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Atbash Cipher
Create an implementation of the atbash cipher, an ancient encryption system created in the Middle East.
The Atbash cipher is a simple substitution cipher that relies on transposing all the letters in the alphabet such that the resulting alphabet is backwards. The first letter is replaced with the last letter, the second with the second-last, and so on.
An Atbash cipher for the Latin alphabet would be as follows:
Plain: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Cipher: zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba
It is a very weak cipher because it only has one possible key, and it is a simple monoalphabetic substitution cipher. However, this may not have been an issue in the cipher's time.
Ciphertext is written out in groups of fixed length, the traditional group size being 5 letters, and punctuation is excluded. This is to make it harder to guess things based on word boundaries.
Examples
- Encoding
testgivesgvhg - Decoding
gvhggivestest - Decoding
gsvjf rxpyi ldmul cqfnk hlevi gsvoz abwltgivesthequickbrownfoxjumpsoverthelazydog
Elm Installation
Refer to the Exercism help page for Elm installation and learning resources.
Writing the Code
The first time you start an exercise, you'll need to ensure you have the appropriate dependencies installed.
$ npm install
Execute the tests with:
$ npm test
Automatically run tests again when you save changes:
$ npm run watch
As you work your way through the test suite, be sure to remove the skip <|
calls from each test until you get them all passing!
Source
Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atbash
Submitting Incomplete Solutions
It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.