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# 1943
## CHALLENGE 0
* Let's connect using the following command.
```
$ socat file:`tty`,rawer tcp:otp0.2023-bq.ctfcompetition.com:1337
```
* Once we are connected, we are greeted with the following screen.
* The password we have to enter is `Sidney`.
* The `Fire` message is about a fire while the `Important` message contains information about the [Venona project](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venona_project).
* If we try to access the `Spam` message we are prompted to enter the secret key that we have been provided with.
```
VGhlIFZlbm9uYSBwcm9qZWN0IHdhcyBhIFVuaXRlZCBTdGF0ZXMgY291bnRlcmludGVsbGlnZW5jZSBwcm9ncmFtIGluaXRpYXRlZCBkdXJpbmcgV29ybGQgV
2FyIElJLg==
```
* The double equal signs is a common indicator of [Base64](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base64) encoding.
* Let's decode the key using [Cyberchef](https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/).
```
The Venona project was a United States counterintelligence program initiated during World War II.
```
* Some more information about the Venona project.
* We can now access the `Spam` message.
### Flag
```
CTF{Ace_of_Spies}
```
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## CHALLENGE 1
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## CHALLENGE 2
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