On the Subject of the Square CM
A machine that knows no bounds when it comes to ciphers.
From the Shape Cipher module by TracksJosh.
Create a key using the keyword on screen 1 and the Boolean Expression on screen A. Make sure to replace any Js with Is. Rearrange the key into a 5×5 matrix.
For each letter of the encrypted word, do the following:
- Find the Nth letter of the encrypted word in the matrix.
- Find the Nth letter shown on screen 2 in the matrix.
- Create a 4 sided shape using the 2 letters found in the matrix as the corners.
- Take the sum of the alphabetic positions (A1Y25Z0) of the letters within this 4 sided shape.
- Modulo the result by 26 and turn it back to a letter (A1Y25Z0) to get your Nth decrypted letter.
Note: The sum of the entire matrix is equal to 341 or 3.
Example 1
Encrypted Word: MYCN
Screen 2: SGBW
B | C | E | F | G |
H | I | K | L | M |
N | O | P | Q | S |
T | U | V | X | Y |
Z | D | R | A | W |
MS → M + S → 32 MOD 26 → 6 → F
YG → G + M + S + Y → 64 MOD 26 → 12 → L
CB → B + C → 5 MOD 26 → 5 → E
NW → N + O + P + Q + S + T + U + V + X + Y + Z + D + R + A + W → 239 MOD 26 → 5 → E
Decrypted Word: FLEE