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| 1 | +A simple command-line tool written in Python to perform encryption and decryption using the Caesar cipher algorithm. |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | + |
| 4 | +The `Caesar cipher` is one of the simplest and oldest encryption techniques. Named after `Julius Caesar`, who used it to encode his private messages, it works by shifting each letter in the message a fixed number of places down or up the alphabet. |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +## Features |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +- Encrypt messages using a Caesar cipher with a specified shift value. |
| 9 | +- Decrypt messages that were encrypted using a Caesar cipher. |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +```bash |
| 12 | +Select operation: |
| 13 | +1. Encrypt |
| 14 | +2. Decrypt |
| 15 | +3. Exit |
| 16 | +Enter choice (1-3): 1 |
| 17 | +Enter text: Hello World |
| 18 | +Enter shift value: 3 |
| 19 | +Encrypted text: Khoor Zruog |
| 20 | +``` |
| 21 | +```bash |
| 22 | +Select operation: |
| 23 | +1. Encrypt |
| 24 | +2. Decrypt |
| 25 | +3. Exit |
| 26 | +Enter choice (1-3): 2 |
| 27 | +Enter text: Khoor Zruog |
| 28 | +Enter shift value: 3 |
| 29 | +Decrypted text: Hello World |
| 30 | +``` |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +## How It Works |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +### Shift Value |
| 35 | +You choose a number, called the shift value or key. This number determines how many positions each letter in the message will be shifted. |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +### Encryption |
| 38 | +To encrypt a message, you shift each letter in the message forward by the shift value. For example, if the shift value is 3: |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +- The letter 'A' becomes 'D' |
| 41 | +- The letter 'B' becomes 'E' |
| 42 | +- The letter 'Z' becomes 'C' (since it wraps around from the end of the alphabet) |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +### Decryption |
| 45 | +To decrypt a message, you shift each letter backward by the same shift value. This reverses the encryption and retrieves the original message. |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +### Example |
| 48 | +**Original Message:** HELLO |
| 49 | +**Shift Value:** 3 |
| 50 | +**Encrypted Message:** KHOOR |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +Here's how it works with the shift value of 3: |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +- 'H' (the 8th letter) becomes 'K' (the 11th letter) |
| 55 | +- 'E' (the 5th letter) becomes 'H' (the 8th letter) |
| 56 | +- 'L' (the 12th letter) becomes 'O' (the 15th letter) |
| 57 | +- 'O' (the 15th letter) becomes 'R' (the 18th letter) |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +### Decryption Example |
| 60 | +**Encrypted Message:** KHOOR |
| 61 | +**Shift Value:** 3 |
| 62 | +**Decrypted Message:** HELLO |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +Here, each letter is shifted back by 3 positions: |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +- 'K' becomes 'H' |
| 67 | +- 'H' becomes 'E' |
| 68 | +- 'O' becomes 'L' |
| 69 | +- 'R' becomes 'O' |
| 70 | + |
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