the challenge consisted of a binary (re-100.exe) which was "password protected". If the correct password was entered, a code would be returned that you could use to claim your points on the THF scoreboard.
There were multiple ways to find out what the password was, including the well-known rubber hose technique, but the latter would've get you kicked out of the contest. By far the easiest one was running strings against the binary. The result would look a little something like this :
Aahh, the sweet sense of victory... Now get your behind out of that easy chair and come join us at BruCON (September, Brussels) or SANS London (December, London)
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