# Bernie

![Screenshot of challenge](/files/DVkiFTptf1hUDGTDVHFL)

### Description

I don't need protection when I have Bernie

Flag format: EZ-CTF{Hidden\_Message}

{% file src="/files/WtWgaTSljqQLcbUoOYDP" %}
File from Challenge
{% endfile %}

### Writeup

As this is a steganography challenge, I have uploaded the image <https://futureboy.us/stegano/decinput.html> and submitted the image.&#x20;

On submitting the image, I got this string,<br>

```
\28x\32x\38x\28x\32x\38x\28x\32x\38x\28x\32x\38xE\28x\32x\38x\28x\32x\38xZ\28x\32x\38x-\28x\32x\38xC\28x\32x\38x\28x\32x\38xT\28x\32x\38xF\28x\32x\38x{N\28x\32x\38xO\28x\32x\38xW\28x\32x\38x_\28x\32x\38x\28x\32x\38xY\28x\32x\38x\28x\32x\38xO\28x\32x\38xU_\28x\32x\38xS\28x\32x\38x\28x\32x\38x\28x\32x\38x\28x\32x\38xE\28x\32x\38x\28x\32x\38xE\28x\32x\38x_\28x\32x\38xM\28x\32x\38xE\28x\32x\38x\28x\32x\38x_\28x\32x\38xN\28x\32x\38xI\28x\32x\38x\28x\32x\38xC\28x\32x\38xE\28x\32x\38x}\28x\32x\38x\28x\32x\38x\28x\32x\38x\28x\32x\38x\28x\32x\38x\28x\32x\38x
```

Now, you might get the hint,

{% embed url="<https://gist.github.com/krishnan-tech/9b3b919a02293970a74b9f96f100f148>" %}
gist for cleaning the string
{% endembed %}

And boom, it will print the flag!! 🎉

### Flag

`EZ-CTF{NOW_YOU_SEE_ME_NICE}`


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