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UNIT 19 Lorenz Cipher Machine Teacher Resource Material: Key Stage: 4 / A-Level Target

This document provides information and exercises about the Lorenz cipher machine used during World War II at Bletchley Park to encrypt and decrypt messages. It simulates the process used at Bletchley Park to break the Lorenz Code, which was a significant breakthrough for the Allies. The exercises demonstrate how the Lorenz cipher machine worked by encrypting and decrypting messages through addition of codes determined by the machine's starting position.

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UNIT 19 Lorenz Cipher Machine Teacher Resource Material: Key Stage: 4 / A-Level Target

This document provides information and exercises about the Lorenz cipher machine used during World War II at Bletchley Park to encrypt and decrypt messages. It simulates the process used at Bletchley Park to break the Lorenz Code, which was a significant breakthrough for the Allies. The exercises demonstrate how the Lorenz cipher machine worked by encrypting and decrypting messages through addition of codes determined by the machine's starting position.

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Mathematics Enhancement Programme Codes and Ciphers

UNIT 19 Lorenz Cipher Machine Teacher Resource Material

Key Stage: 4 / A-level


Target: Gifted and talented students
This is a simplified model for the Lorenz cipher machine – but it is still quite complex. Although
messages can be enciphered by following the instructions, deciphereing is much more complicated.
The method illustrated here simulates what actually happened at Bletchley Park in the Second World
War, when the breaking of the Lorenz Code was a very significant breakthrough for the Allies.
We are particularly grateful to Frank Carter (of Bletchley Park) for providing a first version of this
resource.
Solutions and Notes
Exercise 1 A + B ⇒ 11000 + 10011 = 01011 ⇒ G
B +B ⇒ /
C + B ⇒ 01110 + 10011 = 11101 ⇒ Q
D + B ⇒ 10010 + 10011 = 00001 ⇒ T
E + B ⇒ 10000 + 10011 = 00011 ⇒ O

Exercise 2 LONDON ⇒ 01001 00011 00110 10010 00011 00110


HBVQZM + 00101 10011 01111 11101 10001 00111
IELVDT ⇐ 01100 10000 01001 01111 10010 00001

Exercise 3 IELVDT ⇒ 01100 10000 01001 01111 10010 00001


HBVQZM + 00101 10011 01111 11101 10001 00111
LONDON ⇐ 01001 00011 00110 10010 00011 00110

Activity 1 2 5 = 32 codes.
All codes are needed as adding two codes might give a code that is not used.

Exercise 4 S +E +A = G +A = U
E +F +B = N +B = Y
C +G +B = H +B = F
R +H +A = V +A = X
E +I +A = U +A = 9
T +J +B = + +B = 4
9 +K +B = J +B = L
M +L +A = C +A = F
E +M +A = X +A = V
S +N +B = D +B = T
S +A+B = I +B = 8
A+B +A = G +A = B
G +C +A = H +A = Q
E +D +B = 3 +B = Z

Enciphered message UYFX9 4LFVT 8BQZ

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Mathematics Enhancement Programme Codes and Ciphers

UNIT 19 Lorenz Cipher Machine Teacher Resource Material (continued)

Exercise 5 U +E +A = I +A = S
Y +F +B = O +B = E, etc.

Exercise 6 9 +G +B = V +B = U
9 +H +B = T +B = D
H + I +A = L +A = Z
E + J +A = R +A = D
R +K +B = S +B = M
E +L +B = W +B = R
9 +M +A = 0 +A = +
9 +N +A = 3 +A = J

i.e. UDZDMR+J

Exercise 7 1. ∆Z = COOYP ZT
2. For starting position 7,
K = G H I J K L M N
{ { { { {{ {
∆K = C L F 9 X C T

3. ∆Z = C O O Y P Z T
∆K = C L F 9 X C T
∆Z + ∆K = / R Y Z J 8 /

4. There are two '/'s in this sequence.

Activity 2 No. of '/'s: K = 1, 3; K = 2, 1; K = 3, 1; K = 4, 2; K = 5, 1; K = 6, 0; K = 7, 7


K = 8, 1; K = 9, 1; K = 10, 2; K = 11, 1; K = 12, 6: K = 13, 2; K = 14, 2
The greatest number of '/'s occur when K = 7.

Activity 3 U D Z D M R + J
+ G H I J K L M N
+ B B A A B B A A
9 9 H E R E 9 9
Hence S = 3 will recover the message.

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