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Decryption Challenge
3 points by Hobsons_Choice 3565 days ago
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2 comments

So, it is base64 data... from there.. the 'file' utility doesn't recognize it, so (I gave up) maybe translate from unicode data (base 2^8 | 2^16 | 2^32 ) to something else? ("warmer/colder" would be appreciated).
It's not a simple text encoding. Almost all byte values are present with an approximately uniform distribution. No strings of 2 bytes or longer repeat in the sequence. There is no apparent structure if you show the data as an image.

If it's not just random junk, it looks non-trivial to me (which doesn't mean anything in case this is someone testing their home-brew encryption). 836 bytes is very little to work on with next to no context.

Also, from poster's user name:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobson%27s_choice_(disambiguat...

I can assure you it's not random junk. The small size is due to the 2000 byte limit. I would be pleased to provide a larger file to work with.
Base64 for posting purposes.
It's base64 for posting purposes. I can assure you it's not random junk. The small size is due to the 2000 byte limit. I would be pleased to provide a larger file to work with.