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84 CHAPTER 5. MONOALPHABETIC CIPHERS<br />

9. Decrypt the following Aristocrats. A hint has been given.<br />

(a) ZJG REGFF ADLH DZRFG AFDRE, EDXG DKA ZXKYFGKDXVH BJKRXKQF RJ<br />

YGJO. CQR TEJKF BDVVH RDTFG JZZ. IJEKKL BDGHJK.<br />

Hint: R = t.<br />

(b) KAHTH FN WJ XLW NJ EMHNNHC KALK NJXH RAJ NKLWC EP AFN CHLKAEHC<br />

RJW’K ALFM KAH JDDLNFJW RFKA CHMFIAK. XLTDSN LSTHMFSN.<br />

Hint: A = h .<br />

(c) E OEB IZ JVEYU KCH KVIRTZ E ZTJVTR IB EBU HRCTV KEU RCEB HBT<br />

KCIJC KIWW JHBJTEW IR XVHO RCT FAWGEV. VHGTV DEJHB.<br />

Hint: V = r.<br />

(d) D QZJSEY ZO D VEGSAX AB TYZGZMK D VEOODKE OA GSDG ZG QDMMAG IE<br />

YEDX IL DMLAME ZKMAYDMG AB GSE VEGSAX. BNEGQSEY JYDGG.<br />

Hint: X = d.<br />

10. Decrypt the following Aristocrats.<br />

(a) IOKVK MVK UKTKVMZ JGGF XVGIKLICGHU MJMCHUI IKYXIMICGH ENI IOK<br />

UNVKUI CU LGSMVFCLK YMVA ISMCH<br />

(b) EKY HZMJECDZAX US EKY AZUSECHZAE CI JLWWNYS XCEEC CI EKY AXYZ-<br />

UHAR HZMJECDZAJK ASSCHUAEUCR<br />

(c) CP TEF HALZKCTO ZM QCREFKV CT CV ZPNO TEF FGCVTFPQF ZM KFDJPD-<br />

APQO CP TEF ZKCXCPAN HFVVAXFV TEAT HAWFV A VZNJTCZP RZVVCINF<br />

(d) MOY DYKP IOJIVJPFEPV ESDOKP LJ E JVFWOYK PFEJIV BGVJ BOFZLJA<br />

OJ E IONV LP LK JOP OQPVJ NOJV CM IOJKILOYK VQQOFP DLKK QFLVN-<br />

FLIGK<br />

11. During the 1670’s The Chevalier de Rohan was imprisoned under suspicion<br />

<strong>of</strong> treason. While guilty, there was little evidence and his life depended on<br />

the fate <strong>of</strong> his accomplice who lay dying in the same prison. If his friend<br />

confessed, Rohan would be convicted and executed. If not, Rohan might<br />

be able to go free.<br />

Shortly before his trial Rohan received a note hidden in a bundle <strong>of</strong> clothing:<br />

PVQ RDOWYFQD OW XQSX VQ WSOX FYPVOFC. Should Rohan confess<br />

and throw himself on the mercy <strong>of</strong> the court Or should he stonewall<br />

and hope to be let free (The message was actually in French. For<br />

those who read French, the ciphertext is MG EULHXCCLGU GHJ YXUJ LM<br />

CT ULGC ALJ.)<br />

12. Decrypt the following monoalphabetic cipher. Kahn [page 770] says a<br />

similar method was used, albeit in Latin, to record this event.<br />

J1629 B1762, 01ug3927 <strong>of</strong> W45541m B1762, cu71927 <strong>of</strong> 932 p17483, 48<br />

b1p94820 J16u17y 1, 1645 46 C5219o7, Cumb275160, 26g5160

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