Sikorsky CTF 2023 Rules

Welcome to the Sikorsky CTF, a thrilling 2-day online Jeopardy Style Capture-the-Flag (CTF) competition designed to test and enhance the cybersecurity skills of Ukrainian high school and university students. To ensure fair play and an enjoyable experience for all participants, we have established a set of comprehensive rules that must be followed throughout the event.

• Format: The competition will follow the online jeopardy format with a dynamic scoring system. The number of points awarded per task will depend on the number of solutions submitted by the participants.
• Categories: The competition is divided into two categories, University and Junior. The University category is open to students currently enrolled in Ukrainian universities, while the Junior category is for students in grades 9-11 of general secondary education institutions, students of vocational and out-of-school education institutions, and applicants of the class of 2023. During registration, you can choose the Other category if you do not belong to either of the two categories above, University or Junior (see 1.4 below for more information about the Other category).
• Winners: The three best teams in the University and Junior categories will be awarded with valuable gifts for young cyber specialists.
• Team competitions: Team must consist of 2-5 people. Details on how to create a team are described in the Registration Steps below.
• Confirmation of participants: Winners in the University and Junior categories must confirm their status as a student/pupil by sending copies of each team member’s documents. In the event that at least one member of a team cannot confirm their status in the appropriate category, the team will automatically be included in the Other category.
• Team disqualification: Teams found in violation of competition rules and/or that use prohibited tools will be immediately disqualified.
  Prohibited tools and actions:
  • It is strictly forbidden to use automatic vulnerability detection tools such as Acunetix, Nessus, Nexpose, etc. In addition, DoS/DDoS attacks against the CTF infrastructure are prohibited.
  • Sharing of flags, hints, and solutions between teams is strictly prohibited.

• Questions and requests: If you have any questions or problems, please contact the competition chat on Signal (will be available from when registration opens) or write to the organizers at the email address on the competition website.

  The competition rules may be changed by the organizers. Please check the website for updates.

Registration Steps:

1. Complete the registration form on the competition platform
   1.1. The registration form will open on June 1 at 00:00 and will be available via the link published in this website’s News section. The registration form will close on June 29 at 23:59.
   1.2. The competition registration category is essential for a team. All team members must be in the same category (either University or Junior).
   1.3. Teams comprised of students at a Ukrainian university register in the University category. Teams comprised of student in grades 9-11 at general secondary education institutions, students of vocational and out-of-school education institutions, or an applicant to the class of 2023 register in the Junior category.
   1.4. If you do not belong to the categories above but you want to practice your skills, you can register in the Other category. Teams from the Other category are not eligible for special prizes.
   1.5. If you chose a category by mistake and have already confirmed your registration, please write to Mykola Illin at [email protected] with a request to change categories, indicating the correct category (include your platform login name so you can be identified).
   1.6. Each team must consist of two to five (2-5) people.
   1.7. Each participant is registered individually. Each registered participant receives an account on the platform for the competition.

2. Registration confirmation
   2.1. After registering on the competition platform, you must confirm your registration using the link sent to the email address with which you registered.
   2.2. Your account password will not be sent to your email in a separate email, so it is important to remember the password you entered in your registration form.
   2.3. You can change the account password on the competition platform. If you forgot your password, you can reset it on the login page of your personal account (click “Forgot your password?” And follow the instructions).

3. Creating a team for the competition

   For team captains
   3.1. After confirming your registration, log in to your account on the platform. Each team can have only one captain.
   3.2. To create a team, select the “Create team” option. Choose a team name and password for the team. Team creation is available until June 29, 23:59.
   3.3. You can invite members of your team (friends or acquaintances with whom you agreed to participate in the competition) to your team in two ways:
   - After confirming the team’s creation, you will receive a link to add other participants (members) to your team through a button (Invite users). Send the link to join your team in any way (email, text, etc.). Your team members must follow the link and register on the platform to join your team (if not already registered).
   - Give the members your team name and team password. Your team members can join the platform by entering this data using the Join Team button after individually registering.
   3.4. The team captain can change the team password and appoint another captain in their place.

   For participants (team members)
   3.5. Register on the competition platform using the general registration form.
   3.6. If you received an invitation to join an existing team, follow the link and you will automatically be added to the team you were invited to.
   3.7. If you are a competition participant who was sent a team name and password, click the Join Team button after entering the platform and enter the team name and password given to you by the team captain. You will be automatically added to this team.
   3.8. When the competition starts, you will see the tasks on the platform that your team needs to solve. Send the solutions to the organizers.