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

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

2. secrets/secret2.txt is encrypted using a Caesar Cipher. What is its secret number? 44

3. secrets/secret3.txt is encrypted using a Caesar Cipher. What is its secret number? 59

4. secrets/secret4.txt is encrypted using a Caesar Cipher. What is its secret number? 32

Checkpoint 2

5. What is the polyalphabetic secret word? secretword

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

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