tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14303668.post7152751214477067392..comments2024-03-14T14:11:52.033+01:00Comments on NumberWorld: Kryptos - The Cipher (Part 2)Christian Schriddehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06351687737992498118noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14303668.post-5743742049342177332019-07-18T07:30:33.910+02:002019-07-18T07:30:33.910+02:00I've added some comments on the Cryptologia pa...I've added some comments on the Cryptologia paper to PubPeer - https://pubpeer.com/search?q=kryptos which you may find interesting.Richard Beanhttp://elvumgar.fea.st/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14303668.post-60594998415603141252018-09-02T18:58:26.357+02:002018-09-02T18:58:26.357+02:00In my third post i also mentioned this, which i go...In my third post i also mentioned this, which i got from here: https://kryptosfan.wordpress.com/tag/jim-sanborn/Christian Schriddehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06351687737992498118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14303668.post-48310798333192097152018-09-01T18:32:18.325+02:002018-09-01T18:32:18.325+02:00Greetings. Please provide link where Sanborn said ...Greetings. Please provide link where Sanborn said N=B, Y=E and so on as I cannot find. In the article he says those positions equate to BERLINCLOCK. Secondly, the whole point of a cipher in the field, is such that people who are not mathematically inclined can still encrypt a message without understanding the underlying algorithm. Doesn't take a genius to implement an advanced ultra secure cipher on paper. I tend to agree with you that there aren't any earth shattering math operations in the encryption stage, but I'd give Sanborn a little more credit. He's pretty bright.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14303668.post-85116966560459554522018-07-06T17:29:00.056+02:002018-07-06T17:29:00.056+02:00Yes, i noticed that too. The 'PRNG' is als...Yes, i noticed that too. The 'PRNG' is also followed by 'KSS' which some pseudo number generators use to denote their Key Stream Segments, i.e., small blocks of random numbers used to encrypt a block of plaintext.Christian Schriddehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06351687737992498118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14303668.post-4593678179119874972018-07-05T09:05:58.079+02:002018-07-05T09:05:58.079+02:00Your two posts on Kryptos are a fascinating read!
...Your two posts on Kryptos are a fascinating read!<br /><br />What I find especially cool is your coverage of the Hill Cipher and of Pseudo Random Number Generators (PRNG).<br /><br />For those interested in PRNG it may be worthwhile to note that K4 happens to contain the very character sequence "PRNG". Most likely, this is just coincidence, but who knows?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13625066169657836754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14303668.post-88334406140333991102018-05-31T03:44:35.529+02:002018-05-31T03:44:35.529+02:00I like the mathematical approach.
Some comments:
...I like the mathematical approach.<br /><br />Some comments:<br />*Sanborn has stated that N=B, Y=E, P=R, etc.<br />*Kryptos was designed to be solved with pen and paper. Additionally, Sanborn has admitted to not being very mathematically inclined. This suggests that the techniques that he used are not complex mathematical operations.<br /><br />Some observations:<br />* The ciphertext corresponding to letters that appear twice, C and L differ by the distances from each other.<br />* BER and CK can be derived by adding (mod26) the three previous cyphertext characters, i.e., NFB+NYP=BER, MZF+PKW+CKC.<br />Unfortunately, these don't work globally, but might hint at a solution.<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762314579356881210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14303668.post-70531649517475936062018-04-23T23:11:21.614+02:002018-04-23T23:11:21.614+02:00This is very nice, good job. I'm leaning towar...This is very nice, good job. I'm leaning towards a Hill Cipher myself, thinking mod25? removing both ll's from the line in which the additional L is on the Viginere Table. murdakahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006061978125790744noreply@blogger.com