[phyrrus9]

On another forum they have a "bot" that you PM something (like a steam key) to and it creates a post in a specific thread with a line of text (let's call it the 'output key') that users can then copy and PM back to the bot and it enters you into a randomised raffle draw. Whoever wins automatically receives a new PM from the bot with the steam key that was originally provided.

The source for it can be found here: https://github.com/fcostantini/resetera-gifthelper

I was wondering if it would be possible to create a programme where you paste in the 'output key' and it deciphers what the original steam key is, so I can get lots of free steam games without having to win the draw.

I thought it would help if I had some output keys and the corresponding steam keys so I've waited a while until I won a few (well, six) of the raffles.  (all of the steam keys I post have already been redeemed). The red text is the output key and the bold text is the steam key that generated the output.

The Dweller -- GB-dd23c09b-4f57-485a-ad65-f235f1196ba3 » 6ADM0-72ZKL-DNGYB
Passpartout: The Starving Artist -- GB-e3f3c294-8d33-468c-8032-0ff25a59eaa5 » 0C8A9-HILTM-KQPKA
else heart.break() [Humble Bundle] -- GB-ec14d9b8-385f-4a9d-85c7-f48487e2b8f0 » https://www.humblebundle.com/gift?key=NtzMfWDZGtakkH2x
Weird Park Trilogy -- GB-6d904d0f-770c-41bd-8e9a-98e6830a544f » YDHAQ-LX9RY-JGADW
Canyon Capers -- GB-e8798f08-9af3-4c7a-b8a2-88471705016f » 2DX9P-9J880-DYZ0K
Killing Floor -- GB-6fae5048-7f4c-495e-8642-a3e5dc77689a » WADWC-KVWQ8-NJKBG

As a bit of motivation, here are 25 [as of right now] unclaimed output keys to decipher and add to your library:

Spoiler:

Crazy Machines 1.5 -- GB-284be488-e3ae-42c1-97dd-f960384a5a7f
Crazy Machines Elements -- GB-392a506d-9253-41f0-8e25-54ababc1563e
Trip to Vinelands -- GB-447e216e-e295-4c04-9ebe-bc3355d2cbce
Fearless Fantasy -- GB-2944af5d-b674-4eab-a50a-75d7b5bd951c
Deadlight -- GB-86ad9b50-4df2-4812-adea-46f8d6af87b6
Plantera -- GB-eb2e2362-15fe-4d4e-a1d2-04ddcc519361
Dungeon of Elements -- GB-31dc610e-3cb9-45b9-b26b-651ba3ecc4f3
House of 1,000 Doors: Family Secrets Collector's Edition -- GB-b9236d31-ba8f-4b4c-a799-24b5eaa925df
House of 1000 Doors: The Palm of Zoroaster Collector's Edition -- GB-75827bf6-1588-4164-aa9c-31c273905e34
Lost Chronicles of Zerzura -- GB-dad50b45-941c-482b-885d-d47009e6baa2
Alex Hunter - Lord of the Mind Platinum Edition -- GB-3dfcbfb1-4787-473f-b157-0d155b11b493
Haunted -- GB-d3816426-a286-4de2-b322-a6aa69728fa3
Small Town Terrors Pilgrim's Hook Collector's Edition -- GB-9860f93b-647e-4ad1-9ee2-38cdc03d53e8
Cooking Academy Fire and Knives -- GB-753ebf80-7a6a-4057-a84f-df13f4d4af2c
Alter Ego -- GB-ce218745-aa04-4169-b335-f9061dfbff76
Shadows: Price For Our Sins Bonus Edition -- GB-49df3048-ff01-43fa-a37c-841c55c2436f
Mata Hari -- GB-70bec7fb-08b1-4dd2-b399-ac54cde6a818
Space Legends: At the Edge of the Universe -- GB-01290faf-861c-490a-aa7f-58e08f7de5bc
Mystery Masters: Psycho Train Deluxe Edition -- GB-469a9a64-6267-4d63-aa12-964a6385d07c
The Emptiness Deluxe Edition -- GB-e6d2cd1f-c15f-412a-a7c6-f33de9c6f5e5
Living Legends: The Frozen Fear Collection -- GB-36940b6a-0d2f-419e-8612-295657291123
Lost Legends: The Weeping Woman Collector's Edition -- GB-b63dc26a-02fc-4d35-b3ac-5c19373005ef
rooMaze -- GB-d4be1973-bbac-4870-929a-22c8c612f370
Vindictive Drive -- GB-f3e3a758-287c-406c-be4a-45545d536abc
Black Sand Drift -- GB-b4a1ebff-045a-43cb-8a37-88b6005e5e9d

I look forward to seeing if this is possible.

Okay, so I had a look at the code there, and found this: this is not the program you speak of. This one merely presents a web page after checking if a specific game is on your steam wishlist.

Secondly, these "output-keys" you specify, are uuid's. That is, they aren't encrypted text, they're random unique number sequences. There isn't a way to convert these into a steam key, because they don't correlate to those. Imagine them more like going to your local DMV and pulling one of those number tabs out of the ticker. It's just a number that identifies you, and the program (or the DMV) keeps track of what numbers it has handed out. When it comes time for the drawing to happen, it just randomly selects one of those uuids that it has assigned, and that's the winner.