Question: Perform cryptoanalysis of the ciphertext given below. Determine what cipher was used. Determine the keyword and decrypt the ( a mod 52 + 1) -th
- Perform cryptoanalysis of the ciphertext given below. Determine what cipher was used. Determine the keyword and decrypt the (a mod 52 + 1)-th line of the ciphertext (going from top to bottom) if successful.
Letter Relative frequency in the English language
| A | 8.167% |
| B | 1.492% |
| C | 2.782% |
| D | 4.253% |
| E | 12.702% |
| F | 2.228% |
| G | 2.015% |
| H | 6.094% |
| i | 6.966% |
| j | 0.153% |
| k | 0.772% |
| l | 4.025% |
| m | 2.406% |
| n | 6.749% |
| o | 7.507% |
| p | 1.929% |
| q | 0.095% |
| r | 5.987% |
| s | 6.327% |
| t | 9.056% |
| u | 2.758% |
| v | 0.978% |
| w | 2.360% |
| x | 0.150% |
| y | 1.974% |
| z | 0.074% |
ODNBGPADHOSIDALBGFNVMKXUKGTGDXSXHUUKDSSIDAKOLBHOZADSO
TOHOSTAIFQSHPOIHKDBGAFOOVCABTHPTPIFRBOAIXDXOCMTXOIDZIDHT
HKOXGHDISIFQSHPHKPTOAVUAOKOLIKASMDAOTOHKRFKTPIETHTQPGG
KHOHKQODQIFAOKGATTQIUOPIFPSAPISIFXGKMIPPWSIGQXOLMDVOCDM
OYQFOKSMHUIZUGXNTGOLGQKNINKHTPQFIVDHMHDNOCOAOTSXHOKAS
BKAOSQBATIDDQIERHPGDAOXAOKOAGNVKFOCWPIUTHSIXTHKZAPGBAF
OMQFUFAIUOCAGNVKQTMTQGPTNGESTATIVNVNVKFROIUXCPHSPLBGEW
RZGOFFGSIDASIIKOMDQIEMHUGIXUFATGFWTHTGFWTOAPHQLOXKGKFX
CPXMSIUTNOHMHXKXPAOGEIZPISWTMWBIEHNTUTWQFEKXSHUIZIZFGIL SPTPNDKOUFSPPGPSIUAOOSTDYAXOZHHOFUGPBZWTNEKATMILWPOXAO
KOVOOFGFVOIUZISTIETKHVGQXOLOHPTXOCAFIMSGXTKGRAOAISIXPAO
CGPTPXOIOMHXOCTZUTKSPLISIKUIKQKIPIFNRFKUFRXIEHNHTHPPHOSOD
OQLAHDATQBODNBKOAFSHIZSIDADLVXFOOVIWHOHEUFSIDAPXSUTKSPA
TKFDIGPXNETHOSIHPHZTGAODXOYVDTHSXXZIXTQGTOAKOLBTUSPXOIT
LCKASTUGIVZHKASBKNNKOCEGGEZXOQEFTPIFBDKOZHSMSIXOMETIKOQ FOWPITGVOSIHOHRWUKVHPIXUFXNPWOLHKATIVOSXTAOYNFUFKTPUAH
PIXUFTGPHOKWPWDFOOADQKTVDIXQHVOKFMHLAGPONHKATIVNVMLH
OCTHTIVZHZCCQGPOTXPZXSPDOMNHKATGESHKNIPIFKGXOTNGFCHIXMH
IUPGGQKDHKHOSIHZWPPGOSTNIQTWZISIGUOAIFPGYOIUUFTNGEOCXPPS
ODKFOSGPQSHTFKEFKOFUGPCQOIFGWTKGSTGEOCOKOWPMIPQHMTSIFES
QTMZAZHSIHPUWHOHRLIOWLCZFWTTHOSINXPXOCTLIIVOGOFHPWTFHK
OGKMTFEKRMTADOSXINTATEVKHKRMKZFZDOAEDHKQHXDIPIFMWGOQS
MDKFNKGFAHTPHKZHXOIDKHPVVOQFMWIUSOWKZGSPTOMVOAFNOAQO
GPIPWPOKOMDVILKMHTINQPGOHTSDXOZILCSIIZWTMPIUOFAOHPLISIGKK
NHKQDIPKATBHTPSHPXHKNHPGQKNOKIVFOWPIKHQWZTPXOZHUGWTHP
PSHDPKMCCLKTOVEWIKLQNDXPPTDNKRWTIZAGSISIKUGPFORXIEHNKAQ
GMTFGDAIFSTDNLSZKPGZCHZUVPHSIFZZGOFFUIZXOBAGPHKTAVITWOIU
GIXUFTPFOMNXZISMDIPIXOLEVQLMTOXPAPGTPFOMKHVGFSTIFWGKAOS
DVOCEXOWKHHVILSPXNUWGKVKAOQKEFIOPQKFOSDFTXATWPITMTTPK
UZWADHFKHTMXPXPIKGEQOXOEWHTIFTHOSIFUFQBTHHIATIQIFPXSUQKZ
QTGOWTGQFSIHTHTZGDXXPGPVKGPTNIQIFHUHNXOHFLIOWOLHOCTIMTI
XNUWFGDOKFIAGSKAHISIFETMXMTPWZDMSMKHXCTXOCSIFETMXMHOD
NKRIPHKZHIXUFDIOGSAPIIAIFGTIVFOWPIUOCIXUFWDIODXPIZTTWDSHDH
PLISIKZSXBSZUVKKARNKOFZHNXOHFSTTPXOIOOCHDPIIOOSIFDNWPATE
QWZOFDNTEOHKOPGHZPIZCDQIFIFWTPTXOBOHOCTLIKGOSPWIPIFCFUWI
PTGIZZWSASIFEPGHVILSPXNUWGZHUHKDXTPHOSIKUDAPISMLIXOKARA
MTOSTWIOAOKOIVZHZCFLDOKVPGLIBSIZOASIFZIXUFQSKTNTIZKOQFSIFK
HKIOMHLINKPGNKKHCQPSETUKITIQIFKVPGLIQSLIOACBXGHDISTOOCXZI
KWPUKKTKFATILNVMKARIFGTIVNQFKIUZISTIEQPIFCFUWGPHPMTPIIAKIC
NMTADAOKOTQKFDIHOIRIUQGVKQFILSWPGTPMTIZDNLHOIHKZHSIFZLO
MAKOQFSIGPVKHPLIWIHKGPDAOTOKHQFKHQHUKPGPTPIFCFUWHKLAHT
OTOXOCXGHKSIGPFEXSLAHTOTOSIFUKKTKFUKTGXNSIGKKOFZHNXOHFS
TIXUFLQIZGQKNSIFESGEHNXIUPTHOSIIPGKQKIKILWPDHAFOFDUAOKOUG
OWCLMAPGTPMTIPIXSAPIKRKFATSIIUSHEFOSPSAPNXSIGKIUPXPGLISIGPH
PATTWAOKOOFHPHOSIHUHUPIOSATXGHDGXIUSUQKCQNDODQYVOZKRN
MTHKMDKFSIXOKGPGNKKHADQBQSLIOAIXSUTEKHXCQNEFXSTAHOSIGK
GPKUNTPHXCTHKOLINKKHDFQOEFTHOSIFLDLIXDIEFUGKHKAOOSIFSITG NVMKHYPGDAFAHUFGILSPSIIKDVOCNKTWNQAOKWOVAOKOLIAMPMOK
MKMHGPKWTPZGILWMTAPIOHOSIFOWZDIXPHLIFUXOHPZHOSQSLIOATPIF
PHIDPMIDCQAGNVMYGUMTSIVOOQIFBDNTPATHIQIFDQIUHNXPSIDAKASP
PWIZHPAOLCHTOKSAATZGOGOHTPGPIZXKATZWSAATOGOHTPGPATKAST
FKUFTXOCATKAQGFKM
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