Comments on: Winner of the Crypto Kitchen Packet Challenge http://ismellpackets.com/2009/08/13/winner-of-the-crypto-kitchen-packet-challenge/ Sometimes they stink... Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:14:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: alecwaters http://ismellpackets.com/2009/08/13/winner-of-the-crypto-kitchen-packet-challenge/#comment-152 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:21:17 +0000 http://ismellpackets.wordpress.com/?p=214#comment-152 Hi Dave, Victor, Andy

Thanks very much :)

alec

]]> By: David Langlands http://ismellpackets.com/2009/08/13/winner-of-the-crypto-kitchen-packet-challenge/#comment-151 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:07:31 +0000 http://ismellpackets.wordpress.com/?p=214#comment-151 Alec,

thank you for the well-crafted challenge AND for the misdireciton. The I time spent going down blind alleys was definitely worth it, I picked up some new skills. Nicely done, sir!

Dave

]]> By: vmforno http://ismellpackets.com/2009/08/13/winner-of-the-crypto-kitchen-packet-challenge/#comment-150 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:52:12 +0000 http://ismellpackets.wordpress.com/?p=214#comment-150 About the steno … the spiral was just a dead end: “Not in here”.

And the vinegere, I just thought it was a misspelling. I’ve tried a lot of encryption algorithms using the “curious” string in the metadata of the image (Pmjeyeglwf7F) and “discretion” as the key.

So Close, damn! … Very nice challenge. :)

]]> By: ismellpackets http://ismellpackets.com/2009/08/13/winner-of-the-crypto-kitchen-packet-challenge/#comment-149 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:01:20 +0000 http://ismellpackets.wordpress.com/?p=214#comment-149 Too funny.

]]> By: Andy http://ismellpackets.com/2009/08/13/winner-of-the-crypto-kitchen-packet-challenge/#comment-148 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:52:57 +0000 http://ismellpackets.wordpress.com/?p=214#comment-148 Absolutely devastated, was doing this with a co worker, he extracted the answer I and I was firm with ‘yes but there has to be another step, Merchandise7X makes no sense!!’

egg+face

great challenge !!

]]> By: alecwaters http://ismellpackets.com/2009/08/13/winner-of-the-crypto-kitchen-packet-challenge/#comment-147 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:49:08 +0000 http://ismellpackets.wordpress.com/?p=214#comment-147 Hi David,

Well done :)

Sorry you spent fruitless time on the image with stego tools. It was my attempt at misdirection – sometimes “security” isn’t about stopping people absolutely, it’s about buying enough time for the cops to arrive and catch you in the act.

Which they didn’t, in your case. I’ll have to try harder next time :)

alec

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