Question

I am working on Problem set 4. The solution that posted online seems not the correct one after problem 3 and 4. Can anyone show me where is the right answer？

Answer 1

you sure you want me to post my solution?

post yours and/or ask questions - we can help you get thru yours

Answer 2

do you understand recursion?
if a shift is 'succesful' what do you expect to see?


- apply a shift to the text
- if the shift produced something meaningful
+ save that information for comparison
- repeat the above for all 26 (27?) shifts
+ save the one that produces the most meaningful result
- remove the meaningful text from the cipher
+ repeat/recurse all of the above with what is left (just the ciphertext)
- stop when there is no ciphertext left or a shift cannot be found