Name: Anonymous 2011-09-16 2:11
I was given the task to decrypt a PGP code.
I was given the code, and the PUBLIC key, but not the private (which seems to be the problem here).
This is a "game" so the person who gave me the task will not reveal the private key.
Here's the PGP message:
-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux)
hQEMAxNo8V42Xqw5AQf/S/+R06KsK7CyYvIb/DRpanIgXd0ArgXb91oaux3rE6CQ
AzkrGQmBIqMGyfiNNxvRlJN7A8HPPio95tOn7U4CJmD4V4RV6w0uk97gPG/euzex
YmjNHOlZykaVL675ML5gKVxoG1WuJP+sSM2L3JSbg8J3ZMJ9B733rYo+kSQeTHHv
1NXRHvpdBa/wqOA7GrUmyIa5Kr5aW/KseO6WWAxBj0/0ik5sEtuvBFuTvKFeqL6/
UhvlPKeyzogkcpbOFUXRVjk8wOv+bCVV5EmudnDnvbCquIyjSyJjOy3Q4TdbdWgf
uFnEG018eDiGd502dypkvauIWrv2R2oYmxdExZz6EdJcAYOwkXduGL5Eace7FAoq
pWWcm5HFQQYkQ3/NwsmuLRDZ5BVFBPuu9vfQCHbtwhZmIhHayDa3U6JCKfNP3rtW
5e/qlzePXGwpCG4DAauTtKFpTOkQidanU05wsGA=
=MWmu
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----
And here's the PUBLIC key:
-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux)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=LA5a
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
There was also a hint:
I_ t_a_ ___ll_ _O_ t___ __ ___d___ __is?
Help me out guys.
I was given the code, and the PUBLIC key, but not the private (which seems to be the problem here).
This is a "game" so the person who gave me the task will not reveal the private key.
Here's the PGP message:
-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux)
hQEMAxNo8V42Xqw5AQf/S/+R06KsK7CyYvIb/DRpanIgXd0ArgXb91oaux3rE6CQ
AzkrGQmBIqMGyfiNNxvRlJN7A8HPPio95tOn7U4CJmD4V4RV6w0uk97gPG/euzex
YmjNHOlZykaVL675ML5gKVxoG1WuJP+sSM2L3JSbg8J3ZMJ9B733rYo+kSQeTHHv
1NXRHvpdBa/wqOA7GrUmyIa5Kr5aW/KseO6WWAxBj0/0ik5sEtuvBFuTvKFeqL6/
UhvlPKeyzogkcpbOFUXRVjk8wOv+bCVV5EmudnDnvbCquIyjSyJjOy3Q4TdbdWgf
uFnEG018eDiGd502dypkvauIWrv2R2oYmxdExZz6EdJcAYOwkXduGL5Eace7FAoq
pWWcm5HFQQYkQ3/NwsmuLRDZ5BVFBPuu9vfQCHbtwhZmIhHayDa3U6JCKfNP3rtW
5e/qlzePXGwpCG4DAauTtKFpTOkQidanU05wsGA=
=MWmu
-----END PGP MESSAGE-----
And here's the PUBLIC key:
-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux)
mQENBE5yPf4BCADRrbPSdS/SuwUMxnt77uuF94NfLcV1HNlpkT1Tz+4w7wyaCVvg
mHeElwWTC8pDYD29ALD0G/we4NgMaKqZ18wujm62WUcgAWeAUOPwzp+DbbhQFDM8
+EodlEvazvH0D4X53zdPWCqK/pTwncOIEf5XLmkLoB1dQ6k4lCTT/E0Mp6BSCfIF
2hNdla/4UEWyPtI8zs2fWrSpG30aPBjj/SJjTrI7yJ3wxxPhKv3xgnrZXDw9xeiX
epKf9mBcxA4J0SakqbNQZQAzehulpNvKJ/eI+L1O5RtuNuYhCnNirPMF+ctYAa8R
4SyMaMpr4vygKdTYfTpBRTvNgCeI9RpNvQCRABEBAAG0G0hpa2FyaUtuaWdodCA8
aGtAbG9jYWxob3N0PokBOAQTAQIAIgUCTnI9/gIbAwYLCQgHAwIGFQgCCQoLBBYC
AwECHgECF4AACgkQCtEN/dyFB/i3Rgf+Ny8K0Ch6LsmkwimsDiZAYUd0/WthC6+S
8ni25cXDjxRu0pTueGTqzbTuDGL6Hs49fgQ/NtxxzW2qPpFSL3nZHKULDtMcvC4A
8wfL7hMjpFcHWSlSs16D3qanfqJ/ZykpWfoeDFyGlebjJejnHIVKEQtGSg7KUuVQ
6XtLyDqsjPOuWd997GQHoKGqFp0i6J+zRjIUpqdbqekcGr1DHaKN7cIywrp09BC7
sSjPPqnMWLZgs0PVKZ/QyvQld6TZmxeiWqC5hGw0s2ssoFkJkChJxLhVXGrbgIXZ
bqEg+T87SnQ63UwQa/DJLkLmwElfFoI6iWE9t8ATJZWYQAL6/oa4g7kBDQROcj3+
AQgAuFM9TP6QaCjs2jWVhbnyV/FvpXgj59UD+G+m2oXR0Ws2dYwT2cN0qF3+qIcM
CuLdYOnEiCY2xORW1fc+P6X3om0nRZLlqR/s67OdfNGVyJ9RPPQqa2MvC/TU6UfE
UruoEcB6L+BzIB4miD7CcP5SOxI1CQP3ILtsZWYGAq93/IwBqO7Ff71l6+wszMGS
2a2LvUPH4QY1/Xzn9FnCV4aAIkKKkFXYOalpQbJIQbIPjylNFLLhPGa2V8v2guUe
7UWmzApaS3esXZm513cN5qHKWpTanzbsFTeMHBZLaWsY8vS4lFdvOwN7LdhWqx0V
t/J/mlenkCMdOd8VEfaYUKZtbQARAQABiQEfBBgBAgAJBQJOcj3+AhsMAAoJEArR
Df3chQf4ceAH/1pnIBz78MdmiJfkukDwiDQV8Fcqd12VcEAFGSh4NgJTKG8Z4UrX
7mXdcEGZgvOgogUwKzb1WY7MBX+DB5fqZnxeH9R3mVgRtVwFRRytj+LHgPfFzmi1
NYlJDICvdXWTx7jaHshPMIP91tmBeO5ztQ6+ZpEvaFMFHCURJD7CvDPiKvvarYaM
EArRm2HifgSkGomJZEMXEYXOzy1KGwzkOFGnjwtmkGHnPENidbxEw7IzNEb8wRU8
JyC56DggU3quuylRclFy2eOWUXoHfPUhatcgAfILWkqGRJzdf8vGnGPiXSxtwQ9B
qh2Eg13enmhvDnnGEUArilFkcpY4nyPgSiE=
=LA5a
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
There was also a hint:
I_ t_a_ ___ll_ _O_ t___ __ ___d___ __is?
Help me out guys.