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8# egnellahC

The end is in sight. Ivan has left one more cryptic puzzle:

?I ma rebmun tahW .neve emoceb I dna rettel eno yawa ekaT .rebmun ddo na ma I

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SUMMARY

Great work! You have now completed all the authentication challenges. You've picked up along the way that these factors come together to form a recovery key. 

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Your final challenge is to solve the security key that will revert the system. Each challenge you solved contributes a clue to this code. Use the clues and answers from each challenge, which are listed below for your reference. Once you solve the key, follow the instructions in the confirmation message. If correct, the system will revert the deployment!


GOOD LUCK.

clue #1

What word did the letters in the red bubbles form?

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CLUE #3

What was the login password for IvanTheGreat?

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CLUE #5

clue #2

How many differences were there between the images?

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CLUE #4

What magic word was formed by the color hexes?

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CLUE #6

What did GoogleMaps reveal from tracing

Ivan's past addresses?

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Hint: Note that none of the blue numbers goes above 26. Focus on that.

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CLUE #7

What was the answer to the riddle?

?I ma rebmun tahW .neve emoceb I dna rettel eno yawa ekaT .rebmun ddo na ma I

FINAL STEP!

You’re almost there! To access the server you need to SSH to 134.209.112.209

The username is the concatenation of clues 1-7. The username is the password.

For example: ssh <user>@134.209.112.209

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YOU'RE ALMOST THERE! YOU GOT THIS!

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