convertme.py (picoCTF 31)

Challenge Author: LT ‘SYREAL’ JONES

Category: General Skills

Difficulty: Easy

Description

Run the Python script and convert the given number from decimal to binary to get the flag

Process / Notes

  1. wget the file
  2. Based on the script, it looks like you just need to convert the decimal number into binary to get the flag
  3. 56 in decimal = 32 + 16 + 8 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 111000
  4. Entered the binary number and the flag was returned

4 minutes 41 seconds to complete

Hints

Core Lessons

  1. Understand how to express the same information in different encodings