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SoBrazen's Prometheus 12 Levels of Madness

Author:
SoBrazen

Language:
Rust

Upload:
2026-01-22 09:06

Platform:
Unix/linux etc.

Difficulty:
4.3

Quality:
4.5

Arch:
x86-64

Downloads:
204

Size:
459.83 KB

Writeups:
1

Comments:
0

Description

12 Levels of madness. The binary guards an encrypted message. To reveal it, you must provide the correct 28-character key. There is no backdoor, no shortcut, no unintended solution—only the key. The verification process spans twelve interconnected layers. Each depends on others. Disrupting one cascades through all. The binary knows its own shape and will notice if you change it. Some defenses are apparent through static analysis. Others manifest only at runtime. A few exist in the liminal space between instruction and execution—observable only through their effects, never their implementation. Difficulty 6/6 ## Rules - Standard crackme rules apply - The solution is the 28-character key - Picture of the solved challenge to be posted only 48h after completion. - No external services or network required - Linux x86_64