201403160959 20ju8d
inferred encrypted filler
N=4
From the post to its content
As posted (encrypted)
b838368026598046b41300d8353d49e5 bc34e8459df14dcb5fec12a594c1d7dc 4e6a8c4e3ecc2d4bc99cdcb9e3813d0b e08b43f6a2432c1f17c99ee578fb854f da760ab471ca3e099aebafd3c37b6279 2c1d02347e6895c2d19d52c9c9242be3 c12fda3b6e033b55ac3c5dd504fd230c d4b2f39d6612a4fce95f25fc467c404c a292d621b3aec508
Explanation
- Read the length. 272 hex characters = 64 × 4 + 16, i.e. N = 4 GUIDs encrypted with 3DES plus one 8-byte padding block. Every post-cutover filler post has exactly this shape.
- Key unknown. The post-cutover key (2013-10-16 onwards) has not been found, so the GUIDs themselves cannot be read. Everything else about the post is accounted for.
- Explain the count. This post is draw 48 of Run 60 (seed 19,858,187):
new Random(19858187), Next(0,50) per post. The RNG predicts N = 4; the post has N = 4 ✓. The seed is the machine's uptime in ms when the app started (boot 2014-03-12 08:29–10:29). - Conclusion. Filler. Structure and count are explained; the GUIDs are presumed filler like every decrypted post before the cutover.