# Crack the Gate 1 - Writeups

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:bulb: Hint1: Developers sometimes leave notes in the code (Check code); but not always in plain text.
:bulb: Hint2: A common trick is to **rotate each letter by 13** (ROT13) positions in the alphabet.
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## 🎉 Welcome

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Join with host http://amiable-citadel.picoctf.net:52137/
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## 👣 Step 1

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Check the source code, we see a weird notes. Suspect that, this is a hint.
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## 👣 Step 2

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After that, we try to decrypt this encrypted code by ROT13 reminded by Hint2.
Use https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/ a powerful decrypt tool
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NOTE: Jack - temporary bypass: use header "X-Dev-Access: yes"

➡️ We received a message from developer that we can bypass by use Header

## 👣 Step 3

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Try to login with email already given
- email: [e-mail]
- password: X-Dev-Access
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We got nothing
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Try to check with network traffic in Inspect
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- We see at POST that login is blocked


- Try to resend a new request in Headers


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Bypass successfull
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- Check in Response we got a Flag


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Flag: picoCTF{brut4_f0rc4_0d39383f}
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