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Cyberphil 05-01-2011 15:46
Re: 2011 Game Manual PDF?
 
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Originally Posted by EricH (Post 991601)
Hmm. My decryption software says it'll take more like 74 hours. At that rate, I'll get it opened about 3 hours after the password is released.
Not very effective, huh? :p

Chris27 05-01-2011 15:46
Re: 2011 Game Manual PDF?
 
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Originally Posted by demosthenes2k8 (Post 991607)
Haha. I'm surprised nobody made a Bruteforcing@Home yet.

Well I did have to write a distributed password cracker for a homework assignment once... ;)

Alan Anderson 05-01-2011 16:34
Re: 2011 Game Manual PDF?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by chemipanda (Post 991609)
What did they use to encode the game manual?
According to the FIRST Web Site:
Quote:
The method used to encrypt these files is secure. It is called 128-bit AES encoding, and is a current standard considered by the US Government as completely secure for short (weeks) periods of time.

synth3tk 05-01-2011 17:32
Re: 2011 Game Manual PDF?
 
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Originally Posted by demosthenes2k8 (Post 991607)
Haha. I'm surprised nobody made a Bruteforcing@Home yet.
Don't give anyone any ideas. :rolleyes:

sithmonkey13 05-01-2011 20:11
Re: 2011 Game Manual PDF?
 
Thanks to all who replied. I got the manual now, and to me it kind of figures that after I ask about it coming out, the next day it is released.

Roger 06-01-2011 05:57
Re: 2011 Game Manual PDF?
 
To paraphrase Douglas Adams:

“Ford! There’s an infinite number of monkeys outside who want to talk to us about this document from FIRST they’ve decrypted!”

conceptsingh 06-01-2011 11:51
Re: 2011 Game Manual PDF?
 
hey guys! i check out the manual but i dont know what the password.. so if u dont mind, what is the password?

phoenix_fire 06-01-2011 12:13
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Originally Posted by conceptsingh (Post 991941)
hey guys! i check out the manual but i dont know what the password.. so if u dont mind, what is the password?
The password is released during Kickoff. Right after the game reveal, when they have the quizshow.

Cyberphil 06-01-2011 12:23
Re: 2011 Game Manual PDF?
 
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Originally Posted by phoenix_fire (Post 991947)
The password is released during Kickoff. Right after the game reveal, when they have the quizshow.
Yes. That is the point of the password. So that no one finds out the game before the game is released. Some people try to crack it, but this year it will take longer to crack than it will to just watch kickoff and understand how the game works from there.

Grim Tuesday 06-01-2011 16:09
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I dont think anyone has ever cracked it, no?

Joe G. 06-01-2011 16:14
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If anyone has, they haven't published it to the masses, or gained any real advantage.

I think every year since they've started doing this, its been the same story; some half-hearted/joking attempts at it, but an encryption too strong to be realistically cracked in time, and no serious attempts or results.

dez250 06-01-2011 16:32
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Even though I know it is fun to joke about trying to break the encryption, I am going to remind everyone to act with Gracious Professionalism and follow forum rules. The encrypted manual is released early as an aid, so during kickoff you can have it immediately without having to wait to connect to the FIRST website. Continued discussions of cracking may in the future cause FIRST to rethink their process of releasing an encrypted version.

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"Please remember, you are representing not only yourself, but your team and its sponsors, as well as what FIRST stands for. Please try to practice gracious professionalism at all times. By clicking the Agree button, you warrant that you will not post any ... DISCUSSION OF WAREZ, FILE-SHARING PROGRAMS, CRACKING, AND ANY OTHER WAY OF STEALING SOFTWARE OR ANY OTHER COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL."

akoscielski3 06-01-2011 17:22
Re: 2011 Game Manual PDF?
 
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Originally Posted by Grim Tuesday (Post 992039)
I dont think anyone has ever cracked it, no?
My teamate cracked it once only after kickoff because the password wasn't working. i think it was Lunacy's year (2009).

sgrinde 06-01-2011 17:30
Re: 2011 Game Manual PDF?
 
I just get a "Download Open Password" prompt. Is that where I enter the encryption code we get at Kick-Off? I thought I could download encrypted manual before the Kick-Off. How can I download encrypted manual before Kick-Off?

treffk 06-01-2011 17:34
Re: 2011 Game Manual PDF?
 
So I feel like a bit of an idiot because I've never had issues with this in years past but I'm having issues downloading the full manual like I normally do. I'm not very computer savvy. Normally when I save a pdf file to my computer I click on it and it opens in adobe and I click save. I thought this is what I've done in years past for the full manual. Although when I click on the link this year I get a pop-up immediately asking for the password and when I don't give the correct one, I don't have an option to save.

Can someone please help? I know I'm probably missing something really simple.


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