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The National Cipher Challenge

(How to)^2

If you are new to the site then you might not be sure how to find out “How To?”, ie, How to How to, or (How to)^2 for short.

Luckily the Elves (Harry’s private trouble-shooting squad) have not been idle and have provided a number of places where you can look for help:

  1. In the main menu bar at the top of every page there is a How To … item that leads to a number of guides explaining how you can register an account or teacher’s account; bulk register and monitor several accounts (if you are a teacher); submit your answers to our (more or less) weekly cipher challenges; get feedback or download your certificates.
  2. Perhaps managing a team is the most complex feature if you have friends who are joining you in the Challenge, so there ares articles on How to accept an invite to set up a team and How to set up and manage a team.
  3. There is also a list of FAQs which you can explore.
  4. You can read the rules of the competition and learn about our data protection policies under the Find out More menu item, as well as learning a bit more about the competition and our prizes! You will also find a link to information about certificates, achievement awards and the prize-giving ceremony in that section.

We hope this is helpful, but if anything is unclear, than please do post a question in the forum, or email us at cipher@soton.ac.uk.

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