Forum Game - Hack the Code Challenge
Welcome to Hack the Code!
A weekly code-breaking challenge for BlackSec members. Each week a new encrypted or hidden message is posted. First person to decode and post the solution wins bragging rights and a special forum badge. No rules except do not cheat - the puzzles are designed to be solvable with publicly available tools and techniques.
Week 1 Challenge
Code:
Encrypted message:
536f6d6574696d657320796f7572206c6f79616c747920697320
746865206f6e6c792063757272656e63792074686174206d6174
7465727320696e2074686520756e64657267726f756e642e
Hint: The message is encoded in hex. After decoding, apply
ROT13 to the result. Post both the intermediate and final value.Submission Format
- Post decoded message in
tags.
[*]Explain your methodology (what tools, what steps).
[*]First correct answer wins. No edits allowed - new post only.
[*]Winner sets next week challenge (with mod approval).
Leaderboard
- Week 1: ??? (first!)
- Week 2: ???
- Week 3: ???
Good luck, hackers. The first one to decode wins. May the best cryptanalyst win.