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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI'm interested in ciphers
Cryptology. Does anyone know of a website that discusses ciphers? Thanks!
XanaDUer2
(13,872 posts)Marthe48
(19,023 posts)I might check to see if I can find a link to extend the options.
I created a cipher code today, and it works well except for one figure. I wanted to see if my idea is original and if I can get around the snag
Thanks!
JoseBalow
(5,169 posts)KCkkgbmV2ZXIgdXNlIGFueSBvZiB0aGVt
LCBidXQgaWYgeW91IEdvb2dsZSBhcm91
bmQgSSBhbSBzdXJlIHlvdSB3aWxsIGZpb
mQgc29tZXRoaW5nIHJlbGV2YW50IHRvI
HdoYXQgeW91IGFyZSBsb29raW5nIGZvci
4KCkdvb2QgbHVjayE=
Marthe48
(19,023 posts)If it is the code for the emoji, thanks!
I can solve simple substitution ciphers, like cryptograms and codes where the key is a book. Once in awhile have encoded something for fun. I made a treasure map for the kids when they were younger and added a code for them to solve to find the treasure. Everyone had a lot of fun
JoseBalow
(5,169 posts)I added the emoji at the end
https://www.base64decode.org/
Marthe48
(19,023 posts)I solved the header. I copy and pasted the entire message, but it didn't decode into something I can read. I'll try again, one line at a time.
I signed up on the first site you shared, and explored a few links.
Creating ciphers isn't something I do all the time. I noticed something around the house and wondered if I could make a usable secret code. I set it up yesterday and got a pretty good result. For my first try
JoseBalow
(5,169 posts)It was just a quick reply I encoded for fun. Maybe you copied some spaces or extra characters? Base64 blows up if you break the format. Try copying this, it should work, I just tested it...
KCkkgbmV2ZXIgdXNlIGFueSBvZiB0aGVt
LCBidXQgaWYgeW91IEdvb2dsZSBhcm91
bmQgSSBhbSBzdXJlIHlvdSB3aWxsIGZpb
mQgc29tZXRoaW5nIHJlbGV2YW50IHRvI
HdoYXQgeW91IGFyZSBsb29raW5nIGZvci
4KCkdvb2QgbHVjayE=
Good luck!
Marthe48
(19,023 posts)I enjoy a challenge, even if it's just making a website work for me lol
The first home computer we got was a Commodore 64. We'd get computer codes and type in codes to create a game, and did a lot of debugging too. One of our kids pursued a career in computer science, maybe thanks to the time spent typing those codes
Thanks to you, I learned about Caesar's shift code, and saw several other cipher's that will be fun to learn about.