tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post5683948585089099887..comments2023-04-19T20:14:22.052+01:00Comments on Find 815: Stegasaurus Steganography Password SolvedDarkUFOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08464721245509617190noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-76983714997929975922008-01-24T16:13:00.000+00:002008-01-24T16:13:00.000+00:00So where was this "For your troubles: Braille AOE"...So where was this "For your troubles: Braille AOE" published? Half of OMF's posts are not cited anywhere. Maybe you can explain where he is posting and people won't think you are a plant. Or maybe they will, even more. ;)blogduderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06747905482801133368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-40808164042792177632008-01-23T02:22:00.000+00:002008-01-23T02:22:00.000+00:00LOL! Maybe I am one of the Others......;)OK - Step...LOL! <BR/>Maybe I am one of the Others......<BR/><BR/>;)<BR/><BR/>OK - Step by step explanation:<BR/><BR/>After trying every possibility for the braille with many Station 12 buddies, I was kinda workin on it in the chat Sun still. Vlad and I were going over the relevance of OMF's comment "For your troubles: Braille AOE". We looked up Braille AOE, which ia just another version of Braille, see here:<BR/>http://www.dafont.com/braille-aoe.font<BR/><BR/>According to AOE, the first sign is a capital X. <BR/><BR/>I personally never loaded the Stego program and just rambled off different passwords every now and then, grateful that someone was always willing to try them.<BR/><BR/>So when I saw the image of the arrows and number signs it hit me right away that it was the password.<BR/><BR/>I counted the number of arrows/signs and it equaled the number of Braille characters. With the AOE the only capital letter would be the first X. The only arrow facing up was the first arrow. And the number signs stood for, well you get the pic.<BR/><BR/>But if you think I am an Other...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557570431369543578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-68127559002692954632008-01-22T23:19:00.000+00:002008-01-22T23:19:00.000+00:00"Drey called Whitman a titan, a swinger of the tor..."Drey called Whitman a titan, a swinger of the torch, a universal man and a prophet. Carl Albert Lange also dedicated a poem to Whitman in which he likened the poet to the image of a giant, whose words cloak the earth. And according to Lange, in these words are the seeds to everything, to cosmic connectedness."<BR/><BR/>http://www.binghamton.edu/history/resources/bjoh/whitman.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-50660964134245259582008-01-22T22:10:00.000+00:002008-01-22T22:10:00.000+00:00Sorry I'm a little slow :PI get how she knew which...Sorry I'm a little slow :P<BR/>I get how she knew which were upper and lower cases...but where did the numbers come from?<BR/>with d x i h a d f j i<BR/>Wasn't that the original braille line (and let's say the with = x on dafonts) <BR/>OHHH just got it lol..I think the post needs to be a little clearer...but anyways, how did she assume 10 for j would be 0? :PThomasriekkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00313740001161518250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-82293414867004802382008-01-22T22:01:00.000+00:002008-01-22T22:01:00.000+00:00I am not quite sure where the orginal greek statem...I am not quite sure where the orginal greek statement is but from the greek I know - which is more of the biblical variety - that phrase could probably be rendered "powerful titan" or "titan of power" <BR/><BR/>If we combined that with what the the whitman poem tells us to do (i.e. look up)shouldn't we be looking for a constellation say hercules?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-67600694159591994182008-01-22T21:11:00.000+00:002008-01-22T21:11:00.000+00:00Hi there, back to this Greek sentence…As isid said...Hi there, back to this Greek sentence…<BR/>As isid said, the sentence is wrong and has no direct meaning. I follow the trend that it may has something to do with mythology or planets but, as a second thought, I would like to post that “τιτάνιο” also is the translation of the element “Titanium” with atomic #22 and weight 47.88 g/mol (if this gives any sense).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-3978811052628644742008-01-22T19:39:00.000+00:002008-01-22T19:39:00.000+00:00true that! thanks bolivar!the bruce this some nice...true that! thanks bolivar!<BR/>the bruce this some nice detective work there, definitly broke the way open for what followed.Weshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07172669716589519058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-22566903829619682292008-01-22T16:34:00.000+00:002008-01-22T16:34:00.000+00:00Wesh, the guy you are looking for is thebruce. See...Wesh, the guy you are looking for is thebruce. See this http://find815.blogspot.com/2008/01/mystery-comments-lead-to-new-clues.html#comment-2654254606532996653Bolivar Baezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318885915992296670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-49707390617520586902008-01-22T16:18:00.000+00:002008-01-22T16:18:00.000+00:00GREEEEAAAT JOB Vanessa!!I was also wondering where...GREEEEAAAT JOB Vanessa!!<BR/><BR/>I was also wondering where is the "X" from, but this guys are obviously using dafont.com for everything :DSteffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17447149962460906708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-26693261188944980622008-01-22T15:02:00.000+00:002008-01-22T15:02:00.000+00:00ah nevermind. It appears the filename wasnt encryp...ah nevermind. It appears the filename wasnt encrypted, so they were able to find that out. Allright, i can live with that :)Weshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07172669716589519058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-69816849640584956952008-01-22T14:58:00.000+00:002008-01-22T14:58:00.000+00:00I thought this was interesting walt whitman has a ...I thought this was interesting walt whitman has a poem called "MANNAHATTA" (it is about Manhattan) given the unanswered Manhattan clue in the ring box and the lyrics of thie poem it might be a clue or just a interesting coincidnce.mattcarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10686929843917451833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-33731796130284377912008-01-22T14:56:00.000+00:002008-01-22T14:56:00.000+00:00I have an additional question: in the beginning of...I have an additional question: in the beginning of this steg hacking process, we tried README.txt as a password. Someone suggested that? Who and why and how did they come up with that particular suggestion? (cause it's the filename of the hidden file)<BR/><BR/>Was it someone from the inside? Or the maker of the stego program?Weshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07172669716589519058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-76289449741373514182008-01-22T13:50:00.000+00:002008-01-22T13:50:00.000+00:00Could the 4 toed statue be a titan that islanders ...Could the 4 toed statue be a titan that islanders worshipped way back whenSMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406548973367259740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-21641615340187542572008-01-22T13:31:00.000+00:002008-01-22T13:31:00.000+00:00God, I'm confused. But whatever, I'm glad it final...God, I'm confused. But whatever, I'm glad it finally was figured out!Save_The_Hobbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379212039805374493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-59037268604481392482008-01-22T13:18:00.000+00:002008-01-22T13:18:00.000+00:00I stand corrected. I think it would be safe to as...I stand corrected. I think it would be safe to assume that any additional fonts/symbol decryptions are going to be done with font sets from dafont.com?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-44379898596778230902008-01-22T13:06:00.000+00:002008-01-22T13:06:00.000+00:00No guys...I was there working in parallel with Van...No guys...I was there working in parallel with Vanessa last night, this is what happened:<BR/><BR/>OMF posted a comment (and then mention it in the chat later) like "For your troubles: Braille AOE".<BR/>AOE is the Braille font (which obviously had the X exactly as the first video braille character!) used by Vanessa to find out the correct password for openstego.<BR/>Then (just to pump up my self as well ;)) I discovered first the right translation of the README.TXT which lead to the Whitman poem!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-23611264386151282012008-01-22T12:54:00.000+00:002008-01-22T12:54:00.000+00:00cypher80b - it's seems you are rightthis is Braile...cypher80b - it's seems you are right<BR/>this is Braile AOE fonts http://www.dafont.com/braille-aoe.font and this is 'X' and not 'with'Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15314213732241082687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-29751808577726620322008-01-22T12:34:00.000+00:002008-01-22T12:34:00.000+00:00Maybe,, she's one of "THE OTHERS"..Juliet i would ...Maybe,, she's one of "THE OTHERS"..<BR/><BR/>Juliet i would say :DFaisalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06469246165961863865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-19604864800101372452008-01-22T12:26:00.000+00:002008-01-22T12:26:00.000+00:00She used the Braille AOE FontsShe used the Braille AOE Fontscypher80bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11252251090271536931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-66962594931210975202008-01-22T12:16:00.000+00:002008-01-22T12:16:00.000+00:00yup, i'm also agreed with forensicoo untill vaness...yup, i'm also agreed with forensicoo untill vanessa explained how she worked out XAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15314213732241082687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-5651755146900911572008-01-22T12:15:00.000+00:002008-01-22T12:15:00.000+00:00I am strongly thinking "Vanessa" is an insider.Fir...I am strongly thinking "Vanessa" is an insider.<BR/>First she "Discovers" that the arrows were to be applied to the steg pasword. Second she is the only one I know that used "x" as the first character, instead of "with" which was everyones consensus.<BR/>Third she gave us the "Clue" about the red lights and the letters in the plotter puzzle. <BR/><BR/>She knows too much...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251672801366657821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-8109165420330124182008-01-22T11:52:00.000+00:002008-01-22T11:52:00.000+00:00I must say i agree also. Where the hell did that f...I must say i agree also. Where the hell did that first 'X' come from????<BR/>Mmmmmm wierd...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05275560163591144471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-58251240322273265752008-01-22T11:15:00.000+00:002008-01-22T11:15:00.000+00:00I agree with forensicoo7I agree with forensicoo7isidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878872246579742396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-82096255290855595502008-01-22T11:12:00.000+00:002008-01-22T11:12:00.000+00:00Ok, call me cynical, but there's no way that she c...Ok, call me cynical, but there's no way that she could derived an x from the first braille character in the video. An x would look like this:<BR/><BR/>* *<BR/><BR/>* *<BR/><BR/>The code we had was this:<BR/><BR/> *<BR/>* *<BR/>* *<BR/><BR/>I think Vanessa was planted here and is covering the rear of someone who f*ed up the braille in the video.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944716441661470310.post-1821970671061725402008-01-22T10:58:00.000+00:002008-01-22T10:58:00.000+00:00vanessa FTW ;)vanessa FTW ;)SpOOky (Mark)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13735275341675868528noreply@blogger.com