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Re: #98628
I will definitely post the solution towards the end of the challenge. And there will be a (hopefully) fun Enigma-inspired challenge I will be posting soon.
Regarding #98158, here are some hints (encrypted with last week’s B cipher):
Hint 1 (small hint): Lhp “tdwftb ogdp” tmjt zrxq aatxaed xa lhp huyiew. Qscs txsiyxqpt wiflec me kumwfatfxqv fzv qatsid s lpxfwr zv m kebyqfcp sr virmfk (ayh mdwlce wxlgfdy zrq gr eaa).
Hint 2 (small hint): A mprfaoyip lhlx fze vik as lr qptpreaoy sr lhlx ax BjxqAnMmfk’s nmbzec. Mf as! Tr bsremomllv, fze dynkttxglizr rgr elq deexqjs tr fze nmbzecxqpt tw hwrj wueiwed, lhzysz yzy ialw ralini fzae M gke elq xuwp mdpsenwt.
Hint 3 (small hint): Lhpvq srp xig hzqahhzrqk fzv qscs pqltpv uf tsi bdatrfwxe exhhlfql.
Hint 4 (medium hint): Lhp oqq fpefmrp sr s vlvusbwi-xwnrxt hrpjup czhq as elml ie me foe eytiryams. Jsg uay yew tsme xanx, mdoyk iats xtw flgf lhlx qscs izuooip deexqj tloqk ua iulhpv 1 aj 2 dtkuls, es ehltx fze yyytecip kenxugnd mzlo elq uooie xoc mzvigmpmaw pqltpve. Qof xtwn uyel hlzq lo dsxne elq zoxsbzoymo kumwfatfxugn.
I will also post some code that implements the analysis described in Hint 4, but in a separate post because it’s fairly long.