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description: 11 solves / 495 points
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# crypto/dream-revenge

### Writeup by Aryan

I did not solve this problem during the competition. However, the reason is not because I didn't have the solution. I solved `dream` at 7:30 AM, and went to go take a shower immediately after. When I came back, I began taking a look at other challenges, and didn't realize there was a `dream-revenge`.

The worst part of the whole situation is that my solution for `dream` worked on the revenge without any modifications. I didn't realize the seed was hardcoded in `dream`, but many people did, and they were able to get all of the 624 randomly generated numbers and use [randcrack](https://github.com/tna0y/Python-random-module-cracker) to reverse the seed. This is why the solve count was so high.

`dream-revenge` randomly generated a new seed every time, meaning users had to deduce the seed with 8 randomly generated numbers. This is what my solution did. If only I had seen the challenge...

If you are here for an actual writeup, see [crypto/dream](https://centinels.gitbook.io/untitled/writeups/vsctf/crypto-dream).

Flag: `vsctf{couldnt_be_me_using_a_test_version_on_server_oops_f9821112b89a25be}`

