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4pollo
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Increasingly Kryptic (green to black) Jan 19, 2017 12:58:48 GMT -5 jung likes this

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Post by 4pollo on Jan 19, 2017 12:58:48 GMT -5


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edit: minor correction

Last Edit: Jan 19, 2017 13:32:01 GMT -5 by 4pollo

rileedawg
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Increasingly Kryptic (green to black) Jan 21, 2017 18:08:32 GMT -5 4pollo and freshness28 like this

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Post by rileedawg on Jan 21, 2017 18:08:32 GMT -5

This was a great challenge! I really enjoyed it and had to put a few hours into it but solving was way worth it! Also had to have a couple method hints from Lexicon so shout out to you dude. Now for some hints, as requested:

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{Lines 1-8 (Text Section 1-6)Hint/Getting Started}This bit really is green. If you are not seeing what you want, then I recommend you shift your perspective.

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{Text Section 7 Hint:}I recommend to read the advice you are given...

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{Text Section 8 and 9 Hint}This type has indeed been much talked about

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{Bigger Hint}They make use of a substitution cipher

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{Tool Hint}quipqiup will serve you well[

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{Hint for getting the <redacted>}Once you have the message there are tools to use where you semi automatically get <redacted> by putting in the message. Google search on what you learn you have should bring it up (hint: read the plaintext)

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{Text Section 10 Spoiler}This is solved the same way as above.

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{Something special spoiler}However there is also a hidden message

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{Hint for hidden message}You may recognize what this looks like. The key may also be a hint.

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{Further hint at hidden message}This was not done the classical way.

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{Biggest spoiler}Do not ignore letters. If that does not make sense then read about the classical methods. If it still does not, you may have the wrong thing

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{Helpful Hint From Here on Out}From here on out you will know how long your message is. See if you can look for something recurring from this point on that might give an indication.

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{Section 11 Hint}A google search should find what you want relatively easily. You might need to try it in a couple things, but this is still relatively green/yellow so think easy

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{ Section 12 Spoiler/ Just How I did it}This section is similar to the last. However you may need to google some bruteforce tools. (or take the advice of the messages, your choice)

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{Kind of biggish Spoiler if You are still stuck}The key relates to the alphabet key. Trying letters to come up and seeing if the key looks good or is starting to form a word and googling what you have after the alphabet may help. If I recall it took me three or four letters of guessing.

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{/Section 13Last section- How I did it (may not be helpful)}At this point you should know what you have to do if you have been following along with the text. The way I solved it was guessing the first word of the plaintext and seeing if anything would give a key. Also, simple google search for the first part

Last Edit: Jan 22, 2017 16:14:45 GMT -5 by rileedawg

4pollo
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Increasingly Kryptic (green to black) Jan 23, 2017 16:13:46 GMT -5 jung likes this

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Post by 4pollo on Jan 23, 2017 16:13:46 GMT -5

SPOILER: Click to show

{hint on what to do with the short random plaintext strings}
any random plaintext strings that you encounter do not need to be decoded, but interpreted by you or used to unveil beneficial extras

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{hint on tools}
another kryptic topic on this forum has useful code and explanations that will help you along the way

Last Edit: Jan 23, 2017 16:14:49 GMT -5 by 4pollo

jung
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Increasingly Kryptic (green to black) Jan 25, 2017 9:51:57 GMT -5

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Post by jung on Jan 25, 2017 9:51:57 GMT -5

Related to those small strings you find along the way

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{hint}Look at them carefully. Type what you read.

If you really get stuck

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{+hint}Some letters on the small string you got can be wrong depending on the method you worked with to get the plaintext of that section. Try to realize which ones can be. You need an exact match to get the "extras"

Last Edit: Jan 25, 2017 9:53:06 GMT -5 by jung

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Increasingly Kryptic (green to black) Jan 25, 2017 12:51:10 GMT -5

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Post by emato on Jan 25, 2017 12:51:10 GMT -5

I am still working on this one. I've looked over some of the hints - and I think I've been on the right track. I think this one is brilliant, and it's just a time management situation at this point for me.

I'm sure I will be getting stuck/frustrated shortly, and will look to the hints for help. I WILL solve this. :-)

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