On Wed, Feb 23, 2005 at 12:27:19AM +0000, Terrence Brannon wrote:
But anyway, here is the algorithm in case you don't enjoy tilting your head to read a page:
Step 1. Write out message (HAIL ERIS) and put all vowels at the end (HLRSAIEI)
Step 2. Reverse order (IEIASRLH)
Step 3. Convert to numbers (9-5-9-1-19-18-12-8)
Step 4. Put into numerical order (1-5-8-9-9-12-18-19)
Step 5. Convert back to letter (AEHIILRS)
This cryptographic cypher code is GUARANTEED TO BE 100% UNBREAKABLE
.. so says the Principia Discordia. But I think we can generate and test to break it.
Isn't it guaranteed unbreakable simply because there's no way to decrypt it? Since there isn't a one-to-one mapping of cyphertext to plaintext, I don't think it's actually a form of encryption. Basically it's the same as the sort function, which is also not invertible. -- David Roundy http://www.darcs.net