Tags: crypto xor
Rating: 2.0
# Xmen OR the avengers (100pts)
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The legion of doom is expecting an impending attack from a group of superheroes. they are not sure if it is the Xmen OR the avengers. They have received some information from a spy, a zip file containing the following files:
info_crypt.txt
info_clear.txt
superheroes_group_info_crypt.txt
Help the legion of doom in decrypting the last file so they can prepare themselves and prevent their impending doom.
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import base64
import hashlib
from Crypto.Cipher import AES
def readfile(path):
with open(path, 'r') as f:
return f.read()
def xor(s1, s2):
return ''.join(chr(ord(a) ^ ord(b)) for a,b in zip(s1,s2))
#read the files
clear = readfile('info_clear.txt')
crypt = readfile('info_crypt.txt')
superhero = readfile('superheroes_group_info_crypt.txt')
superhero = base64.b64decode(superhero)
#get the key
dec = xor(clear,crypt).rstrip('\n').encode('utf-8')
print(dec)
key = hashlib.md5(dec).hexdigest().encode()
print(key)
#decrypt aes-ecb
cipher = AES.new(key, AES.MODE_ECB)
msg = cipher.decrypt(superhero)
print("***POGTEAM*** >> " + msg)
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