Hack The Box Sick Teacher
This time back with Hackthebox challenge !!
Downloaded the file on clicking the download button and already mentioned that password for
Zip file is hackthebox
This is the txt file I got inside zip file
Stuck at this??
This is substitution cipher
Your Question - How I got to know about it ?
My answer - You have to understand the background concept of crypto before indulging yourself
In it and making your hands dirty!!
Every letter is replaced by any random letter and this is known as substitution.
Note: Like in mathematics , if we replace one value with another we say it a substitution
So same concept is working here .
So , pretty obvious that once I know what type of cipher it is , I will search for substitution solver
Results : This is the link of the solver https://www.guballa.de/substitution-solver
Provided the input in the box
Here is the decoded result .
Flag : LOREMIPSUMDOLORSITAMET