Day 14?

Day 14/decode.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import math
+
+c = int("2A4C9AA52257B56837369D5DD7019451C0EC04427EB95EB741D0273D55", 16)
+t = int("1398ED7F59A62962D5A47DD0D32B71156DD6AF6B46BEA949976331B8E1", 16)
+n = int("0D8A7A45D9BE42BB3F03F710CF105628E8080F6105224612481908DC721", 16)
+
+def linear_diophantine_equation(a, b):
+    if b > a:
+        return linear_diophantine_equation(b, a)
+
+    if b == 0:
+        return a, 1, 0
+
+    d, x, y = linear_diophantine_equation(b, a % b)
+    return (d, y, x - (a // b) * y)
+
+def multiplicative_inverse(a, b):
+    d, x, y = linear_diophantine_equation(a, b)
+    if y < 0:
+        y = (b if b > a else a) + y
+    return y
+
+def gcd(a, b):
+    d, x, y = linear_diophantine_equation(a, b)
+    return d
+
+# n > t > c
+
+# m              = flag
+
+def test_solution(m):
+    return m**2 % n == c
+
+# m**2 % n = x**2
+# m**2 + k*n = c
+# m % n = x
+# m - k*n = x
+# m = x + k * n
+
+# x = int(math.sqrt(c))
+#
+# while not test_solution(x):
+#     x += n
+#     print(hex(x), hex(((x**2)%n)-c))
+# print(x)
+
+mult_inverse = multiplicative_inverse(c, n)
+
+d, x, y = linear_diophantine_equation(mult_inverse, mult_inverse*n)
+print(hex(d + 6*t - 2*c), test_solution(d + 6*t - 2*c))
+
+# x = math.sqrt(n)
+# print(x)
+#
+# print(test_solution(c * math.sqrt()))
+
+# print(test_solution(math.floor(math.sqrt(c * n))))
+
+# c = (m**2) % n
+# c = m*m - k*n
+# 1 = (m**2)/c - (k*n)/c
+# 1 = (m**2)/c - k*(n/c)
+
+# k = 1
+# test = k * n / c
+# while test != math.floor(test):
+#     k += 1
+#     test = k * n / c
+#
+# print(k, test)
+
+
+# x = m*m
+# c = x % n
+# c = x - k*n
+# c = k*n+x
+# x ~ (48 56 31 38 2d) ^ 2
+# m_guess = int("485631382d616161612d616161612d616161612d616161612d61616161", 16)
+# x_guess = m_guess ** 2
+# k_guess = (c - x_guess) / n
+#
+# i = 0
+# while not test_solution(m_guess):
+#     m_guess += 1
+#     i += 1
+#
+# print(i, m_guess)
+
+# print(test_solution(math.sqrt(c + n)))
+
+# print(math.sqrt(c))
+
+# c = x**2
+# m**2 % n = x**2
+# m % n = x
+
+# i = 0
+# solutioni = 0
+# while i < 100:
+#     i += 1
+#     if test_solution(i):
+#         print(i, i**2%n)
+
+# 4**2 % 13 = 3
+# 9**2 % 13 = 3
+# 17**2 % 13 = 3
+# 22**2 % 13 = 3
+# 30**2 % 13 = 3

Day 14/power.ps1

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+. "$PSScriptRoot\flag.ps1" #thumbprint 1398ED7F59A62962D5A47DD0D32B71156DD6AF6B46BEA949976331B8E1
+
+if ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -gt 2)
+{
+    $m = [System.Numerics.BigInteger]::Parse($flag, 'AllowHexSpecifier');
+    $n = [System.Numerics.BigInteger]::Parse("0D8A7A45D9BE42BB3F03F710CF105628E8080F6105224612481908DC721", 'AllowHexSpecifier');
+    $c = [System.Numerics.BigInteger]::ModPow($m, 1+1, $n)
+    write-host "encrypted flag:" $c.ToString("X");
+}

Teaser/_ZOoxjUSe1OVB7OPoVrsX.pdf.extracted/Santa.txt

@@ -7,24 +7,8 @@ However, his team's memory capacity is limited and so he can only use
 their names (Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder and
 Blitzen) as keys.
 
-Dasher
+
-Dancer
-Prancer
-Vixen
-Comet
-Cupid
-Donder
-Blitzen
 
 Where is the team headed to?
 
-ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789
-
-
 STTYN YATLOEP DNEA ONBL TGNTO MHEHH EISTIARIB FHSRA LD IIONA NL HERUV LN17-PTAA-RTON-RDOE-MCTN-AHCO
-
-                                                                      -4 +8 +0 +1
-                                                                       6  I  A  B
-                                                                       W  I  A  B
-                                                                       5  H  9  A
-                                                                      -0100 +1000 +0000 +0001

Teaser/_ZOoxjUSe1OVB7OPoVrsX.pdf.extracted/break_santa.py

@@ -1 +1,84 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
+
+from itertools import chain, product, permutations
+
+# Santa has caught up with the information age and does not trust
+# clear-text commands anymore.
+# He has decided that all communications
+# have to be encrypted to prevent an unfriendly take-over of his team.
+# Santa chooses a simple, secure, and toolless encryption scheme.
+# However, his team's memory capacity is limited and so he can only use
+# their names (Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder and
+# Blitzen) as keys.
+
+
+encrypted = "STTYN YATLOEP DNEA ONBL TGNTO MHEHH EISTIARIB FHSRA LD IIONA NL HERUV LN17-PTAA-RTON-RDOE-MCTN-AHCO"
+encrypted_words = encrypted.split(" ")
+
+def load_words():
+    with open('words_alpha.txt') as word_file:
+        valid_words = set(word_file.read().split())
+
+    return valid_words
+
+english_words = load_words()
+
+# totalCount = 0
+# letter_count = {}
+# for word in encrypted_words[:-1]:
+#     totalCount += len(word)
+#     for letter in word:
+#         if not letter in letter_count:
+#             letter_count[letter] = 1
+#         else:
+#             letter_count[letter] += 1
+
+# print(letter_count, totalCount)
+
+# def bruteforce(charset, minlength, maxlength):
+#     return (''.join(candidate)
+#         for candidate in chain.from_iterable(product(charset, repeat=i)
+#         for i in range(minlength, maxlength + 1)))
+#
+# def generateKey(cipher, plain):
+#     key = ""
+#     for i in range(min(len(cipher), len(plain))):
+#         key += chr(ord('A') + ord(cipher[i]) - ord(plain[i]))
+#     return key
+#
+def decrypt(cipher, key):
+    while len(key) < len(cipher):
+        key += key
+
+    return ''.join([chr(ord('A') + (ord(cipher[i]) + ord(key[i]) - 2 * ord('A')) % 26) for i in range(len(cipher))])
+
+
+possible_keys = ["DASHER","DANCER","PRANCER","VIXEN","COMET","CUPID","DONDER","BLITZEN"]
+
+
+# startingLetters = [key[0] for key in possible_keys]
+# processedKeys = []
+#
+# for p in permutations(startingLetters, len(startingLetters)):
+#     key = ''.join(p)
+#     if key not in processedKeys:
+#         processedKeys.append(key)
+#         plain = decrypt(encrypted_words[0], key)
+#         if plain.lower() in english_words:
+#             print(key, plain)
+
+for key in possible_keys:
+    print(key, decrypt(encrypted_words[0], key[::-1]))
+#
+# for key in bruteforce("ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVXYZ", 5, 5):
+#     plain = decrypt(encrypted_words[0], key)
+#     if key.lower() in english_words and plain.lower() in english_words:
+#         print(key, plain)
+
+# for word in english_words:
+#     if len(word) == 5:
+#         word = word.upper()
+#         key = generateKey(encrypted_words[0], word).lower()
+#         # if key.isalpha():
+#         if key in english_words:
+#             print(word, key)