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I found it frustrating that gur vagraqrq fbyhgvba cngu qbrfa'g gryy lbh qverpgyl jura lbh'er qbar naq lbh unir gb vasre gung sbe lbhefrys.

It's a really neat idea and a cool way to give people some command-line practice.



Ohg vfa'g vg yvxr gung va erny yvsr? V xvaqn rawblrq vg orvat gung jnl. Vg znqr zr qb n yvggyr rkgen yrtjbex gb znxr fher V qvqa'g neerfg na vaabprag zna.


Gung'f n tbbq cbvag. Guvf jnf n pynffvp ceboyrz jvgu cbyvpr cebprqheny fubjf yvxr Qentarg -- ab zrnavatshy hapregnvagl nobhg jub gur thvygl cnegl jnf, rire. Znlor vg'f sbe gur orfg gung jr npghnyyl unir gb guvax nobhg jung gur rivqrapr ntnvafg gur fhfcrpg vf jvgubhg vafgnagyl orvat gbyq "pbasebagrq jvgu guvf, Ohtf Zrnal pbasrffrq"!


Fvapr V'z sebz gur HX, V'z abg gung snzvyvne jvgu Qentarg.

V nz snzvyvne jvgu Fpbbol Qbb, gung jnf fb cerqvpgnoyr vg jbhyq qevir zr hc gur jnyy... "naq V jbhyq unir tbggra njnl jvgu vg, gbb, vs vg unqa'g orra sbe lbh zrqqyvat xvqf!"


Yes, I agree - I think the name of the suspect should form part of the key required to decipher the solution file, so that you cannot see the solution unless your suspect is the perpetrator.

The frustration for me was gur haerfbyirq vapbafvfgrapl orgjrra gur pbssrr pyhr ng gur pevzr fprar naq Naanory'f jvgarff fgngrzrag.

Gur onevfgn ng gur pevzr fprar ercbegrqyl fnvq gung "n jbzna yrsg evtug orsber gurl urneq gur fubgf".

Ohg Naanory Puhepu'f vagreivrj erpbeqf ure fnlvat gung fur "ena njnl nf fbba nf gur fubgf jrer sverq", gung vf, nsgre gur fubgf jrer sverq.

Vg znl or cbffvoyr gb erpbapvyr be rkcynva gubfr fgngrzragf, ohg gurl frrzrq gb zr gb jneenag ng yrnfg fbzr vairfgvtngvba.


Zl haqrefgnaqvat: Pevzr fprar jnf gur fgerrg va sebag bs gur pbssrr cynpr. Gur jvgarff vf gur ynfg crefba gung yrsg orsber gur fubgf (bhgfvqr) jrer sverq.

Gung fur ena nf fbba nf fur urneq gur fubgf svgf dhvgr va?


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I'm a bit peeved that much of what is ROT13-ed in this thread isn't spoilers. I went through the trouble to decode it, and typically didn't find it worth the effort.


https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/leet-key/

Puts ROT13 encoders and decoders in your context menu, along with a lot of other good stuff.


Jung vf guvf? Cenpgvpr jvgu ryrzragnel pvcuref? V jnf whfg ybbxvat ng gur wnetba svyr ba RFE'f ubzrcntr, V zvtug nf jryy eha gung guebhtu ebg13 naq cbfg vg ba UA.


I think of it as normal practice for avoiding giving puzzle-related spoilers.


That ist soo nineties! They should use double Rot13 for stronger encryption.


I think you just did :-)


I guess I have to report you for your DCMA violation by breaking my novelty encryption scheme.


I hear the "Double-rot13" algorithm is even stronger.


Finally! A good use for my custom tool set of basic cryptoanalysis tool :-D


I +13 this.




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