cls • October 17, 2025 6:07 PM

Interesting article about learning the solution to K4, the 4th and final puzzle of the CIAs Kryptos sculpture.

2 researchers learned the solution via human engineering, looking through archives at the Smithsonian.

http s://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/science/kryptos-cia-solution-sanborn-auction.html

But, that doesn’t solve the puzzle, the cryptography is still not deciphered.

fractured quote from the article

Elonka Dunin, a game designer who helps lead the most active online discussion about Kryptos, said in an interview that she hoped the text didn’t get out. But for true lovers of cryptographic skill, she said, the real challenge is not having the answer but knowing how to get there. “That’s the exciting part for me,”…