Question

Encrypt the word TO using an alphabetic Caesar shift cipher with shift 10 (mapping A to K). Use only capital letters in your answer.

Answer 1

DY

Explanation:

TO ENCRYPT TO USING CAESAR ALPHABETIC SHIFT CIPHER OF 10. THIS MEANS WE'RE EXPECTED TO LOOP EVERY ALPHABET BY 10, SKIPPING EVERYONE TILL WE GET TO THE TENTH.

TO ENCRYPT T, WE HAVE

T = U - V - W - X - Y - Z - A - B - C - D

THEREFORE, T WILL BE ENCRYPTED AS D

TO ENCRYPT O, WE HAVE

O = P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y

HENCE, O WILL BE ENCRYPTED AS Y.

THIS MEANS THAT OUR QUESTION, TO, WILL BE ENCRYPTED AS DY