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  'Capture The Flag' (CTF) competitions, in the cybersecurity sense, are not related to playing outdoor running or traditional computer games. Instead, they consist of a set of computer security puzzles, or challenges, involving reverse-engineering, memory corruption, cryptography, web technologies, and more. When players solve them they get a 'flag,' a secret string which can be exchanged for points. The more points a team earns, the higher up it moves in rank.

  In 2020, Google will run the competition in two stages: an online 48 hour long first-stage competition and an additional speed-running stage for the best 16 teams. The first stage competition has $31,337 USD in prizes. The best three teams of the first-stage will win $13,337 USD for the first place, $7,331 USD for the second place, and USD $3,133.7 USD for the third place. In addition to the grand prizes, some of the best and most creative write-ups that we receive during the qualifying round will be rewarded as well. The second stage consists of a series of problems that participants have to solve in a limited amount of time. The additional prizes for the top four teams of the speedrunning stage are 3,000, 2,000, 1,000, and 500 USD.

  At Google, we believe that CTFs are not just a good way for security pros to get better at what they do, but also a fun way to get into the cybersecurity field. That’s why along with the main Google CTF competition there will also be some beginner tasks for folks who want to get started. In addition, the speed-running competition will be recorded, narrated, and presented online.

• FAQ

  FAQ

  What is a CTF?'Capture The Flag' (CTF) competitions, in the cybersecurity sense, are not related to playing outdoor running or traditional computer games. Instead, they consist of a set of computer security puzzles, or challenges, involving reverse-engineering, memory corruption, cryptography, web technologies, and more. When players solve them they get a 'flag,' a secret string which can be exchanged for points. The more points a team earns, the higher up it moves in rank.

  Watch @LiveOverflow's video on the topic to learn more.

  Where do I register?Registrations aren't open yet. You'll be able to register a few days before the event starts. To be notified as soon as registration opens, please subscribe to our Google group.

  Can you show me an example challenge?Of course! There are countless write-ups on challenges on the CTF scene — for example, here are some from the Google CTF 2017 Qualification round created by the contestants:

  • Or, if you prefer a video: Web

  Can I play after the competition is over?Yes! The challenges will stay up after the competition is over.

  How does it work?

  1. Once the CTF has started, navigate to the scoreboard (the website will be communicated beforehand)
  2. Create a team
  3. Invite others to your team (if you like)
  4. Solve the challenges presented in the various categories (e.g. Pwnables, Web, Reversing, Cryptography, Hardware, Sandbox)
  5. At the end of each challenge there is a flag (text token) that usually looks like this — CTF{SomeTextHere} — enter it next to the challenge on the Google ctf website to score points!

  How can I get a team for the Google CTF?If you don't have a team, try to get a friend, classmate, or colleague to play and learn with you. We have listed some places where you can start learning below. You can also play alone or consider joining an existing CTF team. If you want to join an existing local CTF team, click here to see a list of the top CTF teams and their country of origin (if any).

  Note that not all teams are looking for new members. One of the CTF teams that is always looking for new members is the OpenToAll team.

  How can I prepare for this competition?In previous years we ran a 'Beginners Quest' that was meant as an introduction to CTFs. You can find them here:

  If you want even more, there is also a long list of sites that offer security-related wargames on WeChall. You can also find the write-ups of previous year's Google CTFs on CTFtime.org (e.g. 2019 quals).

  Why is Quebec excluded from the CTF?Local laws and regulations make it extremely challenging for us to run a competition open to residents of Quebec. We are truly sorry about this, and hope to change this in the future if possible.
  Do I have to be online the whole time?Nope. Don't forget to eat and sleep.

  What are the tax implications of the prizes?This is up to you to figure out according to your local laws.

  Where can I ask more questions?Email us at google-ctf@google.com.

• Rules

  Google Capture the Flag 2020 Official Rules

  NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. CONTEST IS OPEN TO RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND WORLDWIDE, EXCEPT FOR QUEBEC, CRIMEA, CUBA, IRAN, SYRIA, NORTH KOREA, and SUDAN.

  This Contest consists of two events: the first is a distributed, wide-area security exercise, whose goal is to test the security skills of the participants (the “qualification stage”). From this first exercise Google will select a number of finalists to compete in another distributed, wide-area security exercise (the “final stage”).

  The qualification stage will consist of a set of challenges for participants to solve. There are two ways for participants to achieve rewards based on solving these challenges: (1) by submitting written challenge solution descriptions (“write-ups”) rewards, where Google will give cash rewards to the best and more creative challenge solution descriptions that participants submit; and (2) by earning points for solving challenges within the Contest time period—as described further below, teams earning the most points will qualify to participate in a final stage contest where additional cash awards are possible.

  The final stage will consist of an online contest where selected teams will compete to solve another set of challenges in a fast-paced setting. The contest will be recorded and the recording will be published for educational purposes.

  Term of qualification round: The Contest begins at 00:00:01 A.M. UTC on August 22, 2020 and ends at 23:59:59 A.M. UTC on August 23, 2020** (“Contest Period”). ENTRANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE CORRESPONDING TIME ZONE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS.

  Sponsor: Google LLC located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 is the sponsor of this Contest ('Google').

  Eligibility: The Contest is open to individuals who are (1) over the age of eighteen (18) at the time of entry; (2) not a resident of Quebec, Cuba, Iran, Syria, North Korea, Sudan, or Crimea; (3) an individual who is not restricted by applicable export controls and sanctions programs; and (4) people who have registered at capturetheflag.withgoogle.com. Employees, officers, and directors of the member companies of Google Inc., their subsidiaries and affiliated companies and their immediate families and those living in their households, are not eligible to participate in the Contest. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Google reserves the right to verify eligibility and to adjudicate on any dispute at any time.

  How to Enter: Eligible participants may enter by registering at capturetheflag.withgoogle.com and completing the tasks as detailed on the site. Participants may enter only once. Participants may work in groups; however, the prize money will be awarded solely to the person whose email is listed on the team registration. It is the sole responsibility of the registrant to distribute any potential winnings. Google takes no liability for the distribution of payment to other group members.

  Any entries, points or flags are void if they are in whole or in part illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, altered, counterfeit, produced in error, forged or obtained through fraud or theft. By entering you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and that all decisions of Google are final. If you are entering on behalf of your employer, these rules are binding on you, individually, and your company, and your company has consented to your entry and potential receipt of the Prize.

  Qualification stage rewards:Write-up Rewards: There will be a write-up submission form on the website capturetheflag.withgoogle.com, where all participating teams will be allowed to voluntarily submit a summary on how they solved any challenge from the online qualification stage, and any code or tools used to solve those challenges. The write-up rewards do not award participants any points on the online qualification stage, nor in the final stage. Google will select 31 of the best submissions and give them a reward of 100 US dollars per write-up, as well as 9 of the most creative solutions and also give them a reward of 500 US dollars per write-up. The selection of the 40 winning submissions will be decided at Google's sole discretion.

  The list of write-up rewards recipients will be announced on or about October 1 2020, and they will be contacted and asked to claim the prize. If a potential reward recipient does not respond to the notification attempt within 3 days from the first notification attempt, then such potential reward recipient will be disqualified and an alternate potential reward recipient will be selected from among all eligible entries based on Google's sole discretion.

  Rewards for Points Accumulated: There will be a scoreboard where points will be assigned at the end of the competition based on the challenges that were completed. Each challenge will have an amount of points based on the number of teams that solved it. Winners will be selected based on the greatest number of points earned. In case of a tie, the team with the earlier submission of the last flag will be the winner. Note that write-up rewards do not give any points for the qualification stage.

  At the conclusion of the qualification stage, Google will select those teams that have earned the sixteen highest points scores. On or about September 1 2020 these potential finalist(s) will be selected and notified by email. If a potential finalist does not respond to the notification attempt within 3 days from the first notification attempt, then such potential finalist will be disqualified and an alternate potential finalist will be selected from among all eligible entries received based on the judging criteria described herein up until the 25th place team is reached

  If no entries are received, no prize will be awarded. Determinations of the judges are final and binding.

  Final round: Finalists chosen from the qualification stage will be invited to participate in the final event in October 2020, where they will have to solve more challenges. From this final stage, Google will select the 4 final winners.

  During the final stage, only a single computer ('Team's Computer') in the possession of the participating team will be allowed to access the competition infrastructure. The final stage will consist of 4 Qualification Rounds and 1 Final Round. The initial 16 teams will be assigned into 4 groups of up to 4 teams. Each group will participate in 1 Qualification Round. A single winning team of each Qualification Round will then participate in the Final Round. All round participants will be required to provide a live video stream from the Team's Computer’s desktop. During the rounds, points will be assigned based on challenges completed. The winner will be based on the highest points score achieved, and in case of a tie, the shortest time to reach those points will be the deciding factor. Each round will take up to 90 minutes. The 4 Qualification Rounds will take place on October 17 and 18 2020. The exact time will be communicated to participants after group assignment. The Final Round will take place on October 24 2020, with the exact time being communicated to participants of the Final Round.

  Privacy: Google will be collecting personal data about participants when they register and enter the Contest. Google will treat this data in accordance with its privacy policy, located at http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacypolicy.html.

  Qualification Stage Prize: First place winner will receive 13,337 US dollars. Second place winner will receive 7,331 US dollars, and third place winner will receive 3,133.7 US dollars. Prizes may be subject to terms, restrictions and conditions imposed by Google.

  Final Stage Prize: First place winner will receive 3,000 US dollars. Second place winner will receive 2,000 US dollars. Third place winner will receive 1,000 US dollars. Fourth place winner will receive 500 US dollars. Prizes may be subject to terms, restrictions and conditions imposed by Google. Further, all prize winners will need to provide all requested personal (and if applicable, company) information to prove residence eligibility and that they are not restricted by applicable export controls and sanctions programs.

  Google and its affiliates, subsidiaries and related companies, or their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents will not be liable for unsuccessful efforts to notify a winner. The prize will be delivered within 60 days after the conclusion of the contest. No prize transfer, assignment or substitution by winner permitted except at Sponsor’s sole discretion. If the prize becomes unavailable, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. All federal, state and local taxes, fees and surcharges on prizes are the sole responsibility of the winner. If a potential winner declines the prize, does not respond to the prize notification, fails to claim the prize, is unavailable for prize fulfillment, fails to abide by the Official Rules, or is ineligible, Google may select the next highest scoring team as the winner.

  Publicity: By entering, entrant agrees to permit Google and its agencies to use of his or her name and/or likeness, write-ups and code for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law.

  Intellectual Property Rights: By submitting a code in this Contest, the entrant warrants and represents that the code, including the programming and related material, is open source and is released subject to the Apache License 2.0 or any suitable BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) license and not subject to the proprietary rights of any person or entity.

  Warranty, Indemnity and Release: Entrants warrant that their codes are their own original work and, as such, they are the sole and exclusive owner and rights holder of the submitted code and that they have the right to submit the code in the Contest and grant all required licenses. Each entrant agrees not to submit any code that (1) infringes any third party proprietary rights, intellectual property rights, industrial property rights, personal or moral rights or any other rights, including without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, privacy, publicity or confidentiality obligations; or (2) otherwise violates the applicable state or federal law.

  To the maximum extent permitted by law, each entrant indemnifies and agrees to keep indemnified Google at all times from and against any liability, claims, demands, losses, damages, costs and expenses resulting from any act, default or omission of the entrant and/or a breach of any warranty set forth herein. To the maximum extent permitted by law, each entrant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Google from and against any and all claims, actions, suits or proceedings, as well as any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees) arising out of or accruing from (a) any code or other material uploaded or otherwise provided by the entrant that infringes any copyright, trademark, trade secret, trade dress, patent or other intellectual property right of any person or defames any person or violates their rights of publicity or privacy, (b) any misrepresentation made by the entrant in connection with the Contest; (c) any non-compliance by the entrant with these Rules; (d) claims brought by persons or entities other than the parties to these Rules arising from or related to the entrant’s involvement with the Contest; and (e) acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation in any Contest-related activity or participation in this Contest.

  Entrant releases Google from any liability associated with: (a) any malfunction or other problem with the Contest Site; (b) any error in the collection, processing, or retention of entry information; or (c) any typographical or other error in the printing, offering or announcement of any prize or winners.

  Right to Cancel: If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, printing errors, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest, Google reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. Google further reserves the right to disqualify any entrant who tampers with the submission process, cheats, deceives, abuses, annoys, or threatens any other entrants or Judges.

  Limitation of Liability & Disclaimer of Warranties: IN NO EVENT WILL GOOGLE OR ITS AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES AND RELATED COMPANIES, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS, BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST OR FOR ANY ACTION OR OMISSION MADE IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTEST. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING IN THESE RULES AND IN THIS CONTEST, INCLUDING THE PRIZES AWARDED, IS PROVIDED 'AS IS' WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.

  Governing Law. This Contest is governed by the laws of California without regard to the conflict of laws provision.

  Winners List. You may request a list of finalists after June 30 2019 and you may request the list of winners after October 30 2020 by writing to: google-ctf@google.com

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In computer security, Capture the Flag (CTF) is a computer securitycompetition. CTF contests are usually designed to serve as aneducational exercise to give participants experience in securing amachine, as well as conducting and reacting to the sort of attacksfound in the real world. Reverse-engineering, network sniffing,protocol analysis, system administration, programming, andcryptanalysis are all skills which have been required by prior CTFcontests at DEF CON. There are two main styles of capture the flagcompetitions: attack/defense and jeopardy.

In an attack/defense style competition, each team is given a machine(or a small network) to defend on an isolated network. Teams arescored on both their success in defending their assigned machine andon their success in attacking the other team's machines. Depending onthe nature of the particular CTF game, teams may either be attemptingto take an opponent's flag from their machine or teams may beattempting to plant their own flag on their opponent's machine. Two ofthe more prominent attack/defense CTF's are held every year at DEFCON, the largest hacker conference, and the NYU-CSAW (Cyber SecurityAwareness Week), the largest student cyber-security contest.

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Jeopardy-style competitions usually involve multiple categories ofproblems, each of which contains a variety of questions of differentpoint values and difficulties. Teams attempt to earn the most pointsin the competition's time frame (for example 24 hours), but do notdirectly attack each other. Rather than a race, this style of gameplay encourages taking time to approach challenges and prioritizesquantity of correct submissions over the timing.¹