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CTF Name: Brailene

Topic: Cryptography

CTF Link: https://t.me/ctf_invisiblehc/160

Description:

If you have basic knowledge of cryptography, download the file and decode it. Decode it again, repeatedly.

Solution: 

When I opened the file, I found a ciphertext. I used a cipher identifier and identified it as the Braille cipher. After decoding that, I found another cipher, which turned out to be an octal cipher. I continued decoding and found another cipher, which started with "==," so I suspected it was base64, but it was reversed. After correcting the text and decoding base64, I found another cipher, which was Base85. I decoded that and found something in hex format, but with "%%." I used a URL Decoder to decode that and found a hex cipher. After decoding the hex, I finally found a plaintext. However, it was a fake flag and there was a hidden hint in flag format that told me to remember something. There was also a ciphertext, so I identified it as a Vigenere cipher and used the key "MayaCTF" to find the flag.

Flag: MayaCTF{Y0UM4NACRYPT01337}

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