Each year the FBI has an open encryption challenge:
http://www.fbi.gov/page2/dec08/code_122908.html
Here is the encrypted FBI cyphertext:
VFWTDLCSWV. YD NSLMIJFWEJFD GSW SL NIJNQBLM FOBV EJFDVF DLNIGTFBSL. KBVBF YYY.AHB.MSK/NSCDC.OFZ FS EDF WV QLSY SA GSWI VWNNDVV.
The decrypted cleartext reads:
STUPENDOUS. WE CONGRADULATE YOU ON CRACKING THIS **TEST ENCRYPTION. VISIT WWW.FBI.GOV/CODED.HTM TO LET US KNOW OF YOUR SUCCESS.
Am I the first to crack this? Google seems to think so. Will I be the recipient of an FBI home-invasion tomorrow morning (they now have my IP address)?
~UPDATE. I think I’m the second to crack this and post it for all to see. The other guy beat me by about 12 minutes.
