## Beginner/Beginner-menace (716 solves)Created by: `cy4n1d3`
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We are supplied a JPEG only, called `friend.jpeg`. My first thought is to check EXIF on the JPEG.
```$ exiftool friend.jpegExifTool Version Number         : 12.70File Name                       : friend.jpegDirectory                       : .File Size                       : 6.5 kBFile Modification Date/Time     : 2023:12:16 01:26:43+11:00File Access Date/Time           : 2023:12:16 01:26:46+11:00File Inode Change Date/Time     : 2023:12:18 22:37:13+11:00File Permissions                : -rw-rw-r--File Type                       : JPEGFile Type Extension             : jpgMIME Type                       : image/jpegJFIF Version                    : 1.01Exif Byte Order                 : Big-endian (Motorola, MM)X Resolution                    : 1Y Resolution                    : 1Resolution Unit                 : NoneArtist                          : flag{7h3_r34l_ctf_15_7h3_fr13nd5_w3_m4k3_al0ng}Y Cb Cr Positioning             : CenteredImage Width                     : 266Image Height                    : 190Encoding Process                : Baseline DCT, Huffman codingBits Per Sample                 : 8Color Components                : 3Y Cb Cr Sub Sampling            : YCbCr4:2:0 (2 2)Image Size                      : 266x190Megapixels                      : 0.051```Looking at the EXIF, the `Artist` entry has the flag for us!
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