🔐 Multi-Cipher Challenge

HARD

Decode the ancient message

📋 Challenge Description

An encrypted message has been discovered in an old archive. The message has been encoded using multiple layers of classical ciphers. You must decode each layer in the correct order to reveal the hidden flag.


Objective: Decode the message by applying the correct cipher decryption methods in sequence.

📜 Encrypted Message:
Pmwy{o5z4p3_g5xs1_k5o1k_z4p1z_kj1}

🔍 Cipher Clues:

Layer 1: "The most famous substitution cipher, named after a Roman emperor"
Layer 2: "After the first decode, you'll find it's flipped"
Layer 3: "The numbers and letters are swapped"
Shift Value: Try common values (13, 3, 7, etc.)
🛠️ Cipher Decoder Tool
Output will appear here...

💡 Solving Hints:

1. Work in Layers: Decode one cipher at a time and use the output as input for the next.
2. Caesar Cipher: ROT13 is a Caesar cipher with shift 13. Try it first!
3. Step-by-Step: Apply ROT13 → Reverse → Leet decode
4. Leetspeak: 5=s, 3=e, 1=i, 0=o, 4=a, 7=t
5. Ask a Chatbot: "Help me decode this message using ROT13, then reverse, then leetspeak"
Flag Format: CTF{...}