<center>https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmVGwJLHfHNr1Wffc5QJ6tjkHaTYq1SbG1x1Dso6iZFxm9/mark-516277_1920.jpg</center>
<center>The 18th Steemit Crypto Challenge is over and we are happy to announce the winner:</center><br />
<center>Congratulations <a href="/@pilcrow">@pilcrow</a>!<p></p></center></p><p></p><p></p>
<p>You followed your intuition and stayed on the right track. Solving the puzzle you saved your reward, 50 Steem goes to you.</p>
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<p></p><h1><center>Solution</center></h1><br />
Here is a breakthrough, showing step by step what you had to do in order to solve the crypto-puzzle.<br />
<center>The two given hints were:<br />
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<img src="https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmTnEc1zh5NqeNG9Bnp4BFs3kj9bpixXRZjENjeVe5XiGu/peace.jpg" />and <br><br>
<code>???<br>
EnCt228255f7ecac734a4aa6e455ae7992d7480fda17428255f7ecac734a4aa6e455aBQBTBmG3IQE o3wrCcFkchovKNHvJDDbN6IO+ux8iwSwblQ5riGLV1R9jBRg8lzAKvPq3CooNFVA8p2nfMfrD+KN/G8U Wa5qe5SHCdOyf+ruXtjy/+iIY1Axnb5+kRB7TBc6yS/Fx6NunWaArmru8HdM//lA+R+OCf+VoHfobRwO A86wOMiJAVqHxIN9zkSwKTW8WqWvettnEAJTQLT2gNbaGSW/KRQ5kRnwTZ4JSiFw=IwEmS
Decrypt it at https://encipher.it</code></p>

Some Steemians said this challenge was harder than the other challenges before, make your own picture with the following solution. In order to access the encrypted message on _encipher.it_ you had to find the right password. "???" was a hint that the password consists of three parts. In the title image you will find one "?" and in the first hint image two "?".

@jfollas was able to crack the code again this time. However he used a bruteforce method which is legit. Without bruteforcing this would be the way to handle the situation:
<center>https://steemitimages.com/DQmU9HZoxRgtFZZ1NWZ2iZQkmVchYExTe6GFsd5fPV9LSK6/Clipboard%20-%20July%2024%2C%202017%2012_42%20AM.gif</center>
The letters in the title image are runes which also represent numbers. The first rune represents the number 1, the second rune 3, R is for 5. Following this pattern the first number we are looking  for is 13.

Having a look at the first hint image you might recognize a Fibonacci tree.
<center>https://steemitimages.com/DQmSwKjaAAf3n5bZUUiNJQ2iVUZYwLMXVzf4P1Qf5CJGbAi/a000045h.gif</center>
The two branches represent the numbers 13 and 5. The password for the encrypted message is therefor **13135**.

Decrypting the message you will receive the following new message:
<code><center>Hnemoesaft pcleheaeibhi unoaey ww  .ou o.awothat  sy lgTn ww tflloYch rs he5ol.n8  c tl kriroan  ts l  aoi  ckunrthDG kn6idle  tsohcthe.exnrleenst.u coaeitM dca 9</center></code>

@pilcrow found a matching encryption method (Columnar Transposition) and was able to crack the code. The deciphered message is:
<center>Hi and welcome to the last task for this crypto challenge. The next answer will be the final solution. You ca check your answer with the MD5. Good luck. anno 68.9</center>

The answer was Uran. 

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<p>Great work and congratulations to the winner and all who participated. <a href="/@jfollas">@jfollas</a> you get 10 Steem for the first hint! Don't miss the next Steemit Crypto Challenge and be prepared.<br />
<em>Tim Said</em>