Topic: Cryptography challenge! (Read 2097 times)

Bonk · « **on:** March 27, 2008, 10:51:30 am »

What is this? The reward is the contents and bragging rights.

00 00 00 00 06 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 0E 00 00 00
12 00 00 00 1A 00 00 00 23 00 00 00 2D 00 00 00
38 00 00 00 44 00 00 00 4F 00 00 00 5B 00 00 00
67 00 00 00 72 00 00 00 7C 00 00 00 85 00 00 00
89 00 00 00 8D 00 00 00 91 00 00 00 97 00 00 00
01 00 CA 10 0C 40 0D 15 01 00 87 0C 01 00 CA 10
0D 40 0D 15 01 00 CA 10 0D 40 0D 15 01 00 CA 10
0D 40 0D 15 01 00 CA 10 07 40 0D 15 01 00 0C 15
05 40 0D 15 01 00 CA 10 06 40 0D 15 02 00 CA 10
44 04 05 40 0D 15 01 00 CA 10 05 40 0D 15 03 00
CA 10 00 00 43 04 05 40 0D 15 01 00 CA 10 04 40
0D 15 04 00 CA 10 00 00 00 00 43 04 05 40 0D 15
01 00 CA 10 03 40 0D 15 01 00 CA 10 03 40 00 00
01 00 43 04 05 40 0D 15 04 00 CA 10 0D 15 0D 15
EB 10 04 40 00 00 01 00 43 04 05 40 0D 15 05 00
CA 10 0D 15 0D 15 0C 15 22 04 03 40 00 00 01 00
43 04 05 40 0D 15 01 00 CA 10 03 40 0D 15 05 00
0C 15 22 04 00 00 00 00 43 04 05 40 0D 15 01 00
CA 10 04 40 0D 15 04 00 0C 15 22 04 00 00 43 04
05 40 0D 15 01 00 CA 10 05 40 0D 15 03 00 0C 15
22 04 43 04 05 40 0D 15 01 00 CA 10 06 40 0D 15
02 00 0C 15 86 08 05 40 0D 15 01 00 CA 10 0D 40
0D 15 01 00 CA 10 0D 40 0D 15 01 00 CA 10 0D 40
0D 15 01 00 CA 10 0C 40 0D 15 01 00 EB 10 01 00
CA 10 0C 40 0D 15 01 00 64 08

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marstone · « **Reply #1 on:** March 27, 2008, 01:55:43 pm »

It's hex numbers, dinomes even.

Bonk · « **Reply #2 on:** March 27, 2008, 02:16:52 pm »

Yes, it is hex/binary data, but what is it?

marstone · « **Reply #3 on:** March 27, 2008, 02:51:36 pm »

not sure yet, heck it has been 20 years since I did Crypto stuff. with just the data, but no clue as to a start, I shall be alittle slow.

Lepton · « **Reply #4 on:** March 31, 2008, 12:39:15 am »

I know nothing of cryptography, but here are my observations. There are a lot of 00s. If you squint your eyes, you can see a pattern with the 15s. There seem to be set of numbers that repeat in threes vertically, those being 40, 0D, 15, 01, 00, CA, and 10, whereas all the other numbers appear to be non-repeating vertically.

Bonk · « **Reply #5 on:** March 31, 2008, 01:15:26 pm »

Hehe... neat observation about squinting.

You're on the right track with that thinking (result-wise not technique-wise).

The Bar-Abbas Anomaly · « **Reply #6 on:** April 01, 2008, 10:22:13 am »

Well, it doesn't seem to translate directly into anything interesting...

Cryptology makes my brain hurt!

Just plain old Punisher · « **Reply #7 on:** April 03, 2008, 08:50:56 pm »

DAMN YOU ! ITS HILLARY CLINTON IN A BIKINI!

NO. SHE'S STARTING TO TAKE IT OFF!

NOOOOOOO! DAMN YOU!!

Bonk · « **Reply #8 on:** April 03, 2008, 09:01:32 pm »

Don't worry, it is not some kind of subliminal message, it is perfectly innocent and SFC related.

The Bar-Abbas Anomaly · « **Reply #9 on:** April 04, 2008, 12:10:31 pm »

Is it the mythical damage chart for the Andromedan T/R Beam...?

Bonk · « **Reply #10 on:** April 04, 2008, 01:12:34 pm »

Quote from: The Bar-Abbas Anomaly on April 04, 2008, 12:10:31 pm

Is it the mythical damage chart for the Andromedan T/R Beam...?

Nope.

Pretty sure the SFC TR beam damage is exactly as it is in SFB... might even be in Corbomite's weapons chart thread?

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