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PureBASIC Challenge PB!

Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 5:58 pm
by Tommeh
Ok, this is going along the same lines as the python challenge, but this one is focused in pb

This requires you to rearrange the program to make the values needed.
I think this one is pretty hard, and i made it quiet quick so might be easier than i think.

Tell me how you did :)


P.S. This code will look pretty confusing at first, but basicly all you need to do is change the value of a and b at the top to make it compute the correct value!

Code: Select all

a = 0
b = 0

t = a : t-t+t-t+t+t-t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t-t-t+t+t-t-t+t+t-t+t-t-t+t+t-t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t-t-t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t-t-t+t+t+t-t-t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t-t-t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t-t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t-t-t+t-t+t-t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t-t+t-t+t-t-t+t-t-t-t+t-t-t+t+t-t-t+t-t+t+t-t-t+t-t+t+t-t-t+t+t-t+t+t-t-t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t-t+t+t-t+t-t+t-t-t-t-t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t-t+t-t-t+t+t-t+t-t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t-t+t-t-t-t-t-t+t-t+t+t-t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t-t+t-t-t+t+t+t-t-t+t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t-t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t-t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t-t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t-t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t-t+t-t+t-t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t-t+t+t-t-t-t+t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t-t-t+t-t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t-t+t-t+t+t-t-t-t-t-t+t+t-t+t-t-t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t-t+t+t-t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t-t+t-t-t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t-t-t-t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t-t+t-t-t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t-t+t-t+t-t+t-t-t+t-t-t-t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t-t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t-t-t-t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t+t-t-t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t
n = b : n+n+n+n+n-n-n-n+n+n-n-n+n+n-n-n+n+n-n+n+n-n+n-n-n+n+n+n+n+n-n-n+n+n+n-n+n-n+n-n+n-n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n-n-n+n+n+n-n-n+n+n+n-n-n+n+n+n-n+n-n+n+n+n-n-n+n+n+n+n+n-n-n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n-n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n-n+n+n+n+n-n+n-n-n+n+n-n+n+n-n+n+n-n-n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n-n-n+n-n+n-n+n+n-n-n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n-n+n+n-n-n+n-n+n+n+n+n-n-n+n+n-n+n-n+n-n+n-n-n+n+n-n+n+n-n+n-n+n+n+n+n-n+n-n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n-n+n+n-n+n+n-n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n-n-n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n-n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n-n+n+n+n-n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n-n-n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n-n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n-n+n-n+n+n-n+n-n-n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n-n+n-n-n-n+n-n+n+n+n-n-n-n+n+n+n-n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n-n-n+n+n+n+n-n+n-n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n-n-n-n+n-n+n-n-n+n+n-n+n-n+n+n-n+n+n-n+n-n+n+n+n+n-n+n-n+n-n-n-n-n+n-n-n+n+n+n-n-n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n-n-n+n+n+n-n+n-n+n+n-n+n-n+n+n+n-n+n+n-n+n-n-n+n-n+n-n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n-n-n-n-n-n+n-n+n+n+n+n-n-n+n-n-n+n+n+n+n-n-n+n-n+n+n-n-n-n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n-n+n-n+n-n-n-n-n-n-n+n-n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n-n-n+n-n+n-n+n+n+n+n-n-n-n-n-n-n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n-n-n-n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n-n-n-n-n+n+n+n-n-n-n+n-n+n-n+n+n+n-n+n-n+n-n-n+n+n+n+n+n-n-n-n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n-n-n-n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n-n+n-n-n-n-n-n+n-n-n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n-n+n+n-n-n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n-n+n+n+n+n-n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n-n-n+n+n+n-n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n-n-n+n-n-n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n-n-n+n-n-n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n-n+n-n+n-n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n-n+n-n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n-n+n-n-n-n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n-n+n-n-n+n-n+n-n+n-n-n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n-n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n-n+n+n-n+n+n-n+n+n-n-n+n-n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n+n-n+n+n-n+n+n-n+n+n-n-n+n-n-n-n-n+n+n+n+n-n-n-n+n+n+n-n+n+n+n-n-n+n-n-n+n+n+n+n+n+n+n-n

For x = Len(Str(t)) To 1 Step -1 : y$ + Mid(Str(t), x, 1) : Next x : y$ + y$

If DESFingerprint(Str(t), y$) = "58xI9EHkKdxUw"
  MessageRequester("Correct!", "You got the correct answer, private message 'Tommeh' with the value of a & b")
Else
  MessageRequester("Incorrect!", "So what are you gonna do now? :)")
EndIf

Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 5:59 pm
by Tommeh
First person to PM the correct values of a & b to make it work recive a free cookie! :-)

Do NOT post the answer here as it will spoil others fun, and yes i encourage you to make your own and share will everybody :)

Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 7:05 pm
by Paul
You got your PM... where's my cookie! :)

Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 10:53 pm
by Psychophanta
eeehhhmm, and what is this supposed to be? a tip or a trick?

Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 11:17 pm
by GedB
Paul,

It is installed on your browser, and holds all your pesonal details.

Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 10:52 am
by Tommeh
Ok so we have the following who have completed it:

Paul
Sec


well done, paul you will get your cookie lol ;p

Looks like i need to make a harder one? ;)


How about one that to brute force (cough) will take your machine a few years, so you'd have to work back from the code :D

Again, well done ;p

Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 1:44 pm
by Bonne_den_kule
Tried to make a loop to figure it out, but the result was a estimated working time on MANY days, several weeks at least.
My code:

Code: Select all

For a.l=-2147483648 To 2147483647
  For b.l=-2147483648 To 2147483647
    t = a  
    t-t+t-t+t+t-t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t-t-t+t+t-t-t+t+t-t+t-t-t+t+t-t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t-t-t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t-t-t+t+t+t-t-t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t-t-t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t-t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t-t-t+t-t+t-t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t-t+t-t+t-t-t+t-t-t-t+t-t-t+t+t-t-t+t-t+t+t-t-t+t-t+t+t-t-t+t+t-t+t+t-t-t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t-t+t+t-t+t-t+t-t-t-t-t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t-t+t-t-t+t+t-t+t-t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t-t+t-t-t-t-t-t+t-t+t+t-t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t-t+t-t-t+t+t+t-t-t+t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t-t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t-t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t-t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t-t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t-t+t-t+t-t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t-t+t+t-t-t-t+t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t-t-t+t-t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t-t+t-t+t+t-t-t-t-t-t+t+t-t+t-t-t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t-t+t+t-t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t-t+t-t-t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t-t-t-t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t-t+t-t-t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t-t+t-t+t-t+t-t-t+t-t-t-t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t-t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t-t-t-t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t-t-t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t-t+t+t-t+t+t-t+t+t-t-t-t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t+t+t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t+t-t-t+t+t+t-t+t+t 
    n = b 
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    For x = Len(Str(t)) To 1 Step -1 
      y$ + Mid(Str(t), x, 1) 
    Next x 
    y$ + y$ 

    If DESFingerprint(Str(t), y$) = "58xI9EHkKdxUw" 
      MessageRequester("Correct!", "You got the correct answer, private message 'Tommeh' with the value of a & b")
      MessageRequester(Str(a), Str(b))
      ;Break
    EndIf
    y$=""
    t=0
    n=0
    x=0
  Next b
Next a
Debug a
Debug b

Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 2:14 pm
by Tommeh
Lol poor Bonne_den_kule, along the right lines :)

i'll tell you now, the number's do not go below 0 and not above 10000 :) hope that makes it easier!

Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 2:24 pm
by freedimension
I doubt your Program will be through in a year ;)

Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 9:47 pm
by Bonne_den_kule
Takes less time now, finish in a few minutes

Well, I'm not the best "cracker"... ;)

Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 9:47 pm
by Bonne_den_kule
Half way now...

Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 9:51 pm
by Bonne_den_kule
Check your PM

Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 10:54 pm
by Tommeh
Ok 2 more winners

El_Choni
Bonne_den_kule


Well thats 4 people who have cracked it.

I have finished the next one and i will post it tommorow, this one is very hard, you can't brute force it, it would take for ever to brute force it.

This one will require you to reverse the encryption of the recived data and work out the beginning word. The program interacts with a server to stop any cheating ;)

Cya all tommorow!

Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 11:38 pm
by Bonne_den_kule
Tommeh wrote:...This one will require you to reverse the encryption of the recived data and work out the beginning word. The program interacts with a server to stop any cheating ;)...
Hehe...

Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 12:22 pm
by Tommeh
Another 2 people have gotten it!

MrMat
leo1991
dagcrack
+ 1 :)

I've also gotten possitive feed back from this challenge, im glad people like it and i will be making more during my free time :-)

Keep looking for news of the next challenge :lol: