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# Ave César
## Challenge
> pgs{apuwuhbh89uwnoqycsrawY}
## Solution
Because of the title I figured this was a Caesar Cypher and I used [this website](https://www.dcode.fr/caesar-cipher) to decipher the code. It lists all possible shifts using the alphabet, giving me these results:
I knew the first 3 letters were "ctf" because this is the code for the flags they have been using, which means the 5th entry is the correct one.
## Additional information
The Caesar cipher is a classic example of ancient cryptography that involves shifting each letter of a plaintext message by a certain number of letters. It is a type of substitution cipher where one letter is substituted for another in a consistent fashion.
The method is named after Julius Caesar, who used it in his private correspondence.
Disk used to decrypt this cipher:
