https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4xcmBd7O4Y
Hi all, I'm Elonka Dunin (proof). I have many interesting hobbies related to game development and the National Cryptologic Museum, but the thing that's got everybody really excited right now is Kryptos, the encrypted sculpture at the center of CIA Headquarters. The sculpture was installed about 30 years ago and has four ciphers on it, three of which have been solved. That fourth one, K4, is one of the most famous unsolved codes in the world. A video was just made about it by the folks at the CNN-backed "Great Big Story" site, and that 6-minute video was released yesterday: https://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/kryptos-puzzle
A few other related links:
My personal quickref bio: http://elonka.com/bio.html
My website about Kryptos: http://elonka.com/kryptos
A Wikipedia article about me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elonka_Dunin
My Twitter page @ElonkaDunin: https://twitter.com/ElonkaDunin
My page about other Famous Unsolved Codes: https://elonka.com/UnsolvedCodes.html
I'm here now to answer any questions you may have about Kryptos, or any other of my hobbies. Be aware that I am *not* an employee of the CIA, I just got in to CIA Headquarters a couple times as a civilian to see the sculpture, so no, I can't tell you about any of their covert ops. But about Kryptos or other unsolved codes, ask away!!
Update: Wrapping up at 1 am ET, thanks to all participants!
Superman can fly somewhere around 4 times the speed of sound. Now obviously, he doesn't always want to fly this fast. How does he, as well as the other members of the Super- family, control flying speed?
Hi,
I do not know whether this is the right group, but I have seen a couple of messages about Kryptos here so I hope it is ok to send the request here.
I am a Kryptos fan with some math and it background. I have started my journey with Krypots in 2014 - I just read somewhere about the CLOCK clue (I think it was something similar to "top 10 unsolved mysteries"). I decided to give it a try - just to learn something new and get back into programming.
I think I am on the right path, and I need some help - maybe you could share some ideas and be the one that "found one of the words from K4".
What is current state:
- I think I have found the encryption method and keys used
- I think that I know HOW masking works, but I do not know WHY it works this way on a specific position of K4
- why I think so? I have tried many ideas, but one was extremally interesting - encryption of BERLIN CLOCK gave a pattern in the corresponedence to NYPVTTMZFPK part of K4
- after reversing this pattern and using it on other places of K4, it gives some interesting phrases
4.1) e.g. there is only one place where a word PARK is possible and the BLETCHLEY word is the neighbour (fits into the pattern)
4.2) second phrase: there is only one place where a word TURING is possible and words BOMBE and ALAN are words directly before/after (they also fit into the pattern)
4.3) third phrase: there is only one place where CYPHER word is possible and there is a name of the cypher algorithm as a neighbour
- what is important the pattern was found before these phrases were found, so the pattern is not prepared to fit these phrases
If you could help me with other phrases I would be grateful - and if it is the correct approach you would be the one who found this word :)
How could you help? I am currently looking into two very interesting words that occured after reversing the pattern: AGENCIES and SYMBOL (two possible words far away from each other in K4)
Could you share your idea what are the phrases on your mind that contain these words?
e.g. one could be INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES but INTELLIGENCE word does not fit the pattern
or according to the other word it could be ENCRYPTED SYMBOL but ENCRYPTED also does not fit the pattern.
I tried to use google ngram viewer but there are too many not interesting phrases.
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best regards,
Greg
