# Defensive Security Tooling: CyberChef: The Basics (TryHackMe)

In this article, I will write a write-up for CyberChef: The Basics that covers Access to Tooling, Navigating the Interface, Before Anything Else, Practice Practice, Practice, and Your First Official Cook.

1. In which area can you find "From Base64"? `operations`
    
2. Which area is considered the heart of the tool? `Recipe`
    
3. At which step would you determine, "What do I want to accomplish? `1`
    
4. What is the hidden email address? [`hidden@hotmail.com`](mailto:hidden@hotmail.com)
    
    ![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1730665024319/644b286e-b17b-4516-977a-78538d04b705.png align="center")
    
5. What is the hidden IP address that ends in .232? `102.20.11.232`
    
    ![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1730665050416/5f1cc348-cd01-49ee-b229-b2df914fb482.png align="center")
    
6. Which domain address starts with the letter "T"? [`TryHackMe.com`](http://tryhackme.com/)
    
    ![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1730665144216/c0486f11-ece5-49f2-aaf1-9ead3e41271d.png align="center")
    
7. What is the binary value of the decimal number 78? `01001110`
    
8. What is the URL encoded value of `https://tryhackme.com/r/careers`? [`https://tryhackme.com/r/careers`](https://tryhackme.com/r/careers)
    
9. Using the file you downloaded in Task 5, which IP starts and ends with "10"? `10.10.2.101`
    
    ![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1730665097480/b1634f4c-74e6-4def-bf7d-737bc75ca840.png align="center")
    
10. What is the base64 encoded value of the string "**Nice Room!**"? `TmljZSBSb29tIQ==`
    
11. What is the URL decoded value for `https%3A%2F%2Ftryhackme%2Ecom%2Fr%2Froom%2Fcyberchefbasics`? [`https://tryhackme.com/r/room/cyberchefbasics`](https://tryhackme.com/r/room/cyberchefbasics)
    
12. What is the datetime string for the Unix timestamp `1725151258`? `Sun 1 September 2024 00:40:58 UTC`
    
13. What is the Base85 decoded string of the value `<+oue+DGm>Ap%u7`? `This is fun!`
    

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