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A more concrete (and possibly apocryphal) example is if the message ends like so: "XXXX XXXXXX" Fair odds that's "Heil Hitler"
by nwiswell 4y ago
A more concrete (and possibly apocryphal) example is if the message ends like so:
"XXXX XXXXXX"
Fair odds that's "Heil Hitler"
- nullc 4y agoWell there were no spaces in enigma messages, but you can use the aforementioned property that no letter encrypts to itself to look for possible plain-texts and figure out their alignment. e.g. "?E????????" is not HEILHITLER, at least not with that alignment.