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Hashing is used to verify if files are the same as other files. One major use of this is to verify if a file that has been downloaded from the internet had either been intentionally modified to include malicious content or to check if it was corrupted in transit. Your task is to verify which of the copies of Frankensteins are unaltered and which have been modified.
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Hints
- Frankenstein.txt is the orginal
- Their are several options of hashes you can use to check the files. Why might some be better than others?git
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Your challenge if you choice to accept it is to recover the file hidden in WhatAtMystery.
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Hints
- You might want to look at different base encoding schemes
- The command "file <filename>" is your best friend
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- Thomas atkins www.github.com/Nova38
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