CTF Instructions

You do not need a login or password to get started. An explanation of each section is below

Student Resources- The use of an Internet search engine is discouraged for elementary and middle divisions. This section contains resources to help you solve challenges.
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Sponsor Resources- Information for coaches
Challenges- Click here to go immediately to the challenge page.

Your coach can give you a copy of the scoring sheet to help you keep track of the challenges you answered correctly.

The flag should be submitted as: cyber{____} What are curly brackets?

You can find the curly bracket keys on your keyboard by pressing one of the keys circled below while pressing the shift key.

Type the answer you believe to be correct, and press submit.

One of the following images will appear at the bottom of the popup window to show if the answer was correct or incorrect.

Read the questions thoroughly and review your answer before attempting to solve a challenge.
If a challenge requires hints, they will be provided underneath the challenge itself. Some hints can be purchased.
Some challenges will require extra information to solve. The use of an Internet search engine is discouraged for elementary and middle divisions. The required information will often be linked to the challenge itself, but sometimes you will be required to think outside of the box.
Check the resources page often. The possibility always exists that more resources will be added as the competition progresses.
For encryption challenges, deciphering the message isn’t always the last part of the challenge.