I'm really not sure where to put this (or even if I should make it public at all), so I'm just gonna put it here and let the curious find it. If you have questions or comments, feel free to make use of the talk page.
Introduction
As mentioned in the safe spots article, Jovian Symbolic Navigators are effectively one-way functions. This means that you can apply similar concepts to navigators as you can to other one-way functions, such as salting. In the same spirit as adding a salt to a cryptographic hash, we can add additional navigators to a navigator sequence which adds a small amount of random movement (ideally < 0.5au), with the goal of making the sequence more complicated to replicate.
Salting combinations have been confirmed to exist; the combinations below are one such example. More may remain undiscovered and/or undocumented.
Combinations
This salt has 2 combinations associated with it. Each of them drift a small amount less than 0.5au, however their drift cancels out the drift of the opposite combination. Additionally, since one of the combinations makes use of "tuning" navigators, it is impossible for this combination to land back on the starting grid. The closest that this combination can get to the initial starting point is approx. 0.05au away - this is achieved by activating the first combination once and the second combination twice.
Combination 1: (convert to chart)
| Name | X Axis Warp (m) | Y Axis Warp (m) | Z Axis Warp (m) | X Axis Warp (au) | Y Axis Warp (au) | Z Axis Warp (au) | Total Warp Distance (au) | Activation Limit (au) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jovian Symbolic Navigator 9:22:8:8:16:7 | 50,352,186,416 | 50,684,530,070 | 45,840,620,045 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.57 | 10.00014 |
| Jovian Symbolic Navigator 2:5:7:26:8 | 47,055,489,354 | -50,756,236,048 | 55,600,587,540 | 0.31 | -0.34 | 0.37 | 0.59 | 10.00014 |
| Jovian Symbolic Navigator 6:22:14:6:22:7 | 100,000,000,000 | -150,000,000,000 | 0 | 0.67 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.00014 |
| Jovian Symbolic Navigator 6:22:14:6:22:7 | 100,000,000,000 | -150,000,000,000 | 0 | 0.67 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.00014 |
| Jovian Symbolic Navigator 4:9:4:8:6 | -250,000,000,000 | 300,000,000,000 | -100,000,000,000 | -1.67 | 2.01 | -0.67 | 2.7 | 10.00014 |
| Sum Of All Warps: | 47,407,675,770 | -71,705,978 | 1,441,207,585 | 0.32 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.32 |
Combination 2: (convert to chart)
| Name | X Axis Warp (m) | Y Axis Warp (m) | Z Axis Warp (m) | X Axis Warp (au) | Y Axis Warp (au) | Z Axis Warp (au) | Total Warp Distance (au) | Activation Limit (au) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jovian Symbolic Navigator 6:4:9:4:15:26 | 280,000,000,000 | 0 | -200,000,000,000 | 1.87 | 0 | -1.34 | 2.3 | 10.00014 |
| Jovian Symbolic Navigator 6:22:14:6:22:7 | 100,000,000,000 | -150,000,000,000 | 0 | 0.67 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.00014 |
| Jovian Symbolic Navigator 6:22:14:6:22:7 | 100,000,000,000 | -150,000,000,000 | 0 | 0.67 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.00014 |
| Jovian Symbolic Navigator 14:22:6:22:13 | -100,000,000,000 | 100,000,000,000 | 0 | -0.67 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.95 | 10.00014 |
| Jovian Symbolic Navigator 14:22:6:22:13 | -100,000,000,000 | 100,000,000,000 | 0 | -0.67 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.95 | 10.00014 |
| Jovian Symbolic Navigator 22:23:2:22:25 | -300,000,000,000 | 100,000,000,000 | 200,000,000,000 | -2.01 | 0.67 | 1.34 | 2.51 | 10.00014 |
| Sum Of All Warps: | -20,000,000,000 | 0 | 0 | -0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
Usage
Before we begin, note that navigators are additive in nature, meaning activating a given combination from a certain starting point will always result in the same landing spot regardless of the order that each individual navigator is activated. This means that the salt should be activated at your starting point, then the final landing point of the salt can be used as the starting point of your intended combination.
- First, pick a random number for each sequence, this will be the number of times each sequence will be activated. Note that the first sequence warps you approximately twice as far as the second sequence, so ideally the second sequence should be activated more times than the first to keep the resulting drift low. Also, make sure the number that you pick is actually random - humans are notoriously bad at being truly random. So if you're picking a random number 1-5 for sequence 1 & a random number 1-10 for sequence 2, don't pick 4 & 7 every time. That's not random.
- Once you have picked a random number for each sequence, activate the sequences their respective number of times. Remember that both sequences tend to cancel out the drift from the other, so if you are worried about drifting out of activation range, you can alternate between the sequences to stay in range. You should not need to make a bookmark after each navigator like you would normally, however bookmarking after each completed sequence may be helpful.
- After each sequence is activated their respective number of times, bookmark that final landing spot and use it as the starting point for your intended navigator combination.
Remember
This is not an infallible way to keep your jsn safe secure. People can still follow your salt if you use the same pattern all the time (or if you announce your salt combinations). People can also make every possible combination of starting points for a given salt range (i.e. a rainbow table). People can also just guess your salt and get lucky. The point of this process is just to make it harder to recreate a navigator combination exactly. I feel like with some caution diligence, I have accomplished that (at least enough to bet my Orca on it).