# Return of the Intro to Netcat (662 solves, 160 points)## Descriptionhey, netcat seems fun! (with a twist)
`nc return-of-the-intro-to-netcat.hsc.tf 1337`## SolutionThis one was one of the easier challenges.
The server gives us this:```== proof-of-work: enabled ==please solve a pow firstYou can run the solver with:    python3 <(curl -sSL https://goo.gle/kctf-pow) solve s.AACF.AAD1NSzaviS15ewE/zJ3lZFb===================
Solution?```I opened a new terminal window and ran the given command ``python3 <(curl -sSL https://goo.gle/kctf-pow) solve s.AACF.AAD1NSzaviS15ewE/zJ3lZFb``
This gives me: ``s.AAB8PXCCRqChJ7WzDBUzjUv6t61ISzLAaSuK5R5W0k/y1gafBydG/gOOgIRgsaudj9OR7ZB2h2PhArYDhQEPFps3wZH2R7NodkCReoUPXoZxHRY2ntcztiZck5lKGxq8bmoYdpW4LWHQ+oTiJ+lVh0P6aB3vN63LXwzzUrhX4RLtfR+IjzXGn29JklaAZST/H37zpebVpF+8Np7BdrWHg1sF``To my suprise, supplying the response to the nc server spits out the flag!```== proof-of-work: enabled ==please solve a pow firstYou can run the solver with:    python3 <(curl -sSL https://goo.gle/kctf-pow) solve s.AACF.AAD1NSzaviS15ewE/zJ3lZFb===================
Solution? s.AAB8PXCCRqChJ7WzDBUzjUv6t61ISzLAaSuK5R5W0k/y1gafBydG/gOOgIRgsaudj9OR7ZB2h2PhArYDhQEPFps3wZH2R7NodkCReoUPXoZxHRY2ntcztiZck5lKGxq8bmoYdpW4LWHQ+oTiJ+lVh0P6aB3vN63LXwzzUrhX4RLtfR+IjzXGn29JklaAZST/H37zpebVpF+8Np7BdrWHg1sFCorrectYou got it! Here's what you're looking for: flag{the_cat_says_meow}```
## Flag``flag{the_cat_says_meow}``
