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Cryptography 200: hertz 2

Challenge

This flag has been encrypted with some kind of cipher, can you decrypt it? Connect with nc 2018shell1.picoctf.com 12521.

Solution

When we connect we are given a ciphertext

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Yln mvsfi ugbxe abj tvkow bcng yln qrzd pbh. S fre'y unqsncn ylsw sw wvfl re nrwd ogbuqnk se Osfb. Sy'w rqkbwy rw sa S wbqcnp r ogbuqnk rqgnrpd! Bird, asen. Lngn'w yln aqrh: osfbFYA{wvuwysyvysbe_fsolngw_rgn_ybb_nrwd_whwhyeosub}

we input this to https://quipqiup.com/ and it decodes to

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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. I can't believe this is such an easy problem in Pico. It's almost as if I solved a problem already! Okay, fine. Here's the flag: picoCTF{substitution_ciphers_are_too_easy_sgsgtnpibo}

Flag

picoCTF{substitution_ciphers_are_too_easy_sgsgtnpibo}