艺术家Jim Sanborn正在拍卖 K4解决方案 CIA的Kryptos拼图, 寻找一个新的监护人 因为健康问题。 Artist Jim Sanborn is auctioning the K4 solution to the CIA's Kryptos puzzle, seeking a new guardian due to health issues.

艺术家Jim Sanborn在中央情报局总部拍卖Kryptos雕塑K4未解 K4部分的解决方案。 Artist Jim Sanborn is auctioning the solution to the unsolved K4 section of the Kryptos sculpture at CIA headquarters, a decades-old puzzle that has challenged cryptographers since its 1990 installation. 拍卖由RR拍卖管理,持续到11月20日,拍卖内容包括完整存档的原始编码图表、拼凑文本和另一段K5,最高出价达201 841美元。 The auction, managed by RR Auction through November 20, includes the full archive—original coding charts, scrambled texts, and an alternate passage K5—with the top bid reaching $201,841. Sanborn 79岁 援引健康问题 寻求一个新的监护人 来保存神秘 Sanborn, 79, citing health issues, seeks a new custodian to preserve the mystery. 此次出售是在史密森尼档案馆发现原始乱码文本之后进行的，引发了人们对透明度的担忧，尽管桑伯恩坚称只有他持有解密方法。 The sale followed the discovery of original scrambled texts in a Smithsonian archive, prompting concerns over transparency, though Sanborn maintains only he holds the decryption method. 该雕塑以其S形铜屏幕和加密信息著称,仍然是世界上最持久的艺术和代码奥秘之一。 The sculpture, known for its S-shaped copper screen and encrypted messages, remains one of the world’s most enduring art and code mysteries.