Reverse Engineer a Password-Checking Binary

Write a C program that checks a hardcoded password and documents how a reverse engineer would find it.

Requirements:

• Implement a password check that compares input against a hardcoded string character by character
• Document the strings analysis approach (running strings on the binary)
• Document the comparison tracing approach (finding strcmp or byte loops)
• Document how to locate the success path in assembly
• Explain why client-side password checks are fundamentally reversible
• Output must contain the keywords the test cases expect

Success Criteria:

• Code compiles with gcc -Wall -Wextra
• Output contains the expected substrings for each test case