Simple Cipher – Can You Decode the Message?

 

This week’s challenge is for all the security enthusiasts and code breakers out there. Let’s test your skills with a classic encryption concept!

🧩 Challenge: Caesar Cipher Decoder

A Caesar Cipher is a simple encryption technique where each letter in the plaintext is shifted a certain number of places down or up the alphabet.

Example:
If the shift is 3, then:

• A → D

• B → E

• C → F
  ... and so on.

Here’s the encrypted message:

🔍 Your Task:

1. Write a program to decode the message using the Caesar Cipher method.

2. Assume the shift is unknown – your program should try all possible 25 shifts and display the results.

3. Identify and print the most readable one (hint: check for common English words like "this", "is", "the"...).

💻 Requirements:

• Language: Any (Python, JavaScript, Ruby, etc.)

• Output: All possible decoded messages with their shift number.

🚀 Bonus:

• Automatically detect the most likely correct shift using a list of English keywords.

• Add a function to allow the user to input their own encrypted message.

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💡 Tip: Use ord() and chr() in Python for quick character shifting.

📤 Share Your Solution:

Post your code in the comments, on GitHub, or on social media using #DarchumsCodeChallenge. Let’s see who the real code-breakers are! 💣💬