Three codes were hidden in the HTML source of the LURE post on the Investigate Ingress blog.
[1] 9unknyyc5gtx5i5qof
[2] ugwtqrfhfrmvswvaq
[3] 7xls3xXvvGuhn2ypk4p1n
Code #1
Observations
18 characters with the right amount of numbers for a valid passcode
Make a 3×6 grid
9 |
u |
n |
k |
n |
y |
y |
c |
5 |
g |
t |
x |
5 |
i |
5 |
q |
o |
f |
Reverse rows 2, 4 & 6
9 |
u |
n |
y |
n |
k |
y |
c |
5 |
x |
t |
g |
5 |
i |
5 |
f |
o |
q |
Read going down from the upper left 9
9yyx5functionk5g5q
Code #2
Observations
A roman emperor will get you the keyword. After just analyze closely what you have
Rot 13 reveals the keyword
htjgdesusezifjind
Let’s split into the format using 2 characters for each numbers
ht jgd es use z if j in d
The numbers are written in reverse
th jgd se use z fi j ni d
3jgd7usez5j9d
Code #3
Observations
Modify thing to get a valid prefix and suffix, then Google is your friend
Atbash letters and numbers
3coh7cCeeTfsm8bkp6k9m
Split into the passcode format
3coh7 cCeeTfsm8bk p6k9m
Searching the middle string on Google gives a YouTube video by Mark Osborne called More
3coh7morep6k9m
The passcode return as invalid. Remember we used Atbash as the first step, the opposite of more is less
3coh7lessp6k9m
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