QWERTY Shift Cipher

This cipher isn’t to hard to decode. It is based on the qwerty keyboard layout and works as any other shift cipher.

So how do you encode?

Encoding

To encode you will need to have a standard qwerty keyboard layout.

Don’t worry if you are using a Dovark layout. Here is one for you!

First, you will need the message to encode.

Plaintext: Hello World

Now press the key that is directly RIGHT of the key that says the letters for the plaintext.

For example,

H = J, E = R…

Continue until you have completed all the letters for the plaintext to get the encoded message!

It should read,

Jr;;p ept;f

Now how do you decode?

Decoding

Decoding is as easy as encoding!

Type out the encoded message, but press the key that is to the LEFT of it.

For example,

J = H, R = E…

Continue until you have completed all the letters for the plaintext to get the encoded message!

It should read,

Hello World

Now that you know how to decode this new type of shift cipher, try and tackle some of the challenges!

Happy decoding!