Security Architect Technical Handshake

Can you solve the challenge?

You may use a browser, terminal and standard command-line tools.

The challenge tests encoding fundamentals, HTTP, DNS, AWS and basic cyber security knowledge.

It should take no longer than ten minutes.

When complete, submit:

• your final challenge token;
• the security weakness you identified;
• your recommended remediation in no more than 400 characters.

The environment is entirely simulated.

No real AWS credentials are exposed, and no destructive or intrusive testing is required.

Thank you for your time. I hope you enjoy the challenge.

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Challenge 1

Decode the following value to discover the next stage:

NmI2MzZmNmM2ZTc1MmY3NDYzNjU3NDY5Njg2MzcyNjEyZDc5NzQ2OTcyNzU2MzY1NzMyZjc0NjU2ZTJlNjI3NTZjNjM3MjY1NmI2MzYxNjgyZTY1NzQ2MTY0Njk2NDZlNjE2MzJmMmYzYTczNzA3NDc0Njg=