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# Protocol Seven
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| Field | Value |
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| Category | OT |
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| Difficulty | Hard |
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| Points | 600 |
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| Author | Eun0us |
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| CTF | Espilon 2026 |
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---
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## Description
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Eiri Masami split Protocol Seven across three industrial control systems before his death.
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The encryption key hides in BACnet harmonics. The encrypted payload lives on OPC-UA.
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The initialization vector is stored in an EtherNet/IP controller.
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No single system reveals the truth. Cross-reference all three protocols. Reconstruct Protocol Seven.
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Become one with the Wired.
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**Ports:**
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- 47809/udp: BACnet/IP
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- 4841/tcp: OPC-UA Binary
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- 44819/tcp: EtherNet/IP
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Format: **ESPILON{flag}**
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---
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## TL;DR
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Read 8 BACnet AnalogValue harmonics (integer parts spell `Eiri_Key`). Read OPC-UA for the
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32-byte encrypted payload and hints pointing to BACnet and EtherNet/IP. Read EtherNet/IP
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for the rotation nonce (3). XOR the payload with the 8-byte repeating key, then rotate right
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by the nonce to recover the flag.
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---
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## Tools
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| Tool | Purpose |
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| Python 3 + `BAC0` | BACnet/IP read |
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| Python 3 + `asyncua` | OPC-UA anonymous read |
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| Python 3 + `cpppo` | EtherNet/IP tag read |
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---
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## Solution
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### Step 1 — Port discovery
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```bash
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nmap -sU -p 47809 <HOST> # BACnet
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nmap -p 4841,44819 <HOST> # OPC-UA, EtherNet/IP
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```
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All three ports are open.
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### Layer 1 — BACnet key extraction
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```python
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import BAC0
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bacnet = BAC0.lite(ip="<YOUR_IP>/24")
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bacnet.whois("*:47809")
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# → Device:7777 "Protocol-Seven-Key"
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```
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Device description: *"Key Harmonic Array — integer components matter"*
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Read all 8 harmonics:
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```python
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harmonics = []
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for i in range(8):
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val = bacnet.read(f"7777 analogValue {i} presentValue")
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harmonics.append(int(val)) # truncate float to integer
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```
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| Object | presentValue | int | Char |
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|--------|-------------|-----|------|
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| AnalogValue:0 | 69.14 | 69 | E |
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| AnalogValue:1 | 105.92 | 105 | i |
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| AnalogValue:2 | 114.37 | 114 | r |
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| AnalogValue:3 | 105.68 | 105 | i |
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| AnalogValue:4 | 95.44 | 95 | _ |
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| AnalogValue:5 | 75.81 | 75 | K |
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| AnalogValue:6 | 101.22 | 101 | e |
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| AnalogValue:7 | 121.55 | 121 | y |
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**XOR key = `Eiri_Key`**
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### Layer 2 — OPC-UA payload extraction
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```python
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import asyncio
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from asyncua import Client
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async def get_payload():
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async with Client("opc.tcp://<HOST>:4841/protocol7/") as c:
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ns_array = await c.get_namespace_array()
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# Find urn:protocol-seven:payload
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ns = ns_array.index("urn:protocol-seven:payload")
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vault = await c.nodes.root.get_child(
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[f"0:Objects", f"{ns}:Protocol7_Vault"])
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payload = await vault.get_child(f"{ns}:Payload_Encrypted")
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iv_hint = await vault.get_child(f"{ns}:IV_Hint")
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return (await payload.get_value()), (await iv_hint.get_value())
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payload_bytes, iv_hint = asyncio.run(get_payload())
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# iv_hint: "Rotation offset from CIP controller — read NONCE tag"
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```
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### Layer 3 — EtherNet/IP nonce extraction
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```python
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from cpppo.server.enip.get_attribute import proxy_simple as device
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with device(host="<HOST>", port=44819) as via:
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nonce = via.read("NONCE") # = 3
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check = [via.read(f"Assembly_Check[{i}]") for i in range(3)]
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# check = [47809, 4841, 44819] confirms all three ports
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```
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**Rotation nonce = 3**
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### Decryption
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```python
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key = b"Eiri_Key"
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nonce = 3
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# Step 1: XOR with repeating 8-byte key
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xored = bytes(payload_bytes[i] ^ key[i % 8] for i in range(32))
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# Step 2: rotate right by nonce (undo left rotation used during encryption)
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flag_bytes = xored[-nonce:] + xored[:-nonce]
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flag = flag_bytes.rstrip(b'\x00').decode()
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print(flag)
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```
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---
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## Key insights
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- Device description *"integer components matter"* directs you to truncate float to int
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- OPC-UA hints explicitly name BACnet and EtherNet/IP as sources for key and nonce
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- `Assembly_Check = [47809, 4841, 44819]` confirms the three-protocol architecture
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- `Eiri_Key` (8 chars = 64-bit) as the XOR key is a lore-consistent choice
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---
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## Flag
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`ESPILON{pr0t0c0l_7_m3rg3_c0mpl3t3}`
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