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	===Faculty		===Faculty & Lecturer information===

			'''Senior Fellow:''' Professor [[Hunan Mansoor]]<br /><br />'''Adjunct Senior Fellows:''' [[Iolana Dervent]], [[Raiza Czenechovsky]]<br /><br />'''Discrete Mathematics & Number Theory'''<br /> Program Director: [[Camden Porta]]<br /> Faculty: [[Boris Farmer]], [[Paula Daffin]], [[Neville Clark]], [[Rowan Ashford]]<br /> Guest Lecturers: [[Beverly Pleury]], [[Tomas Parmele]], [[Kasia Yeo]], [[Jonathan Ripken]]<br /> Jonathan Ripken on consultancy from [[Perplex City Armed Forces]]

			'''Information Theory'''<br /> Program Director: [[Angelica Chappe]]<br /> Faculty: [[Elena Salaizes]], [[Idola Friedberg]], [[Helen Carrick]], [[Samuel Leckworthy]]<br /> Guest Lecturers: [[Robert Vasquez]], [[Tanita Champion]]<br /><br />'''Steganography'''<br /> Program Director: [[Hubert Wolfe]]<br /> Faculty: [[Oscar Rudolph]], [[Johann Stanton]]<br /> Guest Lecturers: [[Lucy Camber]], [[Jeanette Alles]], [[Fabrizio Cupertine]]<br /> * Lucy Camber on consultancy from [[Genovix Systems]]

			'''Security Engineering'''<br /> Program Directors: [[Vera Bradshore]] and [[Klaus Inman]]<br /> Faculty: [[Juanita Tian]], [[Diana Cove-Houghton]], [[Deborah Fowler]], [[Mark Wooster]], [[Harold Coupland]]<br /> Guest Lecturers: [[Chester Young]], [[Rupert Scryer]], [[Paiva Levenay]], [[Douglas Gatlin]], [[Frederick Nuru]], [[Wednesday Mittwoch]]<br /> ** Deborah Fowler on consultancy from [[Centrifuge]], Douglas Gatlin on consultancy from the [[Perplex City Banking Corporation]]

			'''Linguistics'''<br /> Program Director: [[Shannon Kerckoffs]]<br /> Faculty: [[Anniulke Kaplan]], [[Brandon Powell]], [[Gabriel Geiger]]<br /> Guest Lecturers: [[Johann Longhi]], [[Lacey Lee]], [[Zachary Skipover]]<br /> <br />'''Emergent Decryption'''<br /> Program Director: [[Lucas Bazeries]]<br /> Faculty: [[Gaius Trabal]], [[Karen Moro]], [[Daniel Crowley]], [[Laura Fanning]], [[Jack Beech]]<br /> Guest Lecturers: [[Haifa Hathaway]], [[Abigail Cienega]], [[Scott Seneca]], [[Rupert Gomes]], [[Evita Song]]

			'''Cross-Departmental Agreements'''<br /><br />* This mark indicates personnel who are formally affiliated with another department but still hold a position within the Department of Cryptology. Some programs are closely aligned with other departments, though the programs remain housed within the Department of Cryptology. These programs share resources and personnel from both departments. The Discrete Mathematics and Number Theory program works with the [[Department of Mathematics and Logic]]; the Steganography program works with the [[Department of Arts]]; and the Linguistics program naturally works with the [[Department of Languages]].
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			==Epsilon==

			These collectively spell out a riddle, based on their encryption method. The key words for each encryption spell out a poem:

			* Alpha
			: To learn about our scholar's quest
			* Beta
			: Let your mind their work digest
			* Gamma
			: Who at the incept of the art
			* Delta
			: Gave poly symbol code its part

			The answer is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Battista_Alberti Leon Battista Alberti]. Alberti was a proper Renaissance polymath, and inventor of the Polyalphabetic cipher, and the Cipher disk. Using his name as a sub-directory leads to an "epsilon" page which gives us a number of logic puzzles.

			:'''Website:''' http://crypto.perplexcityacademy.com/alberti.php

			The puzzles are formatted like:
			:The second word after "family;" is "vulnerabilities"
			:The fourth word before "significantly" is "practices"
			:The ninth word before "security" is "that"
			:The fifth word before "business." is "social"

			These appear, when unfurled, to be descriptors of a number of noteworthy documents the department has published.

			===Content===

			====266 Case Study====
			An analysis of the Academy security system, strengths and vulnerabilities, action points. [[Sente Kiteway]], [[Rupert Scryer\|Scryer]], [[Douglas Gatlin\|Gatlin]], [[Framingham]]. Access to this study is determined on an as-needed basis. If you are require access to this study to further your research, please speak to the department head or one of the adjunct senior fellows.

			''(NOTE: There seem to be some errors in the clues, notably those that begin "The word before X is Y.")''

			====267 Case Study====
			Sharp red and sharp security; the influence of pharmacological substances that influence neural patterns as pertains to voice-recognition and other biometric security implementations. Proposals for new guidelines on developing agitation detection systems to allow for use of cognitive enhancers. - [[Bradshore]], [[Mittwoch]]

			====267 White Paper====
			Neural Desteganographic Decryption. A proposed system to imprint an image with cipher-text recognisable by only the neural pattern of the intended recipient fails to work robustly or over time. Probable real-world uses limited at present. - [[Fabrizio Cupertine\|Cupertine]], [[Johann Stanton\|Stanton]].

			====268 Case Study====
			An Analysis of the [[Djinn]] Virus as pertains to Next Generation [[Key]] Technology - Available on request from [[Centrifuge]]. - [[Harold Coupland\|Coupland]], [[Deborah Fowler\|Fowler]], [[Juanita Tian\|Tian]]

			====268 White Paper No. 1====
			As secure as your family; social vulnerabilities in the security business. Concludes that one of the most vulnerable points in any security schema is the relationship between the trusted individual and untrusted individuals he or she may be close to, as security practices tend to be
			significantly less vigilant in the home and among family. - [[Deborah Fowler\|Fowler]], [[Juanita Tian\|Tian]]

			====268 White Paper No. 2====
			Quantum encryption proof-of-concept and preliminary deployment. An applied quantum entanglement encryption mechanism deployed successfully over a two-mile distance. Implications and next actions. - [[Lucas Bazeries\|Bazeries]], [[Jack Beech\|Beech]], [[Abigail Cienega\|Cienega]], [[Karen Moro\|Moro]]. Access to this study is determined on an as-needed basis. If you are require access to this study to further your research, please speak to the department head or one of the adjunct senior fellows.

			''(NOTE: The decoding is imperfect, but no part of the meaning is obscured.)''

			====269 Case Study====
			Threat anaysis of various government institutions including review of possible indicators that critical and secure communications channels have been tampered with or compromised - [[Kiteway]], [[Mansoor]], [[Adamek]], [[Ekeba]], [[Inman]], [[Morgan]], [[Phan]], [[Fennerman]], [[Novak]], [[Romero]] - Access to this study is determined on an as-needed basis if you are require access to this study to further your research, please speak to the department head or one of the adjunct senior fellows.
			:Raw, obfuscated data is available at "[[269 Case Study Raw Data]]"

			==References==

			[[Category:Perplex City Academy]]
			[[Category:Cryptology Department]]

			Seen on a post-board, in the ''Perplex City Board Game Rules'', is an ad stating "Ibyhagrref arrqrq sbe 90-qnl pelcgbybtl fghql. Zhfg rawbl pvcuref, yvir nybar naq bja bar be zber crgf. Fznyy ubabenevhz gb or cnvq. Bbk 55N91", which is ROT13 for "Volunteers needed for 90-day cryptology study. Must enjoy ciphers, live alone and own one or more pets. Small honorarium to be paid. Box 55A91"

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	===Faculty ~~& Lecturer information===~~		===Faculty

	'''Senior Fellow:''' Professor [[Hunan Mansoor]]<br /><br />'''Adjunct Senior Fellows:''' [[Iolana Dervent]], [[Raiza Czenechovsky]]<br /><br />'''Discrete Mathematics & Number Theory'''<br /> Program Director: [[Camden Porta]]<br /> Faculty: [[Boris Farmer]], [[Paula Daffin]], [[Neville Clark]], [[Rowan Ashford]]<br /> Guest Lecturers: [[Beverly Pleury]], [[Tomas Parmele]], [[Kasia Yeo]], [[Jonathan Ripken]]<br /> Jonathan Ripken on consultancy from [[Perplex City Armed Forces]]

	'''Information Theory'''<br /> Program Director: [[Angelica Chappe]]<br /> Faculty: [[Elena Salaizes]], [[Idola Friedberg]], [[Helen Carrick]], [[Samuel Leckworthy]]<br /> Guest Lecturers: [[Robert Vasquez]], [[Tanita Champion]]<br /><br />'''Steganography'''<br /> Program Director: [[Hubert Wolfe]]<br /> Faculty: [[Oscar Rudolph]], [[Johann Stanton]]<br /> Guest Lecturers: [[Lucy Camber]], [[Jeanette Alles]], [[Fabrizio Cupertine]]<br /> * Lucy Camber on consultancy from [[Genovix Systems]]

	'''Security Engineering'''<br /> Program Directors: [[Vera Bradshore]] and [[Klaus Inman]]<br /> Faculty: [[Juanita Tian]], [[Diana Cove-Houghton]], [[Deborah Fowler]], [[Mark Wooster]], [[Harold Coupland]]<br /> Guest Lecturers: [[Chester Young]], [[Rupert Scryer]], [[Paiva Levenay]], [[Douglas Gatlin]], [[Frederick Nuru]], [[Wednesday Mittwoch]]<br /> ** Deborah Fowler on consultancy from [[Centrifuge]], Douglas Gatlin on consultancy from the [[Perplex City Banking Corporation]]

	'''Linguistics'''<br /> Program Director: [[Shannon Kerckoffs]]<br /> Faculty: [[Anniulke Kaplan]], [[Brandon Powell]], [[Gabriel Geiger]]<br /> Guest Lecturers: [[Johann Longhi]], [[Lacey Lee]], [[Zachary Skipover]]<br /> <br />'''Emergent Decryption'''<br /> Program Director: [[Lucas Bazeries]]<br /> Faculty: [[Gaius Trabal]], [[Karen Moro]], [[Daniel Crowley]], [[Laura Fanning]], [[Jack Beech]]<br /> Guest Lecturers: [[Haifa Hathaway]], [[Abigail Cienega]], [[Scott Seneca]], [[Rupert Gomes]], [[Evita Song]]

	'''Cross-Departmental Agreements'''<br /><br />* This mark indicates personnel who are formally affiliated with another department but still hold a position within the Department of Cryptology. Some programs are closely aligned with other departments, though the programs remain housed within the Department of Cryptology. These programs share resources and personnel from both departments. The Discrete Mathematics and Number Theory program works with the [[Department of Mathematics and Logic]]; the Steganography program works with the [[Department of Arts]]; and the Linguistics program naturally works with the [[Department of Languages]].
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	~~==Epsilon==~~

	~~These collectively spell out a riddle, based on their encryption method. The key words for each encryption spell out a poem:~~

	* Alpha
	~~: To learn about our scholar's quest~~
	* Beta
	~~: Let your mind their work digest~~
	* Gamma
	~~: Who at the incept of the art~~
	* Delta
	~~: Gave poly symbol code its part~~

	The answer is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Battista_Alberti Leon Battista Alberti]. Alberti was a proper Renaissance polymath, and inventor of the Polyalphabetic cipher, and the Cipher disk. Using his name as a sub-directory leads to an "epsilon" page which gives us a number of logic puzzles.

	~~:'''Website:''' http://crypto.perplexcityacademy.com/alberti.php~~

	~~The puzzles are formatted like:~~
	~~:The second word after "family;" is "vulnerabilities"~~
	~~:The fourth word before "significantly" is "practices"~~
	~~:The ninth word before "security" is "that"~~
	~~:The fifth word before "business." is "social"~~

	~~These appear, when unfurled, to be descriptors of a number of noteworthy documents the department has published.~~

	~~===Content===~~

	~~====266 Case Study====~~
	An analysis of the Academy security system, strengths and vulnerabilities, action points. [[Sente Kiteway]], [[Rupert Scryer\|Scryer]], [[Douglas Gatlin\|Gatlin]], [[Framingham]]. Access to this study is determined on an as-needed basis. If you are require access to this study to further your research, please speak to the department head or one of the adjunct senior fellows.

	~~''(NOTE: There seem to be some errors in the clues, notably those that begin "The word before X is Y.")''~~

	~~====267 Case Study====~~
	Sharp red and sharp security; the influence of pharmacological substances that influence neural patterns as pertains to voice-recognition and other biometric security implementations. Proposals for new guidelines on developing agitation detection systems to allow for use of cognitive enhancers. - [[Bradshore]], [[Mittwoch]]

	~~====267 White Paper====~~
	Neural Desteganographic Decryption. A proposed system to imprint an image with cipher-text recognisable by only the neural pattern of the intended recipient fails to work robustly or over time. Probable real-world uses limited at present. - [[Fabrizio Cupertine\|Cupertine]], [[Johann Stanton\|Stanton]].

	~~====268 Case Study====~~
	An Analysis of the [[Djinn]] Virus as pertains to Next Generation [[Key]] Technology - Available on request from [[Centrifuge]]. - [[Harold Coupland\|Coupland]], [[Deborah Fowler\|Fowler]], [[Juanita Tian\|Tian]]

	~~====268 White Paper No. 1====~~
	As secure as your family; social vulnerabilities in the security business. Concludes that one of the most vulnerable points in any security schema is the relationship between the trusted individual and untrusted individuals he or she may be close to, as security practices tend to be
	~~significantly less vigilant in the home and among family. - [[Deborah Fowler\|Fowler]], [[Juanita Tian\|Tian]]~~

	~~====268 White Paper No. 2====~~
	Quantum encryption proof-of-concept and preliminary deployment. An applied quantum entanglement encryption mechanism deployed successfully over a two-mile distance. Implications and next actions. - [[Lucas Bazeries\|Bazeries]], [[Jack Beech\|Beech]], [[Abigail Cienega\|Cienega]], [[Karen Moro\|Moro]]. Access to this study is determined on an as-needed basis. If you are require access to this study to further your research, please speak to the department head or one of the adjunct senior fellows.

	~~''(NOTE: The decoding is imperfect, but no part of the meaning is obscured.)''~~

	~~====269 Case Study====~~
	Threat anaysis of various government institutions including review of possible indicators that critical and secure communications channels have been tampered with or compromised - [[Kiteway]], [[Mansoor]], [[Adamek]], [[Ekeba]], [[Inman]], [[Morgan]], [[Phan]], [[Fennerman]], [[Novak]], [[Romero]] - Access to this study is determined on an as-needed basis if you are require access to this study to further your research, please speak to the department head or one of the adjunct senior fellows.
	~~:Raw, obfuscated data is available at "[[269 Case Study Raw Data]]"~~

	~~==References==~~

	~~[[Category:Perplex City Academy]]~~
	~~[[Category:Cryptology Department]]~~

	Seen on a post-board, in the ''Perplex City Board Game Rules'', is an ad stating "Ibyhagrref arrqrq sbe 90-qnl pelcgbybtl fghql. Zhfg rawbl pvcuref, yvir nybar naq bja bar be zber crgf. Fznyy ubabenevhz gb or cnvq. Bbk 55N91", which is ROT13 for "Volunteers needed for 90-day cryptology study. Must enjoy ciphers, live alone and own one or more pets. Small honorarium to be paid. Box 55A91"

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269 Case Study

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	Threat anaysis of various government institutions including review of possible indicators that critical and secure communications channels have been tampered with or compromised - [[Kiteway]], [[Mansoor]], [[Adamek]], [[Ekeba]], [[Inman]], [[Morgan]], [[Phan]], [[Fennerman]], [[Novak]], [[Romero]] - Access to this study is determined on an as-needed basis if you are require access to this study to further your research, please speak to the department head or one of the adjunct senior fellows.		Threat anaysis of various government institutions including review of possible indicators that critical and secure communications channels have been tampered with or compromised - [[Kiteway]], [[Mansoor]], [[Adamek]], [[Ekeba]], [[Inman]], [[Morgan]], [[Phan]], [[Fennerman]], [[Novak]], [[Romero]] - Access to this study is determined on an as-needed basis if you are require access to this study to further your research, please speak to the department head or one of the adjunct senior fellows.
			:Raw, obfuscated data is available at "[[269 Case Study Raw Data]]"

	==References==		==References==

Scott at 04:12, 24 January 2007

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	These appear, when unfurled, to be descriptors of a number of noteworthy documents the department has published.		These appear, when unfurled, to be descriptors of a number of noteworthy documents the department has published.

	===~~Results~~===		===Content===

	====266 Case Study====		====266 Case Study====
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	[[Category:Perplex City Academy]]		[[Category:Perplex City Academy]]
	[[Category:Cryptology Department]]		[[Category:Cryptology Department]]

			Seen on a post-board, in the ''Perplex City Board Game Rules'', is an ad stating "Ibyhagrref arrqrq sbe 90-qnl pelcgbybtl fghql. Zhfg rawbl pvcuref, yvir nybar naq bja bar be zber crgf. Fznyy ubabenevhz gb or cnvq. Bbk 55N91", which is ROT13 for "Volunteers needed for 90-day cryptology study. Must enjoy ciphers, live alone and own one or more pets. Small honorarium to be paid. Box 55A91"

Scott at 16:39, 13 September 2006

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	There are a number of pages ranging from alpha to gama; all are lightly encoded, and read as follows:		There are a number of pages ranging from alpha to gama; all are lightly encoded, and read as follows:

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	===Announcements===		===Announcements===

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	===Council Cooperative Agreement===		===Council Cooperative Agreement===

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	===Why Cryptology?===		===Why Cryptology?===

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	===Faculty & Lecturer information===		===Faculty & Lecturer information===

Scott at 06:23, 20 July 2006

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	'''Backdoor Filesystem:''' http://events.perplexcity.com/gateway/commandinterface/index.html		'''Backdoor Filesystem:''' http://events.perplexcity.com/gateway/commandinterface/index.html
			:'''See Also:''' [[Backdoor]] and [[Backdoor Primer]]



	==General==		==General==

Scott at 20:00, 30 June 2006

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	'''Information Site:''' http://www.perplexcityacademy.com/departments-crypt.html		'''Information Site:''' http://www.perplexcityacademy.com/departments-crypt.html

			'''Backdoor Filesystem:''' http://events.perplexcity.com/gateway/commandinterface/index.html

	==General==		==General==

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Epsilon

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	==Epsilon==		==Epsilon==

	These collectively spell out a riddle, based on their ~~encyrption~~ method. The key words for each encryption spell out a poem:		These collectively spell out a riddle, based on their encryption method. The key words for each encryption spell out a poem:

	* Alpha		* Alpha
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	====269 Case Study====		====269 Case Study====
	Threat anaysis of various government institutions including review of possible indicators that critical and secure communications channels have been tampered with or compromised - [[Kiteway]], [[Mansoor]], [[Adamek]], [[Ekeba]], [[Inman]], [[Morgan]], [[Phan]], [[Fennerman]], [[Novak]], [[Romero]] - Access to this study is determined on an as-needed basis if you are require access to this study to further your research, please speak to the department head or one of the adjunct senior fellows.		Threat anaysis of various government institutions including review of possible indicators that critical and secure communications channels have been tampered with or compromised - [[Kiteway]], [[Mansoor]], [[Adamek]], [[Ekeba]], [[Inman]], [[Morgan]], [[Phan]], [[Fennerman]], [[Novak]], [[Romero]] - Access to this study is determined on an as-needed basis if you are require access to this study to further your research, please speak to the department head or one of the adjunct senior fellows.


	==References==		==References==

Scott: /* 266 Case Study */

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	====266 Case Study====		====266 Case Study====
	An analysis of the Academy security system, strengths and vulnerabilities, action points. [[Kiteway]], [[Scryer]], [[Gatlin]], [[Framingham]]. Access to this study is determined on an as-needed basis. If you are require access to this study to further your research, please speak to the department head or one of the adjunct senior fellows.		An analysis of the Academy security system, strengths and vulnerabilities, action points. [[Sente Kiteway]], [[Rupert Scryer\|Scryer]], [[Douglas Gatlin\|Gatlin]], [[Framingham]]. Access to this study is determined on an as-needed basis. If you are require access to this study to further your research, please speak to the department head or one of the adjunct senior fellows.

	''(NOTE: There seem to be some errors in the clues, notably those that begin "The word before X is Y.")''		''(NOTE: There seem to be some errors in the clues, notably those that begin "The word before X is Y.")''

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	====268 White Paper No. 1====		====268 White Paper No. 1====
	As secure as your family; social vulnerabilities in the security business. Concludes that one of the most vulnerable points in any security schema is the relationship between the trusted individual and untrusted individuals he or she may be close to, as security practices tend to be		As secure as your family; social vulnerabilities in the security business. Concludes that one of the most vulnerable points in any security schema is the relationship between the trusted individual and untrusted individuals he or she may be close to, as security practices tend to be
	significantly less vigilant in the home and among family. Tian~~, Fowler.~~		significantly less vigilant in the home and among family. - [[Deborah Fowler\|Fowler]], [[Juanita Tian\|Tian]]

	====268 White Paper No. 2====		====268 White Paper No. 2====