Data Encryption

Data encryption developed relatively early in Elivera years due to the amount of technology left over from the Dragios time period. Music also played a hefty role because of the unique nature of Egoni's canyon winds, Sunik's mountain winds, and the winds through the Raliok forests of Vera.
The encyption is centered on modal scales and three to four note chords. Each aspect of the message is embedded within these sounds and can be reversed back into written or spoken word through a decryption module. The complexity of the code is increased by layering nontonal modalities into the underlying structure of the message, and without the decryption key, the message cannot be dicephered.
In modern times, the encryption has some standardized chords to signify the intent or motivation within the message, but the encryption music woven under these codes differs based on nation, group, and sometimes individuals.

Common Chord Codes:

Note: these are not a full list of musical codes. This is only the most commonly used. There is approximately 254 possible codes that could be used, and those in specific professions often carry a reference book for these codes in case lesser used codes are needed to indicate situation.

• Major chords

1. 5 second duration: Truth (good news)
2. 3 second duration plus 7th tone in modal scale: Nothing to report.
3. 8 second duration plus 7th tone in modal scale: Request attendance. Tempo in encryption itself shows how much time is left before event.
4. 3 second duration with no 7th tone: Great news to share.

• Minor chords

1. Staccato chords repeated in a rhythm: Trouble. Rhythm used to impart how long till trouble will hit.
2. 4 second duration: exact opposite of what is written is true.
3. 2 second duration: warning of immediate trouble.
4. 5 second duration with 7th tone in modal scale: Troubling discovery to report. (No immediate danger.)

• Diminished Chords

1. Staccato chords repeated in rhythm: Danger Rhythm imparts length of time before danger hits.
2. 5 second duration with 7th tone in modal scale: Dangerous discovery. Extraction possibly needed.
3. 2 second duration: Immediate danger.
4. 2 staccato chords with 7th tone in modal scale: Injured or dying. Immediate extraction needed.

• Augmented Chords

1. Staccato chords repeated in rhythm: Report in within time interval specified by rhythm.
2. 2 second duration: Results/data requested immediately.
3. 5 second duration with 7th tone in modal scale: Situation has a mess-up. (No danger.) Delay likely.
4. 8 second duration with pulses in the held chord: Interesting discovery(ies). Pulses in the chord signify how many discoveries.

Harmonies

• Light, airy melodies: good news.
• Melancholy, somber: sad news.
• Harsh, dissonant melody: warning, dangerous news.
• Melody changes from light to melancholy: situation has changed in sorrowful ways.
• Melody changes from light to dissonant: situation has changed in dangerous ways.
• Melody changes from dissonant to melancholy: situation resolved with casualties.
• Melody changes from dissonant to light: situation resolved without casualties.
• Melody changes from melancholy to dissonant: situation changed from sad to dangerous.
• Melody changes from melancholy to light: situation resolved in a great way.

Social Impact

Musical encryption turned into an art form within the public sphere, where contests were held to develop new modalities and improve upon the current existing systems.
When quantum computing was developed, the musical encryption shifted into nontonal modalities, which added extensive freedom and complexity. This created several unbreakable codes, which have been used by government agencies since they were first built for one of those artistic contests. If and when these codes are hacked, a new search for unbreakable codes will begin. Until then, the contests continue to delight the public.