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JavaScript/Ciphers/keyFinder.js
Wan Cheuk Lun e41ad76298 Update keyFinder.js
some changes is made to optimize the function
2018-10-27 12:29:36 +08:00

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/******************************************************
Find and retrieve the encryption key automatically
Note: This is a draft version, please help to modify, Thanks!
******************************************************/
function keyFinder(str){ // str is used to get the input of encrypted string
var key = 0; // return zero means the key can not be found
var wordbank =["is","Is","am","Am","are","Are","have","Have","has","Has","may","May","be","Be"];
//var shiftNum = 0; //count the number of key shifted
var inStr = str.toString(); //convert the input to String
var outStr = ""; // store the output value
//document.getElementById("debug").innerHTML = shiftNum; // debug: display the shifted number(s)
for (var i=0; i<(52); i++){ //try the number of key shifted, the sum of character from a-z and A-Z is 26*2=52
outStr = caesarCipherEncodeAndDecodeEngine(inStr,i); // use the encrytpion engine to decrypt the input string, shiftNum=i
for ( var i=0; i<wordbank.length; i++){
if (wordbank[i] == outStr[i]+outStr[i+1]{
key=i;
}
}
}
return key;
}