Running a dictionary attack using John the Ripper or Hashcat .

Often the password is the answer to a previous stage of the competition.

Likely Forensics or Misc (based on file reconstruction requirements) Initial Observation

If the archive is locked, standard CTF techniques include:

Once all parts are collected and the password (if any) is entered: Extract using: unrar x N3cR02023.part01.rar .

Attempting to extract Part 1 without other segments usually results in an error message indicating which part is missing. Tool: Use unrar l N3cR02023.part01.rar to list files.