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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