Decrypting basic encryption - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: electrolux
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2016, 07:59:53 am
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author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 25, 2016, 08:57:49 am
content: Quote from: electrolux on November 25, 2016, 07:59:53 amLongitude and lattitude?East / North is in RussiaEast / South is in the Southern OceanWest / North is in the North AtlanticWest / South is in the South Atlantic

author: electrolux
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2016, 09:35:58 am
content: Quote from: Brumby on November 25, 2016, 08:57:49 amThat's definitely a possibility, I'll let you know when my friend gets back, thanks!

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 25, 2016, 10:37:59 am
content: The thing is - there isn't anything interesting at those co-ordinates. Not on Earth, the Moon or Mars.

author: Twoflower
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2016, 11:01:18 am
content: Are you try to solve a Geocaching Riddle? From the codes it looks like a D5 isn't it? As I don't have definitive answers I think I can share my thoughts on it without telling too much.The Image could require some information your Friend collects on the way. The filename might indicate this. I just wonder why the file is so huge... It could be more in there I haven't found. And $> strings ENDGAME.png did not reveal any obvious stuff.From the number of chars the first one could be also a coordinate: It might help if you know where you (or the initial coordinates of the riddle) are. for example N52°22.456W002°02.249

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2016, 12:29:18 pm
content: 4 may be a variant ofBase85or similar.

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2016, 12:44:07 pm
content: ENDGAME.PNG is a sign your friend is an arse.

author: PA0PBZ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2016, 12:45:55 pm
content: I tried several online OCR tools on the png, but they all find it important to spellcheck the result

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2016, 02:45:37 pm
content: Are we even sure 'endgame' isn't steganography and the real message is hidden inside the binary file?I've also seen the lat/long puzzle used elsewhere, it may have been featured on an episode of Spooks as well.

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2016, 02:48:44 pm
content: Well, it's not Ascii85: too much punctuation, and uses extended characters.Providing ciphertext in an image, not only that but variable width flowed text, is stupid. Agree there...Tim

author: electrolux
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2016, 07:24:47 pm
content: Quote from: Twoflower on November 25, 2016, 11:01:18 amThe actual riddle is to find a keyword/phrase (perhaps I should have said that in the OP), nothing to do with geocaching.

author: electrolux
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2016, 07:31:05 pm
content: Quote from: amyk on November 25, 2016, 12:29:18 pmInteresting one, its not Base85 specifically but it may be a variant. I'll delve deeper.Quote from: TwoOfFive on November 25, 2016, 12:44:07 pmShould I forward that?Quote from: PA0PBZ on November 25, 2016, 12:45:55 pmI found this one to be faultless:http://www.onlineocr.net/Here is the image in text form:etb>>v190 Z-E@OhTE/a33vvI:4118//+:: L tv993v L-i{ iv/06/I ; i-+S}%:>96: SUS 4.9.-i vit:c3•=t13}L(%Z9VEKO-E4ii( L3; :%3I-{L9/=-Sv/i/SIE ; ir:{r363,-"90-::.>0)(r/d16:L-Z.P.0-.Idg9:18@E-6:0L1v1.1(@*; Ivliar%(1118I3Z69-18@/i/Le-:=IrLi 30)-EE)(Sti=-;.:00.)391133/-61- bce.-315<E+:0/:+5v11t3+:-Litar.:-.3/1E:M0RZ:1-311-966/L6055:E36@@-liE36E{/>@66@it0&43-->i+:,)i1-3E5517-1‹ @Si; :<96:1<b6tga596>:C:=;/-3{14599Z5565)&31(-I).033L/-96599ii3>a-vr6;>-/--96121112E300/518:<@8(;9-1314):Sti=r%3v8-"Wit1641vSe113-0/LIM6.IKC>11)096:+ 0:0?-94g8LS18:%-..Ii}-569-T>I+: Jt*:,93...s=:S.I:SE@I5>5344.1-<59:.JI.;Ov05/-461096v>/5550173.-9+-Ott/1.@:Z-+:{ 4;-+}-/=51-533/i{:{9I=0}1:v<Z-..1(.5-LL->0(9)%5L)/9->34i=i-O>=1BZ:93(%lit5305:0Z9LE@}+;/-c(L->%00:5:;+52-49-6<3}1i+3StEv.12EftL--3;,9511w//b1P:vZ913 i 1796. L=r=3Z)6v .{@ ; -S-It.gL+:96,-=-4.6-14111vrfle2L614%1{ ; Z-3)I S)=0=/9i+diaLc"96-1<i))94 SUN 518:99E-1181B(Ov 3E ; :;.5a-it/St@ci.L{61212412835; Ita+),{@(>-( .01) Z=.0/: ikt-E>18-1Z=)=5);{v9 =4-Z1v):+-}.-11:3M-93: 5-11.>@ Z/18=1-, L+I53.6.5966(18-i 5:6e9J96v4.3113)1k;k651- Z95-1:-)UZ:01917/{3/(/171/3%I@55:0a-ab536LEM/i9; EM612}4k>SL4Niv:-}11/=ivv/@;18:%(117>,-;:96>3SE{91731.; :-/}3--3:-@B.SE>e363>11{:5=ZI,>/S1E%i96;-„-3E.rv=}11I; S@9:/Zll( dit=0/:{EiScieL6@t39A17/0(0585*--913Le--)41@; L SOL d1-6176/vtt-17@9-0/Vb-089'@&,3„808-;18Ty-96=a-17.e.b-ES/vv='3:0{I%96.:05-%8PSOZI/ES}S-;; SEUL17960v17(96-)113*->//Et -L%35).@I: VISW Z3: 2{{12-1L12i3EtISE>t ; 66L0969L0i8): 6:4=c056Olt88ngk+-+L6>M8I6/St."8--v8:, (0) ; /019Z@ Z-6:053( LS18:034-4v ; 18(:;53 ; 658@L: 55/511+1- te3:NS/I:; 189; St7v(>)81Bi4H-c1-8<3.3:::%0Z9iSte90)5£12SOZ@O.3+I3+be-xEv ir-9,05.£33<96+:xt}a=@5CL-:Z+);dtv<iEi I4-/3,c1v/96C/111-}34,0/S@VBSv36.141536-)Z-v5Sbj-r,».-<<6:@5:118E->3-,AZ*Iv6>81/48I3:/}PL0@+-30.5+:+,E3; j: ; 396<33@-.1:i LiBL9>v1(%r9E.M7 -E/1; titbi(=Tiv i00:1210#2vilabi/5(@-91.5.)il.19=-.9:#9:+.3: Vt*ObeitI30(3vP8OL-@>18335),>(-5$140E-i%1-:+9Wi:=E{09}X.18)05(018(5(ii I+)@,4%; 9 :itt7I SVC bIt ; ISE S575%; I Si<6.6125: :-8):9Ei25 Lit; I001.964/>:.)/00:Iirt-:18-i-LPZO}LP6(.=3318vb-i3)./0/91/i IOLS}I6I:/: 51-.:E996> -4.13.=6I+13<v:6@L=In2=r.:I@:/96}e4=v>:-E99:13.EZ9«.0T-E0.);•=@-:}fr(*/-:tr-.1,4tEci/..303-8r;+(.1=039@96>(<5%-;O:L%961.5)(18,=/a2.i:>>a,-;91111.3‹ 05-v.@@9M-/65685}969///91C2)E1410>-9696(96v:v.-112.:(5-1.drZSc<651=i1901:/43-:L900-}I6.6(01I::-:@I ; 813.3->)-39nigla5Z5M6E855:=Vf+P2E/OcERIWI-A6966Evi5 IN=1143v=5@{-LIO2iat@51764+N3(i{<54h5L@<11..CZ-1.at*/310}}-5c=18: iv.5>5[5[11116u//a=/ELOS:k5@);#9av; ta-12)a/-+155965(/=-9>-Vi)-96v%96/cvtL-,1-9Sv.;+/.:099:941602(dIE0i.650t>963a--1129v-:%- i0P/%95:96; :Ca C6E ig ; 3@v Z>->@i--, Z@}-/SC3E:96}I-ZZBE=:+3173-19.i IE Z=-}(60@/11; 3)=3.5C5:3=3-:v-:Or I ST-1@K9!-; S=:L{S3 ; ; +Pc/a @.,>14r--; T-; OlgZ801016( SS 0=>PS1-1"; ; ; .-Li6-)1/4-v-3I/>a-455-1.I=)41%v!S9-i L)L; 63(.. ; 363;413S:4/ES ; -I6. di-i-/->49611.>)/@Eb<3 tit--3); -v-S( L3.1905+1.-LPI.v.80}6.ILLC it I6(00a=l+BW-0-93; L-9iZ-@:(43-0-i-.ZZ%I(:)I3{3:021596(.11BASZI)%5/1E.18-10v.E15[0-/+)(PB14}/:):3It9L-<@:9:181/3e(/*L#3.8-tevZS.:0>SL@S3Ei-9„itS-(6/0441/+0:6VE1/4-1.196j+i{6512-/bE->612-6/ejv.16-::/}.3)9 SICE3AZIT+-.12911453@((9.@4=317E9-56,I3(10/-tvPEW-)E-96L16-0E.)>VZ(2@-I/13<<75:S1Ic06:-E-41>(@93/<@9 cv(;(1%)-0:-.3-1183›,963Ev364)i3A6/a75-,,tioa:65@@Za(07-...196i/P>: I>95:>,v0,/j:@;v)=L5-1/0906@.@SZB);-:(/%0=9v@r;v4191iiE317}5-!a7C14),5)i5%0061-@S1819 ii>11?-96({; 63SE)96<%(..(@96i8341=2/: @)1{56}EZSTNE:>40ES“,6@:8(:5)--ct*L3n-N);SE/@91313Z+Z/r-(i:9/-0@-j3+@6-6Z=Pra0}V9E)%09/ST11.-1396.LZ-0(<%:$8=6.-i36-:i :+192E/..@=/-6%:,I/L(cocIE=:-@v<+20518(;231:116(0508}%i::/i:LE-2i4-r2=v6610580.y9'-11-Z{:85fro2l28 -4068435N:8 re i:3434 .'896/1818@ ; SLS3<I/6 Z+396.43+C3/+<3L :17168-Vnr ;96-SS-B96>Z0-4-5/:.-1L5--Utii.-911181=-IbLtStri/99-9680(413}-9+.0096=I:=.-8014+44-118lij-.0%.a...{Z0=4871718I ; aavilt5/961183£611Cte=8300531E3dr@ID>./-b-/%1-1753 !-%=>12.-I=LASE,SZBSZ(.>£+ia Zyn-Z/>96>:=30(>173-12+:4-nh:-I33.i96a6217(at 817>/: M.9.413E9:80; X at IY0d1=IC: ; Lyd111+6y.4r>116018,18.‘"; (8118+1.<891i.; ; 4990i*Z1*..8[8.8./v4-7(9‹./EL; J.C.6:080)41@38}5{v63-ZIE1(AZ3M6-{i.:53-W34 IA/L-4 ,{18}4.3<3:6>6' al+Quote from: CJay on November 25, 2016, 02:45:37 pmEach encryption is entirely independent based on what I've been told.Quote from: T3sl4co1l on November 25, 2016, 02:48:44 pmTrue, it's not Base85.WOW, just realised the forum decided to turn my cipher text into emojis... That's why my friend sent it in an image.

author: PA0PBZ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2016, 07:36:48 pm
content: Quote from: electrolux on November 25, 2016, 07:31:05 pmI tried that one too, maybe I'm blind but I can't even see a resemblance with the text in the picture.Picture starts with /17)2! cant' find that in the text you posted.

author: electrolux
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2016, 07:38:22 pm
content: Quote from: PA0PBZ on November 25, 2016, 07:36:48 pmI'm the blind one.It's not the same...

author: Twoflower
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2016, 07:59:37 pm
content: Just type N 59.671888 E 56.755582 into Google Earth or maps.google.com ;-)

author: Twoflower
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 25, 2016, 09:46:50 pm
content: Ups, now as you said it. I was just assuming the first is north while the second value is east. And completely ignoring the Lo/La (I mix them up all the time anyway)But it seemed that I'm not the only one