Level 2 - Single Byte - Advanced (Puzzle 5)
Below is a puzzle involving 24 input buffers and their transformed outputs. Each buffer is exactly 64 bytes, shown in hex. Your task: Figure out the logic of the transformation used to go from the INPUT to the OUTPUT. Then, provide a Python function that, given any new 64-byte buffer, will produce the correct transformed output. Here are the 24 input (SRC) buffers in hex (one line per buffer): INPUT #01: 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 INPUT #02: ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff INPUT #03: 01000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 INPUT #04: 02000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 INPUT #05: 80000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 INPUT #06: aa000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 INPUT #07: 00ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff INPUT #08: f0ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff INPUT #09: 0fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff INPUT #10: 55ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff INPUT #11: 000102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f101112131415161718191a1b1c1d1e1f202122232425262728292a2b2c2d2e2f303132333435363738393a3b3c3d3e3f INPUT #12: fffefdfcfbfaf9f8f7f6f5f4f3f2f1f0efeeedecebeae9e8e7e6e5e4e3e2e1e0dfdedddcdbdad9d8d7d6d5d4d3d2d1d0cfcecdcccbcac9c8c7c6c5c4c3c2c1c0 INPUT #13: aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55 INPUT #14: 55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa55aa INPUT #15: f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0 INPUT #16: 0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0f INPUT #17: 01010101010101010202020202020202040404040404040408080808080808081010101010101010202020202020202040404040404040408080808080808080 INPUT #18: 01010101020202020202020203030303040404040505050508080808090909090101010102020202020202020303030304040404050505050808080809090909 INPUT #19: 0102040810204080010204081020408001020408102040800102040810204080fefdfbf7efdfbf7ffefdfbf7efdfbf7ffefdfbf7efdfbf7ffefdfbf7efdfbf7f INPUT #20: 48656c6c6f2c20576f726c64212048656c6c6f2c20576f726c64212048656c6c6f2c20576f726c64212048656c6c6f2c20576f726c64212048656c6c6f2c2057 INPUT #21: 4c6f72656d20697073756d20646f6c6f722073697420616d65742c20636f6e73656374657475722061646970697363696e6720656c69742c2073656420646f20 INPUT #22: 0101020305080d1522375990e97962db3d18556dc22ff12011314273b528dd05e2e7c9b07929a2cb6d38a5dd825fe140216182e36548adf5a29739d009d9e2bb INPUT #23: 789b34caf54f2e220acd941e71b88d5836866d0d858b63549e94be2cacc67f5b7ef28f2d9903959f63d3d893dce752779c84162917ec8ff1af4a6422d367e18d INPUT #24: c5d71484f8cf9bf4b76f47904730804b9e3225a9f133b5dea168f4e2851f072fcc00fcaa7ca62061717a48e52e29a3fa379a953faa6893e32ec5a27b945e605f And here are the corresponding transformed outputs (DST) in hex: OUTPUT #01: 35353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535 OUTPUT #02: d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3 OUTPUT #03: 36353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535 OUTPUT #04: 37353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535 OUTPUT #05: ea353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535 OUTPUT #06: 53353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535353535 OUTPUT #07: 35d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3 OUTPUT #08: b2d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3 OUTPUT #09: 47d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3 OUTPUT #10: 9fd3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3d3 OUTPUT #11: 35363738383b3a3d3f3c3d42424140474142434c4c4f4e494b484956565554535d5e5f50505352555754556a6a69686f696a6b64646766616360617e7e7d7c7b OUTPUT #12: d3d1cecccdcbc8c6bfbdbab8b9b7b4b2bbb9b6b4b5b3b0aea7a5a2a0a19f9c9a83817e7c7d7b78766f6d6a68696764626b6966646563605e57555250514f4c4a OUTPUT #13: 539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f OUTPUT #14: 9f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f539f53 OUTPUT #15: b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2b2 OUTPUT #16: 47474747474747474747474747474747474747474747474747474747474747474747474747474747474747474747474747474747474747474747474747474747 OUTPUT #17: 3636363636363636373737373737373738383838383838383f3f3f3f3f3f3f3f41414141414141415d5d5d5d5d5d5d5d6565656565656565eaeaeaeaeaeaeaea OUTPUT #18: 36363636373737373737373738383838383838383b3b3b3b3f3f3f3f3c3c3c3c36363636373737373737373738383838383838383b3b3b3b3f3f3f3f3c3c3c3c OUTPUT #19: 3637383f415d65ea3637383f415d65ea3637383f415d65ea3637383f415d65ead1cecdbfbb8373abd1cecdbfbb8373abd1cecdbfbb8373abd1cecdbfbb8373ab OUTPUT #20: 6f83bababf6a5d99bfbbba805e5d6f83bababf6a5d99bfbbba805e5d6f83bababf6a5d99bfbbba805e5d6f83bababf6a5d99bfbbba805e5d6f83bababf6a5d99 OUTPUT #21: 92bfbb83b95d84b9b4b7b95d80bfbabfbb5db484b45d8eb983b46a5d80bfb8b48380b483b4b7bb5d8e8084b984b48084b8855d83ba84b46a5db483805d80bf5d OUTPUT #22: 363637383b3f414f5f619802b0b08f7d7d4b9fb94f6fb45d426a67b45a577e3b9fa76052b0543f65b963427eef839c655e8eefa1836f56ba3f0f60623c789f6d OUTPUT #23: b31d6463ba97685f3d660854ba66069b66f5b941f205809c2108716a5455ab86acb70b6918380a23806976097ca793b11cf04e5449b40bb45b6d805f69859c06 OUTPUT #24: 526f4cf0c66b1db85fbf6d026d69ea92216b5350b4645a813c87b89ff2533d6f6435cc53ae455d8ebab16fa2685441cb611b0a7b538709a168523fae08848d83 Instructions: - Return just your best possible approximation as a small python function that takes a 64 byte array as input, and returns the 64 byte array as output. - Remember, the transformation is the same for all 24 buffers. - The function will be scored by the number of buffers that are correctly transformed (as shown in the 24 outputs). - And it also will be tested on another set of 24 hidden input buffers not shown in the prompt. - Do not include anything else in your response, no introduction text or explanations. Example Output: def transform(data: bytes) -> bytes: # Transform logic return bytes
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