Smart Wallets
Securing the Mega Files
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Securing the Mega Files
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Scientists attempting to enter the facility are presented with with a request to enter a password along with an encoded string
Each scientist was determined to recieve 1 of 10 unique strings from the system. These strings were identified to begin with the numbers 0-9 indicating and order to collect them in.
Unique Strings |
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Every odd position after this was given as only the numbers 0 or 1, leading to a binary encoding of those columns.
These columns could be broken up into two sets of 5 digits each, with each set of 5 being 5-bit encodings of the letters A-Z. (00001 = 1 = A, 11010 = 26 = Z). This leads to the message UNUSED NUMBERS IN EVEN COLUMNS MOD TWENTY SIX
These instructions lead to focus on the remaining even columns. Looking at each reveals a set of hex letters that contain just the number 0 sandwiched by a set of numbers.
Focusing on the strings of letters first reveals words where the number 0 has replaced a single letter in the word (ex: 0eace > Peace). Completing this reveals the message PINKY AND THE BLANK FIVE, a crossword clue of Pinky and the ______ (5) or BRAIN.
With the letters removed, this just leaves a set of numbers in each column. Using the earlier hint of UNUSED NUMBERS IN EVEN COLUMNS MOD TWENTY SIX, each remaining number can have a mod 26 calculation completed on it to leave a number 0-25. A mod operation divides the number by 26 and returns the remainder. ie. 28 mod 26 = 2 as 28 can be divided by 26 once, with 2 left over (28-26x1 = 2). Completing this operation for all the numbers and converting the numbers to letters using A1Z26 gives the phrase ITS UNIT IS THE WATT FIVE, a crossword clue of It's unit is the Watt (5) or POWER.
The final password of BRAIN POWER was first enter by the Lab, where they secured 6 of the files about the Megas, leaving The Path to secure 2.
First 5 | Letter | Second 5 | Letter |
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Original | Output | Letter |
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0x0517130f09050c120816030e1204090710011603
0x1009010e12160a091d01181b081f150b0a151114
0x2e171d1e1b121d081e151d101d10161e1c190e03
0x3a060e0d1a0d0e1c1f161e1e0e1d0a0e1a15000e
0x4c1c1f1b0b1e101e0e0b0c1d1b0e1d0f1d0c1a1f
0x5e001e0a100f1c000a0e0A010A1d0D1C0e1a1d1f
0x631c000c0f000e1e00000d131c091e0a050d0e1a
0x751a0d101a0c080d111e001810011010171d0d0c
0x891d16040c1e1203050a15030e161d0e05001300
0x950a15071e050611171d160713171a02120e1207
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