A Wealth of Information Part 1

A Wealth of Information Part 1

Category: OSINT

69 points | 45 solves


Challenge Description

Found this picture from somewhere, and NOW it's YOUR TURN to find something out from it!

Tell me:

A. Name of the Camera Brand (in PascalCase)

B. The Aperture of the Camera (include "f/")

C. Focal length of the lens (include units without space)

D. Is the flash on or off (ON/OFF)

E. Date at which this picture was taken (DDMMYY)

F. Is the place above or below sea level (ABOVE/BELOW)

Submit the flag as follows:

IRS{A_B_C_D_E_F}

Attached files

  • trees.jpg

Solution

The information we seek can be found in the EXIF data of the provided image. To view it, we can use a photo viewing/editing program, or use a command line tool.

Using Preview.app, we can open the image and use Tools > Show Location Info to look at the information:

Screenshot of Preview.app window showing GPS info Screenshot of Preview.app window showing EXIF info

Alternatively, we can use the command line tool exiftool to view the EXIF information (only the relevant information has been pasted below):

$ exiftool trees.jpg
...
Make                            : Apple
Camera Model Name               : iPhone 13
...
Aperture Value                  : 1.6
...
Flash                           : Off, Did not fire
Focal Length                    : 5.1 mm
...
GPS Altitude Ref                : Above Sea Level
...
Create Date                     : 2021:10:16 14:04:20.578+08:00
Date/Time Original              : 2021:10:16 14:04:20.578+08:00
Modify Date                     : 2021:10:16 14:04:20+08:00
...

Flag

IRS{Apple_f/1.6_5.1mm_OFF_161021_ABOVE}

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