input = "MPLCCFOMNFXGUDOUG_CFED_ANFXPHGLXB_HTOSYKG_KRMWG_PUXJMWCFQAUMZP_WIAKERYWXQQJZREZPWMWKSUOSYKOMNFLXIPASBW_NPIEP_EJDBW" KEY = (-10, -12, -7, -8) def convert(key, string): L1 = {'A':0, 'B':1, 'C':2, 'D':3, 'E':4, 'F':5, 'G':6, 'H':7, 'I':8, 'J':9, 'K':10, 'L':11, 'M':12, 'N':13, 'O':14, 'P':15, 'Q':16, 'R':17, 'S':18, 'T':19, 'U':20, 'V':21, 'W':22, 'X':23, 'Y':24, 'Z':25, '_':26} L2 = {v: k for k, v in L1.items()} res = "" for i in range(len(string)//2): x = L1[string[i*2]] y = L1[string[i*2+1]] xprime = (key[0] * x + key[1] * y) % 27 yprime = (key[2] * x + key[3] * y) % 27 res = res + L2[xprime] + L2[yprime] return res signature = input[-4:] table = (list(range(-26,26)), list(range(-26,26)), list(range(-26,26)), list(range(-26,26))) for i in table[0]: for j in table[0]: for k in table[0]: for l in table[0]: key = (i,j,k,l) if convert(key, signature) == "ADER": print(key) print(convert(key, input))