Rules
Can you bring notes or other outside resources/information?
No
In a Caesar cipher, the number by which letters must be moved to create a new statement.
What is a Shift?
Cipher that uses dots (.) and dashes (-)
What is Morse Code?
What will the encoded text of "A' become with a Caesar Shift of +7?
The encoded text is "H"
What is 50 Minutes
The number of times a letter is used in an aristocrat cipher.
What is the letter frequencies?
Cipher whose encoded text uses the backwards alphabet
What is the Atbash Cipher?
What would the letter "J" become when encoded with the Atbash Cipher?
It would become the letter "Q"
How many errors can you make without losing points? (excluding answers involving the keyword or key phrases for a K1, K2, or K3 alphabet)
2 Errors
The decoded text after the cipher is solved.
Cipher where there is a set shift to the alphabet.
What is the Caesar Cipher?
The 5 Most Used Letters of the English Language
"E, T, A, O, and I"
How are Tiebreakers determined (Order of criteria)?
Select predetermined questions for tiebreaking. Criteria is score, degree of correctness, and number attempted.
The encoded text before the cipher is solved.
What is Ciphertext?
Cipher where you utilize the frequency of letters and a key to decode text
What is the Aristocrat Cipher?
What is the formula for the Affine Cipher
E(x) = (ax+b) mod m
(x = corresponding number of plaintext, A=1, B=2)
How is the Final Event score calculated?
Final Score = Exam Score + Timing Bonus + Special Bonus
Breaking cryptographic systems (codes, ciphers, and protocols) to decipher encrypted data.
What is Cryptanalysis?
Cipher that only utilizes 2 letters to encode messages
What is the Baconian Cipher?
What code is the Baconian Cipher similar to?
It is similar to Binary Code. (a=0, b=1)