For those following or working on Kryptos, the world-famous unsolved ciphers, I solved them during some free time that I had while developing new technology for my space imaging analysis work. I have written up a report that shows in step by step detail how to solve Kryptos K4 and K5. I have to add Kryptos K5 to the report and as soon as I finish that I will post it here on my blog to download. This will give everyone working on the cipher the ability to work it step by step and solve anything that I may have missed. Kryptos is a series of tests and there may be more decryptions waiting to be solved.
This is the solution for Kryptos K5:
ENTERQIQSEEMSTHEBESTTORAKEITIDETESTQSBESTTIMEQTHEMEETINGCIASTESTINGTESTITISEEITESTITESTTIMETESTTHENYIMQCAMECAMETEARWIQSENTISTIRTHEIQSTEAMRIDEZSITESTIMMISTTOEDATESTQITSINTHETENIMTIMETHISTAKEQSTIMEWTENITESTEDTEARITHEIQQSTOTEARMEETTIMESENTQEDTAKESITTOWEDWMEETSEDATHISIQTESTISIMQTEARQTARTTIDESEQARTSEDTAKEEDTENNOQWTIMEIMTIMEINWINAQRESTITSQTHISSTARQCIATIEMEETZWETESTTEARSWRESTTASKSITTEAMTIDEEDIWISHESTIETAKENLOSTENTERWTESTITQSWARQTENISITISEEWITQSQITQINTIDESTAYSEEEDWSQINTIMEISEEITIDEISTEARTESTTENQSYESQAMINDSTIRWCIAISEQLISTSEDWSEETHISISEETHEIQZARTTOSEETOTHERESTTENENDITSSENTWIENDSTTHEETEAMSEESMEETARTIEDSQBEWQIMEETIMIQMISTSIWENDSIMMEETSIQETESTWINAQITAKEZIMTIMEITSIMBESTWETEARZWEARTENEDATESTITSTHEWISESTTIDESTIMEAWTESTTOTMISTIWTHETIDEITIDEIMCIAEDETESTSTENISTEAMYESQISEDMIQTEARINITESTSISEESENTTEARTESTTIDESITESTYHISENSEISEEITITEAMKTOWSEETIMEWINSWTHERESTARSETEAMAQTIMEISZTIMETHEBESTSETITIMQSTESTHSENDAIDTHERESENDQISEEHISESENDALISTTEAMTOTEARSWTENINITESTTOTHINIQISEEHISTHERESTHEHITENITESTIMQRESTBESTSTIDEISTESTHHHQEDISEEISEEHHHETIDESISEEISEEISEEIE
These are the solutions for Kryptos K4:
K4 PART ONE LAYER ONE QUESTION MARK
QITESTIMQTARTCIAJIMTESTNAMEATMISTSOSLINESIMENTERIQIMQRETESTIAMQENTEREDQNAMETAKEATESTEDTEARATTESTARTMOVEEDJSNEEDTAKETIMEWCLOCKITATMISTTIDESARETENIMQTESTQASKJATESTARTTAKETIMEQETESTTIMETASKSILENTWCOMETOSEEITATUSAJSGOSTIDETOTEAMZ
K4 PART TWO LAYER TWO DIGETAL INTERPETAT I ON O (M TIE IN)
MEETQATSOSTESTREACTSSTANDSATHOLENAMETEAMTAPPINGITSQEDISEETESTSINGERSNEXTANSWER
K4 PART THREE
SOSHOROSCOJETEAMCANENTERSTARTTIMINGATZTAKEAWORKPENCOUNTINGATTENDTIMINGGAMENAMETEAMQICANATTENDARAKINGTEAMMARCHINGTIMEJOINSJSATQNORTHSTARENTRYMEETJITSTIME
K4 PART FOUR CHUTES AND LADDERS TIMING GAME BOARD DECRYPTION SOLUTIONS MORSE CODE
MEETONBERLINTIMEINMISTSMADEMEFASTINARTITMARKSTIMEIMQIMQTOYOQNOWMYQPAINTINGTIMETIREDMISTINGTHEEND
EZTIMEITSWITESTMIQMOONTESTETOTEAMIMQIMWWARETESTIMIQATMOONONTESTTOTEAMQMEETWTOYORAQINAICEDWQTOWAIDTEAMATIMQNOTEWZARTSARTITEMONTOQTIMEITTEAMWATQWMEETATQIMQARTATESTSTOJATTEAMQQTESTMOONAIMQTEAMW
K4 PART FOUR CHUTES AND LADDERS TIMING GAME BOARD SECRET MESSAGES USING XECRET KEY
TEAMIMQRAKEIMQARTTOMEETATTIMETEAMSTARIQATESTINARTTEAMQTESTQINOTEJAWTEAMWMEETJQIMTOYQTEARITASKNEEDTENSENTTESTITAPQNAMEQQTAKETENQTOTEAMIMEETQAIMQCIAREADATWTEAMWTOMEETJQMOONROAMITASKTENBESTITESTTISTARTMEETQJONQMAPTOTIMETASKATMOONATZISINTOARTQJGQTEAMTOMISTYJQWMTESTTOYMIQZTEAMT
K4 PART FOUR CHUTES AND LADDERS TIMING GAME BOARD FULL 97 VARIABLE PLAINTEXT DECRYPT
FIRST PASS
ENTERLISTCIASTASIQINOTESTSTAYATTHEACIINAWARTOWTESTEDTHEARTNOSORTTEAMTESTTESTMEALORTABLECIAAWINIQSMILEIQTAKETOTESTIMQWASMOSTTEAMWONTASKSTOIMQ
SECOND PASS
TAKEITEMTOIMTEAMQIMQIQSEETIMEARTTESTSTAKEQWMEETSDATEAQENTERITJTIEORIQEDSTIMEISART
THIRD PASS
ROAMTENQAREAMISTTIMEQWMTESTIMQARTENDS
FOURTH PASS
ISEEJATSTARQTOWHQMEETINGQTEAMSTOQWINTOIQMEETTEAMW
K4 PART FOUR CHUTES AND LADDERS FULL 97 VARIABLE DECRYPT WITH THE NUMERIC SUPER KEY OF 891274567
RAILTESTASARTSEETIDEWJTESTNOTESTTESTTAKESENSEWATEAMOTESTTHERQJIMENDTIMEQSAYJITESTQRTESTEDINQIWTESTSQKTESTSQZMEETETIMETEAMAQSARTITOITOOWNQTOTESTINTIDETENSENTINTOROSESWITOYITESTIARTSNOTEDSTARETIMEINARTSAWINOQIMIQTEAMTOTIDESENDMEETSWATEAMOWQTEARSEDTMOONMTESTTARTWMT
K4 PART FOUR CHUTES AND LADDERS FULL 97 VARIABLE DECRYPT IN REVERSE WITH THE NUMERIC SUPER KEY OF 891274567
QWIQIQQTONOTEITATESTMEETSTOYSTAYWZENDQEDETESTTIDETITEAMEINTESTJITEMTESTIMINTIMEQENTERTEAMARTTESTTEARTESTMEETQQISAICMADETTESTIQSEETOEITSIMQSARTETENQISETESTTAKETENQMAKEETIMEMEETJMISTEDSEEATESTQINTIDETENTOATESTYTESTLASTEATIMEINZWRESTYWEMOVEETHENMISTJMMEETSEDITOMISTWIQ
K4 PART FIVE
TENRETURNINGSTARSCIAMISTOPIMQX
K4 PART SIX
TEAMRESTKRYPTSSEESTESTORALASTESTTIPPINGALINEMEETATLASTKRYPTITESTASAFE96843RL52701INAMEQSTRONPERIALOSTTIDETHINSITAKESALTEDITESTRAISEYHISSEETESTWHELPINZISEETESTIMQIQINOVERXINKATESTYETTIMEENTRYMEETATZISATIMETESTISEETESTINGQISEEIMQONITESTINGENDSTIMEATSTEAMOURTESTIQTESTIMQITMADETIMEIONJIMSTESTJOINSSJASQONTIMEENROUTETESTINGNEEDTESTINTIMETEAMSARTTIEINOURTEAMONTESTSTARTTESTQIMATQTASKXSEETESTINGATISX
K4 PART SEVEN
SENDMEICANTIMESTALINSTARSINCIASITESTISEEZISEEITTESTSTARSATSREACTSSTANDSINCIAMEETHOLENAMETEAMISBESTSEENXTHERESUSATIMESTARSITAKEATEAMXTIMETEAMSTESTATZTOONETESTITSIMQATZXUSINGITESTSINTAKINGOUTTHEPASTXARTATSISEETOIMQTASKNOTTOWHATCANYOUDOFORYOURCOUNTRYTOMOREISEEIMQIMQCOSTTEAMQINTEAMNOATJITESTIMINTIDESIMQISKIPITESTPARTZWTIMEDEND
K4 PRESIDENT JAMES BUCHANAN DECRYPTED BY KRYPTOS
TOTIMESEEEDARTISTIMEQSENDMISTSENSEISEE
K4 PRESIDENT JAMES BQCHANAN (REPLACE Q WITH U)
TOTIMEISAMISTIQWIQIATESTJARTITOTIME
K4 JAMES SANBORN DECRYPTED BY KRYPTOS
ATQBESTNEEDTATTENQISEEARTSTAKEITTESTSEE
K4 JAMES SANBORN SECRET KEYWORD DECRYPTION
WMQTHECIASNOTETESTINTIDESISEE
K4 ED SHEIDT DECRYPTED BY KRYPTOS
ISEEISEEZSEEEDISEE
K4 WILLIAM WEBSTER DECRYPTED BY KRYPTOS
TESTEDEIMQESEEAWEDSEEQIMZSTARSZITIETESTAETESTIKISSTEAMTESTSIZSENSEISEE
K4 KRYPTOS ART SCULPTURE DECRYPTIONS USING MORSE CODE TABULAR E’S
VIRTUALLY
INVISIBLE WITH E’S
SEEMIARTSZSAFEISEEROSESISEEEDINZETESTSTOITHISEDTESTTHEISEEISEE
DIGETAL
INTERPRETATIU WITH E’S
ENTERTIMEWTHISTEARQITHETEAMSEEACIITIEE
SHADOW
FORCES WITH E’S
STIRSITQWARSQISTHISTESTTEAMTIMEDISTENISEE
LUCID MEMORY
WITH E’S
TEAMWTEARSQSEETASKTOOITESTATEAMJ
T IS YOUR POSITION WITH FULL KEYS
AICTAKESETOTEAMSATEARARTITOITQTIMETENAMT
IMQ COUNT = 38 (with K5 included)
Check back often for the Kryptos report I am going to publish in this space. I hope that you enjoy the work here at my site. Much more to come. :)