VISE Shift Cipher Applet

Submitted by vgarramone on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 00:04

Description

This applet shows how the simple shift cipher works, and provides a visual mechanism to explore breaking the cipher using letter frequency in the ciphertext.

This resource includes a suggested activity and explanatory text.

Creator

USAFA ACCR

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Estimated Duration:

Trivial (< 15 minutes)

Resource Type:

Activities and Labs

Resource Format:

HTML
Java

Compatible Platform(s):

BSD/Linux
Mac OS X
MS Windows

Recommended Audience(s):

High School
College Lower Division