Because the secret is out now I thought I would post this.
GCHQ (www.gchq.gov.uk) had posted a challenge for would be spys on their
website. The mission was to crack a secret code message hidden 'in' the
pages.
Links to the pages mentioned in the article are at the bottom of the Sunday
Times article.
David.
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Following from the Sunday Times:
Cracked: code of the
would-be spy
A WEB of intrigue meant only for the eyes of future spies has
been cracked, writes Maurice Chittenden.
GCHQ, the government's communication headquarters at
Cheltenham, posted a five-word code hidden on 20 pages of
its website, www.gchq.gov.uk, and invited anyone who could
break it to apply as a recruit. The Sunday Times solved the
riddle with ease. The hidden words are:
WELLD
ONE-N
OWAPP
LYFOR
AJOB!
The first line is revealed by viewing the source of a page on
careers at GCHQ. It includes the numbers 23 05 12 12 04,
the numerical sequence of the letters in the alphabet.
The second line is shown by holding the mouse over "The
salary" on a page discussing the work of linguists.
OWAPP appears in morse code on a page about general
technical opportunities.
The next line is written in bytes and hidden by colouring, but
can be seen by holding the mouse down and dragging it next
to the title Networking on a page about technology. The last
line is found by putting the mouse over the GCHQ logo on
the page about applying for a post.
GCHQ said: "We prefer you not to publish it but it is not a
state secret. We will probably update it at some point." So
far 20 people have solved it and applied for a job.
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http://www.gchq.gov.uk/careers/job5.html
http://www.gchq.gov.uk/careers/job6.html
http://www.gchq.gov.uk/about/technology_index.html
http://www.gchq.gov.uk/apply/index.html