CC1-2 Substitution cipher



While the original Caesar cipher is a simple rotation of the alphabet, this cipher can be simply modified to make it secure against simply trying all possible rotations.

What we consider here is a so called monographic substitution cipher, i.e. each letter of the alphabet is replaced by a unique letter in the cipher text. In particular, the same letters of the message are always encrypted to the same letters.
 




How-To

  • The CC is started here. The goal is to move the letters on the right to the corresponding letter of the (key)-alphabet using drag and drop.
     
  • Non-registered users get a new challenge each time they start the challenge, while registered get the same challenge until it is solved or deleted (see the menu on the right site here).
     
  • Registered users can use the save- button in the challenge to save the current state and continue playing later.
     
  • The programmers interface returns on http://www.mystery-twister.com/cc1-2/interface.php the game data in a parser friendly format. Using the call http://www.mystery-twister.com/cc1-2/interface.php?check=ABC... one can check his results.




FAQ for this CC

Q:  What is the language of the message?
A: The message is in the same language than the rest of the site. You can change the language of the challenge, by changing the language on the main page of the project.

Q:  I can't solve the message, can I try another cipher text?
A: As a registered user, you can delete your current challenge in the menu of the game. Non-registered users get new challenges whenever they start the game.

Q:  Some letters are not used in the cipher text.
A: It is very well possible that the encrypted message does not contain each single letter.

Q:  The message seems to make no sense?
A: We automatically generated the messages, mostly using well known literature. Sometimes there may in particular be strange names of persons- don?t be too confused.

Q:  I solved all the messages, so what is next?
A: Change the language and try to solve the German challenges as well.


CC1-2: Links & Tools
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CC1-2: Stats
Currently 345 players are in this CC. 114 already have solved it.




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