I also forgot to mention that the ciphertext also includes the readable words "IF", "THEN", "RUN", "you" (next to tip) and "URDAD" besides those I already mentioned.
On 3 November 2013 22:33, Daniel Llewellyn <[email protected]> wrote: > the quote is from a savant called "Daniel Tammet": > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Tammet > > the clue is to count primes, not just count. I got as far as spotting that > the ciphertext has the words "clue" and "tip" where clude is at character > locations 11, 12, 13 and 14 - 11 is a prime. I gave up after reconstructing > what looked like a base64 encoded string by counting all the primes from > teh first 1000 prime number set starting from the prime "3" because the > number 3 is located very close to the word tip and happens to be a > prime-numbered distance from the word "clue". I also reconstructed a > hexadecimal value "AAD50AD65B52324ECB602D12FA2477F" by stripping all > non-hex characters from the base64 string that I reconstructed > "sdkR/VHfGppgptLSRJsyyRSoxxOIxUoabuGpqTJQr+xayphMtkZYkq+rWcJOoazSgRywtj=XridRKPbppycgyxOvIjwIiSGkwwgSGeUUOKOcZqsKJMwN". > > I don't know if any of that is the correct way of approaching the problem > because I'm not a security expert. (I monitor this list for early warnings > of potential issues with softwares that I run rather than because I'm > clever.) If I'm on the right track maybe someone else can get further and > win the ~$200, but it isn't going to come my way, unfortunately, as like I > said above I've given up (I feel like I'm close though). > > > On 3 November 2013 20:19, Daniël W. Crompton <[email protected]>wrote: > >> As the text looked like a riddle my first guess was that it was a clue to >> "just count" which to me sounded like a Caeser or Vigenère cipher with the >> date being the key and the quote the obfuscated address. Giving the factors >> for generating the keys does sound more logical. >> >> >> 012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234 >> born on January 31 1979 .. all prime numbers .. I would sit on the floor >> in my bedroom and just count. >> >> D. >> >> >> On 3 November 2013 05:53, Pedro Worcel <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> When you import the public key it says this: >>> >>> [email protected] ("born on January 31 1979 .. all prime numbers .. I >>> would sit on the floor in my bedroom and just count.") >>> >>> My guess is that you need those three primes (1 31 1979?) you can >>> somehow generate the public key for the hidden service where the mail >>> address is. I tried to determine how onion addresses are generated but >>> unfortunately I am a noob and I couldn't do it. >>> >>> >>> 2013/11/2 Jeffrey Goldberg <[email protected]> >>> >>>> On 2013-10-31, at 11:11 PM, coderman <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> > On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 7:55 PM, coderman <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >> my contempt for email is well known and reinforced by choice of >>>> provider. >>>> >> >>>> >> there are myriad rebuttals to email as private channel, of which i >>>> >> agree fully. however, if you pass muster, i can be reached via >>>> secure >>>> >> email. yes your default client will balk. this is a feature not a >>>> >> bug... "you must be this high to ride..." >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > still no successful encrypted responses. >>>> >>>> -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE----- >>>> Comment: GPGTools - http://gpgtools.org >>>> >>>> hQMOAyheCGO7e/dQEAv+MonJWg7wyFrbCTJrQ7k4TeG6ue99TGvhZVXouiNS3o4e >>>> joZKdq6G7DcnkBrOWbqr6dGoqPUk07HxD4SpxyNV/mm0ns0EjmPiS5AecYAu7Pul >>>> YSY2LG7feo5gJdbCheb4l6WqEr+w2/3m14TePwH6pX31l9qaBiWJdpgDBymMVDPA >>>> 0mx8AyKp5Evwa1P+R3DVn8P8wQJYbtlhCBlgMwyfQMGnoxRuiivhjxT3gL6PcKQY >>>> Zt1S7QTR0QTq45GxNfSuzeZpf/VdsYX1EffHkeDwMV4pzqSaSBOnY5/L+uv/ZI7G >>>> x8pBB85xeM7C4NqjdH0fhm9aKeTh6lhn2Ano5xx04HHmj/tCwNPtsH7gChkBs9ud >>>> qe8NZmBj+RfKMzwUoSbYxdCLAbc8jziSeweOl9nehgmtfVFCUiEZRi9rt6K2kpll >>>> luhGSH7OnXrm+SgTLX8MQc7W+O0ZuOJhkuHabcgl+X5Ig0XiO04FHFwdhXTC3vIz >>>> n8YX/vufZSCDu3lsVXhbDACUIoqGEwwY8wJkxCy5NDZpK+r3D+j5jiEzzNdJ8gGH >>>> ki9MEIBtD0vfxmjEeeHuTrIKBQPeWygFB8n+sTUw76rx77Fe7b+VvM7YGIpfXf99 >>>> IUuVbDt9XYG6Xw+pLEn+l7OEPKkuJVvyew72oWUEIErH9afAs+/LRp/GFu2QN/DK >>>> 3/Tx+/5SFnzVraYEOWDIYrWB8WCEt9+m8tvl05kU/NNW/yRCOnu454LMp1jBzahd >>>> 9/Et37Ak1qKJabBL4iw1p/M8RYHbO5K8083XvS6rGc5M6k0iYyKIwmdfeq8+S/+h >>>> x4eZiBCxoE1aMXG3qPZqRl/Z/awJj7cT2YzhX67cVz5DrJJzVUefs6zyclMbBnON >>>> ahCpB4D8ll7jy7Iq8cP3v9d+xp+JAqErEIyrdxHrbWwIf+ogKgMwK9H6D7WYyIji >>>> lhbTWeUvptooCILO108vRgtxkHMIZ/bpeRjhsIwgqER3C0G+3QYveAlxtqZ8HrQN >>>> ZH269bJiVmFTH6GBSMtJTEOFAg4DZhibeqJD/S4QB/9hZut5POE/6gWRV9YmJd8G >>>> jjEjbxxhgMZVm4KJDhoMS/b3/UZbdnlx9G6WHech6u/SEI3QQ+fqC8AUIWZfmPZw >>>> r+4y71J42TKBuATwAoyw9ooA66aFP+M2bWYehurBhbU00dT+6bxq74ggfJaFgn7v >>>> b6Cr6cgODrNlmnxK4Ly95qwHgA5Yt+bbtANhbo/G8W17i6uFxvABu+t+38n6wQPH >>>> XXDspJVpcW8NCezyHyd9YLkd2Xx+c2iDWQMGvpdVhVmeJ3ITbU2I5bLBAT6MrN01 >>>> CnZ0+hYp8ZMCMshfDMFW260nJ6ijVsPBX4LFsSftsNYPitAD4lMNJ73oikXSjHyW >>>> B/9C1tbCVTWaS3CMhBPUfWGQGKbFDKtt4jkj64KGkqEMRrnH0KXnfwCK0VDL0XBi >>>> WGCvgYHO8N0iqdbge5xDUrfCHTvUv18U8xWaDkzk9Mqp52Idui2DpDEasCCAEUpV >>>> EAICDV8tGQZivGoQmQP6K8Pp/05xrm8kDv1xZWjG6wdO5g71aY0KMZqryoJAc68W >>>> aXfKfgvokcjQqteQNc+uLPc03WBob5dnwMJqOUQiMIjnKuFRvzoGumm3zQGlZI50 >>>> 4W0gI9PRLNl4jQJxbGYF2Iv398pMmsbLdC37cx4D5HvHecPlcH5LD0l/Yt/zplar >>>> yJiN6gubLtbuSCU0TF3th+7HycAgSJYrW2KzuNWl0QTJwfLJkH+kfbVY7gTB7gkA >>>> ZXlUW/Cyzv58A6W5SxjF6OiRmTsmxvP2SWpO1+9uU4gosYJn8qQ7gcHVYTqEjtBH >>>> 4XdvdFwDuNISK8IGuqGXOFlbnlTRBmvCYCooAvt+vmj0zl55tzUXhmpOVImY2JKf >>>> yQns38JEmSM/dTdlR5zJrcrCUFiSNghGSwLTAFwbQfGRU2P4emZYQ2BMxo4NfF2f >>>> XLfynU3muDjG6DhI/ha9JovovXEwT7B1tckoAP2Ns0KO3V8CPBC3tOtZhQETjiuK >>>> 1Psu3NE= >>>> =ENte >>>> -----END PGP MESSAGE----- >>>> >>>> > let's try an experiment: one bitcoin (~200$USD) to whoever >>>> > successfully encrypts a message to my key. >>>> >>>> That’s a serious sweetener. So I assume that I have misunderstood >>>> something about this challenge. >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. >>>> Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html >>>> Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> GPG: http://is.gd/droope <http://is.gd/signature_> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. >>> Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html >>> Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> blaze your trail >> >> -- >> Daniël W. 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