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Semtex1

By Amr

Simple encryption ----------------- A password has been crypted using the /semtex/semtex1 tool. The crypted password is HRXDZNWEAWWCP. You have to reverse engineer the algorithm and decrypt the password. You might try the -v switch for encrypt.

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Simple encryption

A password has been crypted using the /semtex/semtex1 tool. The crypted password is HRXDZNWEAWWCP. You have to reverse engineer the algorithm and decrypt the password. You might try the -v switch for encrypt.