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[SOLVED] Email from jc, 8/19/04

**Posted:** Thu Aug 19, 2004 7:54 am

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Concerning Vigenere--

I've tried:
chocolate
secrets
likethis
kiss

sequoya

Why does the CGI IRC always stop working for me at these crucial times? *cries*

Well, I've been trying with Vigenere also but no joy.
Tried:
dreadhouse
proof
ancientterror
insania
jc
secrets
metus

...

**Posted:** Thu Aug 19, 2004 9:36 am

docvego · Boot Joined: 24 Jul 2003 Posts: 47 Location: York, PA

Also Interesting to note that this is in a 9x9 Grid, Maybe there are grid chords somewhere that can pull the message out?

**Posted:** Thu Aug 19, 2004 9:50 am

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Gibberx · Boot Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 15 Location: Maryland

[PUZZLE] Email from jc, 8/19/04

**Posted:** Thu Aug 19, 2004 10:02 am

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Re: [PUZZLE] Email from jc, 8/19/04

**Posted:** Thu Aug 19, 2004 10:19 am

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wvlf_prower · Boot Joined: 18 Aug 2004 Posts: 22 Location: Memphis, TN

Well, not sure if this is significant or all, but looking at it in notepad, and then reading down the lines shows that the last two columns have VERY similar letter patterns

1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 1
1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 1

I'm not seeing any other patterns like this, however, so it's probably not significant.

Or maybe it's some sort of ascii thing.

**Posted:** Thu Aug 19, 2004 10:33 am

Gibberx · Boot Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 15 Location: Maryland

I've tried ROT-ing in all sorts of directions across the 9x9 grid, with no luck. I gave up with a few left, though, so I haven't exhausted all possibilities, though. It just wasn't getting anywhere.

**Posted:** Thu Aug 19, 2004 10:52 am

wvlf_prower · Boot Joined: 18 Aug 2004 Posts: 22 Location: Memphis, TN

[SPEC] Maybe the key is a ROTed version of the text. Highly unlikely, but possible.

Edit: Nevermind. That doesn't work.

I'm retarded.

**Posted:** Thu Aug 19, 2004 11:25 am

Alzheimers · Unfettered Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Posts: 339

Here's a Freq Analysis, to help anyone trying a cryptogram:

**Posted:** Thu Aug 19, 2004 11:33 am

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Marduk · Veteran Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Posts: 121 Location: Atlanta

I've tried cracking this as a random monalphabetic cipher and as a straight up vigenere cipher, but it is resistant to both methods due to

1: The ciphertext is relatively short, and

2: The frequency distribution is relatively flat. (Too flat to crack without the aid of a "brute force" program.)

For vigenere specifically, there must be groups of repeated letters in order to begin a crack and our message happens to have no significant repititions.

This really makes me think that this is neither monalphabetic or a vigenere. I can't seem to find any info on a 9x9 grid encipherment that some have mentioned (that doesn't involve a grid of numbers anyway).

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Solved:
message is

**Posted:** Thu Aug 19, 2004 12:23 pm

Marduk · Veteran Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Posts: 121 Location: Atlanta

Okay, I was wrong. Embarassed

Where did you get the key from?

**Posted:** Thu Aug 19, 2004 12:24 pm

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Marduk · Veteran Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Posts: 121 Location: Atlanta

www.dreadhouse.com/thereagain.html

**Posted:** Thu Aug 19, 2004 12:27 pm

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thereagain.html

**Posted:** Thu Aug 19, 2004 12:32 pm

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