Secret Codes and Transmissions

1. Morse Code:

An efficient way to memorize morse code would be by classifying the letters in a

logical manner as follows:

A. Succession:
B. Reverse Dots and Dashes:

C. Groups:

2. NATO Alphabet:
3. Vigenère Cipher:

This cipher is well known because while it is easy to understand and

implement, it often appears to beginners to be unbreakable; this earned it
the description le chiffre indéchiffrable (French for 'the unbreakable
cipher'). Consequently, many people have tried to implement encryption
schemes that are essentially Vigenère ciphers, only to have them broken.
 Vigenère Table

A. Encoding:

Suppose that the plaintext to be encrypted is:

ATTACKATDAWN
The person sending the message chooses a keyword and repeats it until it
matches the length of the plaintext, for example, the keyword "LEMON":

LEMONLEMONLE

The first letter of the plaintext, A, is enciphered using the alphabet in row L,
which is the first letter of the key. This is done by looking at the letter in row
L and column A of the Vigenère square, namely L. Similarly, for the second
letter of the plaintext, the second letter of the key is used; the letter at row E
and column T is X. The rest of the plaintext is enciphered in a similar fashion:

Plaintext ATTACKATDA
: WN
LEMONLEMON
Key: LE
Cipherte LXFOPVEFRN
xt: HR

B. Decoding:

The exact reverse of the encoding process is performed to decipher a certain

code.

4. Shifted Alphabet(Alphabet Décalé):

Each letter of the alphabet is referred to using another letter or number.
An example is listed below:

The phrase “Hi, how are you?” becomes “Ij,ipx bsf zpv?” by using the simple shift of
A=B.

Other widely used shifts(most notably in French cryptology) are: Cassette(K=7),

Cassis(K=6), Avocat(A=K), Oeufs Pourris(E=I), and Kaa(K=A).

The word “Scout” would be encrypted as “14 24 10 16 15” by using the Cassis shift.
 5. Sémaphore:

6. Other Forms:
A. Code Carré et Rectangle:

B. Invisible Ink: Most likely lemon juice, onion water, milk, and even urine.

Session préparée et donnée par:

 ACT Marc Haddad(Dit Ocelot Courtois)

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Decipher the following codes:
1. Morse:

2. Morse:

3. CSASXT IT UKSWT GQU GWYQVRKWAQJB using the Vigenère method.(Use ABCDEF as

the keyword)

4. Sémaphore:

5. Pi wgsyx iwx gsyvxsmw ix glizepiviwuyi.