Question
Please answer the following questions regarding the following cipher text: a. What type of encryption is used? b. What is the key? c. What is
Please answer the following questions regarding the following cipher text:
a. What type of encryption is used?
b. What is the key?
c. What is the encrypted message?
Briefly justify your answers or provide work or code used to reach your answer.
Possible types of encryption are: Shift Cipher, Substitution Cipher, Vigenere Cipher, Permutation Cipher (Columnar Transposition), One-Time Pad.
The ciphertext:
VUNDARBMJEOREMQESLXUTKOTHHGNSEFCPVVBPFQFUCKYEAGRESJSJVGANAHGEYQJBBFIPWMVGGAHIELYCFRAHNJABTIUTLWPNFCJHBBHVWFRLNOWCALBQJSVMBQMUUMCYGIYWMCAZNUIWLOYBNVDSNGXUWSGAYYSHRKSRSFGHZVZSJHLNVWGBMCOOLBBCNSBYXTAJVGAQXTGAYUHZRXHCFREXAWDOGBHILVRVCTUIYTNKGBJAYPWJRKCHABQFSUWZSZLQOWAZATAANUIWLHUXGQMHUPBGFSIXLKLWFTXCEDQKCBRZLGIXWAOXLKFALLIWDKUXHGNSEBZKFRZRMGDTVGPQDIAMUTAZLIUWKWAZVGXCEXWQXTVGQCJSUHOUWGNGXDJWAZCPYICMBGJSNKIHWJRKSHMBRKUNAARXNCFRRLJGUWNEFAOVRGYXWFZRBAHCFZYVKIPAUPMDCXLJSBQHZOWHUTNKLFRJOKJSFTMVJCAZGQJOYILKFQVIFGLCCKYXWBGFYHJCZWYNAPRKUVWZLLNGHDVGAKFHBMBGKHEXYVSBQFYVZCQBWCDZLDHQUYVGARWCCEYUZOGLIHXHUXHKSQPHOPLWGACIZHVFYVGURMNQKSNTMUGCATMKUOAMBKKWFFSUMPFMCVMHRYITHWFMINSBQUUNDKVMBCHVVEIUGDUBWCDTYHOTAGUVUVGHUKIYKVVFMGDTHIIPZWFLQQJRVJOKWHYRNCCSGHNJWGUBJVZSEXCUFCGACPYGHKJTAGVGAKFHUBMKXHUXSDMHXGYYAHNEGQKHNEFOWBVGNJWWEWYIJSRLIOWHVFYQJCGAYTUVRKCUZJRKSPWOEESVZSFTGGXSRECPYGGHQCJRFMBGGQRTHYAHUFYVZSEXHQOWFRIWJWALONSFPBNAGTGAYOSBUTNVGSFUYNLSQKIWFRORQJSFIXMCKWAWCCFWFEYUTMPHLCDFRXZUUCZFYTUSFNLTGIAWMKLKVMBJWFFNLHJWTANCFRYXZVLVRLNTWSGLNCCSLHOYSHRKQCJRVMMGPHEXGGVCJGNQOBVLNJWPNMNGJMJAYTWHUTNPGPYXGQDSVLQCKVRWVAOOIXMCFRPHINWRORVTWSMXMYZWPAUHWKUHOTKDEXPKGIFPYTWCHMIHKWTANQXZNGXNGCXTNVZSPKIYVGBYQCLSEZUBWFFMBGJSPBLEMANFVWDOGXNJWQVMSQXOQKYCEMFTVDSHUTZVWFAHIPYCSKIOUCEEYCJGUHIMLCPHYPLWRLMNADNGXHJCZMBGFQRUSYZWGXBCDZAHLVZKNKXYZOGWIAGIFXYRGGGXXNAYRLCNWBGLYPLWAXFUSZYTLQMBQMBGLCJGMVSBQMBQMGNGXUMDBGNJGIFTHFKCSFITLOYFYPXWKXXKFCPXUPJSIXLKWGFHGGDSNGCPYOTTCPKHGAYUHWYXMUGARLYCLSQNJQFHUXJKWFUXUFKGBFYNGCXBHIGJRKNJWPHEQCJYFHZUZWCLZTGAPACPSGBFYJAUUTFQXHVGNJWFVZAKFUNLCHKHEBPKFUGHAGLOFMCNDPRMNGJGRTQCJRCXYRTIGMBGKSNKYCDZYTHFKARGIHOSRDXCQGCXHVMDVGFCLVNGXRDOFMYTLWRWNQUCHGNGJGATCNWRGHVGFQUXMEDWAVBGVHBWYUCGUHQVZSABMVZWFTLGLVRZLGWBSBYNVGTHHGOVNMXQLVRRBGJSONNNGCXAYTWQBFYOGFRVLQORFIUEABTLNTSWTANHGFGAYYSHRKUPVGRXGKFUYRVQMBQYITSRVOYULFNGAGFCGACPYKVEFEGBGXHVLVRFVWLHUXYZLFRFYULZVFCVGTGAYNSBQEIKLSEBHIMBQXLVZSFAUFQZRXIHQCAWYTOOEXBQMGRLQKDZAHNUMTSBWGFCGAYAEIFMAGLXHLNCKBVZBVZSJTNGJOFMBGQDBLMKTZLVUPOWGAIWLTNEFKFUVGUPVHUXLGLVRRMVSBQFCNWGBYNJWAYXUIMSFBHNSBQXLUSZYMBGQQBFYHJCZEUPWGNGXCDZRRMULFRXNUSBQTPGFIRLHQJHUXUULGBNNJSBQPYULMRMBGJSGAYASZYNHKLSGXFNESQHYULVRFUIFSGBWXAFGNYQXHUXHGWRYXMQXHUXWQEDNLMGKCSTFNLVBLYUZWCLUVLFNVNVZSZMBKLVRKIPUSZHLGKOLRIWSFRBHVZSPHOPLFLBHUGARACIZZNGXQXZNDYULOXXUNECFMUPQDNMBAGICEYCKSNGXVWBGHIPWWGVUTJWRLSQMRBPHKFOQTFGSBQEYCNSFRIWLVRKYDQOCHINABGAYULFRTGVZSEXCUEOTBWKFWGEYVLVRFIULOOLYPLAVGXGVCSFYPTSCEOPYSQBHJAGQXYRWGGKYXWFVXMULOAWNJSHZTHQFVVLFGYGFXNJAGSXYVSUBBHISBQAYYAZYBHHSZYBVNQZRTXAGIGHQCLSEBZYSHRKNJWFRUYKFOYENJSHEXAKGBFAIWDRLHOGNSEUYCLVVKMVABGAYIJSNMUOWFVVUPVSFXLVLFLMBKKSKIYTAARGNKXMBNLESFNOUPZOCIYPLCOXMWHDYBYFOWGAUOWHNIBAKWPTFRJCSXMUGFLXMCKSIXLAGBRDHQOGZXXKLOGBIPSBQPUVWFNKYYWRQXXHGFROYTTIGAYTWWFTHCJHVLNJWRRLCTWGGHJCABGRIWLVRWLGSAVXMVKVNWCGKHDNCGLSFMGQKHRGWJSBGBHITWGHZTGANGNKUZNGXUUOCXCPSZYMBGNOYEYAGTGAYUSQBPBCLWFMBGUVVXZGDSZXHVZSRFJNGMFMBGJSFMUPVVVLNTWSFXUEZKVMBCZCYEIYLFHGECKWSTBGJAVMUPVOPKOEATVQQGJSJBNJABNGXJWFRLFGWDFACUESNWIYSBQMBGJSFEYGHVVLWCLHYXUPVICYLQEMBGXGJQBMNCYSTHYUSGYXYRQGZHEGVSRICPLCQBMVSBGPIQVZNGXUOWAWMCEOMRQCQFRTWJABTMIQNSEEURHWAZMRMFFHZOGIAMUKFGOTNJWRVGNJWWEACNDGVWYDDIRUOVLVBNAJLVRICELIEXFKWGGAOULFNGWGVOAWNJGITANJAGCBHGLFRXMJSYRLXQOBVMMUAUULFKCSYXUXWGHIIPLVVLMJWDUXLFKVRTXAWHNEFYWFROUKFIAEYUKHUXMJWDUXLFKSLXQGJSSBRGVICHHVZSZTAKUGGKYCEPRYITWVVFAQNWFBNVZSCKUKJWRLCPBIAXQJWBSHLUUCEXMQFGPHLGKCSFCNWGLHOYSRRDHGWRRXJCECAZNKYSEECNASFPBCLWFMBGGBRVBCJAJTHVABTPUVWFGAYTWWFGIVSREHJQXKNMYTLVRKYYWFRGCCYOETVWLOPTNCJOPMIHKOAWQQMZQRIWLFNOYNQCHKNJGIFTHFEWYXMVGGRXCVOVLWCFLVRIIQJDBXNQXHRGHGKGRXORGBFNXFWBYRLGUSVOCPYHJHBCFRSNFUGTFBFXWFQXFKTSETNGOVRMBGJHBUOAZWZTWQSHJACEZVRLUFDMAXYFWRBKCPNSFMBKKABGYAABNIYFWGGKCCFHEBJVGFBVECOOLUYCUVJASKKOYFIULSIXLAJCONMVZSNENJQPBRQKLVNKIDMGGAYCDHURMQMZVGBKEOGLIOWHVFYQJCGAYTUFNSSVGUBMIUWOJASWHCARIWJTVKMVNCLTAGSGNIUUKSAZYTVWQRIWQCHKMGDTSXYNKIPAUOQGGBWCDJVULCLWBGQJWBSBLULHBEXVZOGRIWSBQRIWJGUBJYWFRGIYGIGHZUAUUMIHDOAWQJQRVWNJWCYWJGJGVTHUZCYWNJWGRTBQDMJASFARGAYIJSRDMIAJRBNCKSCTLCLSQXCVQOAWIYFPEHNJWFBYDQNSFNLGDMNEFVZWFBMPGHJBNJGIGFYCFWAZUPVGGBFNVSRIYTLVRFYCFWAZIHLVNMMVGFLHZPSFPBMUMGJAIDWQNNMGZSPHONVBBMATSGCMBGLCEFYPLWAZGKDRVFUIWVRLUYABGAYHGIAMUKFDYNHIWRVGNQAHNGXYSGQKIYFSQUOVLVNMMCESVFUIWKRHOTKSYOYUKSRBHCDZEBPGJGNGXQUSNGMKLWFMBGAANZYQXHUXOPYFNLJCTZRIBCFHBFIHDWSXUPVHUBMKKHUXEGQHBBNCDZAHQYZSABMCQHUTNKSAVGNJWVNUCVGTTHCPYHBLYCOVRGYXWFVUYIABGHATGKUTTASPBNNVZSRRYUSBQUYIABGHVGGJRKWQFGPBIWKCSFSNMBTLCFGBBMGGSBGHBCNSVMCPXSEKYFLVNMCGNSEZIVGGRTUUSDNLMGFURKZQJHBZICKOCTMUWBTXLAGIZNMVFSRWMJSJRTJWJGRTHFSDHKMGAGONNCJOTNHNWGFRIWZOIXMQESGACPYWABNDWGVWYUHOFLYPYSELAGLGRTMKUYTKIYIINKLGDGBFYFGBGLFGWDBYHKYVGLXQFCGXHLGMGAYOKSYOYUEIPAUUSURGYTSZGACPYBBBHGNSEZICKOCTMUWBTXLPGFGAIWYVVTGUGARMBKFUBYUUSZGWIKWJRKAQLCFXUCKOPHGOGRBKYQJOPTJVSWAHLCUCBDCCTOAWIPLVRZFQJMNGXFAGGBHELWBGIHKIPAIHXWPXMVGHUHMGOVBECMWHUXGHGFZRJCJHVTVQEWATNGSZYAIPGIETVNWFRLJGUHNUFGLCVEMVJWNEMCFRGKCDMZNMCQFGBYYXWFLDCPVKUTNUGSIXLKLWFJOKLSNLGWUVNLCESBQHNQLOXXWCJSBYGAKSYYQKLVBNNVSYVGAESFRHZUZWCLVCJEHXMDJWTLMEZCBGYTKOAWQJSHAHNCFRNLZQJUBBHISGPHIMLVBNAJAQBGZGKGGAYTWWFVIPKWQXLCTZRZFQJMVGNJSHNVIQCPRBHISGBKNQXCSYCEWFBGMJADOHU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