{"id":2404,"date":"2025-07-16T21:50:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T21:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ttalesinteractive.com\/?page_id=2404"},"modified":"2025-07-21T21:51:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T21:51:13","slug":"passwords-for-k1-and-k2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ttalesinteractive.com\/?page_id=2404","title":{"rendered":"Passwords For K1 And K2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I want to just focus on K0, K1, and K2 for a moment and get everyone\u2019s thoughts on if these things feel like plausible ways to derive the passwords from K0 and K1 for K1 and K2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s no funny math here even though there\u2019d be some ways to write it out. This was all found with like 150ish lines of code that basically had the computer cross reference certain slices of encrypted and decrypted text, and test them against a handful of very specific patterns. IE: Bigrams, trigrams, mirrors, and IOC spikes using column shifts. I\u2019m going to start with K2s password because the math and readout is the most clearcut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K2:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Clues needed: ALLYINVISIBLE [morse code hidden hint within virtuALLYinvisible] + KRYPTOSABCDE\u2026[modified alphabet key]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method: Column shift + subtraction [encrypted text – key = modified alphabet key value as output] Value: 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steps:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Make an alphabetic key KRYPTOSABCDEF\u2026 assign a numerical value to it 01234567\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K  R  Y  P  T  O  S  A  B  C  D  E  F  \n00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12\nG  H  I  J  L  M  N  Q  U  V  W  X  Z\n13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Write out the encrypted text and write ALLYINVISIBLE beneath it [partial text shown for clarity]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
VFPJUDEEHZWETZYVGWHKKQETGFQJNCE\u2026\n\nALLYINVISIBLE<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Subtract ALLYINVISIBLE values from the ENCRYPTED TEXT values, make sure to assign values based on the modified alphabet key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Slide password down 8 characters from the start of the ENCRYPTED TEXT<\/p>\n\n\n\n
VFPJUDEEHZWETZYVGWHKKQETGFQJNCE\u2026\n        ALLYINVISIBLE<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Calculate values<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Assign numerical value on the running alphabet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
K1:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Clues needed: Morse code from k0+ Palindrome hunt<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Steps: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Write out morse code drop final two blocks, list the first mirrors and middle letter for each mirror:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Line (left \u2192 right scan)<\/strong><\/td>first mirror you meet<\/strong><\/td>middle letter<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
EEVIRTUA<\/strong>LLYE<\/strong><\/td>LL<\/strong><\/td>L<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
EEEEEEINVISI<\/strong>BLE<\/td>ISI<\/strong><\/td>S<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
DIGETALEEE<\/td>none (skip)<\/td>\u2013<\/td><\/tr>
INTERPRE<\/strong>TATIT<\/td>ERPRE<\/strong> (length\u202f5)<\/td>P<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
(same word) \u2026 TAT<\/strong> \u2026<\/td>TAT<\/strong><\/td>A<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
(same word) \u2026 TIT<\/strong><\/td>TIT<\/strong><\/td>I<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
EESHAD<\/strong>OWEE<\/td>AHA<\/strong><\/td>H<\/strong> (we\u2019ll not<\/strong> use H)<\/td><\/tr>
FORCESE<\/strong>EEEE<\/td>ESE<\/strong><\/td>S<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
LUCIDEE<\/strong>E<\/td>DEE<\/strong> (even pair)<\/td>E<\/strong>? (we\u2019ll grab a better M<\/strong> in a second)<\/td><\/tr>
MEM<\/strong>ORYE<\/td>MEM<\/strong><\/td>E<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
(same word) MEME<\/strong>\u2026<\/td>EME<\/strong><\/td>M<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
POSITI<\/strong>ONE<\/td>ITI<\/strong><\/td>T<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
SOS<\/strong><\/td>SOS<\/strong><\/td>(O \u2013 not needed)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Result:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PALIMHSEST E vs PALIMPSEST<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Obviously, this is just a misspelling of the actual key needed to solve K1 but it would be more than enough to get started as it\u2019s already really close. That necessary tweak to the spelling is an easily conquered hurdle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the simplest method for getting water out of the rocks of K0 for K1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A more convoluted method to solve K1 without a key comes from using a similar method as K2 [described below] with extra steps. Standard running alphabet, no mods, kryptos as a key. Write encrypted text, write Kryptos beneath, subtract the values for a new string of encrypted letters. Then evaluate each column as a new puzzle, where each letter in the column becomes a new shift based on its correspondence to the letter E, this allows you to get a vowel+bigram+trigram score from each column. Rank the winners, then take the top letter from each column and do the same subtraction math we\u2019ve been doing. But honestly, at that point, you might as well brute force it. So I wouldn\u2019t count on this being the intention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Puzzle Implications:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Each puzzle when solved explains the mechanism in which it was solved. A frustrating look for anyone going through the intended manner and extracting each clue by hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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  • K0-K3 write a narrative where every solve directly references how these puzzles were solved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
      \n
    • K0 Morse code: Asks you to look past the letters and translate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
        \n
      • K1 PALIMPSEST From K0 Morse Code: K1 describes the conceptual act of a palimpsest of read, scrape, reveal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
          \n
        • K2 ABSCISSA from K0 Morse Code ‘AllyInvisible’: The coordinates at the end of this encrypted text would rely on an ABSCISSA to function.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
            \n
          • K3 T Is Your Position From K0 Morse Code: A tiny breach in the upper lefthand corner is a self-referential statement to T being in the upper left hand corner of K3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
            Narrative shift: Fairly meaningless at the moment, but may have greater significance upon a final K4 solve<\/p>\n\n\n\n
              \n
            • K0-K1: Omniscient narration<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • K2: Technical report<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • K3: First person exploration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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              I want to just focus on K0, K1, and K2 for a moment and get everyone\u2019s thoughts on if these things feel like plausible ways to derive the passwords from K0 and K1 for K1 and K2. There\u2019s no funny math here even though there\u2019d be some ways to write it out. 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