Where do I start?
I have been following the Cicada on and off since 2012. When I first stated it I knew nothing about encryption, pgp, ciphers etc and yet because of Cicada I have since taught myself the basics in encryption, symbology, numerology, the list goes on . After breaking my foot at the begining of the year I didn't have much to do so I picked Cicada up properly again. As I'm good with audio and visual software I was able to actually solve some of the more tech related clues this year. You can see how I retrieved the file in the first post.
From the way we discovered the .pdf files I don't feel like it's just another piece of the puzzle. It seems to be a prize or end reward. The small community of solvers (mainly coders and crypto-currency enthusiasts) I have been with believe it is a completely new form of decentralized, quantum/binary encryption based on DNA that aims to replace(?) RSA encryption. I know enough about encryption to know that if Cicadas claim are correct this could be a game changing system.
I basically don't want to get too vocal about it until I can at least work out if its actually legit or not. I personally believe it is legit but have no evidence yet to back it up.
If you would like to know more about this years puzzle I'd be happy to fill you in as there is still one last puzzle to crack.
I saw you said you will be posting a new crypto post soon. I look forward to it. I am following you now so I'll make sure not to miss it.
Thank you.
Yes it is very confusing and moves pretty fast. There has been a puzzle every year since 2012. This one has been running since 6 Jan 2017.
I'm documenting it all so will get out a full rundown of how it panned out.
Here is a wiki from the last few years and search Defango on YouTube for some of this years details.
Alright, putting it into context definitely helped. I had a little time to look over the post again. First of all, let me say that cryptology for me is a passion/ hobby and a lot what was discussed is beyond my expertise especially when it comes to quantum cryptography and quantum computing. That being said I have a few thoughts in regards to you wondering if it is "legit or not". A lot of the terminology and principles used are accurate. I am interested to know if the person who wrote this is a native English speaker or not. The section that starts "The current issues in cryptography.....hat would be a miralce" in my opinion is written poorly. Coming from a digital forensic perspective I would have used different language.
I would definitely keep researching and seeing if you can find someone who knows more about quantum computing. I took a little time last night researching and came across this document which, not identical but can be used to gain insight into this matter. You might enjoy it. http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jce/papers/Vol11-issue2/I01126471.pdf?id=106
I wish you luck in figuring this out, and commend you on teaching yourself many of the fundamentals of cryptology, I hope my posts will improve your understanding even further.
No prob, Are you just trying to understand the concepts or are you trying to decrypt a specific message?
Where do I start?
I have been following the Cicada on and off since 2012. When I first stated it I knew nothing about encryption, pgp, ciphers etc and yet because of Cicada I have since taught myself the basics in encryption, symbology, numerology, the list goes on . After breaking my foot at the begining of the year I didn't have much to do so I picked Cicada up properly again. As I'm good with audio and visual software I was able to actually solve some of the more tech related clues this year. You can see how I retrieved the file in the first post.
From the way we discovered the .pdf files I don't feel like it's just another piece of the puzzle. It seems to be a prize or end reward. The small community of solvers (mainly coders and crypto-currency enthusiasts) I have been with believe it is a completely new form of decentralized, quantum/binary encryption based on DNA that aims to replace(?) RSA encryption. I know enough about encryption to know that if Cicadas claim are correct this could be a game changing system.
I basically don't want to get too vocal about it until I can at least work out if its actually legit or not. I personally believe it is legit but have no evidence yet to back it up.
If you would like to know more about this years puzzle I'd be happy to fill you in as there is still one last puzzle to crack.
I saw you said you will be posting a new crypto post soon. I look forward to it. I am following you now so I'll make sure not to miss it.
Thank you.
Your comments are priceless and express how your steemit is going! Lot's of learning but you are also teaching other steemians! Keep the comments on!
is there a wikipedia entry on cicada 3301?
I's confused sir. And not in a disrespectful towards you manner, either. Just confused.
Yes it is very confusing and moves pretty fast. There has been a puzzle every year since 2012. This one has been running since 6 Jan 2017.
I'm documenting it all so will get out a full rundown of how it panned out.
Here is a wiki from the last few years and search Defango on YouTube for some of this years details.
Alright, putting it into context definitely helped. I had a little time to look over the post again. First of all, let me say that cryptology for me is a passion/ hobby and a lot what was discussed is beyond my expertise especially when it comes to quantum cryptography and quantum computing. That being said I have a few thoughts in regards to you wondering if it is "legit or not". A lot of the terminology and principles used are accurate. I am interested to know if the person who wrote this is a native English speaker or not. The section that starts "The current issues in cryptography.....hat would be a miralce" in my opinion is written poorly. Coming from a digital forensic perspective I would have used different language.
I would definitely keep researching and seeing if you can find someone who knows more about quantum computing. I took a little time last night researching and came across this document which, not identical but can be used to gain insight into this matter. You might enjoy it. http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jce/papers/Vol11-issue2/I01126471.pdf?id=106
I wish you luck in figuring this out, and commend you on teaching yourself many of the fundamentals of cryptology, I hope my posts will improve your understanding even further.
Digicrypt