Source: Planet Nauru, Omicron Delta
Comm ID: Dr. Eva Strauss
Encryption: APM Standard
Establishing Feed
Greetings to whomever receives this. I have a problem that needs solving, and I'm reaching out to your organization for a favor. I have been tasked with leading an expedition to a recently uncovered alien ruin on Nauru, one of the largest we've found so far, and this ruin contained a network of active Naurian computer terminals and databases. I've been working on translating the language, and will soon have a fully translated index of the glyphs used in the database.
However, I have come across a media file that appears to be encrypted with some form of security lockout. Beyond just translating the language, this file requires some form of password or datakey I haven't been able to decrypt. I'm looking for individuals skilled in cryptology and 'hacking', for lack of a better term, who might be able to assist in this endeavor. Please let me know as soon as possible if you have any personnel that fit the bill.
Source: ESV Akhiok Bay
Comm ID: Dir. Corraine
Encryption: Standard
Establishing Feed
Looks like it was a good thing we stayed out in the Omicrons longer than we probably should. Allow me to introduce myself -- my name is Krusa Corraine, and I believe some of the equipment available to my teams, as well as some members of the team itself might be of use for the tasks you're facing. That may also include some of the language translation you need completed, though this file seems like it might be a higher priority to be focused on.
If that is incorrect and you do need more help with the other work you need, don't hesitate to let us know.
In any case, we should definitely discuss some more about what it is you're hoping all of this might lead to. Or to put it simply -- what is the outcome you're wanting? As it stands, I have no real information on what it is my crew and I would be getting into, especially if something were to go wrong or the resulting information gets misused by people with...not so good intentions.
Source: Planet Nauru, Omicron Delta
Comm ID: Dr. Eva Strauss
Encryption: APM Standard
Establishing Feed
We could certainly use more help with the translations project, so by all means apply for it. As for this task, it is related to the text files being translated, but it's a media file of some type, possibly a picture or video, I'm still unsure. Obviously this should be kept between us, I dont know what is in the file but I think we can trust the LSF to not leak information to unauthorized parties. As for the "outcome I'm wanting", my goals here are purely academic; I just want to discover what happened on this planet and set the records straight.
If that sounds amicable to you, I'll go ahead and upload the encrypted file here. I've already translated the original file into our own numerals, for ease of decryption.
Source: ESV Akhiok Bay
Comm ID: Dir. Corraine
Encryption: Standard
Establishing Feed
I apologize for not sending this response sooner. It took some time to get one of our AI units here so it could be patched in to the file directly to deal with security on it. Once we were able to break the encryption and get past the protection on the file the video played automatically....Just what the hell is this thing?
Source: Planet Nauru, Omicron Delta
Comm ID: Dr. Eva Strauss
Encryption: APM Standard
Establishing Feed
Well... that's certainly not what I expected...
There are numerous text files along with the media file, we're working on getting them translated and have outsourced some of that work to other scholars and institutes throughout Sirius. Perhaps they contain clues as to what this image means.