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Labs / Rail Fence

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  • Released 16 Jul 2025
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Rail Fence - Challenge Description

Challenge Overview

A message has been encrypted using the Rail Fence cipher. Your task is to decrypt the message to reveal the hidden flag in UUID format. The Rail Fence cipher is a transposition cipher that rearranges the characters of the plaintext.

Learning Objectives

  • Learn about transposition ciphers
  • Understand Rail Fence cipher mechanics
  • Practice manual decryption techniques
  • Develop pattern recognition skills

Challenge Details

The encrypted message uses a specific number of rails in the Rail Fence cipher. You need to determine the number of rails and decrypt the message to find the flag.