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ClassicalCiphers.jl/src/caesar.jl
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"""
Encrypts the given plaintext according to the Caesar cipher.
The key is given as an integer, being the offset of each character;
so encrypt_caesar("abc", 1) == "BCD".
Converts the input to uppercase.
"""
function encrypt_caesar(plaintext, key::Integer)
# plaintext: string; key: integer offset, so k=1 sends "a" to "b"
key = ((key-1) % 26) + 1
keystr = join([collect(Char(97+key):'z'); collect('a':Char(97+key-1))])
encrypt_monoalphabetic(plaintext, keystr)
end
"""
Decrypts the given ciphertext according to the Caesar cipher.
The key is given as an integer, being the offset of each character;
so decrypt_caesar("abcd", 1) == "zabc".
Converts the input to lowercase.
"""
function decrypt_caesar(ciphertext, key::Integer)
# ciphertext: string; key: integer offset, so k=1 decrypts "B" as "a"
key = ((key-1) % 26) + 1
lowercase(encrypt_caesar(ciphertext, 26-key))
end