Challenge Overview
Note :: This is a fun challenge. No prizes will be awarded for completing this challenge.
Welcome to TCO17 India Regionals Registration Challenge
TCO17 India Regionals is back again. Here is your chance to grab a Ticket.
All you have to do is, solve this simple challenge, you are on the way to the TCO17 India Regionals.
This is a simple challenge to be solved.
You have to proceed with following 5 steps and submit your output:
1) Note down your topcoder handle.
2) Append a random number to the handle.
3) Generate a SHA256 Hash Digest from the string generated.
4) Convert the generated Hash Digest into Hexadecimal (You may use: http://www.xorbin.com/tools/sha256-hash-calculator )
5) Check if the Hash Digest starts with a digit and not a alphabet. If the first character is not a digit then continue again from step 2, selecting another random number.
Example
Let’s say your handle is “TCOIndia”
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Append a random number 11738, the new string is “TCOIndia11738”
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SHA256 Digest Hexa Decimal is “14761bd9ab22d34deb4a3d070f5f17fa26e81b47b02a5b226b2fd440df51b655”
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Yes starts with a digit, save the random number
Final Submission Guidelines
Submit the following three things in a text file:-Your Topcoder Username
-Random Number Appended to Handle
-SHA256 Digest Hexa Decimal
For example:
TCOIndia
11738
14761bd9ab22d34deb4a3d070f5f17fa26e81b47b02a5b226b2fd440df51b655