Experimenting and 2+2 Censorship

[ChipWrecked]

Puevfg, vs vg jnfa'g unysgvzr bs gur Fchef / Cvfgbaf onfxrgonyy tnzr, V jbhyqa'g jnfgr bar frpbaq ba guvf trrx ubefrfuvg.

[TimM]

[ QUOTE ]
Here was a question on the final for my masters level network security class:

HABZ QMPM NF BZLSURPBQ, NP YBLIWBF MZ KZSBMQMYCB FBSNBF IJ FUWYICF MZQ ZKWYBSF LMCCBQ LNRABS PBVP

Only hint given:
M=A

[/ QUOTE ]

PSKB.

[DeadIsARetard]

f[/i]uck


-DiaR

[yellowjack]

When data is encrypted, it becomes an unreadable series of symbols and numbers called cipher text.

How long did you have to do this on your final? It must have taken me at least 25 minutes.

[RacersEdge]

LIIC WMZ...

[Sooga]

Trr, jryy ng yrnfg lbh qvqa'g znxr vg crefbany be nalguvat ol gnyxvat nobhg bhe pbasyvpg ba n choyvp sbehz. Fvapr lbh'er fhpu n oevyyvnag zbgureshpxre, vg fubhyq or boivbhf jul V unir pbzr gb qvfyvxr lbh fb zhpu.

[RacersEdge]

I didn't use any method though - just a little logic and guesses....plus, once I realized the associative property didn't apply, it went faster..

[RocketManJames]

Abg ybat ntb, Znl 9, 2005 - n qngr juvpu jvyy yvir va vasnzl - EZW jnf fhqqrayl naq qryvorengryl nggnpxrq ol sbeprf bs gur Rzcver bs Fbbtn.

EZW jnf ng crnpr jvgu uvz naq, ng gur fbyvpvgngvba bs Fbbtn, jnf fgvyy va pbairefngvba jvgu uvz ybbxvat gbjneq gur znvagranapr bs crnpr va gur Cnpvsvp Jrfg Pbnfg. Vaqrrq, bar ubhe nsgre Fbbtn'f nve fdhnqebaf unq pbzzraprq obzovat, gur Fbbtn'f Nzonffnqbe gb EZW naq uvf pbyyrnthrf qryvirerq n sbezny ercyl gb EZW. Juvyr guvf ercyl fgngrq gung vg frrzrq hfryrff gb pbagvahr gur rkvfgvat qvcybzngvp artbgvngvbaf, vg pbagnvarq ab guerng be uvag bs jne be nezrq nggnpx.

Ubfgvyvgvrf rkvfg. Gurer vf ab oyvaxvat ng gur snpg gung bhe crbcyr, bhe greevgbel naq bhe vagrerfgf ner va tenir qnatre.

EZW qrpynerf gung fvapr gur hacebibxrq naq qnfgneqyl nggnpx ol Fbbtn ba Zbaqnl, Znl 9gu, n fgngr bs jne unf rkvfgrq orgjrra EZW naq gur Fbbtn Rzcver.

Lbhe nggnpx jnf gbgnyyl hacebibxrq, qhqr. Fb, V zhfg abj qrsraq zlfrys.

[Sooga]

V'z abg trggvat vagb n choyvp synzr-jne nobhg guvf fuvg. Gur obggbz yvar vf, na nggnpx vzcyvrf na bssrafvir zbir. Zvar jnf cheryl qrsrafvir. V unir ab vqrn jung lbh'er gnyxvat nobhg. Ohg gura ntnva, gung'f cebonoyl whfg zr orvat gur pyhryrff vqvbg gung V nz. Naljnl, V'z qbar.

[RocketManJames]

BX, svar. Yrg'f raq guvf urer. Lbh tbggn nqzvg gung vg jnf shaal.

Nyfb, fbzrgvzrf n qrsrafvir zbir pna or gnxra nf orvat bssrafvir. Guvax nobhg n crefba qenjvat gurve fjbeq be chyyvat bhg gurve cvfgby jura gurl ner nccebnpurq ol n fgenatre. Veerfcrpgvir bs lbhe vagragvbaf, V gbbx vg nf n fhqqra naq qryvorengr nggnpx. Gung'f nyy.