SANS Holiday Hack Challenge 2023 - Luggage Lock
Description
Help Garland Candlesticks on the Island of Misfit Toys get back into his luggage by finding the correct position for all four dials
Garland Candlesticks (Squarewheel Yard): Hey there, I’m Garland Candlesticks! I could really use your help with something. You see, I have this important pamphlet in my luggage, but I just can’t remember the combination to open it! Chris Elgee gave a talk recently that might help me with this problem. Did you attend that? I seem to recall Chris mentioning a technique to figure out the combinations… I have faith in you! We’ll get that luggage open in no time. This pamphlet is crucial for me, so I can’t thank you enough for your assistance. Once we retrieve it, I promise to treat you to a frosty snack on me!
Hints
Lock Talk: Check out Chris Elgee’s talk regarding his and his wife’s luggage. Sounds weird but interesting!
Metadata
- Difficulty: 1/5
- Tags:
lock picking
Solution
Video
Write-up
If we watch the suggested video, we can get an idea on how to solve the challenge:
We can put a bit pressure on the opening button by pressing it a few times. Then if we turn the numbers from left to right there will be a Dial resistence... message on the top.
We should stop when a resistance is detected more frequently. This way we can open the lock, in my case the combination was 6782.
Garland Candlesticks (Squarewheel Yard): Wow, you did it! I knew you could crack the code. Thank you so much!