MCS 150 Team Cryptograms

These sets of "crypts" (cryptograms) are to be solved by the teams working by themselves. Each team submits one neat set of solutions ("sols") for each set of crypts, observing the following format/rules:

  1. Each team member who contributed to the sols should sign.
  2. Clearly identify the crypt for which each sol is given.
  3. Give the plaintext with proper spacing and punctuation.
  4. Specify the system and key as precisely as you can. (Sometimes, even though you can decrypt the plaintext, you may still have difficulty determining the key or keyword of an enciphering scheme.)
  5. Identify your "entry" or breakthrough.

In addition, you should keep a folder of scratch paper supporting your solution efforts to show that you obtained your solutions legitimately.

Set Crypt type Due date
Set 1 Direct Standard Alphabets M 1/8
Set 2 Aristocrats: Monoalphabets with word divisions W 1/10
Set 3 Patristocrats: Monoalphabets without word divisions F 1/12
Set 4 Polyalphabetic substitution ciphers T 1/16
Set 5 Polygraphic substitution ciphers T 1/23
Set 6 "Tramps": Transposition ciphers F 1/26

Teams

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