Defensive Security Tooling: CyberChef: The Basics (TryHackMe)

In this article, I will write a write-up for CyberChef: The Basics that covers Access to Tooling, Navigating the Interface, Before Anything Else, Practice Practice, Practice, and Your First Official Cook.

1. In which area can you find "From Base64"? operations

2. Which area is considered the heart of the tool? Recipe

3. At which step would you determine, "What do I want to accomplish? 1

4. What is the hidden email address? hidden@hotmail.com

   

5. What is the hidden IP address that ends in .232? 102.20.11.232

   

6. Which domain address starts with the letter "T"? TryHackMe.com

   

7. What is the binary value of the decimal number 78? 01001110

8. What is the URL encoded value of https://tryhackme.com/r/careers? https://tryhackme.com/r/careers

9. Using the file you downloaded in Task 5, which IP starts and ends with "10"? 10.10.2.101

   

10. What is the base64 encoded value of the string "Nice Room!"? TmljZSBSb29tIQ==

11. What is the URL decoded value for https%3A%2F%2Ftryhackme%2Ecom%2Fr%2Froom%2Fcyberchefbasics? https://tryhackme.com/r/room/cyberchefbasics

12. What is the datetime string for the Unix timestamp 1725151258? Sun 1 September 2024 00:40:58 UTC

13. What is the Base85 decoded string of the value <+oue+DGm>Ap%u7? This is fun!

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