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Secret Agents Hold Code-Breaking Contest

Posted by michael on from the rated-e-for-enigma dept.

Spudley writes "I just heard on the BBC that the British Government's not-so-secret code breaking organisation, GCHQ, has launched a little Christmas crypto challenge for all you budding secret agents. Should be fun to try it out... even if you're not brave enough to actually send in an entry."

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  1. Job Opportunity? by mordors9 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I know it says you can win a book, but this smells like those Google job application tests that were in the magazines a few months back. Come up with enough correct answers on these tests and who knows....

  2. Re:interesting "puzzle" at most by wiggys · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Actually the purpose of this puzzle is to test your problem solving skills.

    They want to know that you are capable of thinking for yourself: maybe you know nothing about the differences between Blofish and AES. That doesn't matter. What does matter is you have a problem and can find a way to solve it.

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    Sorry, but my karma just ran over your dogma.