HackTheBox Oddly Even Writeup

Explore the basics of cybersecurity in the Oddly Even Challenge on Hack The Box. This very-easy-level Challenge introduces encryption reversal and file handling concepts in a clear and accessible way, perfect for beginners.

https://app.hackthebox.com/challenges/812

Description

The ghostly clock ticks strangely. Determine whether its chimes are even or odd to calm the restless spirits.

Exploitation

Task

Oddly Even

Take in a number, print “odd” if odd and “even” if even.

Example

Input

3

Output

odd

Exploitation

number = int(input())
if number % 2 == 0:
    print("even")
else:
    print("odd")

Summary

The Oddly Even Challenge on Hack The Box is a very-easy-level programming task that introduces beginners to basic conditional statements and number handling in Python. Participants are presented with the simple challenge of determining the parity of a number. By taking an input number, they use a straightforward conditional check in Python to print “odd” if the number is odd and “even” if it is even. This challenge not only teaches basic programming concepts but also provides an accessible entry point for understanding logical operations in cybersecurity, enhancing skills that are fundamental in more complex security-related programming tasks.