pw-crack-2

Notes

Challenge: PW Crack 2

Running the given level2.py file wants a password.Going through the python code shows that it checks with a hardcoded ASCII password with the user password. Making a python script that converts the ASCII password to a string gives the password for the level2.py file.

Hardcoded ASCII password

ASCII to String conversion script for the hardcoded password

#!/usr/bin/env python3

password = chr(0x64) + chr(0x65) + chr(0x37) + chr(0x36)
print(password)

The get_pass.py file contains the same code. Running the conversion script gives the password

The password

de76

Running the level2.py file and giving the password gives the flag

The flag

picoCTF{tr45h_51ng1ng_489dea9a}

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