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Teg>Ean
@tegean
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Joined: October 17, 2020 6:07 am
Last seen: April 9, 2023 4:36 pm
Topics: 6 / Replies: 76
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Re: z408 – There Might be Plaintext in the Key

I’m beginning to think this key might have been a mobius strip

4 years ago
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Re: z408 – Encryption Mistakes – A Deep Dive?

does not mean that he mixed up E and S per se. Letters E and F are similar. Jarlve, please. The distinction between a plaintext letter and its homop…

4 years ago
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Re: z408 – Encryption Mistakes – A Deep Dive?

I am not in favor of E and S being confused this way but it is possible. This literally happened And these are all next to eachother on …

4 years ago
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Re: z408 – Encryption Mistakes – A Deep Dive?

Here’s the thing; I understand why he would mix up "A" with "S" when he messed up [MOST] and [MOAT]. A-4 and S-4 are both triangl…

4 years ago
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Re: Finder’s Theory on QWERTY keyboard and Zodiac 408

I’m telling you, there’s something going on here. This cannot be my imagination. There is something systemic about how he makes the symbol ass…

4 years ago
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Re: z408 – Encryption Mistakes – A Deep Dive?

Are you saying Zodiac: 1. Made all his characters on a typewriter? The more I look into it, the more certain features of the ciphers make a lot more…

4 years ago
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Re: Finder’s Theory on QWERTY keyboard and Zodiac 408

If anyone is interested, I drew up a new key for the 408 that Includes what I think are the correct cycle positions for each symbol and which is organ…

4 years ago
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Re: Finder’s Theory on QWERTY keyboard and Zodiac 408

For people who find this keyboard theory to be outside the realm of believably, please watch this video:

4 years ago
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Re: z408 – Encryption Mistakes – A Deep Dive?

By your chart I counted the 1234’s for the last 408 part, they are 13 x 1, 8 x 1, 8 x 3 and 9 x 4. That seems like a normal random distribution to me….

4 years ago
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Re: Number of plausible keys for Z340

For that you can use Largo’s Peek-a-boo software:

4 years ago
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Re: z408 – Encryption Mistakes – A Deep Dive?

Thanks for explaining, it is clear now. It is based on the assumption that, in his key, he probably had each symbol listed one after the other, star…

4 years ago
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Re: 11/8/69 Dripping Pen Card & 340 Cipher

The "Fifth Avenue" watermark is, in fact, viewable in the 340 hi-res image. Some years ago, I made this animation that shows where it can be…

4 years ago
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Re: z408 – Encryption Mistakes – A Deep Dive?

Welcome to the forum Teg>Ean. I have to admit that I understand very little of what you are saying. Is it possible for you to list the points that …

4 years ago
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Re: 11/8/69 Dripping Pen Card & 340 Cipher

Does anyone know where the forensic scans that revealed the Saks Fifth Avenue watermark are sourced from? Are they FBI, SFPD or other bureau document…

4 years ago
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