SXZvYWgncyBBUkc=

u/p2 February 09, 2017, 11:28:22 AM

wtf...
okeyyyy it's no publicly used encryption, right? something self-developed?

u/Sorunome February 09, 2017, 11:29:04 AM

Quote from: p2 on February 09, 2017, 11:28:22 AM
wtf...
okeyyyy it's no publicly used encryption, right? something self-developed?

Something i came up with while trying to fall asleep yesterday. Poke me if you want a hint

u/p2 February 09, 2017, 12:16:42 PM

string: +ZkOER4DSEPwAAeIhwwhLA==

attempt #1: ascii to hex
result: 2b 5a 6b 4f 45 52 34 44 53 45 50 77 41 41 65 49 68 77 77 68 4c 41 3d 3d
result: nothing similar to my code

attempt #2: base 64 encoding
encoding result: K1prT0VSNERTRVB3QUFlSWh3d2hMQT09
encoding result: doesnt ring a bell either
decoding result: no result, no valid base64 encoding

attempt #3: base 32 encoding
encoding result: FNNGWT2FKI2EIU2FKB3UCQLFJFUHO53IJRAT2PI=
encoding result: doesnt look like progress at all
decoding result: no result, no valid base32 encoding

attempt #4: back to binary
decoding result: forget about it ^^
encoding result:

Code Select

00101011 01011010 01101011 01001111 01000101 01010010 00110100 01000100 01010011 01000101 01010000 01110111 01000001 01000001 01100101 01001001 01101000 01110111 01110111 01101000 01001100 01000001 00111101 00111101

rearranging vertically in groups of 4:

Code Select

0010 1011 0100 0101 0101 0011 0100 0001 0110 1000 0100 1100
0101 1010 0101 0010 0100 0101 0100 0001 0111 0111 0100 0001
0110 1011 0011 0100 0101 0000 0110 0101 0111 0111 0011 1101
0100 1111 0100 0100 0111 0111 0100 1001 0110 1000 0011 1101

Which could mean:

Code Select

P LS K Y G Û b ,I D > \ i ,
which makes no sense...

u/Dream of Omnimaga February 09, 2017, 08:10:25 PM

inb4 the hint is in a future Reuben Quest 3 update

u/p2 February 10, 2017, 10:08:44 AM

I admit I might need a hint, I can't crack it xD

u/Sorunome February 10, 2017, 09:42:07 PM

Quote from: p2 on February 10, 2017, 10:08:44 AM
I admit I might need a hint, I can't crack it xD

Base64 and then interpret the output data as actual raw hex / binary / whatever.

And think sideways

u/_iPhoenix_ March 14, 2017, 04:19:37 AM

SGVsbG8hIF9pUGhvZW5peF8gd3V6IGhlcmUsIGFuZCA1NDY4NjU3MjY1NWMyNzczMjA2ZDZmNzI2NTNhMjAzMTMwMzcyMDMxMzUzNzIwMzEzNTM3MjAzMTM0MzQyMDMwMzQzMDIwMzEzNTMyMjAzMTM1MzcyMDMxMzQzMjIwMzAzNDMxMjA3NDY4

Don't reply to this next one if you saw my thread about ciphers on Cemetech.
http://pastebin.com/raw/p8VT8mKF

Last Edit: March 14, 2017, 04:22:58 AM by _iPhoenix_

u/p2 March 14, 2017, 11:07:14 AM

okeyyyy
that's a big BINARY dump
converted to ASCII I get a combination of - . /
that's a big MORSE CODE dump
*problem here, I had no decoder that could take such a long string, so I had to split it up which resulted in a number of mistakes in the data*
[spoiler]....-/.-/..--.-/-..../----./..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/...--/-----/..--.-/....-/./..--.-/-..../.-/..--.-/--.../...--/..--.-/-..../-
--../..--.-/....-/..-./..--.-/--.../----./..--.-/...../----./..--.-/-..../.-/..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/--.../.-/..--.-/....-/----
..--.-/-..../----./..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/--.../---../..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/....-/....-/..--.-/....-/.----/..--.-/...--/--..
-/...--/--.../..--.-/....-/.-/..--.-/-..../----./..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/--.../---../..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/....-/....-/..--.-
--/..---/..--.-/....-/..-./..--.-/--.../----./..--.-/...../----./..--.-/-..../.-/..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/--.../.-/..--.-/-..../
.-/....-/./..--.-/....-/....-/..--.-/--.../...--/..--.-/-..../-../..--.-/....-/----./..--.-/--.../.-/..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/--
....-/..--.-/--.../...--/..--.-/-..../-../..--.-/....-/----./..--.-/--.../.-/..--.-/....-/...../..--.-/--.../--.../..--.-/....-
-/....-/...../..--.-/--.../---../..--.-/....-/./..--.-/...../....-/..--.-/--.../...--/..--.-/-..../-../..--.-/....-/----./..--.
../..--.-/--.../---../..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/....-/....-/..--.-/-..../--.../..--.-/...--/--.../..--.-/....-/.-/..--.-/-..../--
./-../..--.-/....-/----./..--.-/--.../.-/..--.-/....-/...../..--.-/--.../---../..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/...../....-/..--.-/--...
-.../..--.-/....-/.-/..--.-/-..../----./..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/--.../.-/..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/-..../.-/..--.-/--.../...--/..
-/...../..--.-/...--/--.../..--.-/....-/.-/..--.-/-..../----./..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/--.../---../..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/....-
.--/--.../..--.-/....-/.-/..--.-/-..../----./..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/...--/-----/..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/....-/....-/..--.-/--.
../----./..--.-/-..../.-/..--.-/....-/./..--.-/....-/....-/..--.-/...../.----/..--.-/...--/--.../..--.-/....-/.-/..--.-/-..../-
--.-/...--/--.../..--.-/....-/.-/..--.-/-..../----./..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/...--/...../..--.-/....-/..-./..--.-/....-/....-/..
-.../----./..--.-/...../----./..--.-/-..../.-/..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/...../....-/..--.-/....-/.----/..--.-/--.../---../..--.-/
....-/..--.-/-..../--.../..--.-/...--/--.../..--.-/....-/.-/..--.-/-..../----./..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/...--/.----/..--.-/....-
--.-/--.../.-/..--.-/...../...../..--.-/...--/-----/..--.-/....-/..-./..--.-/--.../----./..--.-/...../----./..--.-/-..../.-/..-
-.-/....-/.-/..--.-/-..../----./..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/--.../.-/..--.-/....-/./..--.-/....-/....-/..--.-/--.../...--/..--.-/-.
.--.-/--.../.-/..--.-/....-/...../..--.-/--.../--.../..--.-/....-/./..--.-/...../....-/..--.-/--.../...--/..--.-/-..../-../..--
.--.-/...../----./..--.-/-..../.-/..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/...../....-/..--.-/....-/...../..--.-/--.../--.../..--.-/....-/..-./.
.--.-/....-/.----/..--.-/...--/....-/..--.-/....-/..-./..--.-/--.../----./..--.-/...../----./..--.-/-..../.-/..--.-/....-/-../.
.-/....-/-../..--.-/--.../---../..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/....-/....-/..--.-/...../.----/..--.-/...--/--.../..--.-/....-/.-/..--.
--.-/-..../-../..--.-/....-/----./..--.-/--.../.-/..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/--.../----./..--.-/....-/..-./..--.-/--.../----./..--
-/--.../..--.-/....-/.-/..--.-/-..../----./..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/...--/...../..--.-/....-/./..--.-/--.../.-/..--.-/--.../...-
....-/..-./..--.-/--.../----./..--.-/...../----./..--.-/-..../.-/..--.-/....-/./..--.-/....-/....-/..--.-/...../.----/..--.-/..
-/.-/..--.-/-..../----./..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/--.../---../..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/-..../.-/..--.-/....-/.----/..--.-/...--/--
--.-/....-/....-/..--.-/...../.----/..--.-/...--/--.../..--.-/....-/.-/..--.-/-..../----./..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/...--/....-/.
.-/--.../...--/..--.-/-..../-../..--.-/....-/----./..--.-/--.../.-/..--.-/....-/...../..--.-/--.../--.../..--.-/....-/./..--.-/
/..--.-/...../----./..--.-/-..../.-/..--.-/....-/-../..--.-/...../....-/..--.-/....-/.----/..--.-/--.../.-/..--.-/....-/..-./..
[/spoiler]
converted to TEXT I get a combination of Hexadecimal letters and #.
*you can see the errors in the data caused by the splits. They are interpreted wrongly, NON-Hexadecimal characters appear*
that's a HEX dump
[spoiler=original]4 A # 6 9 # 4 D # 3 0 # 4 E # 6 A # 7 3 # 6 TZ # 4 F # 7 9 # 5 9 # 6 A # 4 D # 7 A # 4 ## 6 9 # 4 D # 7 8 # 4 D # 4 4 # 4 1 # 3 ZT 3 7 # 4 A # 6 9 # 4 D # 7 8 # 4 D # 4 4 #M 2 # 4 F # 7 9 # 5 9 # 6 A # 4 D # 7 A # 6 A 4 E # 4 4 # 7 3 # 6 D # 4 9 # 7 A # 4 D # M4 # 7 3 # 6 D # 4 9 # 7 A # 4 5 # 7 7 # 4T 4 5 # 7 8 # 4 E # 5 4 # 7 3 # 6 D # 4 9 #I # 7 8 # 4 D # 4 4 # 6 7 # 3 7 # 4 A # 6 ME D # 4 9 # 7 A # 4 5 # 7 8 # 4 D # 5 4 # 7B # 4 A # 6 9 # 4 D # 7 A # 4 D # 6 A # 7 3 IT 5 # 3 7 # 4 A # 6 9 # 4 D # 7 8 # 4 D # 4W 7 # 4 A # 6 9 # 4 D # 3 0 # 4 D # 4 4 # GI 9 # 6 A # 4 E # 4 4 # 5 1 # 3 7 # 4 A # 6 TQ 3 7 # 4 A # 6 9 # 4 D # 3 5 # 4 F # 4 4 IB 9 # 5 9 # 6 A # 4 D # 5 4 # 4 1 # 7 8 # 4 # 6 7 # 3 7 # 4 A # 6 9 # 4 D # 3 1 # 4Q 7 A # 5 5 # 3 0 # 4 F # 7 9 # 5 9 # 6 A UK 4 A # 6 9 # 4 D # 7 A # 4 E # 4 4 # 7 3 # N# 7 A # 4 5 # 7 7 # 4 E # 5 4 # 7 3 # 6 D ## 5 9 # 6 A # 4 D # 5 4 # 4 5 # 7 7 # 4 F E# 4 1 # 3 4 # 4 F # 7 9 # 5 9 # 6 A # 4 D EA 4 D # 7 8 # 4 D # 4 4 # 5 1 # 3 7 # 4 A #Q 6 D # 4 9 # 7 A # 4 D # 7 9 # 4 F # 7 9 #T 7 # 4 A # 6 9 # 4 D # 3 5 # 4 E # 7 A # 7 V4 F # 7 9 # 5 9 # 6 A # 4 E # 4 4 # 5 1 # IT A # 6 9 # 4 D # 7 8 # 4 D # 6 A # 4 1 # 3 MQ 4 4 # 5 1 # 3 7 # 4 A # 6 9 # 4 D # 3 4 EA 7 3 # 6 D # 4 9 # 7 A # 4 5 # 7 7 # 4 E # # 5 9 # 6 A # 4 D # 5 4 # 4 1 # 7 A # 4 F I[/spoiler]
[spoiler=cleaned version]4A694D304E6A73604F79596A4D7A4694D784D44413374A694D784D4424F79596A4D7A6A4E44736D497A4D4736D497A4577445784E54736D49784D4467374A6ED497A45784D547B4A694D7A4D6A735374A694D784D474A694D304D4496A4E4451374A6374A694D354F44B9596A4D544178467374A694D3147A55304F79596A4A694D7A4E44737A45774E54736D596A4D5445774FE41344F79596A4DEA4D784D4451374A6D497A4D794F7974A694D354E7A74F79596A4E4451A694D784D6A4134451374A694D34EA736D497A45774E596A4D54417A4F00[/spoiler]
converted to ASCII I get some strange c
that's strange

idk what to do...

binary-->ascii
morse-->text
hex-->

u/_iPhoenix_ March 15, 2017, 03:32:48 AM

lol you screwed up big time. First off: I wrote a program to convert to Morse, so I suggest you do the opposite (write one to convert out of Morse) It's actually not too hard after that step. If you need any help, pm me!
[spoiler]And do you even HTML, bro?[/spoiler]
It is possible, CVSoft wrote a python program and solved it 1.5 min after I put the challenge out. Holy crud.

Last Edit: March 15, 2017, 03:39:48 AM by _iPhoenix_

u/Dream of Omnimaga March 15, 2017, 03:39:52 AM

This is off-topic, but did you know that in French, the word "morse" can mean both "morse code" and "walrus"? So basically, if a post is translated from French, then there are possibility that it might be talking about

code rather than morse code.

u/p2 March 15, 2017, 06:43:14 AM

I thought about URL encoding in the last step as well, but as I said before:
Having to split the data caused way too many errors in the data, the results looked like random c :/

I blame the online tools that don't allow long strings to be converted

And nice one DJ, didn't know that xD
I wonder how u know such stuff

u/Dream of Omnimaga March 16, 2017, 03:56:52 AM

@p2 unless you're kidding, you know my native language (as well as juju's) is French, right?

u/p2 March 16, 2017, 06:05:34 AM

Uh sorry I thought it was a super special (maybe medical) term, not the normal French word xD Misunderstood ur post >.<

u/p4nix March 16, 2017, 01:18:33 PM

Quote from: p2 on March 16, 2017, 06:05:34 AM
Uh sorry I thought it was a super special (maybe medical) term, not the normal French word xD Misunderstood ur post >.<

I guess even the french people with their language-protection-madness use latin medical terms