# Challenge 1: Caesar Cipher Shift **Challenge Text:** ``` Sifnz ebjnt, zpv ibwf cffo difdlfe! Dpvme zpv efdszqujpo uijt tfdsfu nfttbhf? ``` **Instructions:** 1. Analyze the frequency of the letters, or use a brute-force approach to find the shift value. 2. Write a program or manually shift the letters to decrypt the message, applying the reverse shift. 3. Provide the original text. ### Answer: The Caesar cipher is a type of substitution cipher in which each character in the plaintext is 'shifted' a certain number of places down or up the alphabet. In this particular case, the shift value is 1. **Decrypted Text:** ``` Rhemy dakim, you have been checked! Could you decrypting this secret message? ``` You can also use these code examples in Python to decrypt the message: ```python def decrypt_caesar(ciphertext, shift): decrypted = "" for char in ciphertext: if char.isalpha(): shifted = ord(char) - shift if char.islower(): if shifted < ord('a'): shifted += 26 elif char.isupper(): if shifted < ord('A'): shifted += 26 decrypted += chr(shifted) else: decrypted += char return decrypted ciphertext = "Sifnz ebjnt, zpv ibwf cffo difdlfe! Dpvme zpv efdszqujpo uijt tfdsfu nfttbhf?" shift = 1 decrypted_text = decrypt_caesar(ciphertext, shift) print(decrypted_text) ``` This challenge serves as a fun and educational introduction to the field of cryptography, allowing you to explore basic decryption techniques. Try the next challenge.