Friday, November 6, 2009

Decryption challenge

The File
I encrypted a BZ2-compressed version of the 1995 CIA World Factbook using SHACrypt 1.2. The password was a 63-character ASCII printable string from GRC's Ultra High Security Password Generator. The challenge is to decrypt it and find the password.

Prize
There is currently no prize other than fame.

How to participate
You're allowed to use any legal program to decrypt the file. You can download the encrypted file from the SHACrypt downloads page.
In order to win, you will need to send the password and the method you used to find it to the SHACrypt Google Group.
Good luck to everyone who tries!

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