Challenge Overview
Welcome to our Topcoder "Security" Competition! Crack the puzzle! - Security month intro challenge.
We are excited to kick-off our plans to help everyone skill up, have fun, and earn more money through Topcoder Gigs and Competitions. Jump-in, build your skills and as always let us know what you think and where Topcoder can continue to improve and bring competitions that are meaningful to you.
Prizes
We have 5 prizes to give out. These prizes will be given out based on the scoring (one point per correct flag & tie-breaker by submission time) and overall leaderboard. The prizes are:
- 1st: $300
- 2nd: $200
- 3rd: $100
- 4th: $100
- 5th :$100
Challenge Tasks
This is a puzzle challenge. You need to collect points by answering correct flag for each problem.
- Problem 1: (one flag)
Hax–decimal
54 43 7b 61 6d 31 68 34 78 30 72 6e 34 30 3f 7d
- Problem 2: (one flag)
So 16, 32, ???
56 45 4e 37 63 32 56 6a 64 58 4a 70 64 48 6c 69 65 57 39 69 63 32 4e 31 63 6d 6c 30 65 58 30 3d
- Problem 3: (two flags)
I have this cute cat picture, but for some reason it won’t open up.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JuXiszx3VZKbvsi_pOFVEGPvYXb7mcPS
- Problem 4: (one flag)
Now that almost looks like a flag already! What gives?
GP{j0jhzhfgqbpelcgbcnyf}
- Problem 5: (two flags)
I’m supposed to do dev for this app but something’s fishy. Wait, what color was that fish I had for lunch?
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bXPHQiO68HV-zIL2f5bLlQDOoQyEhPRhlKEyRV6yn1k
Submission Format
- Please submit a .zip file containing a single .txt file with the flags you found.
- One flag per line.
- Each flag has the format TC{text}.
Feedback
- This short problem set serves as a trial for a different competition type at Topcoder, so please share your feedback on the Forums and on Discord after competing!