SURFcert hacking event Capture the Flag 2024
On Friday 13 December 2024, SURFcert will host a Jeopardy-style "Capture the Flag" contest, this time with the terrifying theme "Friday the 13th!" Get ready for dark puzzles, codes to be cracked, black cats and the threat of Jason at every corner. Do you dare to take on the challenge? Register quickly and prove that your team is the best!
- 13 Dec 2024
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Time8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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LocationSURF office, Utrecht
What is a Capture the Flag (CTF)?
A Capture the Flag is a contest where participants try to solve challenges individually or in teams. There are roughly 2 types of CTF matches: 'Jeopardy style' and 'Attack & Defense style'.
This event is a Jeopardy style CTF, where your team has to solve questions in different categories. Think categories like 'Web hacking', 'Forensic', 'Crypto', 'Decoding', 'Binary' and more. For each question, you have to find a flag, e.g. a small piece of text that is clearly recognisable as a flag. You must submit the found flag to the scoreboard. If the flag is correct, your team gets points for it. The number of points per flag depends on the difficulty of the question. The team with the most points at the end of game time wins!
Where, when, what time?
The event will take place on Friday 13 December 2024 at the SURF office in Utrecht. You are welcome from 08.30, when the walk-in with coffee and registration will start. After a short intro, the starting signal will be given punctually at 09:30, after which play will continue until exactly 15:30. This will be followed by the award ceremony, the Q&A and we will end the day with drinks.
Who is it for?
Capture the Flag is intended for both employees and students of SURF member institutions and fellow CERTs.
Registration for Capture the Flag 2024
Registration is possible until Monday 09 December 2024 08:00 AM. Do this as soon as possible, because there is a limit to the number of teams that can physically join SURF. Should you be unable to attend, please cancel your (team) registration as soon as possible. That way, teams on the reserve list can still participate.
Register as a team
- A team consists of a maximum of 4 participants, including the team captain. When registering, enter the team captain and your team name.
- All team members register individually and state the team name in the comments field. The team captain puts in addition that he or she is the team captain, for example: "Team: ByteFighters2024 (team captain)".
- The other members register with just "Team: ByteFighters2024" in the comments field. Please note that all team members also enter exactly the same team name.
Individual registration
Want to participate but don't have a team yet? Then register stating "Single Player" in the comments field. SURFcert will then classify you. Registration is possible until Monday, 09 December 2024 08:00 AM.