There were 3 codes found in the Secrecy blog post on the Investigation Blog.
[1] bkdpfbkwnpeopxpdgpdf
[2] 4wot5qnatrnu5t7h
[3] 05186657159668976758483797876645961547
Code #1
Observation
The code has 20 characters.
Spoiler
Using ROT-4, we get this:
fohtjfoartistbthkthj
Substituting numbers:
4htj4artistb3k3j
Code #2
Observation
The code looks like it is in the passcode format but qnatrn is definitely not a word.
[hint]
Sometimes when the passcode format is seen there is an underlying encoding that needs to be modified to turn the code into a passcode.
[/hint]
Spoiler
Convert the code into Morse code:
....- .-- --- - ..... --.- -. .- - .-. -. ..- ..... - --... ....
Reverse all of the blocks:
-.... --. --- - ..... -.-- .- -. - .-. .- -.. ..... - ...-- ....
Convert the Morse code back to alphanumeric characters:
6GOT5YANTRAD5T3H
Code #3
Observation
There code has an even amount of numbers and there is a distinct pattern with the characters in the even positions.
Spoiler
Swap pairs of numbers throughout the entire code:
50816675516986797685847379786654695174
Convert pairs of numbers from decimal to ASCII:
50 81 66 75 51 69 86 79 76 85 84 73 79 78 66 54 69 51 74
2QBK3EVOLUTIONB6E3J
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