Basic Mission 6

[AtlasDark]

I have the methodology down but I'm wondering if the algorithm is dynamic.

The output differs each time from the same input; anyone else having this issue?

[aNewHobby4me]

I have the methodology down but I'm wondering if the algorithm is dynamic.

The output differs each time from the same input; anyone else having this issue?

That's not an issue, its a feature

Seriously, it is. For any cipher to work correctly, the ciphertext must translate into the correct plaintext. Since you are getting different a ciphertext each time you encrypt the same plaintext, each of those ciphertexts must be equivalent to each other in some way.

[edit] Sorry, I was thinking of realistic mission 6. Were you referring to the input as a whole, or each character of your input?

[Defience]

I have the methodology down but I'm wondering if the algorithm is dynamic.

The output differs each time from the same input; anyone else having this issue?

It's static so you shouldn't be getting different ouputs with the same input. That would make decrypting the pass a nightmare.

[AtlasDark]

Thanks Defience (and aNewHobby4me for trying).

I've cleared cache, did a once-through on the source, and even restarted (out of desperation, since prevailing logic has dropped to zero), though the same input yields an inconsistent output; for instance, I fed "abc" (minus quotes) into Sam's encryptor, but results typical of doing so range from "ace," "gsi," "rmv," and other nonsensical combinations.

To be sure that aNewHobby4me's advice did not apply to me, I double-checked to ensure that I was in Basic Mission 6 as well. It seems that this is the case, and I can think of nothing else to alleviate my problem.

[aNewHobby4me]

... I fed "abc" (minus quotes) into Sam's encryptor, but results typical of doing so range from "ace," "gsi," "rmv," and other nonsensical combinations....

"abc" encrypted is "ace", so that worked correctly ( just checked it), but I cannot duplicate the other results.

[AtlasDark]

That's a curiosity.

I'll see what I can do locally to [possibly] address this issue.

[AtlasDark]

Solved! I finally figured out the algorithm, and I must say, that was quite clever.

I suppose the problems started when I was trying to script a decoder that was probably changing the output to some randomized text (perhaps due to the decoding process).

[jhetfield20]

Sorry for making a new thread here but for some reason I can't see the NEW TOPIC button in the Basic Missions Subforum.


Anyway to the matter at hand.....while I've figured the algorithm for the encryption and found the decrypted password(which by the way is right and tested with the script to ensure its the right one) when I submit it I get an error incorrect password.

Can somebody check it out???


Thanks!

[Defience]

Solved! I finally figured out the algorithm, and I must say, that was quite clever.

I suppose the problems started when I was trying to script a decoder that was probably changing the output to some randomized text (perhaps due to the decoding process).

Yeah, scripting your own decoder isn't needed, it's just a matter of using some logic and figuring out the algorithm. Good job passing it.

[capedebo]

GUYS,..
no matter what you should refer to ASCII code flow http://www.asciitable.com/
first, you should find the algorithm flow
second, the flow is on ASCII table
last, CONGRATZ