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# caesar-cipher
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Created by [@Divlo](https://github.com/Divlo) on 21 October 2020.
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## Instructions :
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In cryptography, a **Caesar cipher**, also known as **Caesar's cipher**, the **shift cipher**, **Caesar's code** or **Caesar shift**, is one of the simplest and most widely known encryption techniques. It is a type of substitution cipher in which each letter in the plaintext is replaced by a letter some fixed number of positions down the alphabet. For example, with a left shift of 3, D would be replaced by A, E would become B, and so on. The method is named after Julius Caesar, who used it in his private correspondence.
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### Example of the alphabet with a rotation by 3 :
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```
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Original alphabet : ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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Alphabet rotated +3 : DEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZABC
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```
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Complete the solution function. It should return the encrypted string.
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The function has the following parameter(s):
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- `string`: a string in cleartext (everything uppercase)
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- `shift`: an integer, the alphabet rotation factor
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## Source :
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- [Wikipedia - Caesar cipher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_cipher)
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## Examples :
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See the `input-output.json` file for examples of input/output.
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