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  • $\begingroup$ Does the h stand for a hash function? The length of all the strings is 70, which indicates a hash. $\endgroup$
    – user37842
    Commented May 13, 2020 at 15:26
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    $\begingroup$ The h is in the story. Small clue : If h is a hash and even if you know the hash, then you can't decrypt this by hand. But as I mentioned, the cipher can be cracked by hand ( almost , as there's nothing to brute force ) if you know the encryption. $\endgroup$
    – Yuzuriha Inori
    Commented May 13, 2020 at 15:29
  • $\begingroup$ "I want timestamps on every incoming message through all sources, whether hard or soft." What is meant by "hard or soft"? Is this the "h"? $\endgroup$
    – user37842
    Commented Jun 10, 2020 at 20:43
  • $\begingroup$ @Mike Sorry for the extremely late reply, but no, hard or soft just means hard copy (printed paper etc) or soft (database, screenshots, etc). $\endgroup$
    – Yuzuriha Inori
    Commented Jul 1, 2020 at 20:57