Ive tried to crack it but its 6 P worded Archives within a non P worded one. Seems to confuse them."Them" who? There are many different extractor programs. Windows XP Extractor, WinZip, 7-Zip, etc. Try them all.
Is there a better way of doing it?
Using phreak's QX6850. (I think that's what he means)
Do you happen to have any part of that archive that's not protected? I could get a password much faster if you have, for example, the readme file unencrypted.
Winzip has a nice known-plaintext vulnerability that should recover passwords "instantly", but we need to know part of the unencrypted output.
This file had to have been made in 2002, since there's a 2002-dated archive inside it. And it looks like it was made with something called ZipCrypto. See the attached screenshot.
The zip contains a .fs2 file and a file called ships-tbl-entry.txt, so that gives you a bunch of strings you can search for right off the bat:
#Mission Info
This is a FRED created mission (if they didn't change that)
#Plot Info
$Allowed Dogfight PBanks:
$Expl Propagates:
$Max Oclk Speed:
etc. How much unencrypted text do you need?
Has anyone managed to get the TMdemo.zip file ?
The readme.txt file could be the same as the one within the encrypted TM.zip... I just can't download TMdemo.zip, webarchive doesn't seem to store large files.
You know, zip files aren't encrypted when they're password-protected. It merely denies access based on the keyword. In short, you shouldn't have to actually have to crack the password to pull data from the file. In fact, disk recovery software might let you start pulling the data.Actually, ZipCrypto is a .ZIP encryption type.
Also, 10 to 1 the password is related to the campaign - in short, a brute-force attempt is overkill because the string will not be a properly constructed password.
I'll take a shot at it.
It's definitely 8+ characters long. I'm up well over 3 trillion (3000 billion) passwords by now.I'm sure you could figure out the probability by finding how many symbols on a keyboard.
Ask the admins to look into trying his forum password--it's doubtful. As it is, the password has symbols, spaces, or upper-case letters. I've been continuing an aggressive dictionary attack but it's only up a billion or so--it's the PII running it. To say the least, brute-force takes forever when you don't know what the password contains. If we could eliminate even one aspect of the password it'd be better. I'll download the demo and see if we can get any matches--unlocked plaintext is pretty much instant unlock.
We don't have access to forum passwords. :)What?
We don't have access to forum passwords. :)What?
We don't have access to forum passwords. :)
Since this was a development archive, presumably we can try narrowing things down a little. Try lowercase alphanumeric characters only... no uppercase, no symbols.
I can't wait to see what the password is :drevil:
The lab also happens to be jammed with students cramming for the final lab practical. I don't think they would let me "borrow" that many machines for a project like this when there are students with more pressing needs.Sneak in under the cloak of night.
Rumpelstiltskin
We're searching for you ! Revive Temporal Mechanics mod with Descent Freespace Open...
Please go to :
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=53749.0
YEARS to complete, even on my q9450 @3.5 GHz (25.6 million tries/sec)
I think digits means numbers from zero to nine.
Damn... This Andrew Bryant guy had a very good password.Mine is simple. No matter how good your password is, you're ****ed. The best way to avoid someone finding your password is to never even hint to it, ever, and don't make enemies. Simple.
That could teach us all a lesson :
Never choose a single word password.
Mine was a single word, meaning something, but not in usual dictionaries.
Now I realise it could have been discovered in one or two days by almost anyone.
Now I'll use a >8 chars password, using uppercase, lowercase and some digits.
Brute force attacks will find it for sure... but in a thousand years, even on the fastest personal computers available today.
BTW : still no answers from the guys named Andrew Bryant I've contacted :(
Dark? as in the guy who made the gorgon and stuff? there was actually something a couple of months ago were a bunch of people wanted to contact him.That's happened more than once. I think it's happened upwards of a dozen times over the years.
It's hilarious that whilst everyone tried my ICQ, nobody thought of trying my MSN ;). I just decided to start reinstalling the SCP and found this thread! :)Awesome! Welcome back, dude! (I joined after your time, but it's always great to get a blast from the past.)
Sorry to actually be no help, but I can't actually 'remember' the password. It was password protected because the thing was being sent to testers.
I'll have a sit down and work on it (damn, its been years since I even thought about this :))
Well, the music was nice, the Perseus 2 was sorta cool (although Dark may have released that a while back when the team fell apart) and the demo mission sorta worked, but this was made about 7-8 years ago whilst I was crashing and burning during my A-levels.Hey--welcome back. Any chance you can give us a lead on what it could be? I mean more like what characters you used to use on it, how long the password is (or a small range), or better yet a piece of plaintext. If you get into contact with your old testers you may also be able to figure the password out. Anything you have, we likely can use.
I'm actually worried about what i'll find if I managed to open the zip file :)
edit: Ok, i've tried cracking it ARCHPR but that couldn't guess it and i'm drawing a blank on the password - it's just too long ago.
Call it a long shot, but Dark (if he's still around) might have the Perseus model file.
Inferno has a Perseus 2. Is this (http://inferno.hard-light.net/Screens/Core/INFShot016.jpg) what Dark made, or is it a different take on the same concept?Inferno's version has extra gunpods at the bottom, which is a stupid idea IMO. :doubt:
Hi sorry guys, just got back from final test. So Im now a Policeman :pimp:Police officer!
Well, the music was nice, the Perseus 2 was sorta cool (although Dark may have released that a while back when the team fell apart) and the demo mission sorta worked, but this was made about 7-8 years ago whilst I was crashing and burning during my A-levels.Hey--welcome back. Any chance you can give us a lead on what it could be? I mean more like what characters you used to use on it, how long the password is (or a small range), or better yet a piece of plaintext. If you get into contact with your old testers you may also be able to figure the password out. Anything you have, we likely can use.
I'm actually worried about what i'll find if I managed to open the zip file :)
edit: Ok, i've tried cracking it ARCHPR but that couldn't guess it and i'm drawing a blank on the password - it's just too long ago.
Call it a long shot, but Dark (if he's still around) might have the Perseus model file.
Hi sorry guys, just got back from final test. So Im now a Policeman :pimp:
Plaintext refers to unencrypted files inside the archive. Complete files are what is necessary--then Passware Zip Key can basically instantly retrieve the password.Well, the music was nice, the Perseus 2 was sorta cool (although Dark may have released that a while back when the team fell apart) and the demo mission sorta worked, but this was made about 7-8 years ago whilst I was crashing and burning during my A-levels.Hey--welcome back. Any chance you can give us a lead on what it could be? I mean more like what characters you used to use on it, how long the password is (or a small range), or better yet a piece of plaintext. If you get into contact with your old testers you may also be able to figure the password out. Anything you have, we likely can use.
I'm actually worried about what i'll find if I managed to open the zip file :)
edit: Ok, i've tried cracking it ARCHPR but that couldn't guess it and i'm drawing a blank on the password - it's just too long ago.
Call it a long shot, but Dark (if he's still around) might have the Perseus model file.
You've tried using some default text from the .FS2 mission files? Try these if you haven't
#Music
$Event Music:
$Briefing Music:Hi sorry guys, just got back from final test. So Im now a Policeman :pimp:
Congrats :yes:
how about using a sexp for a password?
This feels epic :drevil:
You won't find out unless you crack it yourself--whoever finds it will know the password and will also give it to Star-Epock. No reason for a normal member uninvolved with the campaign to know the password after the cat's out of the bag.
From the looks of it, Fubar and I probably have the best chance of figuring out the password.
It's hilarious that whilst everyone tried my ICQ, nobody thought of trying my MSN ;). I just decided to start reinstalling the SCP and found this thread! :)
Sorry to actually be no help, but I can't actually 'remember' the password. It was password protected because the thing was being sent to testers.
I'll have a sit down and work on it (damn, its been years since I even thought about this :))
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If you sent it to testers, the testers could still be contacted.
There might be an email record of you telling them the password.
Try something generic since the testers would need to remember it.
What about the name of that new GTVA Corvette or something?
You won't find out unless you crack it yourself--whoever finds it will know the password and will also give it to Star-Epock. No reason for a normal member uninvolved with the campaign to know the password after the cat's out of the bag.
From the looks of it, Fubar and I probably have the best chance of figuring out the password.
Why not? After such a long search, I think everyone wants to know what the password is.
Ok, thanks to the wayback machine, it turns out Dark didn't make the Perseus 2. Styxx did! Is he still around?Rly? I don't believe so... Wait, maybe he did. I guess everyone thought DarkTM made it because DarkTM made a whole load of random renders for TM... But if Styxx made it I guess it would be in MT, not TM.
Nope.This feels epic :drevil:
It does indeed.
By the way, are you the Haloboy from Sciforums? In that case... Star Trek>Star Wars!
Maybe Griffon you could try and recall what was the most likely thing you would have used as a password back then ?I've been trying... Tried everything I would have used in and outside the campaign at the time...
...I can't post random suggestions, can I? :nervous:There's no point in posting short random suggestions when people have already brute-forced out to several characters. :p
...I can't post random suggestions, can I? :nervous:There's no point in posting short random suggestions when people have already brute-forced out to several characters. :p
Example: Don't post random suggestions or just smileys to boost your post count. I've not been brute-forcing it lately because New York is getting warmer, and I don't like my room being 80+ degrees and stuffy from the ozone....I can't post random suggestions, can I? :nervous:There's no point in posting short random suggestions when people have already brute-forced out to several characters. :p
:sigh:
For the record, I already tried q1w2e3r4t5.What lead to the idea that that would work?
For the record, I already tried q1w2e3r4t5.What lead to the idea that that would work?
K, here it is. Get cracking, everybody. :)
http://staff.hard-light.net/goober5000/TM.zip
The best way to not get password hacked is to change it on at least a weekly basis.
Still no luck. Maybe if we had one of these: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/06/09/fastest.computer.ap/index.htmlI wonder if it can run Crisis ;7
What we need is a CTC computer\
Someone go and invent one please
(http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/6650/122bo0.jpg)
http://www.crymod.com/thread.php?threadid=21682&sid=cc5c071661dfb54aad46f3837587d3b1
What we need is a CTC computerWhat we need is a quantum computer, by the time this get's cracked on a normal processor, quantums might be the norm.
Someone go and invent one please
Damn... no result. pkcrack reports "false positive hits... Strange" and that's all.
What do you mean by "the paper for it is available" ?
And define resonable time.
If he cracks it, means that the Temporal Mechanics should restart, yes?If he or someone else manages to crack it, there's no way that this community is letting this campaign die at this point. :p
Uh, you calculated all 255 values for the first entry?
Time travel.Doctor Who in Freespace?
Okay ... everybody grab Fabian and toss him into the coolant pool to congratulate him! :P
I got it, I got it!How many processors did you burn?
The zip is decrypted and the password was sent via PM to Goober5000.
The quest is over and I won!
Best wishes,
Fabian
I got it, I got it!
The zip is decrypted and the password was sent via PM to Goober5000.
The quest is over and I won!
Best wishes,
Fabian
You`re winner!
The password was eight characters long. There were seven lowercase letters and one number.Somewhat interesting. I coulda sworn I searched that specifically. In fact, I know I didbut nothing came up. Maybe the passware kit Ihave was incompatible or something?
Black Sheep officially cancelled the campaign on or about April, 28th 2002. So the data may be free to distribute; I dunno. I'd ask Star-Epock, but he hasn't been online since May 18th.
I had 3 different programs a running couple of different 8 character combos. Still have 3 running including one lowercase letter/number/space/symbol and they haven't found anything yet. Oh well guess I can shut all those processes down tomorrow.Calculate how much electricity you used! :lol: Anyway--I ran for only a week or so. Upon second thought--I think the initial xieve attack was only up to 6 char...=(
Man can't believe I had those processes running for over 2 months.
Well I just came in to check on the status of my attempts. I got it too. Day late and a dollar short as usual. :rolleyes:Any P965 board (there's a Foxconn one with everything for cheap but no real OCing), most P35, and many P45 boards will all support FSB800 Pentium Ds. Other than that, think about an E7200 ($130) and a P35 or P45 board ($100).
BTW: To whoever made that comment about meltdown or whatever it happened. I had a machine overheat. Don't think it was entirely due to the cracking attempts since that machine took a lightning hit last year but I'm sure it didn't help it any either. Hope that MB is still under warranty. Actually I hope it was just the MB that I can replace the 3.6 Pentium D might be a little harder to find. :hopping:
If the campaign is released, will the password be released with it...?
If the campaign is released, will the password be released with it...?
They should incorporate the password into the campaign. Like make it the name of a ship or something.
Any P965 board (there's a Foxconn one with everything for cheap but no real OCing), most P35, and many P45 boards will all support FSB800 Pentium Ds. Other than that, think about an E7200 ($130) and a P35 or P45 board ($100).
I'm not going to release the password, in case Star-Epock used it in anywhere else. (It's unlikely, but possible.)How about releasing the contents, then?
If Star-Epock doesn't show up by July 15th (one week after the password discovery), I'll postRead before posting.the passwordthe decrypted archive.
If Star-Epock doesn't show up by July 15th (one week after the password discovery), I'll postRead before posting.the passwordthe decrypted archive.
Cargo gags are old as FREDding itself.
Umm... no? (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,55052.0.html)What point you're trying to make by linking to an announcement that I created with information that's older than this current thread is kind of lost on me. :p
A quick glance at the announcement clearly indicates that the campaign has buried its head into the ground and is not going to resurface any time soon.Umm... no? (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,55052.0.html)What point you're trying to make by linking to an announcement that I created with information that's older than this current thread is kind of lost on me. :p
Not to do the mini-bumpage thing here, but has anyone with a modicum of skill out there thought about doing something with this? With the effort required to crack this puppy, it seems a damn shame to let it fall back into oblivion again. From the little I read of the documents it contained, there were some cool ideas going on. I'd kind of like to know where Star-Epock disappeared to after dropping this off, too.
(Good to see a veteran poking their head in, Chucker. :))
Why would you need to try again? It's already cracked and the cracked version was posted.Now that my state of mind has cleared up a bit, I am interpreting Mongoose's message so that even though the archive was cracked, it seems that no faction is working on continuing the campaign itself -> life sucks and then you ****in' die, as they say.
It's already cracked and the cracked version was posted.Where? Must've missed it. :(
Now that my state of mind has cleared up a bit, I am interpreting Mongoose's message so that even though the archive was cracked, it seems that no faction is working on continuing the campaign itself -> life sucks and then you ****in' die, as they say.Yes, that's what I was getting at. I didn't have anything personally invested in cracking the archive myself, but I was thoroughly impressed at the dedication that many showed in doing so, and I feel like that effort would be all for nothing if the half-completed campaign just sits on someone's hard drive collecting virtual dust for years. The fact that the campaign's concept seems to cover some ground that I've yet to see one pull off makes me all the more interested in seeing something come of it. What puzzles me the most is that Star-Epock came here with the file asking for the community's help, saw that work on it was proceeding...and then never returned to follow up on whether or not the effort had been successful. It could be that he simply forgot about it, or had some personal issues come up, but I do find it strange that someone would seek help and then neglect to obtain said help.
Right?
There are some spectacular miscues going on all-around here. Good work, gentlemen. :pNo problem, sir. Just doin' our best. :yes:
Wow, congratulations... I still wrack my head over it every so often when someone mentions 'FS2' and it still eludes me. That's one less thing to think about :)
I've seriously got no desire to continue this campaign - occasionally I mull over the concept and realise how hackneyed it actually was, so if someone can do something better, be my guest! :yes: