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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. The answer... by GameGod0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... is obviously 42.

  2. Uh... by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    that page just looks like a few columns of perl code to me.

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  3. Re:Answer: by pete-classic · · Score: 5, Funny

    Be sure to drink your Ovaltine. Ovaltine? A crummy commercial? Son of a bitch!

  4. I see how it works... by jmcwork · · Score: 5, Funny

    You win the contest, they recruit you, then you spend the rest of your life drinking vodka martinis, getting shot at, and having gorgeous women fall at your feet. (Time to start code breaking!)

  5. Automated entry submission system by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Funny

    GCHQ has launched a little Christmas crypto challenge for all you budding secret agents. To submit your entry to the challenge, just pick up your phone, call your mother, and tell her your solution!

  6. Re:interesting "puzzle" at most by wronski · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This is not about promoting research. Most people think (with some reason that spying agencias like GCHQ are somewhat creepy. So they promote a nice and cuddly puzzle contest as if to say 'Look, we are just regular guys who like to have some fun and read other countries' diplomatic mail every now and then'.

    Reminds me a bit of the CIA Homepage for Kids , but not nearly as weird.