Coordinate-style key '3817N7709W' as vigenere (labelled CIA HQ, but HQ is near 38°57′N, not 38°17′N)
The key tested was the string '3817N7709W'. It was meant as the CIA headquarters position, but the latitude is wrong: the headquarters, where Kryptos stands, is at about 38°57′N 77°09′W.
In plain English: The key tested was the string '3817N7709W', using a method that replaces each letter using a repeating keyword (Vigenère cipher).
This record is negative within the tested scope.
NOISE
How to read this record
- Verdict – ELIMINATED (ruled out within the tested scope), NOISE (nothing beyond what chance produces for a search of this size; also shown when a record stored no verdict of its own), INCONCLUSIVE (the test left candidates or options standing, or could not decide, so it does not rule the method out), INTERESTING (slightly above random, almost certainly coincidence), SIGNAL (statistically unusual, warrants investigation), or FULL MATCH (all 24 known letters correct).
- Confidence Tier – Tier 1 = mathematical proof, valid while its stated assumptions hold. Tier 2 = every possibility within the stated scope tested. Tier 3 = partially tested or sampled. Tier 4 = not yet properly tested.
- Configs Tested – How many different key/parameter combinations were tried.
- Best Score – How many of the 24 known plaintext letters the best attempt matched (out of 24). N/A means no such score could be read from this record.
- Keystream Consistency (Bean) – Whether the key values at different positions are mathematically consistent with each other. The check only holds when the known letters stay in their carved positions (no letters rearranged or removed), and the full set used here assumes the standard A to Z alphabet.
- Scope Limitations – What this elimination does not rule out.
- Cipher Type
- vigenere
- Configs Tested
- N/A
- Best Score
- 0 / 24 known letters matched · low, no sign of a solution
- Confidence
- Not classified.
- Date Tested
- 2026-02-17
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