Distress MSG

[Jon flint]

MSG 1:
Fwfgepmece tqkhkmke; Thphr ehjpqfttr bp. Xldw yrb s feflwuv, dhwpa dbkr B'hz sp fzdaww fbk w kytow

MSG 2:
Lqgmp szvlm rqtq jws ga, Vchpz eayvy xpb waf lmiy, Vchpz eayvy dfv ydzclp lvb ppacde gmg, Ymtqc omzyi kmvm waf kpk, Ymtqc omzyi qmj omaojwq

OK you've got me on those different key and too short for my Frequency analysis prog without brute forcing it and melting my phone

+realised I was inadvertently being a bit of a banana* in my previous post by posting the plaintext of your message. Removed with my apologies, fly safe and keep up the epic graffiti

*swear filter substitutuon

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

So .... not a daffodil then.

 

[Byped]

-S. Kapok, hhwv Gewwwrw Ssuhhv Yspieqziuo! Xkew vdsxhh ea e vwjh ysqjifpmrj. Jlnww ospa wdbiwu tuagdqxlkrv: ZS QKX VDEUA XKA IQYVBLXLKR NAC ZEXK WRBKRH, JSW AZHJ CRQV ZEJH. KXKAVZEWH E ALHP KWZH PS WAVPERDPI WDI FKRQAGWESQ! WRVSIU SMWD IQYVBLXLKR NAC GZEF (ysunivlsqzw wk 3302 wkejw)! E ep er tqmwa e gewwnivo, qb zidn ialprniu. Ww lp whaqv E ep jsw fyvp lxjxhz hrsr eu xka grlw ikv "ywrgwploq" (wdsva mgeswo hr jsw qrgavvpeqz ilplhn eup su plh befp xkwx httokvhnw dni inih xmuzw lj eqwvfdc), eqx dhwr E vdj sxp si iewavlwpv bsu ic dnxloxly txntroi snipwxxniou - tukfdxpb xifwyva M iapw hmna xhoxljk lp idnplav. Qka, verfa M rxzlkyvhc gkr'w seqp xr nyq erwk xka ldjhv kj iepwdc owa-vheyaw. L wq uaefdmqc sxp xr usx: Zs bky kwzh wrb otuwc swmqp M fwr wwoh smwd qh? E RHAH wk jljmvd qb wvwewweg seifa, xkavh'o rrp qxyl oajw. Ww L wq wutljk wdmv E wha e kekk-sena sq ic varvkvv. Oihiw oeoh E krpxd xi RIA wk Grnkl Zsw. Oiqz crqv pawvwkho mq zmuagwesq kj Vwklpxdnmxo-Gdnmqwi. - Vleugpho
Removed spaces
805 chars
a : 40 ... 5.0 %
b : 11 ... 1.4 %
c : 11 ... 1.4 %
d : 25 ... 3.1 %
e : 48 ... 6.0 %
f : 12 ... 1.5 %
g : 15 ... 1.9 %
h : 39 ... 4.8 %
i : 37 ... 4.6 %
j : 21 ... 2.6 %
k : 43 ... 5.3 %
l : 33 ... 4.1 %
m : 18 ... 2.2 %
n : 22 ... 2.7 %
o : 23 ... 2.9 %
p : 35 ... 4.3 %
q : 34 ... 4.2 %
r : 37 ... 4.6 %
s : 36 ... 4.5 %
t : 9 ... 1.1 %
u : 21 ... 2.6 %
v : 43 ... 5.3 %
w : 81 ... 10.1 %
x : 38 ... 4.7 %
y : 14 ... 1.7 %
z : 19 ... 2.4 %
Letter frequencies


w : 81
e : 48
v : 43
k : 43
a : 40
h : 39
x : 38
i : 37
r : 37
s : 36
p : 35
q : 34
l : 33
d : 25
o : 23
n : 22
j : 21
u : 21
z : 19
m : 18
g : 15
y : 14
f : 12
c : 11
b : 11
t : 9
2 letter sequences


ww => 8
xk => 8
ni => 8
wd => 8
ka => 7
sw => 7
wk => 7
kr => 7
ew => 7
wr => 7
xl => 6
av => 6
dn => 6
sq => 6
er => 5
qz => 5
wa => 5
kw => 5
rn => 5
yv => 5
wv => 5
px => 5
eq => 5
lp => 5
pl => 5
vh => 4
lj => 4
mq => 4
we => 4
wh => 4
hw => 4
vp => 4
zh => 4
lw => 4
pw => 4
na => 4
ae => 4
vw => 4
if => 4
he => 4
xh => 4
vd => 4
sx => 4
wo => 4
aw => 4
eu => 4
ze => 4
lk => 4
ag => 4
su => 4
ua => 4
js => 4

and then with most English writings it looks like this for frequency (40k word average)

Letter	Count		Letter	Frequency
E	21912		E	12.02
T	16587		T	9.10
A	14810		A	8.12
O	14003		O	7.68
I	13318		I	7.31
N	12666		N	6.95
S	11450		S	6.28
R	10977		R	6.02
H	10795		H	5.92
D	7874		D	4.32
L	7253		L	3.98
U	5246		U	2.88
C	4943		C	2.71
M	4761		M	2.61
F	4200		F	2.30
Y	3853		Y	2.11
W	3819		W	2.09
G	3693		G	2.03
P	3316		P	1.82
B	2715		B	1.49
V	2019		V	1.11
K	1257		K	0.69
X	315		X	0.17
Q	205		Q	0.11
J	188		J	0.10
Z	128		Z	0.07

 

[Traveller_GG]

got to admit, I don't get the cipher.

 

[Roqinn]

*Scratches my head in confusion*

 

[Ashnak]

No idea how to tackle this, but I don't think it's a simple english language based letter substitution. The code contains twice the Group "Ww" at the beginning of what seems to be sentences. I'm not a native speaker, but I don't know any english word that could stand at the start of a sentence and consist of two identical letters. TBH, I can't remember any word in English consisting of only two identical letters....

 

[Jon flint]

Its a vigenère cipher, post #18 gives a bold hint of the key

Qlcg rqe Usdrphhjwdk, I nrye c elt qi fofh ergdnipj dnf d eiv ri a obvtgub. I odb hcyh fgghrco vyosdtjlhs dxw I yrq't tdw yqx ruv. Nher xs tjh hpkf jrciiivl foopdnfhu

 

[Ashnak]

Thanks - according to the Wikipedia entry, this information _should_ be sufficient. I'm tempted - by if I start this now, I won't get any work done this morning, and my boss will be angry...

What would be faster: try it manually, write a simple subtraction/substitution program myself, or search for one of the (probably) existing decryption libraries and learn how to use them?

----

rn, wg _gr_ lkyh ip wke vlpe qi whg lqtguqev. idsvhvt ydv aewxanob fkqgipj d wgevivh whcw kau wke gqfraswiqq/geeubpvlrn kpslgphnvhg...

 

[Chris Rosenkreutz]

I went with the write it myself idea in python since I couldn't find a website.

Frung voohrng qlp vr Uazaoa hru mg? L whkqn I nhit vkh gcv rn.

 

[Jon flint]

I went with the write it myself idea in python since I couldn't find a website.

Frung voohrng qlp vr Uazaoa hru mg? L whkqn I nhit vkh gcv rn.

Kdvg vrmg uhp hru bglqg ceoe vr fofh ln rbwhqq, qexhu gqw whg kdni ri iv pbsgoi

 

[Iron Orchid]

Uaqdnodxpb aevu xr zifkhh e ldri kwh d otuaegolhax wdew zsho. Xkavh wvh lvrxeehc rjplji uawrqvfaw do ahhp!





Lk

 

[Calomiriel]

Uaqdnodxpb aevu xr zifkhh e ldri kwh d otuaegolhax wdew zsho. Xkavh wvh lvrxeehc rjplji uawrqvfaw do ahhp!





Lk

shrurqanb, l uuhg hvwss://if.ge/if/yiihqeth/ iot lw

 

[Komemiute]

My hovercraft is full of eels...

 

[Sparneejuah]

Vidntr, Vkadlqvhzk!

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Oxowupv, s pmklatx abtzgwg eamh gaa cco, fgpxjhmvlar bpb lkil B ufxz fvlfzhl ex - tutp wj YRL d uwlsnza hylw A zzgme ngz W uz qgw ckx tubo yvj dfbugke oxyoldh mvqfz a phidizpavmv vhngjsc tv sv oghd nl qgzyj hoiagtrqp. Oejzsba, zxrr'l w zzewdh chwagx kb dj vawcsmibg:
E'jv xdfdoww tb zah r qho wpgnsngz zzrkl bmsks pekgvc wg bwm tnq B'i qfyiagmfm tutp fzrkl qwo mhr yarj sdnh vg bdrt svvch A du. Zhwroaf, rd wzh kztnaxh vrd ewhv uhmckkazdhv, stwtsr bjtfcp eh ik lobg wg wpgk fwfmapm ucl zu xog tr Cbkcw Uzw kr bztt V vwb klnw szwvahmeced (vaomfm rhgjwer, osqlagg bg zoiv vagm gy pytjsk, pwu.). Wpal if xogvywadt xhr ohpv pzxj dvv fy ftbskj dk eg fhw lhq oip sjrjsull lase lv luiamoel bci dxhswjmiaz im tlxkh.
Wz, tnq t bsn qxf iiums gh pvv dssfm Ykasyehz tq aw'a unrexjh jedlh:
1. Ahkalbju kzrc 1673 mceis gh ycdaowwm
2. Sm 30 lvzdh ppdjv xwk jhfl, hylw'k rdwk 50000 lvzdh ppdjv!
3. Q kmaemar fy 28.03.3302 20:08:18 dfg nagifaar re 04.04.3302 19:02:16, vg lb lhox thafdw waiumll hjs nphc xvlbl V kwb ffw gi ahkal iwwee.
4. Wzh ahkal iwwee osvbww fbk 1569 hwxsw qhijl prk pce - eksqsk, mepajcczjq!
5. L'dw gog cqgk wrkw uq iaga kbtp, emw iumunehm khluh. Wfve jaab nclllvy mhr T E tcpz aq bzx wehju utuwfbahn ngz cenh gq bzx vrku seo.
6. L zdl lh cbgpote wzh Nmxl Etpg - Z loeral kaa hqh fq imht, tnt gaab ipddlaww I phqzu fvw hkggozby fffwwv ifw jhlp prchdb uswe vm swksrmw bzxie aazg. Dwaot zngr mdoevv xrz lkyvgc hf rhl vwex rnmo cle dk vwgg af ikgjtedh - bzbs jhqzu'gh thmf t lbgc fryjw umkvur pehy xh thqfz 30000 lvzdh ppdjv njhm pbrwctcswqgg. Ia ywqk, T ddpwkm spkakvo xh d awvoaw pwdp, emw bztnxyqzcj rmu kgfphmafj sdnh bzx ephjcdtf jrclbnt yqbtelgq.
7. Msvh yxphvc lk 1000 eg 800 dbgum usrcv olbz 200 eitap mvluk lv txtjxab (vifwsb xhr gaa G nsluk qk 1000 uy 1000 jbpv 100 ctjzw gwtrf mk hyp S), ehifbnt mds 11 cpwlhzk trr 1000 uu 10800 zzrkl bmsks yhju, dlnaqo laif mds xlosag'k uitzagk rusinami nl kt ezz.
8. Txjteeuxwrj sdnh jwxn ftuwer wzhg ohuyw wru zixhvkbvr znowqlll bg fiax, xik T ggxjl mhrr wfv hldoqfz tb wk ocw wzdb ohrx. B dcgp wzla obly ua o etfw jzgnp jhny.

Rybodgk, B'ly fwyv xb odg xnrgaaf ffw. Zrxw lozxxcuj zaot kxe gaeg dpvkdow tnq mdok drehjgwy vlj'h r nrh. Dvkpee pehy vhq "IOW".
-Lpnkgzvd

rn, wg _gr_ lkyh ip wke vlpe qi whg lqtguqev. idsvhvt ydv aewxanob fkqgipj d wgevivh whcw kau wke gqfraswiqq/geeubpvlrn kpslgphnvhg...

Bmsa, dphzs jphev bg ue gaa pvdw gqtage rg-/zstcbhwmj yoe Oeuvyhjh. Bmknf hqh ksdl wpw bngxnbve ksv amkpeboweroq eiv oitxjsip hf-/gmuhdrko. Vvnn, A fwmed ckkprmoq zzame bga apdhdi bztt sbpg dj qwhlk.
-Lpnkgzvd

Frung voohrng qlp vr Uazaoa hru mg? L whkqn I nhit vkh gcv rn.

L'u heaagebx zq yrqfz oa mds jpdjfp xhr Ettlcl zzhv lae sxzg jerh owgdiaz bci xh sql oaea B'i oswh lr og uapd pc ksh txjtee. Onp tfc qgz Q yhtgt ohrj rmw pwke.
-Fiwfbwhk

Kdvg vrmg uhp hru bglqg ceoe vr fofh ln rbwhqq, qexhu gqw whg kdni ri iv pbsgoi

Sglaoa bo glahj vqeilr, B hcmp kgz qfmuvmejv tw av. Q laiad E'jv lflxidey jkkhv l gwfmfm Vvzabvch wq-/lwvoqxn we l fgpxmmee lywvyfw ftsls vg Dojvhdo, Rsoa ngz Drdfso (mopwj). Lasdd oanm am's bga cw ekw eikbcf pdse whsuvagg n incxcdepqfz lngcirrh.
-Ksijdlrl

 

[Allitnil]

Ynesqw kuv yni ykgmtmhgp ikxfop. Nl cta lfbi oaqu seyy xmkr ynid ies hi f rmkk wfbiw oj duy fxi qua tt jzkp. Xki duy xuss!

 

[Jon flint]

Sglaoa bo glahj vqeilr, B hcmp kgz qfmuvmejv tw av. Q laiad E'jv lflxidey jkkhv l gwfmfm Vvzabvch wq-/lwvoqxn we l fgpxmmee lywvyfw ftsls vg Dojvhdo, Rsoa ngz Drdfso (mopwj). Lasdd oanm am's bga cw ekw eikbcf pdse whsuvagg n incxcdepqfz lngcirrh.
-Ksijdlrl

N cex gpbgcx sswk ey nsrk anzl ggwni, qzil ruvj sc qkzjr! Elgms sc fvsquknkw kuv huquxsrowntk duyw qid, msy uzjx icoxjj xmgx N'j wtrzjj wtsiynmsm

 

[DNA-Decay]

https://sharkysoft.com/vigenere/

 

[Siobhan]

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?

 

[who?]

I got as far as guessing the first 5 characters are "hello", but given the letter pattern doesn't match it's not a straightforward letter-substitution encryption (well, obfuscation). And gave up.

I think this thread is a magnet for annoying people. Or smart people. But I'm going to go with annoying people.

 

[Silvershadow]

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?

I'm far away from wales, but I know this!