v9_r2_Challenges/200_unsavable/README.md

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Here's a home-brewed stream cipher:
```
uint64_t next(uint64_t x)
{
return (x << 12) ^ ((x >> 12) + 1);
}
typedef uint8_t (*hash_func_t)(uint64_t x);
hash_func_t hash;
uint64_t state;
void initialize(hash_func_t h, uint64_t iv)
{
hash = h;
state = iv;
}
uint8_t get_byte(void)
{
uint8_t b = hash(state);
state = next(state);
return b;
}
```
It's extra secure because even some of its code is secret.
Here's a (ASCII) message, containing the flag, encrypted with this method: the ciphertext is the plaintext xor-ed with a stream of bytes generated using these functions, starting with a secret, well-chosen hash function and a random initialization vector.
Flag: the format as commonly used, eg. CCTF{flagitself}
//Type: Cryptography
//Author: SI