500 sats \ 4 replies \ @OneOneSeven 11 Jul 2023 \ on: MMPKG KNSZHNZ (get a 1000 sat reward) bitcoin
Does it say Lewis Carroll
We have a 500 sat winner! 🥳
If it's just a lucky guess, well done.
If not, how did you work it out?
Can you show your steps?
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Indeed a lucky guess! I thought it might be a playfair cipher, or one of Carroll's after I read your other post on SN. I tried some sites that encrypt/decrypt ciphers and had no luck.
I guessed it because it didn't seem like double letters in the hidden message translated to double letters in the encryption. Was it a mixed alphabet cipher? Or Alice cipher? Or are they the same thing?
And maybe you reached a 404 error on SN and got lost in a maze? Is that why it belongs here?
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Hi. Well done on your successful guess.
Try out these two ciphers from Carroll - I'm sure that you'll be able to do it.
https://lewiscarrollresources.net/ciphers/alphabet.html
or
https://lewiscarrollresources.net/ciphers/telegraph.html
I really like your 404 idea - It's almost as good as the real reason.
As the deadline was approaching ( and I felt that no-one would get it) - especially the second part. I decided to write out the whole shebang about L.C. being a cryptographer. That seemed avgood enough reason for the puzzle to be on SN!
The chancellor thing really was an accidental find. I stumbled upon it when I read about his ciphers - and I felt it was far too good not to include...
Really well done Monsieur!
Hope you enjoy his ciphers too 🧐
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