Challenge list
CryptographyLevel 2★★☆☆☆AES-ECB Mode Weakness
ECB leaks repeated block patterns. This introductory task first checks the difference between encryption and encoding.…
ProgrammingLevel 2★★☆☆☆API Requests - Find the Highest-Profit Trade
When the container starts, a stock API begins running on http://localhost:9102 (you do not need to start server.py).…
Digital ForensicsLevel 2★★☆☆☆Find Attack in Apache Logs
Analyze the Apache access.log (common format) to find traces of SQL injection. Tell which attacks succeeded and which…
Digital ForensicsLevel 2★★☆☆☆Flag Hidden in Excel Macro
Analyze the macro code embedded in the Excel workbook and find the hidden authentication code (the flag). Learn how to…
Digital ForensicsLevel 2★★☆☆☆Hidden PDF Streams
The PDF file contains compressed object streams. An internal note that is not shown on the page is hidden inside them.…
ProgrammingLevel 2★★☆☆☆Python Practice - Bulk Base64 Stream Decoding
Every line of data.txt (about 150 lines, created at every start) is Base64. Decode line by line; when the result…
ProgrammingLevel 2★★☆☆☆Python Practice - Conditional CSV Sales Filtering
data.txt, created at every start, is a sales CSV (transaction_id,date,product_id,amount,status,ref,notes). Several…
ProgrammingLevel 2★★☆☆☆Python Practice - Compound JSON User Query
Examine the JSON data.txt ({"users": [...]}) created at every start. Each user has id, name, email, role, active and…
ProgrammingLevel 2★★☆☆☆Python Practice - Target-IP Access Log Tracing
data.txt (about 1,300 lines, created at every start) is a web server access log. Extract only the requests from…
ProgrammingLevel 2★★☆☆☆Python Automation - Bulk Base64 Decoding
Every line of data.txt (about 150 lines, created at every start) is Base64. Decode line by line; when the result…
ProgrammingLevel 2★★☆☆☆Python Automation - CSV Sales Filtering
data.txt, created at every start, is a sales CSV (transaction_id,date,product_id,amount,status,ref,notes). Several…
ProgrammingLevel 2★★☆☆☆Python Automation - JSON User Query
Examine the JSON data.txt ({"users": [...]}) created at every start. Each user has id, name, email, role, active and…
ProgrammingLevel 2★★☆☆☆Python Automation - Access Log Parsing
data.txt (about 1,300 lines, created at every start) is a web server access log. Extract only the requests from…
ProgrammingLevel 2★★☆☆☆Python Automation - Password Hash Cracking
Examine data.txt (a list of SHA-256 digests) and wordlist.txt (800 four-character lowercase alphanumeric tokens), both…
CryptographyLevel 2★★☆☆☆RC4 Stream Cipher Weakness
RC4 was once widely used but is now deprecated. This introductory task focuses on recognizing the provided data…
CryptographyLevel 2★★☆☆☆Vigenere Cipher Decryption
Decrypt a Vigenere cipher when the key length is known and retrieve the flag. Ciphertext:…
Digital ForensicsLevel 2★★☆☆☆Find USB History in Windows Registry
Analyze the SYSTEM file (a text model of the USBSTOR part of the registry hive) to identify the USB device that was…
Digital ForensicsLevel 2★★☆☆☆Find Secret File in Disk Image
Inspect the ext4 filesystem disk image `disk.img`, find the secret backup hidden in the filesystem, and recover the…
Network SecurityLevel 2★★☆☆☆Network Analysis - DNS Zone Transfer Leak
An unauthenticated DNS zone transfer (AXFR) against a misconfigured authoritative server was captured. Download the…
Network SecurityLevel 2★★☆☆☆Network Analysis - ICMP Data Exfiltration
Data was exfiltrated from the internal host 10.20.0.15 to the external host 203.0.113.66 disguised as ping (ICMP echo…
Network SecurityLevel 2★★☆☆☆Network Analysis - SMB Share Enumeration Leak
An attacker enumerating SMB shares on the network was captured. Download the packet capture (traffic.pcap), follow the…
Network SecurityLevel 2★★☆☆☆Network Analysis - Telnet Credentials
A legacy server was administered over Telnet in clear text. Download the packet capture (traffic.pcap), follow the…
Network SecurityLevel 2★★☆☆☆Network Analysis - Anonymous FTP Transfer
An anonymous FTP session was captured in clear text. Download the packet capture (traffic.pcap), follow the FTP data…
Network SecurityLevel 2★★☆☆☆Network Analysis - Clear-text HTTP Credentials
Analyze traffic intercepted on public Wi-Fi where someone logged in over plain HTTP. Download the packet capture…