The Cipher Challenge The team members, alphabetically, were:

The Cipher Challenge The team members, alphabetically, were:
Fredrik Almgren Gunnar Andersson Torbjörn Granlund Lars Ivansson Staffan Ulfberg multivac

The Cipher Challenge The order in which the stages were solved is:
Stage 1 September 23, 1999 Stage 2 September 24, 1999 Stage 4 September 26, 1999 Stage 3 October 4, 1999 Stage 7 October 10, 1999 Stage 6 October 12, 1999 Stage 8 October 13, 1999 Stage 9 November 12, 1999 Stage 5 May 15, 2000 Stage 10 October 5, 2000

Stage 1 - Substitution SMARTTRUST OHIQRRQEOR
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z I M B F K Z A D Y P C W H V J L X Q O R E S U N T G SMARTTRUST OHIQRRQEOR

Stage 1 - CryptoText Frequency Analysis n=1782 [ 32]: 284 15.94% Space
X [ 88]: % e T [ 84]: % n J [ 74]: % t M [ 77]: % a P [ 80]: % h C [ 67]: % R [ 82]: % B [ 66]: % N [ 78]: % d V [ 86]: % MTN = and JPX = the BT JPX RMLX PCUV AMLX ICVJP IBTWXVR CI M LMT'R PMTN, MTN YVCJX CDXV MWMBTRJ JPX AMTNGXRJBAH UQCT JPX QGMRJXV CI JPX YMGG CI JPX HBTW'R QMGMAX; MTN JPX HBTW RMY JPX QMVJ CI JPX PMTN JPMJ YVCJX. JPXT JPX HETW'R ACUTJXTMTAX YMR APMTWXN, MTN PBR JPCUWPJR JVCUFGXN PBL, RC JPMJ JPX SCBTJR CI PBR GCBTR YXVX GCCRXN, MTN PBR HTXXR RLCJX CTX MWMBTRJ MTCJPXV. JPX HBTW AVBXN MGCUN JC FVBTW BT JPX MRJVCGCWXVR, JPX APMGNXMTR, MTN JPX RCCJPRMEXVR. MTN JPX HBTW RQMHX, MTN RMBN JC JPX YBRX LXT CI FMFEGCT, YPCR CXDXV RPMGG VXMN JPBR YVBJBTW, MTN RPCY LX JPX BTJXVQVXJMJBCT JPXVXCI, RPMGG FX AGCJPXN YBJP RAMVGXJ, MTN PMDX M APMBT CI WCGN MFCUJ PBR TXAH, MTN RPMGG FX JPX JPBVN VUGXV BT JPX HBTWNCL. JPXT AMLX BT MGG JPX HBTW'R YBRX LXT; FUJ JPXE ACUGN TCJ VXMN JPX YVBJBTW, TCV LMHX HTCYT JC JPX HBTW JPX BTJXVQVXJMJBCT JPXVXCI. JPXT YMR HBTW FXGRPMOOMV WVXMJGE JVCUFGXN, MTN PBR ACUTJXTMTAX YMR APMTWXN BT PBL, MTN PBR GCVNR YXVX MRJCTBRPXN. TCY JPX KUXXT, FE VXMRCT CI JPX YCVNR CI JPX HBTW MTN PBR GCVNR, AMLX BTJC JPX FMTKUXJ PCURX; MTN JPX KUXXT RQMHX MTN RMBN, C HBTW, GBDX ICVXDXV; GXJ TCJ JPE JPCUWPJR JVCUFGX JPXX, TCV GXJ JPE ACUTJXTMTAX FX APMTWXN; JPXVX BR M LMT BT JPE HBTWNCL, BT YPCL BR JPX RQBVBJ CI JPX PCGE WCNR; MTN BT JPX NMER CI JPE IMJPXV GBWPJ MTN UTNXVRJMTNBTW MTN YBRNCL, GBHX JPX YBRNCL CI JPX WCNR, YMR ICUTN BT PBL; YPCL JPX HBTW TXFUAPMNTXOOMV JPE IMJPXV, JPX HBTW, B RME, JPE IMJPXV, LMNX LMRJXV CI JPX LMWBABMTR, MRJVCGCWXVR, APMGNXMTR, MTN RCCJPRMEXVR; ICVMRLUAP MR MT XZAXGGXTJ RQBVBJ, MTN HTCYGXNWX, MTN UTNXVRJMTNBTW, BTJXVQVXJBTW CI NVXMLR, MTN RPCYBTW CI PMVN RXTJXTAXR, MTN NBRRCGDBTW CI NCUFJR, YXVX ICUTN BT JPX RMLX NMTBXG, YPCL JPX HBTW TMLXN FXGJXRPMOOMV; TCY GXJ NMTBXG FX AMGGXN, MTN PX YBGG RPCY JPX BTJXVQVXJMJBCT. JPX IBVRJ ACNXYCVN BR CJPXGGC.

Stage 1 - Frequencies and Cribs
Bn the RaLe hoUr AaLe ICVth IBnWeVR CI a Lan'R hand, and YVCte CDeV aWaBnRt the AandGeRtBAH UQCn the QGaRteV CI the YaGG CI the HBnW'R QaGaAe; and the HBnW RaY the QaVt CI the hand that YVCte. then the HEnW'R ACUntenanAe YaR AhanWed, and hBR thCUWhtR tVCUFGed hiL, RC that the SCBntR CI hBR GCBnR YeVe GCCRed, and hBR HneeR RLCte Cne aWaBnRt anCtheV. the HBnW AVBed aGCUd tC FVBnW Bn the aRtVCGCWeVR, the AhaGdeanR, and the RCCthRaEeVR. and the HBnW RQaHe, and RaBd tC the YBRe Len CI FaFEGCn, YhCRCeDeV RhaGG Vead thBR YVBtBnW, and RhCY Le the BnteVQVetatBCn theVeCI, RhaGG Fe AGCthed YBth RAaVGet, and haDe a AhaBn CI WCGd aFCUt hBR neAH, and RhaGG Fe the thBVd VUGeV Bn the HBnWdCL. then AaLe Bn aGG the HBnW'R YBRe Len; FUt theE ACUGd nCt Vead the YVBtBnW, nCV LaHe HnCYn tC the HBnW the BnteVQVetatBCn theVeCI. then YaR HBnW FeGRhaOOaV WVeatGE tVCUFGed, and hBR ACUntenanAe YaR AhanWed Bn hBL, and hBR GCVdR YeVe aRtCnBRhed. nCY the KUeen, FE VeaRCn CI the YCVdR CI the HBnW and hBR GCVdR, AaLe BntC the FanKUet hCURe; and the KUeen RQaHe and RaBd, C HBnW, GBDe ICVeDeV; Get nCt thE thCUWhtR tVCUFGe thee, nCV Get thE ACUntenanAe Fe AhanWed; theVe BR a Lan Bn thE HBnWdCL, Bn YhCL BR the RQBVBt CI the hCGE WCdR; and Bn the daER CI thE IatheV GBWht and UndeVRtandBnW and YBRdCL, GBHe the YBRdCL CI the WCdR, YaR ICUnd Bn hBL; YhCL the HBnW neFUAhadneOOaV thE IatheV, the HBnW, B RaE, thE IatheV, Lade LaRteV CI the LaWBABanR, aRtVCGCWeVR, AhaGdeanR, and RCCthRaEeVR; ICVaRLUAh aR an eZAeGGent RQBVBt, and HnCYGedWe, and UndeVRtandBnW, BnteVQVetBnW CI dVeaLR, and RhCYBnW CI haVd RentenAeR, and dBRRCGDBnW CI dCUFtR, YeVe ICUnd Bn the RaLe danBeG, YhCL the HBnW naLed FeGteRhaOOaV; nCY Get danBeG Fe AaGGed, and he YBGG RhCY the BnteVQVetatBCn. the IBVRt ACdeYCVd BR CtheGGC. Take some more C 5.67% o R 5.11% s B 4.88% i V 3.76% r

in the saLe hoUr AaLe Iorth IinWers oI a Lan's hand, and Yrote oDer aWainst the AandGestiAH UQon the QGaster oI the YaGG oI the HinW's QaGaAe; and the HinW saY the Qart oI the hand that Yrote. then the HEnW's AoUntenanAe Yas AhanWed, and his thoUWhts troUFGed hiL, so that the Soints oI his Goins Yere Goosed, and his Hnees sLote one aWainst another. the HinW Aried aGoUd to FrinW in the astroGoWers, the AhaGdeans, and the soothsaEers. and the HinW sQaHe, and said to the Yise Len oI FaFEGon, YhosoeDer shaGG read this YritinW, and shoY Le the interQretation thereoI, shaGG Fe AGothed Yith sAarGet, and haDe a Ahain oI WoGd aFoUt his neAH, and shaGG Fe the third rUGer in the HinWdoL. then AaLe in aGG the HinW's Yise Len; FUt theE AoUGd not read the YritinW, nor LaHe HnoYn to the HinW the interQretation thereoI. then Yas HinW FeGshaOOar WreatGE troUFGed, and his AoUntenanAe Yas AhanWed in hiL, and his Gords Yere astonished. noY the KUeen, FE reason oI the Yords oI the HinW and his Gords, AaLe into the FanKUet hoUse; and the KUeen sQaHe and said, o HinW, GiDe IoreDer; Get not thE thoUWhts troUFGe thee, nor Get thE AoUntenanAe Fe AhanWed; there is a Lan in thE HinWdoL, in YhoL is the sQirit oI the hoGE Wods; and in the daEs oI thE Iather GiWht and UnderstandinW and YisdoL, GiHe the YisdoL oI the Wods, Yas IoUnd in hiL; YhoL the HinW neFUAhadneOOar thE Iather, the HinW, i saE, thE Iather, Lade Laster oI the LaWiAians, astroGoWers, AhaGdeans, and soothsaEers; IorasLUAh as an eZAeGGent sQirit, and HnoYGedWe, and UnderstandinW, interQretinW oI dreaLs, and shoYinW oI hard sentenAes, and dissoGDinW oI doUFts, Yere IoUnd in the saLe danieG, YhoL the HinW naLed FeGteshaOOar; noY Get danieG Fe AaGGed, and he YiGG shoY the interQretation. the Iirst AodeYord is otheGGo. Finish it up G 2.97% l W 2.30% g Y 1.80% w A 1.68% c I 1.57% f L 1.57% m U 1.40% u H 1.35% k F 1.01% b E 0.95% y Q 0.67% p O 0.34% z D 0.34% v K 0.17% q

in the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace; and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another. the king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the chaldeans, and the soothsayers. and the king spake, and said to the wise men of babylon, whosoever shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom. then came in all the king's wise men; but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof. then was king belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonished. now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house; and the queen spake and said, o king, live forever; let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed; there is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, i say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, chaldeans, and soothsayers; forasmuch as an eZcellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same daniel, whom the king named belteshazzar; now let daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation. the first codeword is othello.

Old Testament, Daniel 5:5-12 ================================ 5) In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace; and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. 6) Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled hymm, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another. 7) The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the chaldeans, and the soothsayers. and the king spake, and said to the wise men of babylon, whosoever shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom. 8) Then came in all the king's wise men; but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof. 9) Then was king belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonished. 10) Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house; and the queen spake and said, o king, live forever; let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed; 11) There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, i say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, chaldeans, and soothsayers; 12) Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same daniel, whom the king named belteshazzar; now let daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation. The first codeword is othello.

Caesar Encryption ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Othello Caesar Encryption ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQR Shift =7 smarttrust -> ZTHYAAYBZA

Othello Stage2 - Cryptotext MHILY LZA ZBHL XBPZXBL MVYABUHL HWWPBZ JSHBKPBZ JHLJBZ KPJABT HYJHUBT LZA ULBAYVU #!/bin/sh l='' while [ ${#l} -lt 26 ] do tr $l'A-Z' 'A-ZA-Z' <stage2.txt l=.$l done

Stage 2 - Possible PTs Othello
MHILY LZA ZBHL XBPZXBL MVYABUHL HWWPBZ JSHBKPBZ JHLJBZ KPJABT HYJHUBT LZA ULBAYVU NIJMZ MAB ACIM YCQAYCM NWZBCVIM IXXQCA KTICLQCA KIMKCA LQKBCU IZKIVCU MAB VMCBZWV OJKNA NBC BDJN ZDRBZDN OXACDWJN JYYRDB LUJDMRDB LJNLDB MRLCDV JALJWDV NBC WNDCAXW PKLOB OCD CEKO AESCAEO PYBDEXKO KZZSEC MVKENSEC MKOMEC NSMDEW KBMKXEW OCD XOEDBYX QLMPC PDE DFLP BFTDBFP QZCEFYLP LAATFD NWLFOTFD NLPNFD OTNEFX LCNLYFX PDE YPFECZY RMNQD QEF EGMQ CGUECGQ RADFGZMQ MBBUGE OXMGPUGE OMQOGE PUOFGY MDOMZGY QEF ZQGFDAZ SNORE RFG FHNR DHVFDHR SBEGHANR NCCVHF PYNHQVHF PNRPHF QVPGHZ NEPNAHZ RFG ARHGEBA TOPSF SGH GIOS EIWGEIS TCFHIBOS ODDWIG QZOIRWIG QOSQIG RWQHIA OFQOBIA SGH BSIHFCB UPQTG THI HJPT FJXHFJT UDGIJCPT PEEXJH RAPJSXJH RPTRJH SXRIJB PGRPCJB THI CTJIGDC VQRUH UIJ IKQU GKYIGKU VEHJKDQU QFFYKI SBQKTYKI SQUSKI TYSJKC QHSQDKC UIJ DUKJHED WRSVI VJK JLRV HLZJHLV WFIKLERV RGGZLJ TCRLUZLJ TRVTLJ UZTKLD RITRELD VJK EVLKIFE XSTWJ WKL KMSW IMAKIMW XGJLMFSW SHHAMK UDSMVAMK USWUMK VAULME SJUSFME WKL FWMLJGF YTUXK XLM LNTX JNBLJNX YHKMNGTX TIIBNL VETNWBNL VTXVNL WBVMNF TKVTGNF XLM GXNMKHG ZUVYL YMN MOUY KOCMKOY ZILNOHUY UJJCOM WFUOXCOM WUYWOM XCWNOG ULWUHOG YMN HYONLIH AVWZM ZNO NPVZ LPDNLPZ AJMOPIVZ VKKDPN XGVPYDPN XVZXPN YDXOPH VMXVIPH ZNO IZPOMJI BWXAN AOP OQWA MQEOMQA BKNPQJWA WLLEQO YHWQZEQO YWAYQO ZEYPQI WNYWJQI AOP JAQPNKJ CXYBO BPQ PRXB NRFPNRB CLOQRKXB XMMFRP ZIXRAFRP ZXBZRP AFZQRJ XOZXKRJ BPQ KBRQOLK DYZCP CQR QSYC OSGQOSC DMPRSLYC YNNGSQ AJYSBGSQ AYCASQ BGARSK YPAYLSK CQR LCSRPML EZADQ DRS RTZD PTHRPTD ENQSTMZD ZOOHTR BKZTCHTR BZDBTR CHBSTL ZQBZMTL DRS MDTSQNM FABER EST SUAE QUISQUE FORTUNAE APPIUS CLAUDIUS CAECUS DICTUM ARCANUM EST NEUTRON GBCFS FTU TVBF RVJTRVF GPSUVOBF BQQJVT DMBVEJVT DBFDVT EJDUVN BSDBOVN FTU OFVUSPO HCDGT GUV UWCG SWKUSWG HQTVWPCG CRRKWU ENCWFKWU ECGEWU FKEVWO CTECPWO GUV PGWVTQP IDEHU HVW VXDH TXLVTXH IRUWXQDH DSSLXV FODXGLXV FDHFXV GLFWXP DUFDQXP HVW QHXWURQ JEFIV IWX WYEI UYMWUYI JSVXYREI ETTMYW GPEYHMYW GEIGYW HMGXYQ EVGERYQ IWX RIYXVSR KFGJW JXY XZFJ VZNXVZJ KTWYZSFJ FUUNZX HQFZINZX HFJHZX INHYZR FWHFSZR JXY SJZYWTS LGHKX KYZ YAGK WAOYWAK LUXZATGK GVVOAY IRGAJOAY IGKIAY JOIZAS GXIGTAS KYZ TKAZXUT

Othello Neutron Stage 2 - Solution FABER EST SUAE QUISQUE FORTUNAE APPIUS CLAUDIUS CAECUS DICTUM ARCANUM EST NEUTRON Shift is 19 Faber est suae quisque fortunae. -Appius Claudius Caecus Dictum arcanum est neutron. Each man is the smith of his own fortune. - Appius Claudius Caecus Word secret is "neutron".

Stage 3 - Subst w/ Homophones
Othello Neutron Stage 3 - Subst w/ Homophones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

Stage 3 - CT IXDVMUFXLFEEFXSOQXYQVXSQTUIXWF*FMXYQVFJ
Othello Neutron Stage 3 - CT IXDVMUFXLFEEFXSOQXYQVXSQTUIXWF*FMXYQVFJ Does X start a digram? What does * do? Are Trigrams used?

Stage 3 - CT M G C Z N B Replace M, G, C, Z, N and B with M
Othello Neutron Stage 3 - CT Where is the Magic? 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Stage 3 - Substitute Only 22 letters are used Try Italian Replace:
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Stage 3 - Plaintext Dante Inferno Canto XXVI:
Othello Neutron Equator Stage 3 - Plaintext Dante Inferno Canto XXVI: O frati dissi che per cento milia perigli siete giunti a loccidente aquesta tanto picciola vigilia de nostri sensi che del rimanente nonvogliate negar lesperienza di retro al sol del mondo senza gente La parola in codice e equator.

Stage 4 - Vigenere Pick a codeword BAD Rotate the alphabets SMARTTRUST
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Stage 4 - CT KQOWEFVJPUJUUNUKGLMEKJINMWUXFQMKJB
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Stage 4 - Automated Solution
Othello Neutron Equator Stage 4 - Automated Solution multivac>./stage4 Key word length 1, mean variance= Key word length 2, mean variance= Key word length 3, mean variance= Key word length 4, mean variance= Key word length 5, mean variance= Key word length 6, mean variance= Key word length 7, mean variance= Using length=5 Assuming shift[0] is 0. Choosing shift[1]=10. Choosing shift[2]=2. Choosing shift[3]=9. Choosing shift[4]=8. Printing beginning of clear text assuming shift[0]=0..25:

Othello Neutron Equator Stage 4 - Automated Solution 0: KGMNWFLHGMJKSEMKWJDWKZGEEWKVWIMAHSYWHJWFFWFLVWKSDTSLJGKNSKLWKGAKW 1: JFLMVEKGFLIJRDLJVICVJYFDDVJUVHLZGRXVGIVEEVEKUVJRCSRKIFJMRJKVJFZJV 2: IEKLUDJFEKHIQCKIUHBUIXECCUITUGKYFQWUFHUDDUDJTUIQBRQJHEILQIJUIEYIU 3: HDJKTCIEDJGHPBJHTGATHWDBBTHSTFJXEPVTEGTCCTCISTHPAQPIGDHKPHITHDXHT 4: GCIJSBHDCIFGOAIGSFZSGVCAASGRSEIWDOUSDFSBBSBHRSGOZPOHFCGJOGHSGCWGS 5: FBHIRAGCBHEFNZHFREYRFUBZZRFQRDHVCNTRCERAARAGQRFNYONGEBFINFGRFBVFR 6: EAGHQZFBAGDEMYGEQDXQETAYYQEPQCGUBMSQBDQZZQZFPQEMXNMFDAEHMEFQEAUEQ 7: DZFGPYEAZFCDLXFDPCWPDSZXXPDOPBFTALRPACPYYPYEOPDLWMLECZDGLDEPDZTDP 8: CYEFOXDZYEBCKWECOBVOCRYWWOCNOAESZKQOZBOXXOXDNOCKVLKDBYCFKCDOCYSCO 9: BXDENWCYXDABJVDBNAUNBQXVVNBMNZDRYJPNYANWWNWCMNBJUKJCAXBEJBCNBXRBN 10: AWCDMVBXWCZAIUCAMZTMAPWUUMALMYCQXIOMXZMVVMVBLMAITJIBZWADIABMAWQAM 11: ZVBCLUAWVBYZHTBZLYSLZOVTTLZKLXBPWHNLWYLUULUAKLZHSIHAYVZCHZALZVPZL 12: YUABKTZVUAXYGSAYKXRKYNUSSKYJKWAOVGMKVXKTTKTZJKYGRHGZXUYBGYZKYUOYK 13: XTZAJSYUTZWXFRZXJWQJXMTRRJXIJVZNUFLJUWJSSJSYIJXFQGFYWTXAFXYJXTNXJ 14: WSYZIRXTSYVWEQYWIVPIWLSQQIWHIUYMTEKITVIRRIRXHIWEPFEXVSWZEWXIWSMWI 15: VRXYHQWSRXUVDPXVHUOHVKRPPHVGHTXLSDJHSUHQQHQWGHVDOEDWURVYDVWHVRLVH 16: UQWXGPVRQWTUCOWUGTNGUJQOOGUFGSWKRCIGRTGPPGPVFGUCNDCVTQUXCUVGUQKUG 17: TPVWFOUQPVSTBNVTFSMFTIPNNFTEFRVJQBHFQSFOOFOUEFTBMCBUSPTWBTUFTPJTF 18: SOUVENTPOURSAMUSERLESHOMMESDEQUIPAGEPRENNENTDESALBATROSVASTESOISE 19: RNTUDMSONTQRZLTRDQKDRGNLLDRCDPTHOZFDOQDMMDMSCDRZKAZSQNRUZRSDRNHRD 20: QMSTCLRNMSPQYKSQCPJCQFMKKCQBCOSGNYECNPCLLCLRBCQYJZYRPMQTYQRCQMGQC 21: PLRSBKQMLROPXJRPBOIBPELJJBPABNRFMXDBMOBKKBKQABPXIYXQOLPSXPQBPLFPB 22: OKQRAJPLKQNOWIQOANHAODKIIAOZAMQELWCALNAJJAJPZAOWHXWPNKORWOPAOKEOA 23: NJPQZIOKJPMNVHPNZMGZNCJHHZNYZLPDKVBZKMZIIZIOYZNVGWVOMJNQVNOZNJDNZ 24: MIOPYHNJIOLMUGOMYLFYMBIGGYMXYKOCJUAYJLYHHYHNXYMUFVUNLIMPUMNYMICMY 25: LHNOXGMIHNKLTFNLXKEXLAHFFXLWXJNBITZXIKXGGXGMWXLTEUTMKHLOTLMXLHBLX Which number seems appropriate? 18

Othello Neutron Equator Stage 4 - Automated Solution The key is SCUBA. Clear text: SOUVENTPOURSAMUSERLESHOMMESDEQUIPAGEPRENNENTDESALBATROSVASTESOISEAUXDESMERSQUISUIVENTINDOLENTSCOMPAGNONSDEVOYAGELENAVIREGLISSANTSURLESGOUFFRESAMERSAPEINELESONTILSDEPOSESSURLESPLANCHESQUECESROISDELAZURMALADROITSETHONTEUXLAISSENTPITEUSEMENTLEURSGRANDESAILESBLANCHESCOMMEDESAVIRONSTRAINERACOTEDEUXCEVOYAGEURAILECOMMEILESTGAUCHEETVEULELUINAGUERESIBEAUQUILESTCOMIQUEETLAIDLUNAGACESONBECAVECUNBRULEGUEULELAUTREMIMEENBOITANTLINFIRMEQUIVOLAITLEPOETEESTSEMBLABLEAUPRINCEDESNUEESQUIHANTELATEMPETEETSERITDELARCHERBAUDELAIREEXILESURLESOLAUMILIEUDESHUEESLEMOTPOURETAGEQUATREESTTRAJANSESAILESDEGEANTLEMPECHENTDEMARCHER

Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Stage 4 - Automated Solution L'Albatros Charles Baudelaire (Les fleurs du mal) ====================================== Souvent pour s'amuser les hommes d'equipage prennent des albatros vastes oiseaux des mers qui suivent indolents compagnons de voyage le navire glissant sur les gouffres amers. A peine [s]le sont ils deposes sur les planches que ces rois de l'azur maladroits et honteux laissent piteusement leurs grandes ailes blanches comme des avirons trainer a cote d'eux. Ce voyageur aile comme il est gauche et veule lui naguere si beau, qu'il est comique et laid. L'[u]an agace son bec avec un brûle gueule, l'autre mime en boitant l'infirme qui volait le poete est semblable au prince des nuees qui hante la tempète et se rit de l'archer [baudelaire] exile sur le sol au milieu des huées. [ Le mot pour [l']étage quatre est Trajan. ] Ses ailes de géant l'empêchent de marcher. [ Le mot pour [l']étage quatre est Trajan. ]

Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Stage 5 This must be a book-code The Beale ciphers are famous

Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Stage 5 Cubem autem10 in duos cubos22, aut25 quadratoquodratum in43 duos47 quadratoquadratos64, et66 generaliter77 nullam in infinitum ultra quadratum potestatem in duos eiusdem nominis fas est dividere. Cuius rei demonstrationem mirabilem sane detexi hanc marginis exiguitas non careret.

Stage 5 PLAI FAIR CIPHER ES EL PROXIMO NIVEL
Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Stage 5 Illiad cwizard < Fermat-margin.latin.ivan.txt > Fermat-margin.latin.ivan.txt.cout Building trie... Done. 225: PLAIFAIRCIPHERESELPROXIMONIVELLAPALABRASECRETAESILLIAD P(0)LAI(3)FAIR(4)CIPHER(6)ESEL(0)PROXIMO(7) NI(0)VELL(4)APA(3)LABRA(5)SECRETA(7)E(0)SILL(4)IAD(0) PLAI FAIR CIPHER ES EL PROXIMO NIVEL LA PALABRA SECRETA ES ILLIAD Codeword: Illiad

Stage 6 - Playfair Letters are coded two-by-two PI - > UF
Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Stage 6 - Playfair Letters are coded two-by-two PI - > UF If letters are in same row, move to the right: AG -> BK If letters are in the same column, move down: XE->EB hi my name is fredrik hi my na me is fr ed ri kx OF NX LC SB EU RE DI EF BV

Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Stage 6 - Cryptotext OCOYFOLBVNPIASAKOPVYGESKOVMUFGUWMLNOOEDRNCFORSOCVMTUUTY ERPFOLBVNPIASAKOPVIVKYEOCNKOCCARICVVLTSOCOYTRFDVCVOOUEG KPVOOYVKTHZSCVMBTWTRHPNKLRCUEGMSLNVLZSCANSCKOPORMZCKIZU SLCCVFDLVORTHZSCLEGUXMIFOLBIMVIVKIUAYVUUFVWVCCBOVOVPFRH CACSFGEOLCKMOCGEUMOHUEBRLXRHEMHPBMPLTVOEDRNCFORSGISTHOG ILCVAIOAMVZIRRLNIIWUSGEWSRHCAUGIMFORSKVZMGCLBCGDRNKCVCP YUXLOKFYFOLBVCCKDOKUUHAVOCOCLCIUSYCRGUFHBEVKROICSVPFTUQ UMKIGPECEMGCGPGGMOQUSYEFVGFHRALAUQOLEVKROEOKMUQIRXCCBCV MAODCLANOYNKBMVSMVCNVROEDRNCGESKYSYSLUUXNKGEGMZGRSONLCV AGEBGLBIMORDPROCKINANKVCNFOLBCEUMNKPTVKTCGEFHOKPDULXSUE OPCLANOYNKVKBUOYODORSNXLCKMGLVCVGRMNOPOYOFOCVKOCVKVWOFC LANYEFVUAVNRPNCWMIPORDGLOSHIMOCNMLCCVGRMNOPOYHXAIFOOUEP GCHK OCOYFOLBVNPIASAKOPVYGESKOVMUFGUWMLNOOEDRNCFORSOCVMTUUTY ERPFOLBVNPIASAKOPVIVKYEOCNKOCCARICVVLTSOCOYTRFDVCVOOUEG KPVOOYVKTHZSCVMBTWTRHPNKLRCUEGMSLNVLZSCANSCKOPORMZCKIZU SLCCVFDLVORTHZSCLEGUXMIFOLBIMVIVKIUAYVUUFVWVCCBOVOVPFRH CACSFGEOLCKMOCGEUMOHUEBRLXRHEMHPBMPLTVOEDRNCFORSGISTHOG ILCVAIOAMVZIRRLNIIWUSGEWSRHCAUGIMFORSKVZMGCLBCGDRNKCVCP YUXLOKFYFOLBVCCKDOKUUHAVOCOCLCIUSYCRGUFHBEVKROICSVPFTUQ UMKIGPECEMGCGPGGMOQUSYEFVGFHRALAUQOLEVKROEOKMUQIRXCCBCV MAODCLANOYNKBMVSMVCNVROEDRNCGESKYSYSLUUXNKGEGMZGRSONLCV AGEBGLBIMORDPROCKINANKVCNFOLBCEUMNKPTVKTCGEFHOKPDULXSUE OPCLANOYNKVKBUOYODORSNXLCKMGLVCVGRMNOPOYOFOCVKOCVKVWOFC LANYEFVUAVNRPNCWMIPORDGLOSHIMOCNMLCCVGRMNOPOYHXAIFOOUEP GCHK

Stage 6 - Key Grid Kevin Hector Brian Clough
Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Stage 6 - Key Grid Kevin Hector Brian Clough THIS STAGE IS NUMBER SIX AND IT IS A PLAYFAIR CIPHER STOP THE FOLLOW ING STAGE IS NUMBER SEVEN WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THIS COMPETITION A ND IT IS ENCRYPTED ACXCORDING TO AN ADFGVX TYPE CIPHER STOP WHEN YO U ATTEMPT XTO CRYPTANALYSE STAGE SEVEN YOU WILL SEXE THAT IT IS MOR E COMPLICATED THAN A STRAIGHTFORWARD ADFGVX CIPHER STOP UNFORTU NATELY I CAN XNOT GIVE YOU ANY MORE CLUES STOP NEWPARAGRAPH IN TERM S OF THIS XSTAGE THE SHIBBOLETH THAT YOU SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF IS MOLY BDENUM NEWPARAGRAPH YOU WILXL PROBABLY HAVE NOTICED BY NOW THAT E ACH STAGE IS IN A DIFFERENT CIPHER AND IS USUALLY IN AN APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE STOP SO THE VIGENERE STAGE WAS IN FRENCH AND THIS PLAYFAI R STAGE IS IN ENGLISH STOP IF THE PATXTERN PERSISTS THEN THE NEXT ST AGE WILXL BE IN GERMAN STOP BUT DOES THE PATTERN PERSIST QUESTIONM ARKQ THISSTAGEISNUMBERSIXANDITISAPLAYFAIRCIPHERSTOPTHEFOLLOW INGSTAGEISNUMBERSEVENWITHINTHECONTEXTOFTHISCOMPETITIONA NDITISENCRYPTEDACXCORDINGTOANADFGVXTYPECIPHERSTOPWHENYO UATTEMPTXTOCRYPTANALYSESTAGESEVENYOUWILLSEXETHATITISMOR ECOMPLICATEDTHANASTRAIGHTFORWARDADFGVXCIPHERSTOPUNFORTU NATELYICANXNOTGIVEYOUANYMORECLUESSTOPNEWPARAGRAPHINTERM SOFTHISXSTAGETHESHIBBOLETHTHATYOUSHOULDTAKENOTEOFISMOLY BDENUMNEWPARAGRAPHYOUWILXLPROBABLYHAVENOTICEDBYNOWTHATE ACHSTAGEISINADIFFERENTCIPHERANDISUSUALLYINANAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGESTOPSOTHEVIGENERESTAGEWASINFRENCHANDTHISPLAYFAI RSTAGEISINENGLISHSTOPIFTHEPATXTERNPERSISTSTHENTHENEXTST AGEWILXLBEINGERMANSTOPBUTDOESTHEPATTERNPERSISTQUESTIONM ARKQ

Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Stage 6 - Solution This stage is number six and it is a playfair cipher. The following stage is number seven within the context of this competition and it is encrypted according to an ADFGVX type cipher. When you attempt to cryptanalyse stage seven you will see that it is more complicated than a straight forward ADFGVX cipher. Unfortunately I can not give you any more clues. In terms of this stage the shibboleth that you should take note of is molybdenum. You will probably have noticed by now that each stage is in a different cipher and is usually in an appropriate language. So the Vigenere stage was in French and this playfair stage is in English. If the pattern persists then the next stage will be in German. But does the pattern persist?

Stage 7 - ADFGVX A D F G V X A 1 A 2 B 3 C D D 4 E F G 5 F H I J K 6 L
Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Stage 7 - ADFGVX A D F G V X A 1 A 2 B 3 C D D 4 E F G 5 F H I J K 6 L G M 7 N O P Q V R 8 S T U V X 9 W X Y Z 0 This is stage 7 Step 1: Translate to coordinates VG FA FD VF FD VF VF VG AD DV DF GD

Stage 7 - ADFGVX Step 2: Type in the text in a code word matrix
Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Stage 7 - ADFGVX Step 2: Type in the text in a code word matrix W I L D Step 4: Read out from the columns VG FA FD VF FD VF VF VG AD DV DF GD AFFGVD V G F A GDDFDF FVVVDG VFFVAD Step 3: Sort the columns D A F G V I G D F L F V D G W V F A D F D V F F D V F V F V G A D D V D F G D

Stage 7 - Cryptotext Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum
MCCMMCTRUOUUUREPUCCTCTPCCCCUUPCMMPRTCCRUPECCMUUPCMPEPPUPURUPPMEUPUCEUUCUCCCMEMTUPETPCMRCMCCUCCMPECRTMRUPMPMRCPMMCRUMCUUEURPPCMOUUEUCCMUMTUCUCUTMUUUPMUUCTCUPMMCCRPPPPMMMMEEUMRCCCPUUEUPMUMMCCPECUCUPCTCUEPMPCUUEEUUUTPMMUCCTCCPPPCTPUCUCCCUREUTUCMEPCCEMUUUPRMMTMUCMMMCCCCCCMEPUECUMRERUUUUMURCCPMUURUUPMUPRPPUUUUMRCCPCPEURMMMPUTCRUUEOUUUMCMUURUPURUCMUCRUMMCUPUUMUCREUUUPCCURRCPRMCTRCUUURCTPPMUUCCUUUUMUUEPCRMEPMPUUCCCUMMUUMCUCMCCCRTCCMEEUPTMUUMMMCCPPTMCPTEOUUUMUUCRMCCCMCPRCRCEPMCMCPUUCMCCOMTPRCMCPCPMCPCERRECCRRECRUPUEEPMUMTCUCEUUTPCEUMRCUUURRUCRUUCRPPTTCPCPCUCUMUMPECEERPMRMMURUMEPMRMMCPRUCRCPEERPUUUUREPCCMMEPPPRCCUMPCCCMMEEUUPPERUECPUEMUCCUUCPUEPUCMCMCUUCMMMCUPCCMMUUUCUOPUCUPMPUECCEUPMCEPRCTRMCCUUTECECCRMUCURUCMUCRCMPCCUORUCTUCCMCUCMUMMTRUMCMMCPUUMUPCCMPCUUEPCTECTUUTCEEMTUCTEPPRUUMUUECMUMRUEPCUMPPOURUCCUPUCUCUEPCMMECCUCECPPCCCCOCRCRCRTUCPPTPUOCUORUCCCEUCPPMRRCEUUURURCCMTPPURPPCTRRTRUUPMTMUUETRPROEMPTPTEPRERPTRUUUMTRUMTPPPRUUPEOUTPTROMUUERMMEPUTTOTOOMTPRMPPTMREURRUPMTRPPREMUPRTRMMEOUMMUPUUOUMEMOMECPEUUUUCRUTTTRTUPTTPEREMUUREEPETRMPTRUUUOTRUUOOTTTOTTETETOUPOMTUUOUTOEETPTEMUUTURCUOPTRPOTEEMCOUUEPRMPTTTUPPRETTROEMUETPOPMTERTEUUUPUPUUEMMOTOUMORRCMUUUETUOTTEMTTCTMETEREUMUEETUMETPUTPUETTMPEERTCPTOUUTRERETUTRETRTRUTCMTCUUTPOMTTPTPTOUMEOTTRPEPUTTTRTTOUMUUTPEECTMPPMUECTRPUCTEUUETPTOTPMTMCPUEPPUPRMTPCRURPREMERTUEEROROTOMMRCUUEUTPTEPPEUUTPOTPPMEPEMTREEUTUUTOTPREEROPORRMUUTMPRTTMEEETERUTMTOOCPEPPMPMTPRRMEPREUMMPRTREEPUTTPECTURURCOPEEEOOUEMOMPTUECERMMMPPEPMUEMURTEUMRTTPUTCEROETMUUROTUTTRMUETETTRPROUTUUPREUTTRTPMTUPEEMETEPTOETUUTEPTMUUEEPPTPMUPTEPRMUTTPMUMMECRETEPTRTURPMTOOUEEOTOURUURTUEUTPOMTPPUREOTCMCPRPROOEERUUEERUMUUUCPPCPUETERURPORPTPCTPERERMUTTREUPRTMECUREPPOUTMOTCTMPTPOEUUTOTPTOREUETURMETREPEEPRUCPEMMPTMUUTTEOERMURUURUTPTTECETORTMTMETTUEMUUCTOPEMUUEPUMCMUCMTPOUCECMTREMCPCMCTPMMPPCMUUUUCMCCCPTMMUCREUUCTRREUCURECPMRCECUCEUCCPMCTTPCREURMUTUPMPPMMCUTMCMCCEUUCTUPUUUUURCUMEPOTUUUCTEPCCPMCCTPCPUMERUCUMEMMRMUPCMUUCUCRUUUUCPCUPCECMCUUPOPCUUUUCUTTCPCMCUUCCEPUUPCMPUCMMMPUUUEPMPPECRCMPRECRRUMCUECPUPUCEMPMUCRTUTUCRCCUPUUCUMMPUUUUECUUCCECPPPRRMCMMECCRMMRCCECTURMCECCCPMMMRPECUUUCPPMMECCMMRRCMUCMRCPCUCMUCCCPCTRCUUEUCCMTEMCRCPECCUUCUUCPETPCCPPTUMPCMPCMCEUCCCPCUCTCCCMTUMPTUMEUCPPMUMPMMREMCUMMMERUCUCCMPUUEUCPCEPPRUUCCUCTPUETERCMMMURUUPURPUEEMUMUMRCUUCRMRCPTEMECMMUCUCUUPPETTTMPCPMMUEMPPCUTPMCMUUPUCCPMPRCMCRPUPMEMUUURCOCPCUEPMRCPTMMMMCCECUMCUUCECPPUCPMRMEPCUURUCUCPRTUERMCCRPMUURUUPMEUPCECPTRUTUMCECEPCUTCUCPEPCCUUETPPCPUUMCMMROUCCPUCPPEPMECRPCMCUMPUCUUUEMMCUTMCUMCUEUCMUCCTPUREUPPCOPMPMUUMMMUUETPUUUUUPPPPMUECERURPURTPMPPPMEMCTUPCMECPPCCEMURMPTUURCUEPCUECPUTCURUCPRUMTCOCCMPUCMEPEMPRUPPECCPCUUCCCEUMRUUEUUEUCPCPMPUCUMPUCUMPPREUUUPEUPEUUCTPOTUPETUOECOTTEMOTEUTEUMUPMUTPOUPETERPUTPRUUUPOTTEPTRRMTCETOROPMTRETRCOETPROEEPTEPMMEUPEPEPUPUUREEPERTPEECEPORTUEMETTEPTERMMTTETTTPORUMPTTERPPUURMTTOMTMUMMUUTUOEPEUUOTCPEPTMRERURPETPPTTPCORPTTTMUTRUPPTERREURPRTRETTRCPRCUUMUPRUUUMTPRTRETTUUUOCUMUUUUMOTTPEMETTERPCTOETUURMEPEEORCPETMPPRUTTRUUETMOTMUUMTERUTOTCRPMURMUMRMPMOOMOUOTPOREMEMUPTORTRRPOOUTPPPEPMTPEOCTRRMETORTPEMMPEEETRUURURPPUPURTROUMTMRCUOTETRCRPEECPTEEUUEMTTPURUPEUOEUUMPEMUUTTEREUMERTTETTTMEUTMRTORMECUCUEUEPRUMTUUERMUTREUUPEEMEERCUUUTRMRTRMUUMMEPPTPRTEMTEMPEUETPOOOUUMOTOUTOOPEPRUURTTTMURTUTETPCOTEMTUOETRMTETEMMTUMOEEOOUMOPTPRUTMRMTRTPTUUEPUUPURROEUERUUOUPRTMETPEPPOTRMCMRUTTPUUEURTTEETETUUEUEETURRMEEMREURCTPEMUUREPRUEORURUUPTUMPEMTTPTUEMUPMORTOOOUTPPMUUPUPERERUUOUEETUPETETPTTTEMRUURTTTUTTMUPRPRRURUUTMTURTCUEEOMRRTETTMUTPPRPEPTREEOOTTETRETRUTPRUTMUUUTMUUCTUUPUERUEEMMUEETTPETMUMETTETTPMREMRTPTETOURTPPOETTOMTPTETEUTPUCUMUCUOETUCPECUCMUPMUCUTTUCTUUMUCURPUCPMCUUMUCCEPCMMUCPTPUMUPUCMECMPUMPPMUEMPPEPUTEUMEPEPUPUURMTPEMRPMMPTPOPRCRUEPCMPPMRCCCPUCUPTUMUUPCPEMPTUUMCCCUPCCUTUUURCEMPEUCMRPPEPCCMMMUMPECMTRERPUMPCCPTUCMCOPCURUECMTECMMCCRPPEPUUCUTMUUUCCTMCMECPCUUUPUCUUUTCUCCPTUUCCMMPPREMCUURUUMUEUUPPUCRPMRUPCMUUECUUCCUURCERRCUCPMPUUMTUURCMPEMUUUUCTUMTTTCUMPUMCMRTUUUCPPMEPUCTOUPCMMCECUMCPECUPMTEPRUURURMPUPERCRUUCCCMPCUCMRMPMPEEPTPEMCURCPCPURUTEUUEUUUPTCUCCCEMMTUTREREMPRRMUCCRCUMUEPUPUEUEPMUTRUCCMUUCMMUUPMECMMEMUUUCMRPCMCUUCCETPCPRRMURRCTECMCMUUUUUUECUUCUUTEPMUURCCCUURCUCECPPUCMURCUUCRUCMCRCCCUCUMEMUUCPPPPRCRURUCMCPPCRMPUEPUMPOMUMMCUUUPCCCECTMRPUPMPOCCTPCMUUMCMCCTUCECUUMCCMCUERTTRCMMUMTCPERUUMMTRUEUMCMCCMCUUPMUCCTPUMCUTPUMCUUUUCPPUCETUPERTRUUUUMMCUMEEMCTCCPURRUURCPCUPCCUPMPMMURUUCCCEPRPUMMUTCMCMCCCUCPPCMEPCREMUURCTPEMCMCCPRUCCUUUCCUUPCUUPUTRUEEUUUEUCRPMRUUUOCPOCRPCMECRCPCECUUECPPUMPPEPCPRMPEUCPTUEMTUTTEOPRUEPEPMTPUPTTRRERPUEMMOPMUPRUUUMEMPPPUTOUROPROPPMETPRMTUURPTPUUTOUUMTEPCOEMCUUTPUUPTOTUUTTUUURTPTRTTMOCTRUTROTTROPTUMPPMURTEUMTPEUMCMPREPMREEEEUTTTEUUTMTPURUEUUMTUPPUTTREMTPTRRUTURTRUUTOTEROTMUUUTMUPTPUURTERUMMTMTTUPRPPPEMEPCMUMTRREMUCEUPPTTTTTPRUUURTEEPUPUTMMTUPMRUOPEUEETMMPEMTPECRETMEOUTMEEPREUMEMRTOTEMTOTPTECEPTUTREEEMPPTPEECPPTMUUTMUMPRMEREUUPTOEOPUEPTRTTEPMOUMPEUTMTTMUUUTTPTERMTRRUURUUEURTEEMUTTEPOUUEMEEPCRURMETMETOREUUOTRTPRTTEUMMTPMMRPEUURERTEOTUTRROTOTETTEOTUEUUETUETPMUOORTOUMCOTUECEUUREUUMTTERUOTTMTETTEOTUTEPTRCTUUPPERUTOUUEORMUEMPREMUUPOPMOUOOTECUOETUCMTTPTTUURTTMMOPT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Stage 7 - Divide in Columns
Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Stage 7 - Divide in Columns There are 7048 characters in the text 881 is prime! We assume 8 columns Note that 7048 = 8 * 881 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Stage 7 - Pair up the Columns
Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Stage 7 - Pair up the Columns Lock one in place MCCMMCTRUOUUUREPUCCTCTPCCCCUU... RRTRUUPMTMUUETRPROEMPTPTEPRER... Rotate the others UCUMUCUOETUCPECUCMUPMUCUTTUCT... RUTERMOTUMUUEMRCUUTPUPPTTTMUO... UMCMUCMTPOUCECMTREMCPCMCTPMMPP... TUEMTUTTEOPRUEPEPMTPUPTTRRERPU... CURCPUOPMTPMCMPEPCMMUORRMPCMM... OTUPETUOECOTTEMOTEUTEUMUPMUTP... We will end up with a 64 character substitution cipher with 24 possible permutations This can be regarded as one character MR Search for frequencies and matches

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Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Stage 7 - Solution Pierre de Fermat wurde am 20.August 1601 in der sudwestfranzoischen Stadt Beaumont de Lomagne geboren. Der Vater Dominique Fermat war ein wohlhabender Lederhandler und so kam Fermat in den Genuss einer einer vorzuglichen Schulbildung im Franziskanerkloster Grandselve der sich ein Studium an der Universitat von Toulouse anschloss. Ob sich Fermat schon als junger Mann in der Mathematik besonders hervorgetan hat ist <snip> zahlten. ENDE. Das gesuchte Wort ist Edison. ENDE. Der naechste Teilnd der Umkehrwalze der Maschine. Es ist dennoch zu beachten dass das Walzenlage falsch wiedergegeben ist. Eigentlich sollen Walze 1 und Walze 2 gegeneinander ausgetauscht werden. Die urspruengliche Walzestellung und Ringstellung und Steckerverbindungenstellung sind unbekannt.

Stage 8 - Enigma Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum
Edison Stage 8 - Enigma

Stage 8 - Enigma Cryptotext
Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Edison Stage 8 - Enigma Cryptotext KJQPWCAISRXWQMASEUPFOCZOQZVGZGWW KYEZVTEMTPZHVNOTKZHRCCFQLVRPCCWL WPUYONFHOGDDMOJXGGBHWWUXNJEZAXFU MEYSECSMAZFXNNASSZGWRBDDMAPGMRWT GXXZAXLBXCPHZBOUYVRRVFDKHXMQOGYL YYCUWQBTADRLBOZKYXQPWUUAFMIZTCEA XBCREDHZJDOPSQTNLIHIQHNMJZUHSMVA HHQJLIJRRXQZNFKHUIINZPMPAFLHYONM RMDADFOXTYOPEWEJGECAHPYFVMCIXAQD YIAGZXLDTFJWJQZMGBSNERMIPCKPOVLT HZOTUXQLRSRZNQLDHXHLGHYDNZKVBFDM XRZBROMDPRUXHMFSHJ

Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Edison Stage 8 - Enigma DASXLOESUNGSWORTXISTXPLUTOXXSTUFEXNEUNXENTHAELTXEINEXMITTEIL UNGXDIEXMITXDESXENTKODIERTXISTXXICHXHABEXDASXLINKSSTEHENDEXB YTEXDESXSCHLUESSELSXENTDECKTXXESXISTXEINSXEINSXZEROXEINSXZER OXZEROXEINSXEINSXEINSXXICHXPROGRAMMIERTEXDESXUNDXENTDECKTEXD ASSXDASXWORTXDEBUGGERXWENNXESXMITXDEMXUNTENSTEHENDENXSCHLUES SELXENTKODIERTXWIRDXALSXRESULTATXDIEXUNTENSTEHENDENXSCHRIFTZ EICHENXHAT

Stage 8 - Enigma DAS LOESUNGSWORT IST PLUTO.
Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Edison Stage 8 - Enigma DAS LOESUNGSWORT IST PLUTO. STUFE NEUN ENTHAELT EINE MITTEILUNG DIE MIT DES ENTKODIERT IST. ICH HABE DAS LINKSSTEHENDE BYTE DES SCHLUESSELS ENTDECKT. ES IST EINS EINS ZERO EINS ZERO ZERO EINS EINS EINS. ICH PROGRAMMIERTE DES UND ENTDECKTE DASS DAS WORT DEBUGGER WENN ES MIT DEM UNTENSTEHENDEN SCHLUESSEL ENTKODIERT WIRD ALS RESULTAT DIE UNTENSTEHENDEN SCHRIFTZEICHEN HAT

Stage 9 - DES Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Edison
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Stage 9 - DES We had a clue from Stage 8.
Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Edison Pluto Stage 9 - DES We had a clue from Stage 8. The leftmost byte of the DES key was given as We only needed to search through 248 keys to find the right one!

Stage 9 - DES internet desclients multivac Othello Neutron Equator
Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Edison Pluto Stage 9 - DES internet desclients multivac

Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Edison Pluto Stage 9 - DES From: DES server Sent: Friday, November 12, :10 Subject: Good news This is a message from the server that coordinates the code-breaking effort on Stage 9. A client just reported that it might have found the correct DES key. The key and the cipher text decrypted with the candidate key follows. Key: d3cd1694cba126fe Message: O!.cursed,.cursed.slave...Whip.me,.ye.devils,.From.the.possessio n.of.this.heavenly.sight!.Blow.me.about.in.winds!.roast.me.in.su lphur!.Wash.me.in.steep-down.gulfs.of.liquid.fire!.O.Desdemona!. Desdemona!.dead!..Only.one.more.phase.to.go...Your.token.for.thi s.one.is."Armstrong"...The.final.hurdle.contains.two.ciphertexts ...The.longer.one.is.encrypted.with.triple-DES.in.electronic.cod e.book.mode...It.uses.a.128-bit.EDE.key...The.RSA.public.key.cry ptosystem.has.been.used.to.encipher.the.triple-DES.key

Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Edison Pluto Armstrong Stage 9 - Cleartext Excerpt from Othello, Act 5, scene 2 (William Shakespeare) ==================================== O! cursed, cursed slave. Whip me, ye devils, From the possession of this heavenly sight! Blow me about in winds! roast me in sulphur! Wash me in steep-down gulfs of liquid fire! O Desdemona! Desdemona! dead! Only one more phase to go. Your token for this one is "Armstrong". The final hurdle contains two ciphertexts. The longer one is encrypted with triple-DES in electronic code book mode. It uses a 128-bit EDE key. The RSA public key cryptosystem has been used to encipher the triple-DES key; this forms the shorter ciphertext. The public exponent is in decimal and the public modulus is the following 155-digit decimal integer: Your task is to decipher the longer message and so discover the final code word. How you do this is up to you, but it will almost certainly be much, much easier to break the RSA ciphertext by factoring the public modulus than by any other approach. Good luck!

Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Edison Pluto Armstrong Stage 10 - RSA (+3DES2) begin 600 text.d M.4#)>S I:R!!4)NA+\%T%V/(AW!7HHDPS$;T[\E!RWA?,J8:X#D[!:XF,A>K MXT9$Q)37\IOMG6KL-$6?A!#FZ2Y)N+4%*.^2K!SP?Z2'8O7LZ]QP \T=QG-* M,MP3B^CP%/D8DICZ$VO(7IS(DTJRZ&#Y- 4:EAB9%1#;(P+I>1!#<+2+;(7.W< end

C = Me (mod N) Stage 10 - RSA N and e make up the public key
Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Edison Pluto Armstrong Stage 10 - RSA C = Me (mod N) N and e make up the public key Pick two large primes: p and q Multiply p and q to get N Pick p = 7 and q = 13 N = 91 Pick e = 5

C = Me (mod N) M = Cd (mod N) Stage 10 - RSA
Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Edison Pluto Armstrong Stage 10 - RSA C = Me (mod N) N and e make up the public key M = Cd (mod N) The private key is d It shall solve e * d = 1 (mod ((p-1)*(q-1)) If we can factor N to get p and q, we can decrypt!

But N has 155 digits Stage 10 - RSA We need to factor N 21 = 7 * 3 391
Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Edison Pluto Armstrong Stage 10 - RSA We need to factor N 21 = 7 * 3 391 = 17*23 16463 = 101*163 = 2459 * 2887 But N has 155 digits = p * q

Stage 10 - Algorithm NFS - SNFS/GNFS General Number Field Sieve
Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Edison Pluto Armstrong Stage 10 - Algorithm NFS - SNFS/GNFS General Number Field Sieve CPU Time 1. Find polynomials 2. Search for relations - Sieving 3. Filter the relations 4. Build a matrix for the equations system 5. Solve the equations system 6. Take the square root 7. Hopefully, a factor is found 4 weeks 67 years 5 days hours 48 days 3 days It was !!!!

Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Edison Pluto Armstrong Stage 10 - Factors N = p77 * p78 p77 = p78 =

Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Edison Pluto Armstrong Dryden Stage 10 - Plaintext For secrets are edged tools and must be kept from children and from fools. The magic word you need to quote is DRYDEN. Congratulations, you have solved the tenth and final stage of the challenge.

Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Edison Pluto Armstrong Dryden Stage 10 - Conclusions RSA depends on factoring being computationally difficult We factored a 155-digit (512-bit) number into two primes Usually, 1024 bits is minimum length today Adding one bit doubles the size of the composite but it does NOT double the effort for factoring Assuming Moores law, factoring a 1024 bit composite can be done with the same effort forty years from now.

Othello Neutron Equator Trajan Illiad Molybdenum Edison Pluto Armstrong Dryden Stage 10 - Conclusions Department of Energy has ordered a processor Alpha Using that machine, we could have completed sieving in 2 days That machine would need years for a 1024-bit key

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