encrypted fields in my database

  • Hi . My database seems to be somehow encrypted by the software I used. When I try to export my data some fields are encrypted like this:

    1 => 31911

    2 => 63758

    3 => 95540

    4 => 127258

    5 => 158912

    6 => 190504

    7 => 222032

    8 => 253498

    I'm really sure it's not some complicated formula (because I managed to recover other fields) . I just want to reverse the formula used to "encrypt" this data.

    Thank you. Excuse my english.

  • My database seems to be somehow encrypted by the software I used

    What software are you using?

    Gail Shaw
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  • i really don't know what software made this kind of encryption. i'm trying to migrate to mysql for now.

  • What does the data represent? Those numbers?

    You might have better luck posting on an encryption forum or a newsgroup like comp.sci.cryptography.

  • This data represents no. of employees for each company listed in the website.

  • It appears to be near sequential in nature, with a multiplication factor ...

    31911/1 = 31911

    63758/2 = 31879

    95540/3 = 31847

    127258/4 = 31814

    158912/5 = 31782

    190504/6 = 31750

    222032/7 = 31718

    253498/8 = 31687

    Does this number (~31800) look familiar?

    Also (given my rounding)

    31911 - 32 = 31879

    31879 - 32 = 31847

    31847 - 32 = 31814

    31814 - 32 = 31782

    31782 - 32 = 31750

    etc.

    Its too early for me to write the formula, but it appears there is one. Something like (n * 31943) - 32 = x

    JJB

    JJB

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