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# Olympic CTF 2014: Crypting
**Category:** Figure Crypting (Crypto)
**Points:** 10
**Author:** touzoku
**Description:**
> 43wdxz 4edcvgt5 65rdcvb 6tfcgh8uhb 9ijn
## Write-up
The given ciphertext is a keyboard map. The shape of each group of characters on a US QWERTY keyboard spells out a single letter.
* `43wdxz` → `S`
* `4edcvgt5` → `O`
* `65rdcvb` → `C`
* `6tfcgh8uhb` → `H`
* `9ijn` → `I`
The flag is ‘sochi’.
## Other write-ups and resources
* <http://cybersecurity.cci.fsu.edu/olympic-ctf-2014-writeup/>
* <http://maroueneboubakri.blogspot.de/2014/02/olympic-ctf-sochi-2014-crypt-100-writeup.html>
* <http://onthesystemsoftheworld.blogspot.de/2014/02/olympic-ctf-sochi-2014-crypting-10.html>
* <http://delimitry.blogspot.ru/2014/02/olympic-ctf-2014-writeups.html>
* <http://ctfwriteups.blogspot.jp/2014/02/olympic-ctf-2014-figure-crypting-10.html>
* [Chinese](http://ddaa.logdown.com/posts/178446-olympic-ctf-2014-10-point-summary)
