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Snyk Fetch the Flag CTF 2023 writeup: Honey Baked Messages
Blog post from Snyk
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Date Published
Author
John Hammond
Word Count
298
Language
English
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Summary
This challenge at Snyk's Fetch the Flag CTF 2023 involves Hamming codes, specifically the (7, 4) version, to correct errors in a given file and obtain the flag. The solution script uses a predefined H matrix and an `errors` dictionary to determine the necessary corrections. It iterates through each line of the input file, applies the error correction using the H matrix, and then reconstructs the original message by replacing incorrect characters with their corresponding binary values.