Other Classic Ciphers
I recommend when you see a ciphertext and you don't have the cipher name, run through a list of these http://practicalcryptography.com/ciphers/classical-era/ and see if any jump out at you. It's an imperfect art, but it is an art.
So this should be a bit of fun... use the skills you have now to work through a few different challenges... some I will tell you the cipher, others you'll have to fight through.
- Frankly, I don't like pigs
- 10000 01101 01010 01010 00110 01101 00000 10010 10001
- It's an enigma to me...
- Configuration:
- '3-rotor',
'EKMFLGDQVZNTOWYHXUSPAIBRCJ\<R','A','A','AJDKSIRUXBLHWTMCQGZNPYFVOE\<F','A','A','BDFHJLCPRTXVZNYEIWGAKMUSQO\<W','A','A','AY BR CU DH EQ FS GL IP JX KN MO TZ VW','',true) - Wiring: (If Required): 'LEYJVCNIXWPBQMDRTAKZGFUHOS'
- '3-rotor',
- Item to Decode:
- IZHXB AQPJJ THIZT IWTRS LQGVR DYOCY ALEUY HDUHX HUWMR TNBGT SXQIV X
- This decrypts to a URL with all special characters removed... figure out which URL this points to and submit it as the flag.
- Configuration:
- A fine day...
- Ahbce u vgha fue
There are some good lessons to be learned about when to go bruteforce, when to figure it out manually... and also to look for hints ;)