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Category Archives: KRYPTOS
KRYPTOS 30 Years Anniversary — The Solution of Section II
“I really do want Kryptos to remain secret – the plain text, the final section of Kryptos, I would prefer for it to remain secret indefinitely. (…) I would think that every artist would aspire to making an artwork that … Continue reading
KRYPTOS 30 Years Anniversary — How to Break a Vigenère Code
“When confronted with a puzzle or problem, we sometimes can lose sight of the fact that we have issued a challenge to ourselves–not to our tools. And before we automatically reach for our computers, we sometimes need to remember that … Continue reading
KRYPTOS 30-Year Anniversary — Introduction : Sculpture Dedication Ceremony at the CIA (November 3 1990)
“Maybe you’re mistaken–maybe this first part of the Kryptos code is really not a polyalphabetic Vigenere Tableau after all–maybe it’s a different type of code entirely. Or maybe it is a Vigenere code, but it’s been double or triple encoded–or … Continue reading
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HistoCrypt 2021 [September 2021 — Amsterdam, Netherlands]
“A cryptographic system should be secure even if everything about the system, except the key, is public knowledge.” Auguste Kerckhoffs October 28 2020 — The International Conference on Historical Cryptology (HistoCrypt 2021) invites submissions of papers to its annual conference … Continue reading
The KRYPTOS Sculpture — Jim Sanborn : “This is the third and to be sure final clue.” [UPDATE : And now, a 4th clue!?!]
“I really do want Kryptos to remain secret – the plain text, the final section of Kryptos, I would prefer for it to remain secret indefinitely. (…) I would think that every artist would aspire to making an artwork that … Continue reading
KRYPTOS — More Lies from the New York Times and C.I.A. [UPDATE — CNN jumps on the bandwagon.]
“Why does the message of Kryptos contain intentional misspellings?” Nicole Daniels — New York Times (April 6 2020) “Thanks to @nytimes for featuring the Kryptos sculpture in Monday’s Lesson of the Day.” CIA — Twitter (April 8 2020) “Whoever is … Continue reading
KRYPTOS — Analysis of Sanborn K3 Worksheet [A clue to decode K4?]
“With trembling hands, I made a tiny breach in the upper left hand corner… widening the hole a little, I inserted the candle and peered in… at first I could see nothing, the hot air escaping from the chamber causing … Continue reading
KRYPTOS — More Lies from the New York Times and C.I.A.
“Why does the message of Kryptos contain intentional misspellings?” Nicole Daniels — New York Times (April 6 2020) “Thanks to @nytimes for featuring the Kryptos sculpture in Monday’s Lesson of the Day.” CIA — Twitter (April 8 2020) “Whoever is … Continue reading
KRYPTOS — Can You Crack The CIA Mysterious Code? [Infographics]
“I really do want Kryptos to remain secret – the plain text, the final section of Kryptos, I would prefer for it to remain secret indefinitely. (…) I would think that every artist would aspire to making an artwork that … Continue reading
The KRYPTOS Sculpture — Jim Sanborn : “This is the third and to be sure final clue.”
“I really do want Kryptos to remain secret – the plain text, the final section of Kryptos, I would prefer for it to remain secret indefinitely. (…) I would think that every artist would aspire to making an artwork that … Continue reading