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Capture the FlagMedium

Inspect the Chain

Lab for Certificates & the Chain of Trust

Scenario

Trust is a chain: a leaf certificate signed by an intermediate, signed by a root CA. A certificate file has been left on the box. Parse it and read the chain, one link's Organization field is not what it should be.

Objective

Parse a certificate file and find the note hidden in its issuer chain.

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