Alfonso is having trouble figuring out a commie passcode and has decided to try brute-forcing a solution. How does he go about this?
- Computing all possible solutions sequentially
All computers operate using something called binary code. How many digits are used in binary?
All computers operate using something called binary code. How many digits are used in binary?
- 2
Brendan sent an encrypted message to a foreign national, but you were able to decrypt it because it had "known plaintext". What is "plaintext"?
- Unencrypted information
"for(int i = 1; i > 10; i++)" The condition in your code is flawed and the loop will not count from 1 to 10. How do you fix it?
- i <= 10 (Note: the answer is presented as "i " follow by blank space due to a visual bug, as of writing)
Hannah is sending you juicy gossip using symmetric-key cryptography. To decrypt her secret message, what do you BOTH need?
- The same key
How did the dirty Nazis encode their messages during World War II?
- Enigma machines
How might "APPALACHIA" be read when encoded with a Caesar cipher?
- XII LC QEB XYLSB
Samuel is upset at Mary. Samuel orders his Mr. Handy to hit Mary! His Mr. Handy won't obey. Why?
- It violates the Mr. Handy's programming
Susie wants to sign her name for a deaf friend using American Sign Language. What sign should she make first?
- A closed fist with thumb over middle finger
Which Founding Father invented a disk cipher later used by the US Army?
- Thomas Jefferson
Which cipher, named for a French diplomat, was used by the Confederacy during the Civil War?
- The Vigenere cipher
Which mythical device gave its name to this infamous kind of computer virus?
- The Trojan Horse
Which of these big words means "solving coded communications"?
- Cryptanalysis
Which of these patriotic languages did our fine fighting men use as an unbreakable code during World War II?
- Navajo
You need to send a coded warning to Washington D.C. using a "Templar cipher". What shape will you use in your cipher?
- A cross
You suspect Samuel is a commie. His favorite subject is history, and he uses four numbers for his terminal password. What historical year might his password be?
- 1917
You want to record an encoded holotape with information on potential traitors to send to Mary through your terminal. What kind of software encodes the holotape?
- A codec
You're lost in the woods and need to use Morse code to signal other scouts for help. Which signal do you send?
- ... - - - . . .
You're operating your shortwave radio and come across a strange broadcast. After listening for a while, you realize it's commie propaganda! What do you do?
- Report it to the authorities immediately!
Your Mr. Handy is a master codebreaker, much better than the first codebreaking computers. What were those old junk heaps called?
- Colossi
Your data is only as secure as its weakest link! And what would that be?
- You
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