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Old Jun 24th 2008, 10:46 am
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Originally Posted by Novocastrian
As cryptic as you might expect from a cryptologist.


Anyway: your turn!

<but not too hard please>
Ok a google challenge the tools are all there to decrypt this:

SPjovVDgpyWnVbpBemht7wO359blUAOpD0E=

I started by using the Caesar Cipher Shift 19 and then to complicate matters RC4 Base64 encryption engine available online so to decrypt it the Cycle will have to be reversed the password is howtocreate use it well.
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Old Jun 24th 2008, 11:31 am
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Originally Posted by Ka Ora!
Ok a google challenge the tools are all there to decrypt this:

SPjovVDgpyWnVbpBemht7wO359blUAOpD0E=

I started by using the Caesar Cipher Shift 19 and then to complicate matters RC4 Base64 encryption engine available online so to decrypt it the Cycle will have to be reversed the password is howtocreate use it well.
Can I use the "switch"?, or call a friend?
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Old Jun 24th 2008, 12:33 pm
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Originally Posted by Ka Ora!
Ok a google challenge the tools are all there to decrypt this:

SPjovVDgpyWnVbpBemht7wO359blUAOpD0E=

I started by using the Caesar Cipher Shift 19 and then to complicate matters RC4 Base64 encryption engine available online so to decrypt it the Cycle will have to be reversed the password is howtocreate use it well.

Ooooh. Thank you for the clues. I think I have it -


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Old Jun 24th 2008, 1:06 pm
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Ooooh. Thank you for the clues. I think I have it -


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Bloody hell! I've just logged in after breakfast and its already solved! You guys are too good for me.
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Originally Posted by Jazzy n Lol
Ooooh. Thank you for the clues. I think I have it -


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Well Googled

Your go.......
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Originally Posted by Jazzy n Lol
Ooooh. Thank you for the clues. I think I have it -


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1hr 47mns
Well done.
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OK you beat me, I got as far as finding the new text after using the Ceaser Cipher, but couldn't get it to decrypt into anything readable, despite respecting the EXACT instructions, and "using the password well!".

What went wrong?
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OK you beat me, I got as far as finding the new text after using the Ceaser Cipher, but couldn't get it to decrypt into anything readable, despite respecting the EXACT instructions, and "using the password well!".

What went wrong?
It's because you tried using a ch'tipher
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Originally Posted by stanage2
1hr 47mns
Well done.

Ahem. Actually, it took less than 10 minutes from reading it. AND I didn't ask Lol!


My turn =

Why have the letters below been classified into the following groups?

* C E F G H I J K L M N S T U V W X Y Z
* A D O P Q R
* B
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Originally Posted by Jazzy n Lol;
Ahem. Actually, it took less than 10 minutes from reading it. AND I didn't ask Lol!


My turn =

Why have the letters below been classified into the following groups?

* C E F G H I J K L M N S T U V W X Y Z
* A D O P Q R
* B
We're all loopy though.

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It's because you tried using a ch'tipher
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CEFGHIJKLMNSTUVWXYZ - no enclosed area

ADOPQR - one enclosed area (in some fonts, Q encloses two)

B - two enclosed areas


Easy googling job
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Damn; I just realised it's my turn.

Let's try this one,

A sport containing 2 "i"s consecutively in its' name can be practised in a state containing 2 "i"s consecutively in its' name.

Which sport and which state?
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Originally Posted by sdale100;
CEFGHIJKLMNSTUVWXYZ - no enclosed area

ADOPQR - one enclosed area (in some fonts, Q encloses two)

B - two enclosed areas


Easy googling job
errr. that's wot I said.
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Originally Posted by sdale100;
Damn; I just realised it's my turn.

Let's try this one,

A sport containing 2 "i"s consecutively in its' name can be practised in a state containing 2 "i"s consecutively in its' name.

Which sport and which state?
Skiing in Hawaii?

(more likely waterskiing, though)
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