picoCTF 2025 Cryptography Challenge: Master the Hashcrack Puzzle 🔐

picoCTF 2025 capture the flag competition: hashcrack challenge in Cryptography category - full solve walk-through, using nothing but Cyberchef and John the Ripper to uncover the flag.

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⏰ Timestamps ⏰
00:00 Challenge Overview
01:52 The Two Johns
03:40 Second Hash
04:20 The Third Hash
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