Description

data.txt contains base64-encoded data. Decoding it reveals the password.

Overview

• Base64 encodes binary data using 64 printable ASCII characters.
• base64 -d (or base64 --decode) reverses the encoding.

Solution

base64 -d data.txt

• The output is The password is <password>.

Password

6zPeziLdR2RKNdNYFNb6nVCKzphlXHBM