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Caesar Shift:
History: Roman Empire
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
DEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZABC
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Try applying a Caesar Shift when you have a string of words that look like they could be real
words, look for different length, and repeated letters:
e.g.
Notice the different length of the words, which seems like a sentence.
In the example above: The code starts with the letter W – 1 letter long word.
What words in the English language are only 1 Letter long? __ and __
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Word Frequencies in the English Language: Test the letters that appear a lot
Other key giveaways:
Apostrophes, commas, hyphens can all be giveaways to what cipher you want to use:
DON’T, _____
Double Letters:
When you see two letters repeated in a row, it can only be a few letters, so test those
accordingly.
e.g. Double letters are usually: LL, RR, EE, CC, FF, TT, SS, PP
Examples:
NYX'D GYBBI
Deciphered: _____________________________________________
1. Whenever you see something that resembles a sentence, write out the alphabet
2. First try Atbash, write the alphabet backwards and try to solve it
3. If that doesn’t work try to solve it using the Caesar cipher
4. If both don’t work, try another type of cipher
Common examples:
Deciphered: _________________________________________________
WWLATCADW
EILTAKTAN
Deciphered: _____________________________________________
Missing vowel:
Deciphered: _____________________________________________
Backwards code:
Zig-zag code:
Solve:
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