Arvind Shima | March 18,2022
| Tables | Description |
|---|---|
| Category | Cryptography |
| Challenge Name | Substitution 2 |
| Points | 100 |
It seems that another encrypted message has been intercepted. The encryptor seems to have learned their lesson though and now there isn't any punctuation! Can you still crack the cipher?
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- Try refining your frequency attack, maybe analyzing groups of letters would improve your results?
Again a frequency attack, There is not provided keys to decrypt. Using Auto-Solver in Boxentriq. So, The Auto-Solver show some vaild keys to decrypt.
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