The purpose of this document is to list common text manipulation techniques and provide samples. People are great at pattern recognision, so the samples should help identify used technique while trying to crack some challenge. This might become in handy while participating in Capture-The-Flag (CTF) events.
The following string is used for samples:
When information overload occurs, pattern recognision is how to determine truth. - Marshall McLuhan
nahuLcM llahsraM - .hturt enimreted ot woh si noisingocer nrettap ,srucco daolrevo noitamrofni nehW
When information overload occurs, pattern recognision is how to determine truth. - Marshall McLuhanSeparator: space
Long: -
Short: .
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Easy
WH3N 1nfoRmA71oN OV3RLoAD oCcur2, PA773Rn r3co9N1S1oN 12 hOw 7O D373rm1n3 7ru7H. - MArShALL MCLUhaN
Pro
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GLOE-EH-NA-AH-WO-HAI BE-TKAH YEH-HES TSAH MA-E NE-AHS-JAH GAH TSIN-TLITI BE-LA-SANA D-AH A-CHI A-KHA TSAH BE-TKAH NE-AHS-JAH A-KEH-DI-GLINI AH-JAH GAH DIBEH-YAZZIE A-KHA WOL-LA-CHEE BE BE-TKAH A-KHA BA-GOSHI MOASI SHI-DA DAH-NES-TSA DIBEH BE-TKAH CLA-GI-AIH BE-LA-SANA THAN-ZIE D-AH AH-JAH AH-LOSZ TSAH BE-TKAH AH-LOSZ AH-JAH MOASI TLO-CHIN KLIZZIE A-CHIN TKIN DIBEH A-CHI A-KHA A-CHIN BE-TKAH SEIS BE-TKAH TSE-GAH TLO-CHIN GLOE-IH BE-TKAH A-WOH TLO-CHIN BE-TKAH BE AH-NAH A-WOH AH-NAH AH-LOSZ TSIN-TLITI TKIN TSAH AH-JAH BE-TKAH D-AH DAH-NES-TSA NO-DA-IH THAN-ZIE TSE-GAH BE-TKAH BE-TKAH TSIN-TLITI WOL-LA-CHEE GAH KLESH TSE-GAH WOL-LA-CHEE DIBEH-YAZZIE DIBEH-YAZZIE BE-TKAH TSIN-TLITI BA-GOSHI AH-JAD SHI-DA TSE-GAH WOL-LA-CHEE A-CHIN
Biometric list(traditional PGP word list)
eightball frighten fracture goldfish bison gazelle goldfish framework gremlin highchair goggles fallout indoors gazelle gremlin goldfish bison gremlin inverse fracture highchair glucose gremlin fallout flytrap bison gremlin flatfoot flatfoot indulge highchair hockey Burbank bison guidance fallout indoors indoors fracture highchair goldfish bison highchair fracture flatfoot gremlin freedom goldfish gazelle hockey gazelle gremlin goldfish bison gazelle hockey bison frighten gremlin involve bison indoors gremlin bison flytrap fracture indoors fracture highchair goggles gazelle goldfish fracture bison indoors highchair indulge indoors frighten buzzard bison button bison dreadful fallout highchair hockey frighten fallout glucose glucose bison dreadful flatfoot drainage indulge frighten fallout goldfish
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Shift = 1
XIFO JOGPSNBUJPO PWFSMPBE PDDVST, QBUUFSO SFDPHOJTJPO JT IPX UP EFUFSNJOF USVUI. - NBSTIBMM NDMVIBO
Shift = 4
ALIR MRJSVQEXMSR SZIVPSEH SGGYVW, TEXXIVR VIGSKRMWMSR MW LSA XS HIXIVQMRI XVYXL. - QEVWLEPP QGPYLER
DSVM RMULINZGRLM LEVIOLZW LXXFIH, KZGGVIM IVXLTMRHRLM RH SLD GL WVGVINRMV GIFGS. - NZIHSZOO NXOFSZM
Key = passphrase
LHWF PEFGVBALADU ONIGLGSS FCUYGS EHKTWVC JWRVXNAWXOF XZ HGA TG SLKEJQXNW IYLTZ EPYJHSPA EUABYAF
%57%68%65%6e%20%69%6e%66%6f%72%6d%61%74%69%6f%6e%20%6f%76%65%72%6c%6f%61%64%20%6f%63%63%75%72%73%2c%20%70%61%74%74%65%72%6e%20%72%65%63%6f%67%6e%69%73%69%6f%6e%20%69%73%20%68%6f%77%20%74%6f%20%64%65%74%65%72%6d%69%6e%65%20%74%72%75%74%68%2e%20%2d%20%4d%61%72%73%68%61%6c%6c%20%4d%63%4c%75%68%61%6e
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Encoded string "test"
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