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User Password Ciphertext Answer

Jenny

$10$ points

iveghny ynxr

Deliverable of Discussion and Submission

Submit your answer to the challenge question as well as how you solved the challenge. $($i$.$e$.$ by hand, with a website, downloaded software tool in the discussion where other students can share their findings and reflections with the class.

Problem Set Two $-$ Atbash Cipher

Our analysts have obtained password dumps storing hacker passwords. See if you can crack them.

This challenge will give you experience decoding shift ciphers. This message is encrypted using the atbash cipher.

This message can be decoded by hand or through an online tool such as RumkinLinks to an external site. or CyberChefLinks to an external site..

User Password Ciphertext Answer

Molly

$25$ points

hzuvob lyerlfh xzev

Problem Set Three $-$ Vigenere Cipher

Our analysts have obtained an encrypted message. We know that the key, "qizkwcgqbs" was used. See if you can crack them.

This challenge will give you experience decoding polyalphabetic substitution ciphers. This message is encrypted using the Vigen$$re cipher.

This message can be decoded by hand or through an online tool such as dCodeLinks to an external site. or CyberChefLinks to an external site..

User Password Ciphertext Answer

Tom

$25$ points

Y ln xkv lubj swlzqvkht$,$ A vmzb pjk bbua we ddgs ILQ$-$GQYU$-8026$

Deliverable of Discussion and Submission

Submit your answers to Challenges Problem Set $1-3$ in the discussion where other students can share their findings and reflections with the class.

Submission:

Deliverables: Students should submit the following:

Encoded and decoded messages

Frequency analysis results

Brute force decryption results

Reflection on the strengths, weaknesses, and susceptibilities of Shift Ciphers