> hey, i'm the Original Inquirer. heh, kinda like that title.
> ermm anyways, like i said, the code turns 4665775886868576 into
> "hkjsdhk987697834^*&^@@@Kj=-018^%13534kljdsa986(*@*&(@#
> dsjfkhk" junk. someone said that someone could get the pattern,
> but i think it is impossible, since part of the encryption uses
> ASC or Char to change characters (only certain letters according
> to what the "ith" number is), and they will never know at which
> point i used that transformation, or how many times. MUWHAHAHA!
> or what else I did (i also used mathematical calculations, string
> appends, and other string functions). I mean every outcome is sooo
> different finding a pattern is impossible. And every outcome comes
> doesn't have the same amount of character lengths. like, the only
> possible way to figure it out is to look at the CF code itself, and
> then to work it backwards (which took me a while to figure out too
> bahehehe)
>
> Am i right/wrong in my assumption?
You are wrong in your assumption. While your method may foil casual
observers (and people with poor math skills like me), it relies solely on
the fact that you're hiding the algorithm. Any kind of encryption which
depends solely on the secrecy of the algorithm is too weak to withstand
attack.
For a more cogent explanation than I can provide, look here:
http://www.counterpane.com/crypto-gram-9902.html#snakeoil
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
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