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XORception

XORception

  • Author: Guhan (DaBot)

This is a cryptography-based CTF using a repeating-key XOR cipher.

The provided ciphertext is:

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3b3b340317420a301b2b30142d010f

The challenge uses the repeating key:

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xor

Since XOR is its own inverse, we can decrypt the ciphertext by applying the same key again.

Using CyberChef, first apply From Hex, followed by XOR with:

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2
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Key: xor
Key type: UTF-8
Scheme: Standard

The repeating key is applied across the ciphertext:

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xor xor xor xor xor

This produces the original plaintext:

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CTF{x0r_iS_fUn}

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CTF{x0r_iS_fUn}
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