Three codes were spotted in the page source of the PAC’s Weekly Wrap-up: March 20, 2016 post.
[1] Line 277: 54414222564431232726283732391055335820
[2] Line 280: 4yby2stnqm4y7g
[3] Line 280: w6fcm2cey6f4
Code #1
Observations
When separating the string into pairs, the passcode pattern becomes evident (higher numbers represent digits and lower numbers represent letters):
54 41 42 22 56 44 31 23 27 26 28 37 32 39 10 55 33 58 20
10- each digit in the string (with the exception of 0 which remains a 0):
56696888546679878384827378719055775280
Pair:
56 69 68 88 54 66 79 87 83 84 82 73 78 71 90 55 77 52 80
Decimal to ASCII:
8EDX6BOWSTRINGZ7M4P
10- each digit in the string (with the exception of 0 which remains a 0):
56696888546679878384827378719055775280
Pair:
56 69 68 88 54 66 79 87 83 84 82 73 78 71 90 55 77 52 80
Decimal to ASCII:
8EDX6BOWSTRINGZ7M4P
Code #2
Observations
The string appears to already match the passcode pattern.
The reason the observation is important is that it suggests that order must be maintained and any transposition other than a simple reverse is unlikely.
Convert using Morse Code:
....- -.-- -... -.-- ..--- ... - -. --.- -- ....- -.-- --... --.
Reverse Morse string:
.-- ...-- --.- -.... -- -.-- .- - ... ---.. --.- ...- --.- -....
Translate back to text:
W3Q6MYATS8QVQ6
Reverse:
6QVQ8STAYM6Q3W
The reason the observation is important is that it suggests that order must be maintained and any transposition other than a simple reverse is unlikely.
Convert using Morse Code:
....- -.-- -... -.-- ..--- ... - -. --.- -- ....- -.-- --... --.
Reverse Morse string:
.-- ...-- --.- -.... -- -.-- .- - ... ---.. --.- ...- --.- -....
Translate back to text:
W3Q6MYATS8QVQ6
Reverse:
6QVQ8STAYM6Q3W
Code #3
Observations
The appropriate amount of numbers for a passcode are present but it does not match the passcode pattern.
The observation indicates that one of the steps involves a transposition or reordering of the string.
In this case we pair the letters:
w6 fc m2 ce y6 f4
Reverse each pair:
6w cf 2m ec 6y 4f
Recombine:
6wcf2mec6y4f
The observation indicates that one of the steps involves a transposition or reordering of the string.
In this case we pair the letters:
w6 fc m2 ce y6 f4
Reverse each pair:
6w cf 2m ec 6y 4f
Recombine:
6wcf2mec6y4f
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