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Cryptography 101: Affine Cipher Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/7/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is NOT at the posted coordinates!


The affine cipher is the simple substitution cipher that you see in the hint section of every geocache listing. The affine cipher converts text to the corresponding numerical values of the letters (A=0, B=1, C=2, ..., Z=25), then encrypted with a mathematical function and finally converted back to the appropriate letters. The mathematical function that is used is the following: (ax+b) mod(26), where a and b are the keys of the cipher.

opsuiuisffuxpgpvspofafsptjyuisff
xftupofpofgpvsuisffuxpfjhiugpvsuxp


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

n=1, o=1

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)