Riddle me this ( Crypto )

Challenge: Riddle me this

Introduction:

• File given is a RAR file.

• Tried to unzip it in ( https://extract.me/ )

• When unzipped, you have RAR file and some text files

• When trying to unzip RAR file, you will require a password

Part 1:

FIRST PASSWORD: will

• Using caesar cipher, you will get riddle

• Solved riddle: Answer is will

Part 2:

SECOND PASSWORD: time

• Took a while, but they gave a .txt named “say my name”

• Decided to search for riddler’s name: EDWARD ENYGMA, EDWARD NASHTON

• Used a PORTA cipher with key EDWARD ENYGMA.

- Saw some readable characters but the rest ended up to be gibberish

- Tried with key EDWARD NASHTON

- “ICANTBEBRIBEDORDEREDAROUNDORPLEADEDWITH…”

- Solved riddle , answer is time

Part 3:

THIRD PASSWORD: question mark

• Given a text file with HHHHHAHHHAHA…

• Used Baconian cipher to decrypt it ( slight pattern in how they write it )

• Got “ASINGLEEYEANDCROOKEDNOSEIBELONGWHEREONEDOESPROPOSE”

• Solved riddle: Answer is question mark.

• After solving, text file called “REDACTED” is given.

Think you outsmarted me, did you? Well you didn't.

I'll build another puzzle, Batman, and you will die in it. Oh, this is not over. No. nEvEr :)

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