Using C++

The goal of part C is to create a program to encode files and strings using the caesar cipher encoding method. Information about the caesar method can be found at http://www.braingle.com/brainteasers/codes/caesar.php.

Note: the standard caesar cipher uses an offset of 3. We are going to use a user supplied string to calculate an offset. See below for details on how to calculate this offset from this string.

You are required to implement a set of at least three to four functions. It should be able to read in a specified text file, encode using a modified caesar cipher, and write it to a specified file. It should be able to decrypt it in the same way.

You rotate in the right direction for encryption and in the left direction for decryption.

The standard caesar cipher uses a 3 character offset for rotation. However, we are going to use an ASCII string (as a key) to determine this offset. See the following examples for details.

An example of how to calculate the key:

Given the sample key deF:

First add all the ASCII values: ASCII_SUM = d + e + F = 100 + 101 + 70 = 271

Than calculate the rotation count by using the following equation:

Count equals (ASCII_SUM % 23) + 3 = (271 % 23) + 3 = 21

The plus three in the above equation forces the code to rotate characters by at least three (3) positions.

Example:

Key: deF

Original file text:

This is a secret ring decoder that I found in a cracker jack box!

Encrypted file text:

Ocdn dn v nzxmzo mdib yzxjyzm ocvo D ajpiy di v xmvxfzm evxf wjs!

Note: The decrypted text should be the same as the original file text.