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# FireShell CTF 2019 – Alphabet
* **Category:** crypto
* **Points:** 60
## Challenge
> If you know your keyboard, you know the flag
## Solution
The challenge provides a file with several strings in it: [submit_the_flag_that_is_here.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/m3ssap0/CTF-Writeups/master/FireShell%20CTF%202019/Alphabet/submit_the_flag_that_is_here.txt).
Based on their dimensions (i.e. 32 chars and 64 chars), strings seem to be MD5 and SHA-256 hashes.
Considering the text of the challenge, they could be hashes of keyboard chars; hence it is sufficient to produce MD5 and SHA-256 dictionaries to reverse the hashes.
Following Python script could be used.
```python
import hashlib
print "[*] Creating dictionaries."
dictionary_md5 = {}
dictionary_sha256 = {}
for i in range(32, 127):
plain_char = chr(i)
print "[*] Hashing char: {}".format(plain_char)
dictionary_md5[hashlib.md5(plain_char).hexdigest()] = plain_char
dictionary_sha256[hashlib.sha256(plain_char).hexdigest()] = plain_char
print "[*] Reading file."
with file("submit_the_flag_that_is_here.txt") as f:
file_content = f.read()
hashed_chars = file_content.split(" ");
print "[*] Decrypting message."
decrypted_message = ""
for h in hashed_chars:
decrypted_char = None
if len(h) == 32:
decrypted_char = dictionary_md5[h]
elif len(h) == 64:
decrypted_char = dictionary_sha256[h]
if decrypted_char is not None:
decrypted_message += decrypted_char
print "[*] Decrypted message:"
print decrypted_message
```
It will reveal the message with the flag.
```
Congratulations!_T#e_Flag_Is_F#{Y3aH_Y0u_kN0w_mD5_4Nd_Sh4256}
```
