# Salty
## Description
> You might need this: 1337> > Hash: 5eaff45e09bec5222a9cfa9502a4740d> > NOTE: The flag is NOT in the standard auctf{} format
## Solution
Given the name of the challenge (and once again, the size of the hash), this is probably a salted password hashed with MD5.
Let's use [John](https://www.openwall.com/john/) to crack it, using the standard [rockyou](https://github.com/brannondorsey/naive-hashcat/releases/download/data/rockyou.txt) password list.
First, let's configure the hash file in the format:
```username:hash$salt```
Then we look for a predifined format which uses MD5 with salt:
![Salt](../images/salty_salt.png)
Here type `dynamic_1014` or `dynamic_1017` can suit our needs. Most common use is to prepend the salt, so let's try it with `dynamic_1017`.
![Salt](../images/salty.png)
Flag: `treetop`