Week 07: One Time Pads [Cribb Dragging]
** From Week 06 Module Activities **
Oh man, this is a long one, I did this manually. Also I’m kind of just copying and pasting my working out:
“Lpa” looks like "The"
The = 20 8 5 + something = 18 8 22 = R H V
Lpa = 12 16 1
Applying this to message 2
OG EVE 5 22 5
+ RHV 18 8 22
= WDA 23 4 1
Assuming it's every___
At this point we have the option of
Everyday
Everyway
Everyone
EVERYONE
RHV_____
WDAFVNBC
E V E R Y O N E
5 22 5 18 25 15 14 5
R H V N W Y N X
18 8 22 14 23 25 14 24
W D A F V N B C
23 4 1 6 22 14 2 3
Assuming our starting portion of the OTP is RHVNWYNX
Testing it out on message 5 (because we get half of the second word to work on the next portion of the OTP)
T H E P R I C E
20 8 5 16 18 9 3 5
R H V N W Y N X
18 8 22 14 23 25 14 24
L P A D O H Q C
12 16 1 4 15 8 17 3
So now our OTP is RHVNWYNX
We've decoded The Price in message 5
Decoding all messages up to RHVNWYNX
RHVNWYNX
4. LpaAlrhGmjikgjdmLlcsnnYmIsoPcglaGtKeQcemiu
TheMostImportant <-- guessed Im_____ is Important
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVG
1. LpaGbbfctNiPvwdbjnPuqolhhtygWhEuafjlirfPxxl
TheSecretToWinning
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVG
2. WdafvnbcDymxeeulWOtpoofnilwngLhblUfecvqAxs
EveryoneDeservesAh
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVG
3. UijMltDjeumxUnbiKstvdrVhcoDasUlrvDypegublg
CanYouPleaseHelpOl
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVG
4. LpaAlrhGmjikgjdmLlcsnnYmIsoPcglaGtKeQcemiu
TheMostImportantPe
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVG
5. LpaDohqcOzVbglebjPdTnoTzbyRbuwGftflTliPiqp
ThePriceOfBitcoinI
At this point I'm assuming that in message 4 it's
TheMostImportantPerson
and in message 5 it would be ThePriceOfBitcoinIs
From there we can move forwards to decode some more
Using "Person"
My OTP becomes: RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZ
Status check, I’m up to here:
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZ
1. LpaGbbfctNiPvwdbjnPuqolhhtygWhEuafjlirfPxxl
TheSecretToWinningEuro
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZ
2. WdafvnbcDymxeeulWOtpoofnilwngLhblUfecvqAxs
EveryoneDeservesAHippo
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZ
3. UijMltDjeumxUnbiKstvdrVhcoDasUlrvDypegublg
CanYouPleaseHelpOliver
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZ
4. LpaAlrhGmjikgjdmLlcsnnYmIsoPcglaGtKeQcemiu
TheMostImportantPerson
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZ
5. LpaDohqcOzVbglebjPdTnoTzbyRbuwGftflTliPiqp
ThePriceOfBitcoinIsToo
Message 5 could be "Too High" ?
Message 2 could be "Hippo potamus" ?
I'll try message 2 hippopotamus and check message 5 too high
Aha, I was right about hippopotamus
But it was actually too damn high for message 5
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZPYOKJSNO
1. LpaGbbfctNiPvwdbjnPuqolhhtygWhEuafjlirfPxxl
TheSecretToWinningEurovisionIs
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZPYOKJSNO
2. WdafvnbcDymxeeulWOtpoofnilwngLhblUfecvqAxs
EveryoneDeservesAHippopotamusW
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZPYOKJSNO
3. UijMltDjeumxUnbiKstvdrVhcoDasUlrvDypegublg
CanYouPleaseHelpOliverFindTheF
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZPYOKJSNO
4. LpaAlrhGmjikgjdmLlcsnnYmIsoPcglaGtKeQcemiu
TheMostImportantPersonInTheWor
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZPYOKJSNO
5. LpaDohqcOzVbglebjPdTnoTzbyRbuwGftflTliPiqp
ThePriceOfBitcoinIsTooDamnHigh
Message 2 could be "with" ?
Message 4 looks like world, i'll go with message 4
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZPYOKJSNOZW
1. LpaGbbfctNiPvwdbjnPuqolhhtygWhEuafjlirfPxxl
TheSecretToWinningEurovisionIsEx
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZPYOKJSNOZW
2. WdafvnbcDymxeeulWOtpoofnilwngLhblUfecvqAxs
EveryoneDeservesAHippopotamusWhe
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZPYOKJSNOZW
3. UijMltDjeumxUnbiKstvdrVhcoDasUlrvDypegublg
CanYouPleaseHelpOliverFindTheFlu
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZPYOKJSNOZW
4. LpaAlrhGmjikgjdmLlcsnnYmIsoPcglaGtKeQcemiu
TheMostImportantPersonInTheWorld
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZPYOKJSNOZW
5. LpaDohqcOzVbglebjPdTnoTzbyRbuwGftflTliPiqp
ThePriceOfBitcoinIsTooDamnHighGi
kind of stuck here
deservesahippotamuswhe_ in message 2
whe_ has to be when right?
and what the hell is flu_ in message 3
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZPYOKJSNOZWX
1. LpaGbbfctNiPvwdbjnPuqolhhtygWhEuafjlirfPxxl
TheSecretToWinningEurovisionIsExc
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZPYOKJSNOZWX
2. WdafvnbcDymxeeulWOtpoofnilwngLhblUfecvqAxs
EveryoneDeservesAHippopotamusWhen
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZPYOKJSNOZWX
3. UijMltDjeumxUnbiKstvdrVhcoDasUlrvDypegublg
CanYouPleaseHelpOliverFindTheFlux
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZPYOKJSNOZWX
4. LpaAlrhGmjikgjdmLlcsnnYmIsoPcglaGtKeQcemiu
TheMostImportantPersonInTheWorldI
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZPYOKJSNOZWX
5. LpaDohqcOzVbglebjPdTnoTzbyRbuwGftflTliPiqp
ThePriceOfBitcoinIsTooDamnHighGiv
Gonna guess this is excellent
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZPYOKJSNOZWXA
1. LpaGbbfctNiPvwdbjnPuqolhhtygWhEuafjlirfPxxl
TheSecretToWinningEurovisionIsExcellent
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZPYOKJSNOZWXAXZDDLHWO
1. LpaGbbfctNiPvwdbjnPuqolhhtygWhEuafjlirfPxxl
TheSecretToWinningEurovisionIsExcellent
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZPYOKJSNOZWXAXZDDLHWO
2. WdafvnbcDymxeeulWOtpoofnilwngLhblUfecvqAxs
EveryoneDeservesAHippopotamusWhenTheyre
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZPYOKJSNOZWXAXZDDLHWO
3. UijMltDjeumxUnbiKstvdrVhcoDasUlrvDypegublg
CanYouPleaseHelpOliverFindTheFluxCapacitor
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZPYOKJSNOZWXAXZDDLHWO
4. LpaAlrhGmjikgjdmLlcsnnYmIsoPcglaGtKeQcemiu
TheMostImportantPersonInTheWorldIsMeMys
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZPYOKJSNOZWXAXZDDLHWO
5. LpaDohqcOzVbglebjPdTnoTzbyRbuwGftflTliPiqp
ThePriceOfBitcoinIsTooDamnHighGivenTheD
RHVNWYNXZTTSMIPSVGKZYZPYOKJSNOZWXAXZDDLHWO
TheSecretToWinningEurovisionIsExcellentHair
EveryoneDeservesAHippopotamusWhenTheyreSad
CanYouPleaseHelpOliverFindTheFluxCapacitor
TheMostImportantPersonInTheWorldIsMeMyself
ThePriceOfBitcoinIsTooDamnHighGivenTheDawn