Facebook Symbols - Emoticons - ASCII art shapes

(function(d){ var js, id = 'facebook-jssdk'; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement('script'); js.id = id; js.async = true; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=106068299500309&xfbml=1"; d.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(js); }(document)); There are two ways for use this facebook symbols. 1. Copy from here and paste in your facebook name, status or message. 2. These facebook symbols can be typed on your keyboard using the ALT button. Desktop computer instructions for ALT facebook symbols: •...

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Breaking Ciphers

Breaking a cipher, also known as CRYPTANALYSIS, without having the key is quite difficult and very time consuming. And, depending on the type of cipher system used to create the secret message, there may be more than one key that cracks the code! To break a message, it helps to know something about the message. >> Who sent the message?    >> What language is the message written in? >> Who was it sent to?         >> Is there a key word you can look for? After answering these questions,...

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Make A Cipher: Caesar's Shift Cipher

How to Encrypt a Caesar's Cipher Step 1 Write down each letter of the alphabet. This is called a Standard Alphabet. Then select a number that will be used as the KEY. For our example, we will use 7 as our Key Number. Step 2 Starting with the letter A in your Standard Alphabet, count seven letters to the right and write the letter A underneath the G. Continue writing the remaining letters of the alphabet until you come to the end of the Standard Alphabet. Step 3 Once you have reached the end of the Standard Alphabet, go back to the...

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Make A Cipher: Number Shift Cipher

How to Encrypt a Number Shift Cipher Step 1 Write down your PLAINTEXT message on a piece of paper. Step 2 Create a 5x5 grid, also known as a Polybius Grid, on your paper. Make sure your grid has 25 squares when you are finished. Step 3 Write the numbers 1 thru 5 down the left side of the grid and across the top of the grid as well. Beginning with the letter A, fill in the squares with the letters of the alphabet. Because there are only 25 squares, cryptanalysts usually put the letters Y and Z together in the last square. Step 4 Begin...

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Make A Cipher: One Pig's Pen

How to Encrypt a Pig Pen Cipher Step 1 Write down your PLAINTEXT message on a piece of paper. Then draw two tic-tac-toe grids and two big X's - alternating each grid as you draw them on your paper. Step 2 In the last two grids, place a dot in each compartment. Then, beginning with the first grid, fill in each compartment with a single letter of the alphabet. Step 3 To draw the cipher letters, use the shape of the compartment, or the "pen," surrounding the letter itself. DO NOT include the letter in the cipher. Step 4 Once you have...

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Make A Cipher: The Key

How to Encrypt a Key Cipher Step 1 Choose a word to be your KEY word. Make sure the word you select has at least five or six letters in it and has no repeating letters. For example the word APPLE will not work with this cipher because there are two P's in the word. In our example, we will use the word MAPLE for our key. Step 2 Write the Key word on a piece of paper. Leave a little bit of space between each letter as you write down each letter of your Key. Next, draw a column under each letter of the Key word. Step 3 Fill in the columns...

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Make A Cipher: The Rail Fences

Make A Cipher: The Rail Fences How to Encrypt a Rail Fence Cipher Step 1 Write down your PLAINTEXT message on a piece of paper. Then write each letter of the plaintext on two separate lines - the first letter goes on the first line, the second on the second line, the third letter goes back on the first line, and so on. Step 2 Count the total number of letters used. The total number of letters should equal a multiple of 4 (8, 12, 16, 20). If not, you will need to add extra letters, called NULLS, until it is a multiple of 4. Step 3 Beginning...

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Make A Cipher: A Winding Way

How to Encrypt a Winding Way Cipher Step 1 Write down your PLAINTEXT message on a piece of paper without any spaces between the words. Count the number of letters used in the message. Step 2 Create a MATRIX, or grid, that is large enough to contain your message. In our example, the message has 22 letters and uses a 4x6 matrix (4 squares wide by 6 squares high), but we could have used a matrix that was 5x5. Step 3 Writing from left to right, fill in the boxes of the matrix. Use a NULL to fill in any remaining boxes in the matrix. Step 4 Determine...

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Cipher

What is a Cipher? A cipher is a way to make a word or message secret by changing or rearranging the letters in the message. (A code affects the word, not the individual letters.) One type of cipher, called a TRANSPOSITION CIPHER, is created by simply rearranging the letters in the word itself. For example, CHYPRAGTOPRY can be unscrambled to reveal the word CRYPTOGRAPHY. Another cipher, the SUBSTITUTION CIPHER, is a bit harder. It involves changing the letters of your message into something else: other letters, numbers, or symbols. Using a substitution...

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