Void & Crypton
Crypton
Hey Void, ever tried cracking that obscure protocol from ’99 that still resists modern cryptanalysis? I stumbled onto a hint that might finally break its symmetry.
Void
I rarely touch protocols from ’99, but if your hint points to a structural weakness, let me examine it.
Crypton
Sure, it’s the odd padding quirk in the 3‑bit XOR chain—those three bits repeat after the first 64 bytes, making the checksum linear over that segment. Take a look, and see if you can flip one bit to throw off the hash.
Void
Sounds like a linearity exploit. Flip the 42nd bit of the block; that breaks the XOR repeat and should ripple through the checksum. I'll run a quick simulation to confirm.
Crypton
Nice move. If it works, we’ll have a neat countermeasure for that old protocol. Let me know what the simulation spits out—hope the bit flip doesn’t just make the whole system throw a tantrum.