Three codes were hidden in the HTML source of the REMOTE PARTICIPATION EXERCISES post on the Investigate Ingress blog.
[1] esubesuceiencigviegronssu
[2] utvyvvwuusxswrvuxzvyxrxsxvuuwquvxs
[3] n0fsvdjjt.lzft.k.lssv.o.yrt.dx
Code #1
Observations
25 letters but an overused cipher will help you
Make a 5×5 grid
e |
s |
u |
b |
e |
s |
u |
c |
e |
i |
e |
n |
c |
i |
g |
v |
i |
e |
g |
r |
o |
n |
s |
s |
u |
Read going down from the upper right E
eigrubeigsuccessuninesevo
8rub8successu9e7o
Code #2
Observations
These letters have a very specific range
Atbash
fgebeedffhchdiefcaebcichceffdjfech
Convert letters to numbers using a=0
5641443557273845204128272455395427
Atbash numbers
5469667553837265806982838655715683
Make pairs
54 69 66 75 53 83 72 65 80 69 82 83 86 55 71 56 83
Convert decimal to Ascii
6EBK5SHAPERSV7G8S
Code #3
Observations
Count the characters to get a hint to the cipher. Be careful some are modifiers
If you count the letters and numbers you have 24 characters. Good count for Base64.
Change the case of the letters except the ones preceded by a dot
N0FSVDJJTlZFTklSSVoyRTdX
Convert Base64 to Ascii
7ART2INVENIRIZ2E7W
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