Three codes could be found hidden in the NL-1331e post on the Investigate Ingress blog.
[1] i875t5nvnqtmib3
[2] 22ee1xwawxee1ee32qe11s1ee323wswdwq2e1w
[3] bcbvmcyldnnkckeskpoqtfkjlylvcasf
Code #1
Observations
Right amount of numbers for a code. Try to identify the keyword in order to help you.
Make a 5×3 grid
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8
7
5
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q
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3
You’ll need to scroll the columns to spell out the word IMINT in the middle row
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Read going right from the upper left T
tnv53imint587bq
Make a 5×3 grid
i
8
7
5
t
5
n
v
n
q
t
m
i
b
3
You’ll need to scroll the columns to spell out the word IMINT in the middle row
t
n
v
5
3
i
m
i
n
t
5
8
7
b
q
Read going right from the upper left T
tnv53imint587bq
Code #2
Observations
A mix of letters and numbers. Try to identify where the range falls.
[hint]Think of a num keypad[/hint]
Looking at the range of numbers, they are 123, qwe, asd and x. This emulates the num keypad on a keyboard.
Your index is
22ee1xwawxee1ee32qe11s1ee323wswdwq2e1w
88667051506676698467727669895253548675
Make pairs
88 66 70 51 50 66 76 69 84 67 72 76 69 89 52 53 54 86 75
Convert decimal to Ascii
XBF32BLETCHLEY456VK
Looking at the range of numbers, they are 123, qwe, asd and x. This emulates the num keypad on a keyboard.
Your index is
22ee1xwawxee1ee32qe11s1ee323wswdwq2e1w
88667051506676698467727669895253548675
Make pairs
88 66 70 51 50 66 76 69 84 67 72 76 69 89 52 53 54 86 75
Convert decimal to Ascii
XBF32BLETCHLEY456VK
Code #3
Observations
32 letters, you’ll need to try a few ciphers before getting that one.
After trying all the usual cipher, the only one left was Vigenere. Not knowing any hint for what to use as a pass phrase I just started typing the alphabet letter. The passphrase ABCDEFGHIJ
will reveal
bbzsixsevenjahaneighteightfourse
bbz67jahan884se
After trying all the usual cipher, the only one left was Vigenere. Not knowing any hint for what to use as a pass phrase I just started typing the alphabet letter. The passphrase ABCDEFGHIJ
will reveal
bbzsixsevenjahaneighteightfourse
bbz67jahan884se
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