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Shadow Cat
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Task description
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> We only know that one used /etc/shadow file to encrypt important message for
> us. shadow.txt encrypted.txt

Solution
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To be done.

TL;DR: Crack shadow file with John the Ripper, use the one-letter usernames and
their passwords to decode each letter in the ecrypted.txt.

jr:1:17792:0:99999:7:::
z:_:17930:0:99999:7:::
a:a:17930:0:99999:7:::
x:b:17930:0:99999:7:::
q:c:17930:0:99999:7:::
l:w:17930:0:99999:7:::
v:h:17930:0:99999:7:::
e:i:17930:0:99999:7:::
f:j:17930:0:99999:7:::
b:k:17930:0:99999:7:::
r:l:17930:0:99999:7:::
g:m:17930:0:99999:7:::
n:n:17930:0:99999:7:::
o:x:17930:0:99999:7:::
p:y:17930:0:99999:7:::
s:d:17930:0:99999:7:::
c:e:17930:0:99999:7:::
w:f:17930:0:99999:7:::
d:g:17930:0:99999:7:::
t:o:17930:0:99999:7:::
h:p:17930:0:99999:7:::
m:q:17930:0:99999:7:::
k:u:17930:0:99999:7:::
i:v:17930:0:99999:7:::
y:r:17930:0:99999:7:::
j:s:17930:0:99999:7:::
u:t:17930:0:99999:7:::
underscore:z:17930:0:99999:7:::

28 password hashes cracked, 0 left

Original writeup (https://github.com/b4ckspace/ctfwriteups/tree/master/2019.03%20VolgaCTF%20Qualifiers/shadowcat).