Hill cipher decryption: I must find the encryption key in order to decrypt a specific message. All i know is that the encryption key is 3x3 matrix and the specific message begins with the phrase "CONFIDENT".  I must do this in python. I understand how to decrypt stuff once I have the key matrix. But I am confused as to how to find the key matrix in the first place with the information given.

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Hill cipher decryption:

I must find the encryption key in order to decrypt a specific message. All i know is that the encryption key is 3x3 matrix and the specific message begins with the phrase "CONFIDENT". 

I must do this in python. I understand how to decrypt stuff once I have the key matrix. But I am confused as to how to find the key matrix in the first place with the information given.

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