Democracy Dies in DarknessThe final 97 characters of the encrypted sculpture at CIA headquarters have obsessed code breakers for decades. Artist Jim Sanborn will auction off the solution on his 80th birthday.Updated August 14, 2025The choice to auction the secret to "Kryptos" “has not been an easy one,” Sanborn said. (Craig Hudson/For The Washington Post)When artist Jim Sanborn talks about “Kryptos,” his sculpture at the CIA headquarters, and the famously unsolved secret code engraved in its cop...