PicoCTF - PW Crack 1

Challenge

Tags

Beginner picoMini 2022 / General skill / password cracking

Description

Can you crack the password to get the flag?
Download the password checker here and you’ll need the encrypted flag in the same directory too.

Writeup

1. Download files

    wget https://artifacts.picoctf.net/c/53/level1.py
    wget https://artifacts.picoctf.net/c/53/level1.flag.txt.enc
   

2. Check python code

    vim level1.py
   

3. The place surrounded by the red frame reveals that password is 8713
4. python level1.py then input 8713 as password.
5. Here’s flag: picoCTF{545h_r1ng1ng_1b2fd683} ٩(^ᴗ^)۶