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Crack the Code In US Cyber Command's Logo

Posted by samzenpus on from the hardy-boys-wanted dept.

Dan writes "According to Wired: 'The US military's new Cyber Command is headquartered at Ft. Meade, Maryland, one of the military's most secretive and secure facilities. Its mission is largely opaque, even inside the armed forces. But the there's another mystery surrounding the emerging unit. It's embedded in the Cyber Command logo. On the logo's inner gold ring is a code: 9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a.'"

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  1. 9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a. by Allnighte · · Score: 0, Redundant

    9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a?
    That's amazing!
    I've got the same combination on my luggage!

  2. Too easy - Solved! by shockwaverider · · Score: -1, Redundant

    # echo -n "USCYBERCOM plans, coordinates, integrates, synchronizes and conducts activities to: direct the operations and defense of specified Department of Defense information networks and; prepare to, and when directed, conduct full spectrum military cyberspace operations in order to enable actions in all domains, ensure US/Allied freedom of action in cyberspace and deny the same to our adversaries." | md5sum
    9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a -

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    Remember kids! Guns don't kill people - Americans kill people.
  3. Here, I reversed the hash by blake1 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    USCYBERCOM plans, coordinates, integrates, synchronizes and conducts activities to: direct the operations and defense of specified Department of Defense information networks and; prepare to, and when directed, conduct full spectrum military cyberspace operations in order to enable actions in all domains, ensure US/Allied freedom of action in cyberspace and deny the same to our adversaries.

  4. 9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a?? Luggage! Combination!!

  5. Too easy! by earthloop · · Score: -1, Redundant

    echo -n "USCYBERCOM plans, coordinates, integrates, synchronizes and conducts activities to: direct the operations and defense of specified Department of Defense information networks and; prepare to, and when directed, conduct full spectrum military cyberspace operations in order to enable actions in all domains, ensure US/Allied freedom of action in cyberspace and deny the same to our adversaries." | openssl md5
    9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a

  6. So obvious it hurts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    It's the command mission statement, obviously.

    Just use a reverse hash calculator. Or maybe plain logic.

  7. It says by dimethylxanthine · · Score: 0, Redundant

    All Your Base Are Belong To Us.

  8. ug..people it's simple. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    USCYBERCOM plans, coordinates, integrates, synchronizes and conducts activities to: direct the operations and defense of specified Department of Defense information networks and; prepare to, and when directed, conduct full spectrum military cyberspace operations

    I'm sure their is a rainbow table out there that also has it.

    If this is the hardest they can do, they should be ashamed of themselves.

    I can't be the only genius on slashdot. ... I mean statistically. empirically it would seem I am.

  9. Re:md5? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    The funny thing is, MD5 is weak and can easily be broken* these days. What does that tell you about the people running this place? ;)

    * Broken in the sense that collisions can be found easily and hashes can be reversed relatively easily.