Beefy Boxes and Bandwidth Generously Provided by pair Networks
XP is just a number
 
PerlMonks  

Re^3: z340crack : A Tool For Brute-Force Cracking The Zodiac Serial Killer's Z340 Cipher.

by bpoag (Monk)
on Sep 20, 2012 at 17:36 UTC ( [id://994704]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^2: z340crack : A Tool For Brute-Force Cracking The Zodiac Serial Killer's Z340 Cipher.
in thread z340crack : A Tool For Brute-Force Cracking The Zodiac Serial Killer's Z340 Cipher.

This script will run forever, producing output and dumping a key when 3 or more "signal words" are found in the noise. Seeing upwards of 3 would yeild a key that would be close enough to a solution that the remainder could be deciphered by human eyes. It's a comprimise between the need for building a very fast engine, and the need to have a strict dictionary check of every possible word. Given the enormous keyspace we're dealing with, it's mathematically unlikely to yeild a full solution in our lifetime. This tool attempts to render partial solutions which warrant human appraisal.
  • Comment on Re^3: z340crack : A Tool For Brute-Force Cracking The Zodiac Serial Killer's Z340 Cipher.

Log In?
Username:
Password:

What's my password?
Create A New User
Domain Nodelet?
Node Status?
node history
Node Type: note [id://994704]
help
Chatterbox?
and the web crawler heard nothing...

How do I use this?Last hourOther CB clients
Other Users?
Others contemplating the Monastery: (3)
As of 2025-11-08 13:31 GMT
Sections?
Information?
Find Nodes?
Leftovers?
    Voting Booth?
    What's your view on AI coding assistants?





    Results (65 votes). Check out past polls.

    Notices?
    hippoepoptai's answer Re: how do I set a cookie and redirect was blessed by hippo!
    erzuuliAnonymous Monks are no longer allowed to use Super Search, due to an excessive use of this resource by robots.