Noxxi Memorial Challenge – Cipher 03

CipherSolution

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

Decode the cipher as Autokey with Key= Noxxi (message: “Noxxi Liked to Make Ciphers With Several Layers Like that. Can You Make It To The Next Part Of The Puzzle?”
then decode the cipher as an Affine cipher with A= 9, B=9 (message: “Good Job, Another Layer Has Been Cracked, Good Luck!”)
then decode the cipher as a columnar transposition cipher with Key = Cryptography.
then decode the cipher using straddling checkerboard to obtain the following message:

“Noxxi was such a good person. A kind, smart and funny guy, who brought people together. I thank him for sharing with me some happy moments and for all the good he has done around him. The guy with a pearl earring should not have gone like this. He will be missed. Signed, Richkiller.”