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Post by johnuk1 on Nov 10, 2014 16:22:34 GMT
Hello everyone. I have been given the following codes in order to solve an Enigma. However, I have tried a couple of online Enigma emulators and so far I have drawn a blank. Walzenlage III - I - II Umkehrwalze B Ringstellung S B E Steckervernindungen LD ER FA S Grundstellung ? ? ? RPVZL YNCQO RVUSY UZUBC KNIBK DWZRP FZVLA Your help and ideas appreciated.
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Post by johnuk2 on Nov 14, 2014 21:58:03 GMT
How did you get on with the second code - there seem to be too many characters. Is punctuation coded ?
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Post by jrsm on Nov 29, 2014 4:53:08 GMT
Walzenlage: III - I - II
Umkehrwalze: B
Ringstellung: S B E or 19 2 5
Steckervernindungen: LD ER FA S
Grundstellung: ? ? ?
RPVZL YNCQO RVUSY UZUBC KNIBK DWZRP FZVLA
You may have gone through this, but here's my thoughts looking at this.
Arn't steckervernindungen settings in pairs? Or is the 'S' not part of it? From what I see, I'm guessing the grundstellung is unimportant. From the settings here, I would guess a Wehrmacht 3 rotor machine.
Steckervernindungen: Is there more, or is there some implied information from, or about, the challenge or challenger?
The encryption key: It does not look like it's was supplied. Again, is there some implied information? Maybe the challenger's initials? I have some code that could brute force it, but if the steckervernindungen is incomplete, it might take a LONG time. 26*25*26*20*19*18*17*16*15*14*13*12*11*10*9*8*7, assuming a full set of 10 patches, of which we only have 3. About 5.7 * 10^19 combinations, if I'm reading the situation correctly.
Did they provide other information or hints?
JRSM
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