# Houseplant CTF 2020 – Beginner 9
* **Category:** beginners, crypto* **Points:** 25
## Challenge
> Hope you've been paying attention! :D> > Remember to wrap the flag with rtcp{}>> Hint! we stan cyberchef in this household>> Beginner 10.txt 200e8ed3c39c36c1c9a2ff2a87a5f5d8
## Solution
The challenge gives you [a file](https://github.com/m3ssap0/CTF-Writeups/raw/master/Houseplant%20CTF%202020/Beginner%209/Beginner10.txt) with the following content. Multiple encoding/encryption algorithms are used.
```MmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMGEgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQgMjAgMmUgMmQgMmQgMmQgMmQ=```
From base64 you will have the following.
```2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 20 2e 2d 2d 2d 2d```
From hexadecimal representation you will have the following.
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From Morse code you will have the following.
```00110010 00110110 00100000 00110101 00100000 00110010 00110110 00100000 00111001 00100000 00110010 00110101 00100000 00110010 00110010 00100000 00110010 00110110 00100000 00110010 00110101 00100000 00110010 00110110 00100000 00111001```
From binary representation you will have the following.
```26 5 26 9 25 22 26 25 26 9```
From A1Z26 cipher you will have the following.
```zeziyvzyzi```
From ROT13 you will have the following.
```mrmvlimlmv```
From Atbash cipher you will have the following.
```nineornone```
So the flag is the following.
```rtcp{nineornone}```