Cool idea, I've always been interested in ciphers. Was doing some reading on the Kryptos cypher at the CIA Headquarters in Langley just the other day, fascinating stuff.
admiralvorian,
I believe that there will be a hardware hacking area like in most years, so likely won't need to bring the whole soldering kit, but do bring some solder and flux to be sure to have what you like.
Didn't know that that a "Goon" would chime in here haha! Thats pretty awesome.
Missed last year due to a conflict, but should be there this year. Didn't realize that some of my friends knew a few of the organizers... so it was pretty cool going around to the parties and other late night shenanigans with security detail and "free" drinks! Man do I have some funny hacker-related stories from that! Out of the security biz now as I looked down that Rabbit-hole :-\ asking where do I go from here (staying white hat) with the realization that it meant jumping into something for the rest of my life where I had to hide my work :-X. Doesn't jive with my open source mentality, so switched jobs to another passion of mine built on being open ;D . Bonus is that I am happier now even if it is less "cool" on the outside. :thumb:
Nice to see you here LostBoy. So I can assume that this is a Leg-up n the Crypto Challenge? :evilgrin: :p
Side Note : Quite like the one from 2 years ago with the dual simple ciphers like Alphanumeric + Rot13 at the beginning and throughout it wasnt too bad. My team got to the end, but alas as the 4th team to do so. Still worth it for the fun!
I think that having a Dvorak keyboard layout internally and a ANSI/Qwerty layout on the outside is more than enough to confuse the crap out of most folks. (This is way I suggest having a key-combo set that will set it to something for more normal folks when someone from work comes over).
The infinity/Ergodox/Orion keyboards might be the best for this since they can be hardcoded with ciphers quite easily and not crazy expensive. Infinity language is open as well which means extra fun may be had.
As some extra, I would think that having different ciphers and clues hidden in different function layers of the keyboard would be really fun/cool.
admiralvorian,
I believe that there will be a hardware hacking area like in most years, so likely won't need to bring the whole soldering kit, but do bring some solder and flux to be sure to have what you like.
Didn't know that that a "Goon" would chime in here haha! Thats pretty awesome.
Missed last year due to a conflict, but should be there this year. Didn't realize that some of my friends knew a few of the organizers... so it was pretty cool going around to the parties and other late night shenanigans with security detail and "free" drinks! Man do I have some funny hacker-related stories from that! Out of the security biz now as I looked down that Rabbit-hole :-\ asking where do I go from here (staying white hat) with the realization that it meant jumping into something for the rest of my life where I had to hide my work :-X. Doesn't jive with my open source mentality, so switched jobs to another passion of mine built on being open ;D . Bonus is that I am happier now even if it is less "cool" on the outside. :thumb: