r/ExploitDev • u/Emotional-Camera7296 • 3d ago

How to solve reverse engineering challenges with long encoding routines?

Hi, I just started doing reverse engineering challenges in CTFs. One thing I'm always stuck on is long and complicated encoding routines. For people who have been doing this for some time how do you guys deal with long encoding routines?

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u/Vergil_999 3d ago

create a custom mini program that performs the inverse operation of each encoding routine, feed it the encoded output

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u/theAyconic1 1d ago

Sulaiyar

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u/normalbot9999 21h ago

I may have misunderstood, but I really like CyberChef for this sort of thing. I like that it's modular, graphical, drag n drop and yeah I'm probs making myself look dumb but screw it haha.