201601242008 42itpd
inferred encrypted filler
N=10
From the post to its content
As posted (encrypted)
4a9ede1abdc651cd6a29751f588e3970 db7d692fc07bec8f0010c54ced3e3fe5 43fbfbd4622c3b89cb2c08c5ce0edf18 4a068d8f3b6c7fd31c233025a0bc6814 bc334592348a83fe1845556344dbe0d7 f84a60fde32aa0c288d78d643a77fce9 2244e4541d6ab86090beefb4333f6516 c5bfcce56418081bc585e3db6e36a21b c3f9f8b9366f989cbc3bc1a2071ce9dd 9661d8d7049875b0a1aaf57fc6ec4d26 d8d01e91071ac651d6034712d7151d15 c0841bf17db284764c539f89ca2c8323 1f4c1a5c3bda08e1b5b2b8e22a60de5a d64bc8616ea25d9789baa9dc0f6a1fae 8d23aa7743cb83aaff2730fe848ed6c8 e4fe441e0ea26d59af020220908e8068 b11fcff38fdde95aad3bd65727d27fc3 2964e1d25a5bd2f1bbafb6d118924b02 c0b9aa8194f3c5f32bacd7936a2855dd 45bf09e9829a8dcf0d56284483d6b0af 5f64bbce497def4b
Explanation
- Read the length. 656 hex characters = 64 × 10 + 16, i.e. N = 10 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 126 of Run 73 (seed 546,388,634):
new Random(546388634), Next(10,35) per post. The RNG predicts N = 10; the post has N = 10 ✓. The seed is the machine's uptime in ms when the app started (boot 2016-01-13 11:18–12:18). - Conclusion. Filler. Structure and count are explained; the GUIDs are presumed filler like every decrypted post before the cutover.