Multi Encoder-Traboda-Cryptography - CTF -Write-up

CHALLENGE DESCRIPTION

Its all about the base

Flag format — inctfj{flag_here}

Flag Format: inctfj{...}

ciphertext

Given a hex encoded ciphertext. Using one of the online hex-decoders, I decoded the ciphertext. Unfortunately it was not the end but was just a beginning only😇…On decoding got Base64 encoded text. Using an online Base64 decoder decrypted it…But that was also not the end. At some point I thought I was in the wrong direction. But the challenge title, made me feel I was right.

Hint to identify diff. encodings:

• Hexadecimal codes only use the digits 0–9 and letters A-F or a-f
• Base64 is easy to recognize. It consists of letters (about 50% uppercase and 50% lowercase), as well as numbers, and often equal-characters (=) at the end.

After series of Hex and Base64 decodings, I got the 🏁…..

Challenge flag: inctfj{Y0u_@re_Qu1t3_th3_D3c0d3r}

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