CAPTURE THE FLAG (CTF)

Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions are timed events in which teams race to “hack” their way to various flags or targets. CTFs are held in either a Jeopardy format or a Red-Blue format. Jeopardy CTFs involve a number of distinct puzzles in which finding the flag from each challenge awards points. Typically, puzzles that are solved by fewer teams are worth more points. In Red-Blue CTFs, teams host servers and go head-to-head in an attempt to exploit weaknesses in the opposing server while securing their own.

So far, our team has primarily focused on the Jeopardy format, but may branch out to internal Red-Blue competitions in the future. The most common Jeopardy-style CTF categories are described below.

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