Crack the Code Like Caesar: Build Your Own Secret Message Encrypter! [Python code included]

The Caesar cipher, also known as the Caesar shift or Caesar’s code, is one of the oldest and simplest encryption techniques in the history of cryptography. It is named after Julius Caesar, the Roman military general and statesman who is believed to have used this method for secure communication with his officials around 58–51 BC. Julius Caesar employed this cipher to protect the confidentiality of his military orders and messages, allowing him to communicate sensitive information without being easily understood …

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