Crack the code, win a prize (aka The Headache Thread­®)

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Re: Crack the code, win a prize (aka The Headache Thread­®)

Postby MiKo » Dec 1st, '11, 08:16



If someone is interested, I could set up some crypto challenge, although I'd like to hear from the mods: this is not a crackme forum, after all, and I'm not sure I can offer prizes which are valuable for magicians...

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Re: Crack the code, win a prize (aka The Headache Thread­®)

Postby Mancunian Lee » Dec 1st, '11, 08:59

We can do it for fun, no prizes just kudos. Would have to be easy enough for everyone to crack but hard enough to keep people interested though.

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Re: Crack the code, win a prize (aka The Headache Thread­®)

Postby Tomo » Dec 1st, '11, 10:38

If anyone's interested, GCHQ is looking for cryptologists: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15968878

Looks like a cool job, but of course, you won't be able to tell anyone about it.

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Re: Crack the code, win a prize (aka The Headache Thread­®)

Postby A J Irving » Dec 1st, '11, 11:08

If you're into codes, I just thought I'd mention that Paul Brook's Code of the Pleiades is still unsolved. http://www.paulbrook.co.uk/heknows/thecode.htm. :twisted:

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Re: Crack the code, win a prize (aka The Headache Thread­®)

Postby Ste Porterfield » Dec 1st, '11, 11:46

Mancunian Lee wrote:We need more puzzles Ted, here's whats keeping me busy atm.

http://www.canyoucrackit.co.uk/" target="_blank


I was just about to post that. More headaches!

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Re: Crack the code, win a prize (aka The Headache Thread­®)

Postby MiKo » Dec 1st, '11, 11:50

Ok, I'm almost done arranging a Christmas Charity Puzzle good for everybody It will be ready possibly by tonight. If any of you out there has written something and want to contribute to the prize, please PM me as soon as possible...

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Re: Crack the code, win a prize (aka The Headache Thread­®)

Postby Mancunian Lee » Dec 1st, '11, 13:41

Ste Porterfield wrote:
Mancunian Lee wrote:We need more puzzles Ted, here's whats keeping me busy atm.

http://www.canyoucrackit.co.uk/" target="_blank" target="_blank


I was just about to post that. More headaches!


The answer is here, not sure what it means though. I think it makes an executable which contains a message.

http://pastebin.com/cqzbkw4H

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Re: Crack the code, win a prize (aka The Headache Thread­®)

Postby Tomo » Dec 1st, '11, 13:44

Mancunian Lee wrote:
Ste Porterfield wrote:
Mancunian Lee wrote:We need more puzzles Ted, here's whats keeping me busy atm.

http://www.canyoucrackit.co.uk/" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank


I was just about to post that. More headaches!


The answer is here, not sure what it means though. I think it makes an executable which contains a message.

http://pastebin.com/cqzbkw4H" target="_blank" target="_blank

Looks like shellcode to me :lol:

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Re: Crack the code, win a prize (aka The Headache Thread­®)

Postby Mancunian Lee » Dec 1st, '11, 13:45

Ive no idea what shell code is!! here's part 2

http://pastebin.com/pJmZYbMy

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Re: Crack the code, win a prize (aka The Headache Thread­®)

Postby Ste Porterfield » Dec 1st, '11, 14:32

Ah well - I haven't got access to a Linux environment so that rules me out..

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Re: Crack the code, win a prize (aka The Headache Thread­®)

Postby Mancunian Lee » Dec 1st, '11, 15:44

Ste Porterfield wrote:Ah well - I haven't got access to a Linux environment so that rules me out..


Apparently it takes you to this page.

https://apply.gchq-careers.co.uk/fe/tpl ... j&id=35874

I wouldnt want to end up zipped into a hold all so im not going to be applying :D

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