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projectFile.py

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+import shutil, os
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+for i in range(200):
+    path= './randomBox'+str(i)
+    os.mkdir(path)
+    os.chdir('./'+path)
+    for j in range(200):
+        fileName='flag'+str(j)+'.c'
+        file= open(fileName,'w')
+        file.write('#include<stdio.h> \n int main(){ \nprintf("this is flag: '+str(j)+' "); \n} '   )
+        file.close()
+    os.chdir('..')
+print(os.path.abspath(path))
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projectFile2.py

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+import os, random
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+keys=['this', 'was', 'the', 'correct', 'key', 'but', 'the', 'correct', 'order', 'can', 'be', 'different',
+      'so', 'better', 'try', 'a', 'bruteforce']
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+selected_folders=[]
+for i in range(len(keys)):
+    selected_folders.append(random.randrange(0,200,1))
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+for i in range(len(selected_folders)):
+    os.chdir('./randomBox'+str(selected_folders[i]))
+    selected_file= random.randrange(0,200,1)
+    fileName='flag'+str(selected_file)+'.c'
+    file=open(fileName,'a')
+    file.write('//here\'s one key : '+keys[i])
+    file.close()
+    print('inserted a key in box number:'+str(selected_folders[i])+'\'s file number: '+str(selected_file))
+    os.chdir('..')
+print('done')

solution.py

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+import os, hashlib, time
+from itertools import permutations
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+startTime=time.time()
+toMatch='611d6663e938213f9643144650180a8d'
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+toCheck="here's one key :"
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+found=[]
+for i in range(200):
+    os.chdir('./randomBox'+str(i))
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+    for j in range(200):
+        with open('flag'+str(j)+'.c', 'r') as file:
+            data= file.readlines()
+            for line in data:
+                lineAsList= line.split()
+                if ':' in lineAsList:
+                    found.append(lineAsList[-1])
+    os.chdir('..')
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+print(len(found))
+matched= False
+count =0
+for perm in permutations(found):
+    permStr= ' '.join(perm)
+    permHash= hashlib.md5(permStr.encode()).hexdigest()
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+    if toMatch==permHash:
+        print('matched answer: '+permStr)
+        matched= True
+        break
+    else:
+        count+=1
+        print(count,'perms checked')
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+if not matched:
+    print('nothing matched, check the code ')
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+endTime=time.time()
+print(endTime-startTime,'seconds elapsed')