Inside the blog post Strange Words and Ideas over at Investigate Ingress, the following three codes where found:

[1] lvilxxxvlxixlxxviiiliVlxxviiilivlxvililxxxii [2] kfkbzqtqeobbpvmexuzvybiixlqtlbclroz [3] 7c4848a2add0446ccfc3b091f8de7e23297ab48395905d5d6f00ff0abab5a52a2ae1a95ffdee0000827f006a4effa343ba160c738678c19a6bff4f00d2b48c

Code #1

Observations

[hint]All the letters used in the code looks like what was once used for counting.
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Spoiler

Split the code into sensible Roman Numerals
lvi lxxxv lxix lxxviii li V lxxviii liv lxvi li lxxxii

Notice that the capital V is a bit out of place among the lower-case characters.
This points strongly towards it being an indicator for being the keyword.
Looking at Glyphtionary, we see it most likely is the Defend glyph. If that doesn’t work, we will try the Less glyph.

Convert Roman numerals to Numbers, ignoring the capital V
lvi lxxxv lxix lxxviii li V lxxviii liv lxvi li lxxxii 56 85 69 78 51 78 54 66 51 82
Convert Decimal to ASCII
8UEN3N6B3R
Add the keyword
8UEN3defendN6B3R

Code #2

Observations

Spoiler

Running the code through the initial analysing steps, we notice that ROT-3 seems to be what we will need here
ninectwthreesyphaxcybellaotwoefourc

Substitute out the numbers
9ctw3syphaxcybellao2e4c

Doing a bit of searching, we find the post “On Syphax – Words from The Acolyte” over at the Investigation Board.
There the Acolyte speaks on the subjects of Cybella, Syphax and Obsidius
Trying out both Acolyte and Obsidius as the keywords, we find that Obsidius is the valid one here
9ctw3Obsidiuso2e4c

Code #3

Observations

[hint]This is a long code, so look at how it can be columnised to make smaller, more usable chunks and what those chunks can represent.
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Spoiler

Making a grid of 6×21 gives us

7c4848

a2add0

446ccf

c3b091

f8de7e

23297a

b48395

905d5d

6f00ff

0abab5

a52a2a

e1a95f

fdee00

00827f

006a4e

ffa343

ba160c

738678

c19a6b

ff4f00

d2b48c

Many of the Hex values are well out of the range of ASCII characters, so we’ll need to find something else that they represent.
Looking at RGB colour values and what names our values point at, we find that this might be the right path.

Using either SpyColor.com or Encycolorpedia.com, get the colour names of all the values.

Value	Links	Name
7c4848	[1][2]	Tuscan Red
a2add0	[1][2]	Wild Blue Yonder
446ccf	[1][2]	Han Blue
c3b091	[1][2]	Khaki
f8de7e	[1][2]	Jasmine, Mellow Yellow
23297a	[1][2]	St. Patrick’s Blue
b48395	[1][2]	English Lavender
905d5d	[1][2]	Rose Taupe
6f00ff	[1][2]	Electric Indigo, Indigo
0abab5	[1][2]	Tiffany Blue
a52a2a	[1][2]	Red-brown, Brown (web), Auburn
e1a95f	[1][2]	Earth Yellow
fdee00	[1][2]	Aureolin
00827f	[1][2]	Teal Green
006a4e	[1][2]	Bangladesh Green, Bottle Green
ffa343	[1][2]	Neon Carrot
ba160c	[1][2]	International Orange
738678	[1][2]	Xanadu
c19a6b	[1][2]	Fallow, Camel, Desert, Lion, Wood Brown
ff4f00	[1][2]	International Orange (aerospace)
d2b48c	[1][2]	Tan

Take the first character of each colour name
Note that sometimes you need to repeat this and use one of the other names listed. Look at what is needed for the passcode to determine which one to use.
TWHKJSERETREATBNIXFIT
Sub out the numbers
2HKJ7RETREATB9X5T

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