As you may have already noticed, those involved in the Classified Crew are fond of using coded messages to communicate with one another. In our never-ending quest to find the truth, it is imperative that we learn the skills necessary to crack these codes, in order to better anticipate their movements. As it turns out, the internet can be a valuable tool when it comes to this sort of thing. Often, once you've figured out what code you're looking at, all it takes to crack it is a quick internet search. Below are some of Classified's most commonly used codes, and the websites used to crack them.
Caesar Shift
This Cipher works by changing each letter into one a certain number of spaces before or after it alphabetically. For example, shifting three letters back would produce a key that looks something like this:
A->X
B->Y
C->Z
D->A
E->B
F->C
And so on.
The shift could go any number of positions up and down the alphabet, making 25 possible variants. As such, the best method of cracking this particular cipher is to try every single combination. Of course, most people don't have the time to do that manually, especially when it may not even be the Caesar Shift cipher in the first place, so the next best thing is to have a computer do it. Simply go here paste the cipher into the box, and select "Test All Possible Shifts." Then, go through the list of all 25 outcomes and pick the one that isn't complete gibberish.
ATBASH/Mirror Cipher
This one is a little simpler. All it does is invert the order of the alphabet, to create a key that looks like this:
A->Z
B->Y
C->X
Z->A
Y->B
X->C
I think you get the idea. A decoder for this cipher can be found here
Letters to Numbers
This one is pretty much what it sounds like. Each letter is changed into a number corresponding to it's position in the alphabet, so that:
1->A
2->B
3->C
Here is the decoder.
Binary
For those that don't already know, binary is essentially the most basic form of computer code, made up of 1s and 0s. Incidentally, it can also be used to convey coded messages. For example,
01001000 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111 is "Hello"
Go here for the decoder.
Practice
If you're feeling up to it, try to crack these ciphers:
Vtxltk phnew ux ikhnw hy rhn yhk wxvhwbgz mabl.
Ovg'h uork gsv hxirkg lu Xozhhrurvw!
19-5-3-18-5-20-19 25-15-21-18 4-1-25-19 1-18-5 14-21-13-2-5-18-5-4
01000101 01101110 01100011 01101111 01100100 01100101 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01110100 01110010 01110101 01110100 01101000 00100000 01101001 01101110 01110100 01101111 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01110110 01100101 01110010 01111001 00100000 01100110 01100001 01100010 01110010 01101001 01100011 00100000 01101111 01100110 00100000 01011001 01010111 01010011 00100001
Anyways, I'll update this if Classified tries any ciphers not mentioned here. Use this knowledge wisely in the fight for truth!
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