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Proposer

Mike Just

Title

Cryptography Guessing Game

Goal

Build a game where players are presented with a ciphertext, and need to guess the correct plaintext

Description

Your task is to build a game that tests users' abilities with cryptography. For different ciphers, a user will be presented with a ciphertext and then asked to answer with the correct plaintext. You might provide a multiple list of potential plaintexts (where at most one is correct) and/or other hints to the user. The user will gain points based on finding each plaintext (possibly some points for partial finds) as well as the difficulty level that might be based on such factors as the type of cipher or difficulty on multiple choice selections. As a start, your game should allow one person to play on their own (against the computer) and you can also look at variations where one or more users can play against one another in competition. You might also investigate collaborative options for the game whereby two or more users work together to guess the correct plaintext.

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Background

You should be enrolled in F20CN/F21CN or have some familiarity with cryptography ciphers.

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Difficulty Level

Moderate

Ethical Approval

InterfaceOnly

Number Of Students

3

Supervisor

Mike Just

Keywords

cryptography, game

Degrees

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems
Master of Engineering in Software Engineering
Master of Science in Computer Science for Cyber Security
Master of Science in Computing (2 Years)
Master of Science in Information Technology (Software Systems)
Master of Science in Network Security
Master of Science in Software Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Computing Science