For extra credit (3 points per decrypted string, added to your exam total, up to a maximum of 15), decrypt strings A, B, C, E and F of problem 2 of the exam (D was a random string of letters). It is sufficient to find the keys and decrypt the first five words of the portion of the ciphertext which appears on the exam, but it may be useful to have the original longer ciphertexts from which the data was generated. The original strings are given below. Provide a description of your decryption attack that yields the key, with a summary of any indices, frequencies or other information that you compute, and how you applied this information. Explain carefully how you decrypted the string.
The ciphertext A) is probably the most difficult, so start with the others first.
There was an error in one line of the data provided in problem 2 (it did not influence the solution to the problem). You can earn 3 additional extra credit points by discovering the line in error and correcting it.
Turn in your solutions by classtime Friday, 3/30/12.
A)
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B)
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C)
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E)
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F)
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