# Send in the Clowns
 

## Details

> There is a secret hidden somewhere in this image. Can you find it? Submit the flag as flag{this-is-the-flag}.
>
> [Link to Image](https://tinyurl.com/y9xjz7b4)
> SHA1: 74eaae618bf508ef2715533bfdff3153dd996e89
---


If we run the strings command against the file...

```bash
❯ strings -n 12 steg02.jpg
```

We see the flag;

```
❯ strings -n 12 steg02.jpg
http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/

<x:xmpmeta xmlns:x='adobe:ns:meta/' x:xmptk='Image::ExifTool 12.16'>
<rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf='http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#'>
<rdf:Description rdf:about=''
xmlns:prism='http://prismstandard.org/namespaces/basic/2.0/'>
<prism:wordCount>1</prism:wordCount>
</rdf:Description>
</x:xmpmeta>

flag{s3nd_in_the_kl0wns}
❯ strings -n 12 steg02.jpg
```

## flag{s3nd_in_the_kl0wns}

Original writeup (https://github.com/CTSecUK/DEADFACE_CTF_2021/blob/main/Write-ups/Steganography/Send%20in%20the%20Clowns%20(10%20Points).md).