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For the record, yesterday I attempted this same Alphabet cipher shift with the WOW signal as a key as well as the RT ASCEN timecodes, using anything that would cause the string to start out with a 5, backwards and forwards, up and down. I'm getting the same results as you all are, and no dice.

edit: which is 5KZnsvrXDcP7JFD7GCuZvifrbcBtK4kAe8nHx6ibktgvPJxs4Lp in the case of the particular code you're talking about

based on that key you used "O" not zero...
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6EQUJ5WOW as the shifter produces 5KZnsvHhJEKShKs9LduZvifr1mHVFP8FJAsix6ibkt65VvsDSQU but still not correct.
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but it looks like a zero in the picture...  mhh...
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For the record, yesterday I attempted this same Alphabet cipher shift with the WOW signal as a key as well as the RT ASCEN timecodes, using anything that would cause the string to start out with a 5, backwards and forwards, up and down. I'm getting the same results as you all are, and no dice.

edit: which is 5KZnsvrXDcP7JFD7GCuZvifrbcBtK4kAe8nHx6ibktgvPJxs4Lp in the case of the particular code you're talking about
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can you recheck please...

is your result ok?


cause i get a different result:


5KZnsvrXDcP7JFD7GCuZvifrbcBtK4kAe8nHx6ibktgvPJxs4Lp <-your
5KZnsarXDcPgJFD7GfuZvifEbEBtKLkAe8nSx6ibkygvPJxr4Lp <-my


or i have some error in my code, i dont know, cant find it...  Sad



is also seems you used this:

z69JZqlJn862D1ndx7oLVEMmV "O" lP1zewEeUCrsI7Roahzpeny7P

but i think it should be:

z69JZqlJn862D1ndx7oLVEMmV "0" lP1zewEeUCrsI7Roahzpeny7P

a zero!

please correct me if iam wrong!


I think mine is correct.  The 6th char (q) shifts over to 'v' but yours goes to 'a'.  But the 6th char of the WOW sequence is a 5.  So maybe you have an error in your program?

I am using O (capital O) since that's what was posted by the OP.  I actually check both just in case but I think O (capital O) is correct.  Can someone else confirm?
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thanks arg... then i need to search my error...


but is it a zero or a "O" ?
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This program, for example transforms the "z69JZ..." string into
5KZnsvrXDcP7JFD7GCuZvifrbcBtK4kAe8nHx6ibktgvPJxs4Lp





can you recheck please...

is your result ok?


cause i get a different result:


5KZnsvrXDcP7JFD7GCuZvifrbcBtK4kAe8nHx6ibktgvPJxs4Lp <-your
5KZnsarXDcPgJFD7GfuZvifEbEBtKLkAe8nSx6ibkygvPJxr4Lp <-my


or i have some error in my code, i dont know, cant find it...  Sad




Yours is wrong somehow. I can confirm that my code returns the same result as alphabetacanary's.
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Guys, I believe it's a shift of the original text.
Each character is shifted within the 62 character alphabet described by Crops clue.  
The amount to shift is given by the WOW signal characters.  

This program, for example transforms the "z69JZ..." string into
5KZnsvrXDcP7JFD7GCuZvifrbcBtK4kAe8nHx6ibktgvPJxs4Lp

Notice how the first two characters changed to 5K ? That's what private keys start with.  However, the answer I get doesn't transform into a valid private key since the checksum doesn't match.  I'm posting my program in the hopes someone else has a better variation.  I just want this thing over...

Code:
#include 
#include

char* alph = "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";

int idxof(char c, char* alphabet) {
    int i;
    for (i=0;i        if (alphabet[i] == c) { return i; }
    }
    return -1;
}

main()
{
    char* s = "z69JZqlJn862D1ndx7oLVEMmVOlP1zewEeUCrsI7Roahzpeny7P";
    char* p = "6EQUJ5";

    int i =0;
    int n;
    while (i < strlen(s)) {
        int n = idxof(s[i],alph);
        int v = idxof(p[i%strlen(p)],alph);
        v=(v+n) % 62;
        printf ("%c",alph[v]);
        i++;
    }
    printf ("\n");
}

EDIT: I believe there is either more after the 6EQUJ5 or the algorithm is slightly off.  Remember, if you are trying variations of the 'p' string, you must only use characters from the alphabet.  So no punctuation or spaces.



can you recheck please...

is your result ok?


cause i get a different result:


5KZnsvrXDcP7JFD7GCuZvifrbcBtK4kAe8nHx6ibktgvPJxs4Lp <-your
5KZnsarXDcPgJFD7GfuZvifEbEBtKLkAe8nSx6ibkygvPJxr4Lp <-my


or i have some error in my code, i dont know, cant find it...  Sad



is also seems you used this:

z69JZqlJn862D1ndx7oLVEMmV "O" lP1zewEeUCrsI7Roahzpeny7P

but i think it should be:

z69JZqlJn862D1ndx7oLVEMmV "0" lP1zewEeUCrsI7Roahzpeny7P

a zero!

please correct me if iam wrong!


my c could be better, so i programmed it in delphi...


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OP give us some useful hints :'D
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the prize awaits you
the final palindrome is key
once small is now tall

so change lowercase to uppercase?
only palindrome i can think of is WOW , is there any others?

palindrome could be also a hint for reversing a string here, but everything I tried doesn't work, so WOW is probably meant by the second line.

get no convincing meaning of the third line till here.
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from OP

the prize awaits you
the final palindrome is key
once small is now tall

so change lowercase to uppercase?
only palindrome i can think of is WOW , is there any others?

0=0 A=10 baby a=36 wow? o

baby hasn't been used and could fit the hint: "once small is now tall"

baya means just little a?

oh yeah, good point
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from OP

the prize awaits you
the final palindrome is key
once small is now tall

so change lowercase to uppercase?
only palindrome i can think of is WOW , is there any others?

0=0 A=10 baby a=36 wow? o

baby hasn't been used and could fit the hint: "once small is now tall"
0=0 A=10 baby a=36 (index)
0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
?
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from OP

the prize awaits you
the final palindrome is key
once small is now tall

so change lowercase to uppercase?
only palindrome i can think of is WOW , is there any others?

0=0 A=10 baby a=36 wow? o

baby hasn't been used and could fit the hint: "once small is now tall"

baya means just little a?
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from OP

the prize awaits you
the final palindrome is key
once small is now tall

so change lowercase to uppercase?
only palindrome i can think of is WOW , is there any others?

0=0 A=10 baby a=36 wow? o

baby hasn't been used and could fit the hint: "once small is now tall"
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I tried something based on the information before the palindrome hint. It didn't work, but might give one of you a good idea.

The string z69JZqlJn862D1ndx7oLVEMmV0lP1zewEeUCrsI7Roahzpeny7P

as a base62 number (0=0,A=10,a=36) gives the base 10 number

2544602690811658317353678523595957659918682616065482344224953077374885296327773 7222433136147

or in hex

C7DDF8E4AD3B8CE425A8DB02114895F6F8FB6E6E3C49CB4EA505D3A7330B90049DED51B3DE13

This is a 304 bit number, i.e., 38 bytes. The sha256 of these 38 bytes gives a 256 bit number (32 bytes):

E1527C1694D54D96DF96D6B735AC8AB0781CF214DCDF2F6C8F44B7B9EB331999

The sha256 of these 32 bytes gives another 256 bit number (in hex):

9F673A96065872003EC70BF2C43B77DD64F4E63C9321EAA05548070DBB972D9A

This 256 bit number (like most 256 bit numbers) is a private key. The WIF version is this:

5K2VKhkQPvPKX6sKDsMBZSPeN6iBRyfynK2wtV4HoYEzcmiUdQP

The corresponding address is not the one we want:

112nVF5b2NPKbVqDLYQDzcP5hZvFFuXC1t
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Yea it would be nice to have confirmation as to whether or not we're looking for the final key or a pass-phrase of some sort. Plot twist: we eventually find another bit . ly link.

yee no idea if it is a brainwallet phrase or what ever Cheesy

a key?
a link?
a mail address?
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Yea it would be nice to have confirmation as to whether or not we're looking for the final key or a pass-phrase of some sort. Plot twist: we eventually find another bit . ly link.
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I suspect you're looking for a code that, when posted, will confirm to OP you've solved the puzzle.  OP will then communicate with that person directly to prevent swiping of the private key.  Keep it simple.

I'm pretty sure that the correct key will be a brain wallet passphrase for the address, but in case it is not :

T69hfDLhA862r1HJR7ZuiekOhuSj1XMMeCgqKZd7pHPHXBSHC7j4
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from OP

the prize awaits you
the final palindrome is key
once small is now tall

so change lowercase to uppercase?
only palindrome i can think of is WOW , is there any others?

OPs hints are more confusing than helping :'D
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Nope..
Change lowercase to uppercase.
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