#bruteforce CTF challenges
13 CTF challenges using bruteforce from 10 CTFs (2020–2025), 13 with writeups. Mostly Crypto (54%) and Reverse (31%).
Crypto · 7 Reverse · 4 Misc · 2
Often combined with
#aes 2 #multiprime 1 #residue-recovery 1 #rsa 1 #single-byte-xor 1 #arm-reversing 1 #jit-vm 1 #thread-race 1 #search-pruning 1 #rockyou 1 #custom-hash 1 #xor 1 #repeating-key 1 #crc8 1 #keygen 1
Challenges
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| Challenge | CTF | Weight | Category | Has |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streamer | TSG 2023 | – | Crypto | files wu 3 |
| xorpals | DamCTF 2021 | 24.43 | Crypto | files wu 3 |
| infinite-free-trial | RaRCTF 2021 | 24.53 | Reverse | files wu 3 |
| Secret_Sequence | TSG 2023 | – | Misc | files wu 2 |
| RITSEC_Hash | RITSEC 2021 | – | Crypto | files wu 2 |
| Either_or_Neither_nor | RITSEC 2023 | – | Crypto | files wu 1 |
| timemachine | rgbCTF 2020 | 19.74 | Misc | files wu 1 |
| Back_to_the_past | PwnMe 2025 Quals | 24.95 | Reverse | files wu 1 |
| Modulus_RSA | CyberSpace 2024 | 24.83 | Crypto | files wu 1 |
| highest_power | Pwn2Win 2021 | 83.41 | Reverse | files wu 1 |
| dht | RCTF 2021 | – | Reverse | files wu 1 |
| 4aes | Defcamp 2023 Quals | – | Crypto | files wu 1 |
| My_Zed | PwnMe 2025 Quals | 24.95 | Crypto | files wu 1 |