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

https://app.hackthebox.com/challenges/87

Description#

A Junior Developer just switched to a new source control platform. Can you find the secret token?

Exploitation#

cd Illumination.JS
gitleaks detect -v
echo 'SFRCe3YzcnNpMG5fYzBudHIwbF9hbV9JX3JpZ2h0P30=' | base64 -d

Summary#

The Illumination Challenge on Hack The Box is an easy-level challenge that involves detecting leaks of API keys and other secrets, followed by decoding a base64-encoded string to reveal a hidden message.