Challenge 6

[10degrees-admin]

Hello Harry,
When are we going to get a hint for challenge 6

[Harry]

You already did (assuming you read the solution to Challenge 5A!)

Harry

[10degrees-admin]

@Harry What do you mean? Are you talking about 6A or 6B? [I was talking about 6B. Were you asking about 6A? Harry

PS, Ah, I see, when I said 5A in the hint, I meant 6A. Holiday hat on, sorry! Harry]

[10degrees-admin]

Will we get a hint for 6A? I have an idea of how it has been encrypted and made a start but I don’t know where I can go from here

[Harry]

Try decrypting the start and the finish of the cipher text, trusting what you think you know, and see if you spot anything a bit familiar!

Harry

[10degrees-admin]

OH thank you

[10degrees-admin]

I’m still extremely stuck and I can’t see what challenge 5 is meant to reveal

[Harry]

Apologies, the earlier hint had a typo, and meant to say that Challenge 6A gives a hint for 6B.

How about this for a hint for 6A: try REFLECTING on the cipher text and see if that helps!

Harry

[10degrees-admin]

Hi Harry, I am on 6b and I’m stuck. I think it is a transposition cipher, but it doesn’t seem to be working. I have also tried(which I’m pretty sure is not the right cipher) the Vignere Shift cipher, but that doesn’t work either. Any tips?

[Harry]

What did Phil say about it?

[10degrees-admin]

thank you

[10degrees-admin]

What do you mean by reflecting like looking back or literally reflecting.

[10degrees-admin]

@Harry I know the Nazis are using [Edited by Harry] but the Allies are using [and again] but I am unsure if the next message is between the Nazis or the Allies. [Well don’t expect me to tell you! You should be able to work that out using frequency analysis! Harry]

[10degrees-admin]

Thank you Harry for the hint for 6A! I thought I’d never get it, now I did it!

[10degrees-admin]

Thanks Harry! It was quite obvious when I read through it carefully again! 🙂

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