#!/usr/bin/env python3 from random import randint with open('flag.txt', 'rb') as f: flag = f.read() with open('secret-key.txt', 'rb') as f: key = f.read() def encrypt(ptxt, key): ctxt = b'' for i in range(len(ptxt)): a = ptxt[i] b = key[i % len(key)] ctxt += bytes([a ^ b]) return ctxt ctxt = encrypt(flag, key) random_strs = [ b'my encryption method', b'is absolutely impenetrable', b'and you will never', b'ever', b'ever', b'ever', b'ever', b'ever', b'ever', b'break it' ] for random_str in random_strs: for i in range(randint(0, pow(2, 8))): for j in range(randint(0, pow(2, 6))): for k in range(randint(0, pow(2, 4))): for l in range(randint(0, pow(2, 2))): for m in range(randint(0, pow(2, 0))): ctxt = encrypt(ctxt, random_str) with open('output.txt', 'w') as f: f.write(ctxt.hex())