Once the archive is extracted, it typically contains a secondary file, such as an image ( .jpg , .png ) or a document ( .pdf ).
The password might be the name of the file itself or a string found in a related challenge description. 4. Extracting and Analyzing the Payload
If an image is inside, tools like StegSolve (to check color planes) or ExifTool (to check metadata) are used to find the hidden flag.
Once the archive is extracted, it typically contains a secondary file, such as an image ( .jpg , .png ) or a document ( .pdf ).
The password might be the name of the file itself or a string found in a related challenge description. 4. Extracting and Analyzing the Payload
If an image is inside, tools like StegSolve (to check color planes) or ExifTool (to check metadata) are used to find the hidden flag.