Dec 19: Zebra Code

Challenge

Get it straight

Get the key and the encrypted message.

Solution

We’re given a .png file with a black and white zebra, as well as an SVG file containing points. Naively assumed that points in SVG file map to positions on the zebra, and attempted to extract those pixels. The results are very black/white like one would expect. However extracting those pixel values doesn’t produce legible data. Additionally the number of points is different from what we would expect if that was simply the encoding (4 chars too long)

I wonder what it means to “get it straight”. Maybe determine angles between points? No luck there either, still looks like garbage data.

Maybe an extra level of encryption between the two? One is a binary key and the other a binary message? Argh.

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