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From: "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: sci.crypt
Subject: Re: The lost key
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2025 14:32:01 -0700
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On 4/7/2025 1:52 PM, Stefan Claas wrote:
> Chris M. Thomasson wrote:
>> On 4/7/2025 1:33 PM, Stefan Claas wrote:
>>> Chris M. Thomasson wrote:
>>>> On 4/7/2025 1:16 PM, Chris M. Thomasson wrote:
>>>>> On 3/27/2025 12:25 PM, Richard Heathfield wrote:
>>>>>> Here's a challenge for you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I lost my key, so it's not locked.
>>>>> [...]
>>>>>
>>>>> A funny program for the ciphertext:
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>> Well, how many times can I make a FOOL out of myself!?
>>>>
>>>> YIKES!
>>>>
>>>
>>> Your are also famous on the Bitmessage Network for this.
>>
>> Well, that sucks! ;^o
>>
>> I am not that good at cryptanalysis! I need to dedicate some days for
>> this. It took me a while to finally solve the SCOS challenge. Shit
>> happens.
> 
> I don't do cryptanalysis, because when made public people may also think
> that one was a software cracker in the past or get job offers from folks
> working at LEA/TLAs.

Fwiw, here is an interesting story from a cracker about an old game. 
Dungeon Master:

http://dmweb.free.fr/community/documentation/copy-protection/copy-protection/

;^o