 < 26; index2++) {   
            if ((index1 + index2) < 26) {
                alphaIndex = index1 + index2;
                table[index1][index2] = alphabet[alphaIndex];
            }
            else
                alphaIndex = 0;
            while (((index1 + index2) > 25) && index2 < 26) {
                table[index1][index2] = alphabet[alphaIndex];
                index2++;
                alphaIndex++;
            }           
        }               
    }
}

//=============================================================================
//                          -Input Message-
//
string Cipher::inputMessage() {
    cin >> plaintext;
    return plaintext;
}
//=============================================================================
//                          -New Key-
//
void Cipher::newKey() {
    cin >> key;
}
//=============================================================================
//                          -Encipher-
//
string Cipher::encipher(string message) {
    int iTableRow, iTableCol, i;
    unsigned int iKey, iMsg;
    int keyValStorage[key.length()];
    int msgValStorage[message.length()];
    char cipherArray[message.length()];    
    for (iKey = 0; iKey < key.length(); iKey++)
        for (iTableCol = 0; iTableCol < 26; iTableCol++)
            if (key[iKey] == table[0][iTableCol]) {
                keyValStorage[iKey] = iTableCol;
                iTableCol = 26;
            }
    for (iMsg = 0; iMsg < message.length(); iMsg++)
        for (iTableRow = 0; iTableRow < 26; iTableRow++)
            if (message[iMsg] == table [0][iTableRow]){
                msgValStorage[iMsg] = iTableRow;
                iTableRow = 26;
            }
    for (iKey = 0, iMsg = 0; iMsg < message.length(); iKey++, iMsg++) {
        if (iKey > (key.length() - 1))
            iKey = 0;
        cipherArray[iMsg] = table[keyValStorage[iKey]][msgValStorage[iMsg]];
    }         
    for (iKey = 0; iKey < message.length(); iKey++) 
        cout << cipherArray[iKey] << " ";   //This prints the encrypted text fine
    ciphertext = cipherArray; //This produces anomalies in the output.
    cout << ciphertext;
    return "placeholder";             
}