Cryptic hunt

ASCII-only

16:00

So it's just an image not a website?

Erik the Outgolfer

website with restricted access

ASCII-only

What

satibel

@ASCII-only school contest

Rahul2001

28 mins ago, by Rahul2001

@Cowsquack Inter-school event

satibel

outside help allowed

ASCII-only

16:01

Well pls Pastebin page source

Rahul2001

@ASCII-only sure

Step Hen

@ASCII-only he already found an html comment easter egg, maybe there's more though

Erik the Outgolfer

the html comment was proven to be a red herring

ASCII-only

I like did notyoff up to level -7, idk if that would help at all

@StepHen yeah I know

I mean I don't think the image is the only clue

Rahul2001

HINT!

Step Hen

16:04

yay

Rahul2001

sorry guys it's not jokerman

Step Hen

xD

Rahul2001

jokerman is a font

Erik the Outgolfer

> font

Step Hen

you got source in pastebin yet?

Rahul2001

16:05

yep

Erik the Outgolfer

link?

totallyhuman

@totallyhuman leeeeeeeeeeerooooy mmmjeeeenkiiiiins

Erik the Outgolfer

@Rahul2001 try "jokerman"

Rahul2001

gist.github.com/rahuldottech/41abcef980c65348d5d23b3ee20f5d15

@StepHen @EriktheOutgolfer

Erik the Outgolfer

@Rahul2001 the "Why so serious?" part may refer to the fact that "sorry it's not jokerman" is lying (joking) so it might actually be "jokerman"

Rahul2001

16:07

@EriktheOutgolfer isn't, just tried

Erik the Outgolfer

oh it wasn't joking

officialaimm

Could it be 'unicode'?

Erik the Outgolfer

> <a target="_blank" href="/hints">Hints</a>

Noah Cristino

what are you talking about?

Erik the Outgolfer

@Rahul2001 maybe append /hints to the url before any ? and removing any # part?

Cows quack

16:08

ooh, what is this:

<input id="csrf_token" name="csrf_token" type="hidden" value="ImQwYzRlOGE0N2VhM2E3ZTM3ZjQyYWEyOTJiNzVlNWM2ZDVjMTY1NDgi.DFzwlQ.KVR2r4lo4‌0m1l7tzYXSpM53RYf4">

Noah Cristino

base 64 convert

Erik the Outgolfer

no it has a . in it

actually 2 .s

Noah Cristino

oh lol

what is this?

Rahul2001

@Cowsquack no idea

totallyhuman

Poll: favourite ubuntu version name

Erik the Outgolfer

16:09

> <input type="submit" class="waves-effect waves-light btn z-depth-3 light-green butt" value="Submit">

> butt

is that a color or something?

Rahul2001

@EriktheOutgolfer lol, I noticed it

Noah Cristino

644

A: What is a CSRF token ? What is its importance and how does it work?

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in simple words Assume you are currently logged into your online banking at www.mybank.com Assume a money transfer from mybank.com will result in a request of (conceptually) the form http://www.mybank.com/transfer?to=<SomeAccountnumber>;amount=<SomeAmount>. (Yo...

officialaimm

@Cowsquack Maybe '.' is just a separator? in the csrf_token

Noah Cristino

nothing important

it just protect the site

ASCII-only

@EriktheOutgolfer sounds more like line cap

Noah Cristino

16:12

it prevents the form from being sent requests from outside sites

not important

Erik the Outgolfer

 (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
          (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
          m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
          })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');
          ga('create', 'UA-102039054-1', 'auto');
          ga('send', 'pageview');

Noah Cristino

I think this is imporant

    <script>var then = new Date('2017', '07', '29', '23', '59', '59');</script>

Erik the Outgolfer

> i,s,o,g,r,a,m

Cows quack

I think that's Google's

Noah Cristino

try setting your date to that

and visiting

Erik the Outgolfer

16:13

@Cowsquack trying doesn't hurt does it? (unlimited tries)

Noah Cristino

probably fires something at that time

Erik the Outgolfer

@Rahul2001 try "isogram"

Rahul2001

@NoahCristino That's the time when

the event ends

@EriktheOutgolfer not it

ASCII-only

@EriktheOutgolfer uh no that's Google analytics...

Erik the Outgolfer

who knows if the variable names were changed to that though?

ASCII-only

16:14

@Rahul2001 wait it ends today?

officialaimm

@Rahul2001 You tried 'unicode' right?

Noah Cristino

that date is a second before 7/30/17

ASCII-only

@EriktheOutgolfer uh no that's actually default

Erik the Outgolfer

@Rahul2001 try "ques para"

Rahul2001

@officialaimm not it

@ASCII-only tomorrow

Noah Cristino

16:15

ohhh

what is this challenge?

Rahul2001

@EriktheOutgolfer not it

@officialaimm nope

@NoahCristino Cryptic hunt

Noah Cristino

ok

ASCII-only

Wait Sp would be good at this

Rahul2001

@Sp3000 Are you free?

Erik the Outgolfer

> <a href="/" class="brand-logo">[REDACTED]</a>

Noah Cristino

16:17

javascript chat room might help

Erik the Outgolfer

@Rahul2001 you redacted that or something?

Rahul2001

@EriktheOutgolfer yeah

Noah Cristino

y?

Erik the Outgolfer

it was your password right?

Sp3000

What's happening?

Noah Cristino

16:17

we need ur help ^

Rahul2001

@EriktheOutgolfer nope, it was the title of the website

Noah Cristino

you are the chosen one

Rahul2001

@Sp3000 Cryptic hunt. You like this stuff apparently? :)

Noah Cristino

@Rahul2001 why would you redact the title?

try going on mobile view

Deusovi

@Rahul2001 Cryptic hunt?

Rahul2001

16:19

@NoahCristino Because if you gain access to the website, you could see my information in the leaderboard, and dah dah dah

Noah Cristino

oh

Deusovi

What do you mean by that?

(also, hi!)

Rahul2001

@Deusovi Hi! We get clues to a key, which is a short phrase or a word

Noah Cristino

try visiting site from phone

Rahul2001

23 mins ago, by Rahul2001

8 mins ago, by Erik the Outgolfer

18 mins ago, by Rahul2001

@NoahCristino okayy

Noah Cristino

16:20

cuz <a href="#" data-activates="mobile-demo" class="button-collapse"><i class="material-icons">menu</i></a>
<ul id="nav-mobile" class="right hide-on-med-and-down">

Sp3000

Probably unrelated, but fyi the CSRF token is a JSON web token (JWT), which you can inspect here: jwt.io

ASCII-only

@Rahul2001 what's in the js file

Erik the Outgolfer

@Sp3000 already investigated

ping me if you find the answer gtg for now

Deusovi

@Rahul2001 What, is that where you're stuck? Is the answer not DISINTEGRATE, as mentioned in the starboard?

Rahul2001

@Deusovi yep

@NoahCristino nothing different here

Noah Cristino

16:22

aw

Cows quack

@EriktheOutgolfer what did you find out?

Noah Cristino

whats the mobile-demo then?

Rahul2001

@NoahCristino the menu button, I think?

Noah Cristino

screenshot

Deusovi

Is there a link to the actual website that we could use?

Erik the Outgolfer

16:22

@Cowsquack what noah did that it's useless

4 mins ago, by Rahul2001

@NoahCristino Because if you gain access to the website, you could see my information in the leaderboard, and dah dah dah

Deusovi

Oh. :/

Erik the Outgolfer

yeah I'm not sure if a link helps with that...

ASCII-only

@Rahul2001 can you Pastebin the JS file too

Rahul2001

@ASCII-only Sure

Jordan

Hey everyone! Finally gained access to the Chat lol

Noah Cristino

16:23

hi

Erik the Outgolfer

@Jordan you went over 20 rep that's why

Downgoat

@Jordan welcome to TNB

Rahul2001

gist.github.com/rahuldottech/2db2260185dd3c2f008e5f239abe5b58

@ASCII-only

Erik the Outgolfer

> // This clock is currently counting down to [REDACTED]

Jordan

@EriktheOutgolfer Yep! nice seeing you in here; have seen your golfs a lot while lurking

officialaimm

16:25

@Rahul2001 Some (possible) hints: Gottfried first used the integration symbol. Also Gilbert Gottfried happens to be a comedian~jokes~joker~why so serious :D.... Worth trying 'gottfried' and its related stuff, I think....

Jordan

@Downgoat thanks!

ASCII-only

Ok so this really is a really bad cryptic clue

Erik the Outgolfer

@Rahul2001 oh wait remember the hint?

sorry it's not jokerman

well, what if it's jokerwoman?

Noah Cristino

noahcristino.github.io/thing

^ that might help

Erik the Outgolfer

@NoahCristino noahcristino.github.io/play

Rahul2001

16:27

@EriktheOutgolfer nope

Erik the Outgolfer

> 405 Not Allowed

Noah Cristino

i dont have the whole site

Rahul2001

> 404

Noah Cristino

just what raul gave me

noahcristino.github.io/thing

ASCII-only

Ques para seems to be a clue too?

Noah Cristino

16:29

works for me

Erik the Outgolfer

@ASCII-only already falsified

djsmiley2k

diswebschool.com

Erik the Outgolfer

@NoahCristino try to click submit

djsmiley2k

:o

Noah Cristino

ik @EriktheOutgolfer

I only have the index that raul posted

not the site

Erik the Outgolfer

16:30

yeah that means you can't check whether answer is correct or not

Jordan

@rahul

Oops forgot the message lol

Rahul2001

@NoahCristino Yep, that's a lot like that this site looks like

Jordan

Let me try that again

Noah Cristino

but you can visualize what hes seeing

Rahul2001

Yep!

Jordan

16:30

@Rahul2001
Could it be "Dylan"? Jokerman is a Bob Dylan song... I don't know just trying to be helpful! lol

Rahul2001

@Jordan not it

ASCII-only

That's not taking into account disintegrate

Erik the Outgolfer

@Rahul2001 what about "relax"?

Noah Cristino

im going to look at the song lyrics

Erik the Outgolfer

@Rahul2001 please fix this...it seems offensive

Jordan

16:32

hahaha

Erik the Outgolfer

a space went a bit wrong there...

DJMcMayhem

What's the name of this puzzle you guys are doing?

Erik the Outgolfer

dunno

ASCII-only

Also how did we get jokerman from joker

Rahul2001

@EriktheOutgolfer sorry, put the space in the wrong place

officialaimm

16:33

edit distance:1 symantics distance: (-inf,inf)

DJMcMayhem

I'm thinking about moving it to a new room since this conversation has been going on for several hours now

Noah Cristino

Jokerman may refer to:

A song from the Infidels studio album by Bob Dylan
Slang for a scambaiter among those who carry out advance-fee fraud
Jokerman (typeface), a typeface created in 1995

DJMcMayhem

So what should I name the room?

Noah Cristino

Jokerman

Erik the Outgolfer

> typeface

Cows quack

16:34

@DJMcMayhem "cryptic hunt"?

Noah Cristino

@EriktheOutgolfer ?

Rahul2001

Possibly related? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Aurora_shooting

Erik the Outgolfer

maybe the answer is "font" or "typeface"

Rahul2001

> On July 20, 2012, a mass shooting occurred inside a Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, during a midnight screening of the film The Dark Knight Rises. A gunman, dressed in tactical clothing, set off tear gas grenades and shot into the audience with multiple firearms.

Noah Cristino

how is that related?

ASCII-only

16:35

@EriktheOutgolfer doesn't take clues into account

DJMcMayhem

← 387 messages moved from The Nineteenth Byte

Erik the Outgolfer

@DJMcMayhem good idea

Noah Cristino

try it

Rahul2001

Hello

Noah Cristino

you never know

ASCII-only

16:35

@DJMcMayhem woah that's a lot

Feeds

DJMcMayhem has added Rahul2001 to the list of this room's owners.‌

Noah Cristino

I think I got something!

DJMcMayhem

@Rahul2001 You can change the name/description of this room, or add new room owners if you want

Rahul2001

@DJMcMayhem Thanks :)

Noah Cristino

maybe not but

The Joker - Why so Serious? (Full Scene) HD

►

ASCII-only

16:36

@NoahCristino this doesn't help

Noah Cristino

its a direct quote from the Joker

Erik the Outgolfer

maybe "smile" is the answer?

Noah Cristino

try it

Erik the Outgolfer

his mouth was disintegrated somehow

ASCII-only

@NoahCristino well yeah?

Feeds

16:37

DJMcMayhem has removed DJMcMayhem from the list of this room's owners.‌

Rahul2001

Recap! We're on this level: i.sstatic.net/2GsIQ.png And hint is "sorry it's not jokerman"

ASCII-only

@EriktheOutgolfer more like cut open

Erik the Outgolfer

sorry gtg

Jordan

His mouth was cut with razors @EriktheOutgolfer

Cows quack

@Rahul2001 you can pin that message if you want

Rahul2001

16:38

@Cowsquack Yep, figuring out how to do just that :P

@EriktheOutgolfer Sure, bye!

Thanks for all the help

NEW HINT!

> 2012 Aurora shooting

ASCII-only

What how

Rahul2001

I linked it before

6 mins ago, by Rahul2001

Possibly related? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Aurora_shooting

6 mins ago, by Rahul2001

> On July 20, 2012, a mass shooting occurred inside a Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, during a midnight screening of the film The Dark Knight Rises. A gunman, dressed in tactical clothing, set off tear gas grenades and shot into the audience with multiple firearms.

Noah Cristino

Do you wanna know how I got these scars? My father was a drinker, and a fiend. And one night, he goes off crazier than usual. Mommy gets the kitchen knife to defend herself. He doesn't like that. Not. One. Bit. So, me watching, he takes the knife to her, laughing while he does it. He turns to me, and he says, "Why so serious?" He comes at me with the knife. "Why so serious?!" He sticks the blade in my mouth—"Let's put a smile on that face!" And... Why so serious ?
Don't talk like you're one of them! You're not - even if you'd like to be. To them, you're just a freak, like me. They …

^ if you see anything in that let me know

officialaimm

Depth 1: => Why so serious, Dis(Integrate) Depth 2=> Joker, Batman, Font, Jokerman, Depth 3 => Gottfried, comedy, shooting.... and on and on.

ASCII-only

@NoahCristino yeah read that multiple times

Noah Cristino

16:42

@officialaimm what do you mean?

Riley

Probably too obvious, but try James Eagan Holmes and similar.

ASCII-only

@Rahul2001 is this a real or fake hint

Noah Cristino

try "freak"

Rahul2001

@ASCII-only real

@NoahCristino nope

officialaimm

@NoahCristino Clues hierarchy...I guess :D

Noah Cristino

16:43

I have a feeling

that this involves hard math

officialaimm

@NoahCristino disintegrate could mean derivatives, then??

Noah Cristino

Positive disintegration

The theory of positive disintegration (TPD) by Kazimierz Dąbrowski is a theory of personality development. Unlike mainstream psychology, Dąbrowski's theoretical framework views psychological tension and anxiety as necessary for growth. These "disintegrative" processes are therefore seen as "positive", whereas people who fail to go through positive disintegration may remain for their entire lives in a state of "primary integration", lacking true individuality. Advancing into disintegration and into the higher levels of development is predicated on having developmental potential, including ov...

personality develop ment...

ugh can we just have the name of the site?

Rahul2001

1. Okay, it has something to do with a font
2. Something to do with Batman/Joker

Okay, guys

I'm giving you credentials

But I need a promise that I won't be doxxed :P

Noah Cristino

not worth my time lol

Rahul2001

lol ok

Will delete in a minute:

Noah Cristino

16:47

I don't dox random people

I need a reason

Business Cat

...that implies you dox some people

Cows quack

^

Rahul2001

@NoahCristino @BusinessCat

@ASCII-only

Noah Cristino

it worked

@BusinessCat not for fun ;)

Rahul2001

Okay guys

you have the credentials now

Do your thing!

Noah Cristino

16:49

why couldn't we just make accounts? @Rahul2001

Rahul2001

@NoahCristino Need a School Code to do so

Noah Cristino

oh

Rahul2001

@NoahCristino yeah, delete that link please :P

Noah Cristino

why?

Rahul2001

@NoahCristino Associates my online alias with IRL identity

Noah Cristino

16:50

how?

is it your site?

Rahul2001

@NoahCristino nope

It's too complicated to explain

Let's just get on with the challenge? :P

totallyhuman

i happen to be dominating the starboard in this room

kneel before me

Rahul2001

lol

@totallyhuman You got the login creds?

Okay, wait

Aurora is a font.
Jokerman is a font.

Noah Cristino

o_O

Rahul2001

hint was:

Business Cat

16:54

So the answer has something to do with fonts

Noah Cristino

oops

Rahul2001

youknowhowigotthesefonts

Noah Cristino

is finding your blog doxxing?

Rahul2001

Google fonts?

@NoahCristino nope

Noah Cristino

good

Business Cat

16:55

Maybe Deja Vu?

OR DejaVu

Noah Cristino

@Rahul2001 your blog, email, twitter, and stuff is already linked to your account

so why do you care?

Rahul2001

@NoahCristino Not IRL identity

Noah Cristino

oh

Rahul2001

Sure, not to difficult to find out

but eh...

Noah Cristino

can I try?

Rahul2001

16:57

@NoahCristino please don't?

Noah Cristino

I won't post it

Rahul2001

Actually go ahead if you wish

Noah Cristino

ok

Rahul2001

Just don't post it here

Noah Cristino

yay

Rahul2001

16:57

And let me know if you could

Noah Cristino

I got your age

that's about it

Rahul2001

@NoahCristino haha lol

Noah Cristino

without trying

Step Hen

let me guess: you were born in 2001

Noah Cristino

lol

Rahul2001

16:58

@StepHen yeah but

Noah Cristino

and your birthday is

Rahul2001

Can we please concentrate on the competition right now?

Step Hen

what did you figure out in the last hour since I left

Noah Cristino

you were born in between jan-july

since you wouldn't be 16 if you didn't have your bday yet

Rahul2001

@NoahCristino don't post the stuff here :P

@StepHen Uh, fonts

Fonts have something to do with it

Noah Cristino

16:59

I don't know your birthday

2001 is in your name

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