201508260201 3ifnfd
inferred encrypted filler
N=4
From the post to its content
As posted (encrypted)
a9712e978b451894f6806a3807dd694f ffd4b9a7a4926289251c2fa2f6abe668 019e90c399d26d38179e2b3abcb6fda6 aa094efe4af3809a24e093da3041ff6f 31231390491787dd5c2c6b62a1c059b1 48c88cd1f8176faf958870c3733745d1 f29bbc8b9c2c70308d85c8562464cc30 afe9f37f4254418412a7c667ac869f0d cc989720260dbf68
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 7 of Run 68 (seed 316,235,227):
new Random(316235227), Next(0,22) +2 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 2015-08-22 00:11–02:11). - Conclusion. Filler. Structure and count are explained; the GUIDs are presumed filler like every decrypted post before the cutover.