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New York Times: A Break for Code Breakers on a C.I.A. Mystery
by Elonka at 6:21 pm EDT, Apr 22, 2006 |
Congratulations to Elonka on making prime coverage in the New York Times ... For nearly 16 years, puzzle enthusiasts have labored to decipher an 865-character coded message stenciled into a sculpture on the grounds of the Central Intelligence Agency's headquarters in Langley, Va. This week, the sculptor gave them an unsettling but hopeful surprise: part of the message they thought they had deciphered years ago actually says something else. On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Sanborn left a phone message for Elonka Dunin, a computer game developer who also runs an e-mail list for enthusiasts trying to solve the "Kryptos" puzzle. For the first time, Mr. Sanborn had done a line-by-line analysis of his text with what Mr. Gillogly and Mr. Stein had offered as the solution and discovered that part of the solved text was incorrect. Within minutes, Ms. Dunin called back, and Mr. Sanborn told her that in the second section, one of the X's he had used as a separator between sentences had been omitted, altering the solution. "He was concerned that it had been widely published incorrectly," Ms. Dunin said.
The formality of the New York Times cracks me up. "Ms. Dunin", indeed... Elonka :) |
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RE: New York Times: A Break for Code Breakers on a C.I.A. Mystery
by Decius at 11:34 pm EDT, Apr 22, 2006 |
Within minutes, Ms. Dunin called back, and Mr. Sanborn told her that in the second section, one of the X's he had used as a separator between sentences had been omitted, altering the solution. "He was concerned that it had been widely published incorrectly," Ms. Dunin said.
So, with deference to Sanborn's silly quotation, are there any ideas presently as to how this might impact decryption of the final section? |
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RE: New York Times: A Break for Code Breakers on a C.I.A. Mystery
by Elonka at 7:47 am EDT, Apr 24, 2006 |
Decius wrote: Within minutes, Ms. Dunin called back, and Mr. Sanborn told her that in the second section, one of the X's he had used as a separator between sentences had been omitted, altering the solution. "He was concerned that it had been widely published incorrectly," Ms. Dunin said.
So, with deference to Sanborn's silly quotation, are there any ideas presently as to how this might impact decryption of the final section?
Lots. The brainstorming group is humming. If you'd like to join, send an email to kryptos-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Elonka :) |
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A Break for Code Breakers on a C.I.A. Mystery
by possibly noteworthy at 7:28 am EDT, Apr 22, 2006 |
Congratulations to Elonka on making prime coverage in the New York Times ... For nearly 16 years, puzzle enthusiasts have labored to decipher an 865-character coded message stenciled into a sculpture on the grounds of the Central Intelligence Agency's headquarters in Langley, Va. This week, the sculptor gave them an unsettling but hopeful surprise: part of the message they thought they had deciphered years ago actually says something else. On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Sanborn left a phone message for Elonka Dunin, a computer game developer who also runs an e-mail list for enthusiasts trying to solve the "Kryptos" puzzle. For the first time, Mr. Sanborn had done a line-by-line analysis of his text with what Mr. Gillogly and Mr. Stein had offered as the solution and discovered that part of the solved text was incorrect. Within minutes, Ms. Dunin called back, and Mr. Sanborn told her that in the second section, one of the X's he had used as a separator between sentences had been omitted, altering the solution. "He was concerned that it had been widely published incorrectly," Ms. Dunin said. Ms. Dunin excitedly started sending instant messages ...
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A Break for Code Breakers on a C.I.A. Mystery
by Rattle at 6:09 pm EDT, Apr 22, 2006 |
Congratulations to Elonka on making prime coverage in the New York Times ... For nearly 16 years, puzzle enthusiasts have labored to decipher an 865-character coded message stenciled into a sculpture on the grounds of the Central Intelligence Agency's headquarters in Langley, Va. This week, the sculptor gave them an unsettling but hopeful surprise: part of the message they thought they had deciphered years ago actually says something else. On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Sanborn left a phone message for Elonka Dunin, a computer game developer who also runs an e-mail list for enthusiasts trying to solve the "Kryptos" puzzle. For the first time, Mr. Sanborn had done a line-by-line analysis of his text with what Mr. Gillogly and Mr. Stein had offered as the solution and discovered that part of the solved text was incorrect. Within minutes, Ms. Dunin called back, and Mr. Sanborn told her that in the second section, one of the X's he had used as a separator between sentences had been omitted, altering the solution. "He was concerned that it had been widely published incorrectly," Ms. Dunin said. Ms. Dunin excitedly started sending instant messages ...
Another CIA leak?! Can't these people keep a secret? Shesh! Ok. So let me see if I am following correctly. I'll translate into Rummy.. As I understand it, there are known knows, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns. This was a known known intelligence, that turned out to include an unknown known error due to Sanborn. Now the full information is in the hands of hackers and terrorists everywhere, looking to break the CIA cafeteria. Information about anything in regard to the CIA cafeteria must be heavily protected, and must not leak into the public domain. And now, your moment of zen. Good job Elonka. You rock. |
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