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QR Code

The main idea finding the flag is to decrypt multiple encryptions.

Step-1:

After downloading, qrcode.39907201.png from the cloud, my first try was to scan it online:

Step-2:

I followed the URL: https://webqr.com/index.html

I got the following message after the scan:

Message: c3ludCB2ZiA6IGEwX29icWxfczBldHJnX2RlX3BicXI=.

This was clearly Base64 encrypted, which can be said by terminating '='.

Step-3:

So, I tried at this URL and tried to decode the flag: https://www.base64decode.org/

I got the following result:

Decryption: synt vf : a0_obql_s0etrg_de_pbqrgo.

I tried this as the flag, but unfortunately, it didn't work out. Now I thought that, this message itself could be encrypted and I got a sense of ROT13 there. If anyone is unaware of ROT13 encryption, they can check out here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROT13

Step-5:

So for ROT13 decryption, I followed this URL: https://cryptii.com/.

I got the following result:

Voila, we have it.

Step-6:

Finally the flag becomes: n0_body_f0rget_qr_code