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Re:DEFCON 23 Badge Challenge by k8tte on Saturday August 15, 2015 @05:12AM (#10064803)
I'm confused by the "WFST HDXE HGY BNK BAWH QJG PSOR WNFATG IDDW OQUHVNKINGCY GQG CTUK." vigenere cipher.

if decoded with "LASTORY", i get "lfaatmzthofnwmqaeocsieswyiwhptoppmydqcohwmxnojkpsvcbbw."

how did they come up with "WELL DONE GET THE BLUE KEY PASS PHRASE FROM OPPENHEIMERS BIG BANG."

http://www.cs.du.edu/~snarayan/crypt/vigenere.html

Re:DEFCON 23 Badge Challenge by asgard1024 on Saturday August 15, 2015 @08:10AM (#10065174)
Try http://rumkin.com/tools/cipher/vigenere-keyed.php and enter LASTORY as both alphabet key and passphrase!
Re:DEFCON 23 Badge Challenge by k8tte on Saturday August 15, 2015 @08:18AM (#10065189)
thanks!
Re:DEFCON 23 Badge Challenge by k8tte on Saturday August 15, 2015 @06:57AM (#10065039)
using "LASTORYBCDEFGHIJKMNPQUVWXZ" as alphabet yields "xkaajeskmkddnkhavkqkgtbcctnfbcklferettksnkorkfchomhbsm."