Three codes were found hidden in the ADA’s Odd Behavior post on the Investigate Ingress blog.
[1] funneaoredekunnesrriysetmnftvhneooer
[2] 7f7a7baca998899a7d8a96ada8ad8899
[3] yyb23dse245xv
Code #1
Observations
36 letters, from the start of the string, looks like fun :p
Solution
After ROT and Atbash didn’t give anything, try rectangles.
Make a 6×6 grid
f |
u |
n |
n |
e |
a |
o |
r |
e |
d |
e |
k |
u |
n |
n |
e |
s |
r |
r |
i |
y |
s |
e |
t |
m |
n |
f |
t |
v |
h |
n |
e |
o |
o |
e |
r |
Read down from upper right A
akrthreesevendestoneyfourninefourmn
Change the spelled out numbers to real numbers
akr37dest1ny494mn
Finally change that 1 to i
akr37destiny494mn
Code #2
Observations
Looks like hex but the conversion gives nothing good. We need to do one manipulation and it’s been used often before.
Solution
Let’s start by making pairs
7f 7a 7b ac a9 98 89 9a 7d 8a 96 ad a8 ad 88 99
Looking at where numbers should fall, they all start with A. We have seen this pattern in the past and it was “hex atbash” that gives decimal values.
Here’s the index
| 0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
a |
b |
c |
d |
e |
f |
| f |
e |
d |
c |
b |
a |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
Converting all the pairs gives
80 85 84 53 56 67 76 65 82 75 69 52 57 52 77 66
Convert decimal to Ascii
PUT58CLARKE494MB
Code #3
Observations
It’s the right passcode format, go through your usual routine.
Solution
Nothing with ROT and Atbash, since we have the right passcode pattern morse could be a good way to go
Let’s convert the string to morse
-.-- -.-- -... ..--- ...-- -.. ... . ..--- ....- ..... -..- ...-
Reverse the string
-... -..- ..... -.... ---.. . ... ..- --... ---.. ...- --.- --.-
Convert morse to text
BX568ESU78VQQ
Reverse
QQV87USE865XB
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