Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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hackarcana.com ← check out my courses and CTF challenges ​  
A case study of how to reverse engineer a simple binary protocol, and a showcase of what you can learn on my upcoming workshop 🛠️

🔍 Here’s what you’ll also learn from the video:
✅ What tools to use to reverse engineer an unknown protocol
✅ How to start and what to look at
✅ How to implement a simple client in Python
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--- Links:
hackarcana.com ← my courses, articles, and CTF challenges
discord.gg/hackarcana ← hackArcana discord
https://gynvael.coldwind.pl/discord ← my / Paged Out! discord
https://pagedout.institute/ ← my Paged Out! magazine
https://gynvael.coldwind.pl/ ← my blog
https://bsky.app/profile/gynvael.bsky.social ← my Bluesky

--- Music in intro/outro:
TheFatRat - Monody feat. Laura Brehm
Watch the official music video: tinyurl.com/monodytfr
Listen to "Monody": thefatrat.ffm.to/monody
Follow TheFatRat: https://ffm.bio/thefatrat

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Stellardrone - Between the Rings
stellardrone.bandcamp.com/album/between-the-rings
soundcloud.com/stellardrone/between-the-rings
youtube.com/@StellardroneMusic

--- Team:
Shoutout and big thanks to my team who have helped me with livestreams and IRC/Discord over the years!
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