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Yes, writing my own code helped me understand the problem better. At first, I was just following the examples, but then once I created my own crack_caesar function, I had to really think about how the Caesar cipher worked and how it could be used to find the secret number. I honestly had a very hard time figuring out Checkpoint 2. But, with help, I had to line up the letters in the plaintext and the ciphertext.
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Encryption lab answers
Checkpoint 1
secrets/secret0.txtis encrypted using a Caesar Cipher. What is its secret number? 78secrets/secret1.txtis encrypted using a Caesar Cipher. What is its secret number? 1secrets/secret2.txtis encrypted using a Caesar Cipher. What is its secret number? 44secrets/secret3.txtis encrypted using a Caesar Cipher. What is its secret number? 59secrets/secret4.txtis encrypted using a Caesar Cipher. What is its secret number? 32
Checkpoint 2
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What is the polyalphabetic secret word? PYTHON
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Decrypt this message, which was encrypted using the same secret word: "EbZhdaV[h^bTpchhQnhig]X[VmhhRP]ftXVnRfjVY]fgtO_X](" The treasure is a worthless ball of aluminum foil.