Unencrypting encrypted text

[minestrone]

Cheers for having a look.

[darrylmg]

Someone elwe with a similar sort of story here : http://ask.metafilter.com/218270/Hel...ks-like-base64

What database system is this?

Edit: it looks like standard DES encoded in base64.
See the tool here: http://www.tools4noobs.com/online_tools/encrypt/
You'll need to find the routine that was used to encrypt it to find the key.

[NickFitz]

It does look like base64 encoding that has been hacked a bit. I did that in Excel VBA to protect my passwords list, took a standard online GNU script and fiddled about with a few lines.

DL13 UHU comes out as QT/xMBEVRUX< in my script unfortunately so not the same hack.

Without the space:

echo DL13HTU | base64
REwxM0hUVQo=

[darrylmg]

Without the space:

echo DL13HTU | base64
REwxM0hUVQo=

But what about DL13 UHU ? Not HTU.

[Contreras]

But what about DL13 UHU ? Not HTU.

[minestrone]

Someone elwe with a similar sort of story here : Help me decode what looks like base64 - encode encryption | Ask MetaFilter

What database system is this?

Edit: it looks like standard DES encoded in base64.
See the tool here: Online encrypt tool - Online tools
You'll need to find the routine that was used to encrypt it to find the key.

Cheers, going to give this some time over the weekend hopefully.

[NickFitz]

But what about DL13 UHU ? Not HTU.

REwxM1VIVQo=

Not sure why I was trying HTU…

[darrylmg]

I'm sure there was bobage involved in this work, anyways the text is car registrations.

DL13 UHU

->

Mw+w2j5CLBc=

All the encrypted text ends in a '=' which makes me think that 11 chars + '=' is the work of someone who is not exactly rigorous. The space might be removed before encryption but not sure really.

Weirdly, if I search google for this encoded string, it takes me to the Paragon Motors website.

[Dark Black]

Here are a few more...

( again not sure if space has been removed )

AE07 GVD -> 4ZRxfz6IfsY=
PJ56 EDU -> IYE31M+sx5E=
YT51 YZM -> q8EXdgQXoOg=

The system creators are the types to find the first thing on google that they could copy and paste.

In fact, Googling each of those encrypted values comes up with (different) dealer websites referencing the correct type of car for matching reg.

Assumption then is that you're working on car dealer database software or similar?

[WTFH]

Are you certain it's the car reg and not something else?