hints done

Author: avipars

flags.py

@@ -1,21 +1,65 @@
 stages = {  # Sample dictionary with flags and multiple hints
     1: {
-        "flag": "flag{stage1}",
+        "flag": "{bit.ly/5P3CTR6R4M}",
         "hints": [
-            "This is the least revealing hint for stage 1.",
-            "This is a more revealing hint for stage 1.",
-            "This is the most revealing hint for stage 1.",
+            "Blind in one eye, deaf in the other.",
+            "Zoom in, zoom out, and you'll find what you seek.",
+            "You have the audacity to ask for another hint, so soon?",
+            "Spectro",
+            "Linearity is a myth.",
         ],
-        "notes": "This is a note for stage 1",
+        "notes": "It doesn't get easier, you just get better.",
     },
     2: {
-        "flag": "flag{stage2}",
+        "flag": "{g00ddi66in65}",
         "hints": [
-            "This is the least revealing hint for stage 2.",
-            "This is a more revealing hint for stage 2.",
-            "This is the most revealing hint for stage 2.",
+            "Dig a little deeper.",
+            "Are you using Any of the right tools?",
+            "Try browsing a little more.",
+            "CAA",
         ],
-        "notes": "This is a note for stage 2",
+        "notes": "A bad workman always blames his tools.",
     },
-    3: {"flag": "flag{stage3}", "hints": ["Almost there"]},
+    3: {
+        "flag": "{Its4m34Br0w53r}",
+        "hints": [
+            "This might be a site for sore eyes.",
+            "If the past could be changed, it would not exist.",
+            "We go way back"
+            "Secrets often lie where robots tell you not to look.",
+            "Every locked door has a key. Every problem has a solution."
+        ],
+        "notes": "If the final site is not loading, refresh and wait... (or try to add alt. to the URL)",
+    },
+    4: {
+        "flag": "{FamousZebraFumbles75}",
+        "hints": [
+            "Disguise is always a self portrait.",
+            "You cannot reach the right destination by walking on the wrong path",
+            "A path is a prior interpretation of the best way to traverse a landscape.",
+            "One new notification",
+            "Check the trash.",
+        ],
+        "notes": "Some flags can unlock more than one door.",
+    },
+    5: {
+        "flag": "{R3v3r5ing_i5_fun}",
+        "hints": [
+            "Freedom lies in being bold.",
+            "Onions have layers. Ogres have layers... You get it?",
+            "Love without attachment is light.",
+            "Poetry is written with tears, fiction with blood, and history with invisible ink.",
+        ],
+        "notes": "Just a little more to go.",
+    },
+    6: {
+        "flag": "{s0ck3t5_4r3_4m4z1ng}",
+        "hints": [
+            "When one door closes, opportunity comes knocking on another",
+            "Are we speaking the same language?",
+            "What's in a name?",
+            "Check all the windows.",
+        ],
+        "notes": "Nearly there!",
+    }
 }

hints/routes.py

@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ def flags():
             if not submitted_flag.isascii():       # make sure its ascii only and not invalid
                 flash("Invalid flag. Please try again.", "danger")
                 return redirect(url_for("ctf.flags"))
-
+            # everything before the first { can be case insensitive
+            
+            
             if submitted_flag in submitted_flags:
                 flash("You already submitted this flag.", "info")
             elif submitted_flag == stages[current_stage]["flag"]:
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ def flags():
                 for stage, stage_data in stages.items():
                     if submitted_flag == stage_data["flag"]:
                         flash(
-                            f"That's the flag for stage {stage}, but in the wrong order", "info", )
+                            f"That's the flag for stage {stage}, but in the wrong order", "info")
                         current_stage = stage
                         hint_index = 0
                         found = True

hints/templates/flags.html

@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
         <h1 class="text-center">CTFlask</h1>
         <div class="mt-4">
             <h3>Stage {{ stage }}</h3>
-     
+            <p>Do not submit anything that comes before the first "{", ie if it is ColaCo{flag}, just submit {flag}</p>
             <form method="POST">
                 <div class="form-group">
                     <label for="flag">Enter Flag:</label>
-                    <input type="text" id="flag" name="flag" class="form-control" placeholder="flag{...}" required>
+                    <input type="text" id="flag" name="flag" class="form-control" placeholder="{...}" required>
                 </div>
                 <button type="submit" name="submit_flag" class="btn btn-primary">Submit Flag</button>
             </form>