minor assistance?

anybody got any idea what the hell this is?

"user.name@?:8feca6bf"

it's a whois response on skype, don't know what the encryption is after the colon.

Looks like hex.

i couldn't decode it with a hex decoder

newbee wrote: i couldn't decode it with a hex decoder

It's not hex, Skype uses AES 256-bit encryption.

'Hex' is not even an encryption.

It's not hex, Skype uses AES 256-bit encryption.

Are you suggesting '8feca6bf' is an AES 256 encrypted string? Because that's just silly.

@Tucak: who said it was?

stranac wrote: Are you suggesting '8feca6bf' is an AES 256 encrypted string? Because that's just silly.

I simply made a statement on what type of encryption Skype is using. His response could be anything from someones actual user name or could just be a generated false.

Oh, you might be interested in this: http://skype-open-source.blogspot.com/

The point of encrypted data is that it should appear random and indistinguishable. If what Korg says skype is using is true, it's likely that, but Tucak has the best idea. If you're curious about the protocol, check out the inner workings of it via the link he gave.