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Cipher Tool is a fun website that allows users to try simple cryptographic tools that decodes messages. For myself, this is a fun new type of technology that is interesting to play around on. The three tools I chose to research were Base64, Morse Code, and ROT13.
To begin, cipher tools are simple cryptographic methods that let you encode and decode messages. In this post, we’ll explore three popular options—Base64, Morse Code, and ROT13—and see how these tools can help protect or obscure data in fun and practical ways.
What Is Base64 and Why Is It Used?
To begin, I take a look at Base64, which is typically used to make binary data safe to transport as strictly text. Base64 is also known as MIME encoding. It is used to send attachments in email and to change small bits of unsafe high character data into stuff that is much nice for text based systems. This tool did not seem usable as the decoding was difficult to understand (Atkins, 2021).
Morse Code: A Timeless Lifesaver
Second, I was intrigued to look at Morse Code as it is still widely used today in certain instances deemed necessary. Morse Code was once used to transmit messages around the world. Created by Samuel Morse, it was designed to transmit letter across telegrams. He used letter to have short code and less frequently used letters to have longer codes. Morse Code would be my most suggested recommendation for cipher tools as it could one day save your life or someone else’s (Atkins, 2021).
All About ROT13: Simple Yet Obscure
The third tool I research was ROT13. ROT 13 is a popular method of hiding text for people with the time to decode the message. The encode on Cipher Tool was a JavaScript 1.2 implementation of the encode. However, this is non a very secure algorithm as it uses obscure spoilers and hints so that the person reading has to do a little work in order to understand the message instead of being able to accidentally read it. ROT13 is a simple as A becomes N, B becomes O, C changes to P, etc. (Atkins, 2021).
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References
Atkins, Tyler. (2021). Cipher Tools. Rumkin.com/tools/cipher/.
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