DESCRIPTION: For this project, we were tasked with finding Mrs. Trans, missing cow. We were given a series of 5 clues each with its own unique solution. We were required to decrypt the 5 pieces of code and got a prize at the end.
PROCEDURE: For this project, I used my code that we completed in class to solve clues 1-4. My code would get all combinations for the non-key caeser cypher code and I could find the correct one. For the 5th clue, I had to use a different solution than before. I realized the the first 6 of the 10 digits of the 10-bit encryption were 650806 (given on clue 4). To decrypt clue 5, i made a range from (0,9999) which would give me all the possible combinations left. At first, there were a lot of bugs and glitches on my code which took a while to get rid of. After finally getting my code to work, i manunally scrolled through until i found the correct sentence.
Clue 1: Vb. Cajw oxdwm jw xynw pjcn. Bqn rb yjwrltrwp knljdbn qna lxf qjb pxwn vrbbrwp!
Decrypted : Ms. Tran found an open gate. She is panicking because her cow has gone missing
Clue 2: Tcwn uckf jg ucy vjg eqy jcpikpi qwv ykvj LJ mkfu kp vjg Ewg Swcf gcvkpi okpv ecpfa.
Decrypted: Raul said he saw the cow hanging out with JH kids in the Cue Quad eating mint candy.
Clue 3: Tz. Ayhu yljhssz zllpun Tz. Rpun huk Tz. Zhujolg lhapun aol zhtl tpua jhukf.
Decrypted: Ms. Tran recalls seeing Ms. King and Ms. Sanchez eating the same mint candy.
Clue 4: Awumwvm nwcvl i kivlg ezixxmz eqbp “Kitt um” ezqbbmv vmfb bw i vcujmz: 650806….
Decrypted: Someone found a candy wrapper with “Call me” written next to a number: 650806….
Clue 5: Zme cuf swbjs cgwfpmy aa sdeo gx goa fv. So otn zbuqe iz. Pb batkkm aw Rs. Yjpjpke’a uohpkk tw mnv pox nabxtpbk svait.
Decrypted: The cow loves candies as much as you do. No one stole it. It walked to Ms. Sanchez’s office to get his favorite snack.
Reflection:
S- A strength i had during this project was not giving up. I encountered many problems but i fixed them all.
O- Some opportunities to improve are to solve the 5th code faster
U- During this project, I understood how to use python and code a Caesar Cipher with a one-digit key, ten-digit key, and multi-digit key.
L- A limitation I encountered was when the code was not working and kept on giving me errors, though I did find and fix the error at the end