lab_encryption/answers.md

Encryption lab answers

Checkpoint 1

0. secrets/secret0.txt is encrypted using a Caesar Cipher. What is its secret number? 78 'Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What imortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symetry?'

   I got some "escape sequence" warnings, plus, eventually I got a runtime error. However, I

   was able to decode by using the interactive "python" command line and typed in several lines of

   code at the >>> prompt. Once I get some feedback I'll decode more secret texts. Thank you, Stacy.

1. secrets/secret1.txt is encrypted using a Caesar Cipher. What is its secret number?

2. secrets/secret2.txt is encrypted using a Caesar Cipher. What is its secret number?

3. secrets/secret3.txt is encrypted using a Caesar Cipher. What is its secret number?

4. secrets/secret4.txt is encrypted using a Caesar Cipher. What is its secret number?

Checkpoint 2

5. What is the polyalphabetic secret word?

6. Decrypt this message, which was encrypted using the same secret word: "EbZhdaV[h^bTpchhQnhig]X[VmhhRP]ftXVnRfjVY]fgtO_X]("