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==What is NKRYPT?== | ==What is NKRYPT?== | ||
[[File:SitePanorama.jpg|right|thumb|Panorama of site with added coloured pillar numbers.]] | |||
NKRYPT is an encryption-centric sculpture installed adjacent to Questacon (the Australian National Science and Technology Centre) in Canberra, Australia. The sculpture is comprised of eight stainless steel pillars with letters, numbers and glyphs laser-cut into them. The pillars are illuminated from within by LED lighting. NKRPYT was officially opened by Senator Kate Lundy on 4 March 2013. | |||
NKRYPT | NKRYPT presents a challenge to the reader to decode each of the pillars and claim a prize if a particular Canberra Centenary code is decrypted before 31 December 2013. Further information is provided at the [https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20160105223227/http://www.questacon.edu.au/visiting/galleries/outdoor/exhibits/nkrypt Questacon NKRYPT page (archive version from Trove)]. | ||
NKRYPT | On the opening day, Senator Lundy tweeted an [[NKRYPT Tweet|encrypted message]] which forms part of the engagement with the sculpture. | ||
Each of the pages below contain information about the content of the pillars and the proposed or verified decryption solutions. Browse selectively if you wish to decode them yourself. | |||
Other enthusiasts have also documented the sculpture and their efforts to decrypt it. Please view these references at [[Other NKRYPT Resources]]. | |||
==Sculpture Elements== | ==Sculpture Elements== | ||
[[File:Map.png|thumb|right|Map of the pillars on site. Based on [http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=439081962844806&id=431342376952098 Matthew Bieniek's map on the Nkrypt Facebook page] ]] | [[File:Map.png|thumb|right|Map of the pillars on site. Based on [http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=439081962844806&id=431342376952098 Matthew Bieniek's map on the Nkrypt Facebook page]]] | ||
[[File:Pillars.svg|thumb|right|scale layout diagram]] | |||
[[Informational Plaque]] | [[Informational Plaque]] | ||
[[Pillar 1|Pillar 1: Title]] | [[Pillar 1|Pillar 1: Title and Labyrinth]] | ||
[[Pillar 2|Pillar 2: Cogs]] | [[Pillar 2|Pillar 2: Pigpen and Cogs]] | ||
[[Pillar 3|Pillar 3: | [[Pillar 3|Pillar 3: DNA Bases and Hex-stars]] | ||
[[Pillar 4|Pillar 4: Scytale]] | [[Pillar 4|Pillar 4: Semaphore and Scytale]] | ||
[[Pillar 5|Pillar 5: Squircles]] | [[Pillar 5|Pillar 5: Squircles and Helix]] | ||
[[Pillar 6|Pillar 6: Enigma]] | [[Pillar 6|Pillar 6: Binary and Enigma]] | ||
[[Pillar 7|Pillar 7: Caesar]] | [[Pillar 7|Pillar 7: Coordinates and Caesar]] | ||
[[Pillar 8|Pillar 8: | [[Pillar 8|Pillar 8: Braille and Polyalphabetic]] | ||
[[Base Code]] | |||
[[NKRYPT Tweet]] | [[NKRYPT Tweet]] | ||
[[Dimensions]] | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
I have captured approximately 750 photos of various aspects of the sculpture. These are accessible online [https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bcrm8reylf78j31/p5wdq9OLqh at this Dropbox gallery]. The total archive size is approximately 220mb. | |||
==What is dkrypt.org?== | ==What is dkrypt.org?== | ||
This is a website | This is a website established to store information about the sculpture, and facilitate the decryption by other enthusiasts regardless of their ability to travel to Canberra, Australia. I am not related to the construction or operation of NKRYPT or Questacon. Want to supply input (images, information, solutions or background)? Email me at dkrypt@dkrypt.org | ||
Latest revision as of 07:42, 28 September 2024
What is NKRYPT?
NKRYPT is an encryption-centric sculpture installed adjacent to Questacon (the Australian National Science and Technology Centre) in Canberra, Australia. The sculpture is comprised of eight stainless steel pillars with letters, numbers and glyphs laser-cut into them. The pillars are illuminated from within by LED lighting. NKRPYT was officially opened by Senator Kate Lundy on 4 March 2013.
NKRYPT presents a challenge to the reader to decode each of the pillars and claim a prize if a particular Canberra Centenary code is decrypted before 31 December 2013. Further information is provided at the Questacon NKRYPT page (archive version from Trove).
On the opening day, Senator Lundy tweeted an encrypted message which forms part of the engagement with the sculpture.
Each of the pages below contain information about the content of the pillars and the proposed or verified decryption solutions. Browse selectively if you wish to decode them yourself.
Other enthusiasts have also documented the sculpture and their efforts to decrypt it. Please view these references at Other NKRYPT Resources.
Sculpture Elements
Pillar 3: DNA Bases and Hex-stars
Pillar 4: Semaphore and Scytale
Pillar 7: Coordinates and Caesar
Pillar 8: Braille and Polyalphabetic
Gallery
I have captured approximately 750 photos of various aspects of the sculpture. These are accessible online at this Dropbox gallery. The total archive size is approximately 220mb.
What is dkrypt.org?
This is a website established to store information about the sculpture, and facilitate the decryption by other enthusiasts regardless of their ability to travel to Canberra, Australia. I am not related to the construction or operation of NKRYPT or Questacon. Want to supply input (images, information, solutions or background)? Email me at dkrypt@dkrypt.org