Question

Worksheet 5: Encryption

Using the Caesar shift cipher, where A-D, B-E etc., decode the encrypted message to
find where the package has been left
XQGHU WKH VWDWXH

Plaintext message

Answer 1

Answer: The Caesar shift cipher is a simple encryption technique where each letter in the plaintext is shifted a certain number of places down the alphabet.

To decode the encrypted message "XQGHU WKH VWDWXH" using the Caesar shift cipher, we need to shift each letter three places up the alphabet. For example, A becomes D, B becomes E, and so on.

Applying this shift to each letter in the message, we get the following plaintext message:

"UPDATE THE STASH"

Therefore, the package has been left in a stash that needs to be updated.

Step-by-step explanation: