Pentest Showdown

Important Registration Information The official event website will display all 21 events as individual event cards. Each event card will have a dedicated “Register” button. All registrations will be conducted exclusively through the website. Offline, on-spot, or third-party registrations will not be accepted. Participants must complete their registration by filling out the online registration form and completing the payment through the website. Registration Fees (Applicable to all events): GLA University students (Internal Participants): ₹50 per participant Participants from other institutions (External Participants): ₹100 per participant This registration process and fee structure is common and applicable to all 21 events. Pentest Showdown is a premier national-level Capture the Flag (CTF) competition designed to challenge and engage the brightest minds in cybersecurity. The event provides a platform for students\ across India to demonstrate their skills, compete in diverse cybersecurity categories, and gain hands-on experience with real-world penetration testing challenges. Guidelines: Solo Participation. Competition Categories: Web Exploitation: Explore vulnerabilities in web applications and understand how attackers exploit them. Cryptography: Analyze and break encryption algorithms touncover hidden secrets. Reverse Engineering: Deconstruct binaries to understand the inner mechanics of software. Digital Forensics: Tackle scenarios involving data recovery and evidence analysis. Network Security: Secure or breach networks in controlled environments to gain valuable insights. Skill Level: The challenges are designed for both beginners and experienced cybersecurity enthusiasts, ensuring a gradual learning curve for participants of all skill levels.