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Fried Pig

XESXOR9/2/20261 min read
#crypto#custom#easy#bacon-cipher-decoding-(5-lette#standard-bacon-alphabet-(i=j#u=v)

Fried Pig

Platform: CUSTOM | Category: Crypto | Type: Challenge | Difficulty: Easy | OS: N/A | **Author: XESXOR Techniques: Bacon cipher decoding (5-letter A/B groups), Standard Bacon alphabet (I=J, U=V)

Summary

Walkthrough of the CUSTOM Crypto Fried Pig. Bacon cipher: 27 groups of 5-letter A/B sequences.

Description

Bacon cipher: 27 groups of 5-letter A/B sequences.

Solution

Standard Bacon cipher: AAAAA=A, AAAAB=B, etc. Decoded: REDACTED ‍​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‍

Key Takeaways / Lessons

  • Mastering Bacon cipher decoding (5-letter A/B groups), Standard Bacon alphabet (I=J, U=V) was key to this challenge.
  • Always check for common misconfigurations and verify assumptions.

Crafted by XESXOR Research • 2026-03-08 • CUSTOM • Fried Pig • Difficulty: Easy