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In 2005, information about the Russian/Soviet cipher machine, Fialka, was first released to the public. In response, the 2005 NCC final challenge was a simplified version of the Fialka.
There is a very good and highly detailed reverse engineering of the machine at
https://www.cryptomuseum.com/pub/files/Fialka_200.pdf
And it only took me 19 years to create three challenges based on the full machine. They are currently at MysteryTwister. They told me that I had to promote them on social media, lest I be punished. It is a very interesting machine, with some cool innovations. Some of you will enjoy emulating the machine and possibly solving the challenges, if Harry doesn’t bring the hammer down.
Do we count as social media? Harry