General Rules:
The CTF competition will be conducted in Jeopardy format and Practical lab challenges.
Participants must register before the event start time.
The competition will run for a fixed duration (e.g., 3–5 hours).
Teams must bring their own laptop with necessary tools installed.
Internet access will be restricted. Only the local lab network and CTF platform will be accessible.
Any form of cheating, plagiarism, or flag sharing between teams will lead to disqualification.
The decision of the CTF organizers/judges will be final.
Jeopardy Round Rules:
The Jeopardy round will include categories such as:
Web Exploitation
Cryptography
Reverse Engineering
Forensics
OSINT
Miscellaneous
Each challenge will have a points value based on difficulty.
Teams must submit the correct flag format.
Multiple submissions are allowed, but brute force flag submission is not allowed.
Hints may be available with point penalties.
Practical Lab Round Rules:
This round will be conducted in the offline lab environment.
Participants will be given real-world scenario-based challenges such as:
Vulnerability exploitation
Network analysis
Password cracking
Digital forensics
Participants must not damage lab systems or change system configurations.
Use only the tools provided or pre-installed tools.
Connecting USB devices, mobile hotspot, or external network devices is strictly prohibited.
Scoring Rules:
Points will be awarded for each correct flag submission.
Practical challenges may carry higher points.
In case of a tie, the winner will be decided based on:
Earliest last flag submission time
Practical round score
Bonus challenge
Disqualification Rules:
Participants will be disqualified if they:
Attack the CTF platform infrastructure.
Perform DoS/DDoS attacks.
Modify other teams’ machines.
Share flags with other teams.
Use unauthorized internet access.
Use AI tools during the competition (if restricted by organizers).
What Participants Should Bring:
Laptop
Charger
Pre-installed tools (Kali Linux / Parrot OS / Any Pentesting Tools)
Notepad for notes
Organizer Rights:
Organizers can modify rules before the event.
Organizers can disqualify any team for misconduct.
Organizer decisions will be final and binding.
Recommended Tools
Wireshark
Burp Suite
Nmap
John the Ripper
Hashcat
Ghidra
Steghide
Binwalk
CyberChef
