Cryptopals: Convert hex to base64
The challenge#
The string:
49276d206b696c6c696e6720796f757220627261696e206c696b65206120706f69736f6e6f7573206d757368726f6f6d
Should produce:
SSdtIGtpbGxpbmcgeW91ciBicmFpbiBsaWtlIGEgcG9pc29ub3VzIG11c2hyb29t
So go ahead and make that happen. You'll need to use this code for the rest of the exercises.
The solution#
atob('49276d206b696c6c696e6720796f757220627261696e206c696b65206120706f69736f6e6f7573206d757368726f6f6d')
does not result in SSdtIGtpbGxpbmcgeW91ciBicmFpbiBsaWtlIGEgcG9pc29ub3VzIG11c2hyb29t
, so it is obviously something beyond what immediately comes to the mind.
💭 49276d206b69...
is in hex. So maybe split the long string into pairs of two and convert them to their corresponding ASCII characters. Let's see.
Notes#
- I got it working without having to work with raw bytes. Not sure, if it's a bad or good thing. Most likely bad 🙃, but I did solve the challenge.
- Don't forget to convert to ASCII characters, don't leave it at ASCII code.
- "I'm killing your brain like a poisonous mushroom"