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What to bring?

To make your CTF experience as enjoyable as possible, here is a list of things to bring:

• Your HF ticket (printed or PDF) with the EventBrite ID clearly visible
• Your CTF ticket (printed or PDF) with the EventBrite ID clearly visible
• A minimum 15 feet (5 meters) grounded extension cord
• A powerbar to plug in all your devices
• A switch with at least 5 ports (1 uplink + 4 participants)
• A 25 feet long Ethernet cable for the uplink of your switch
• Sufficient Ethernet cables to connect your devices to your switch

Extra:

• Any additional equipment if desired (keyboard, extra monitor, etc)

What is provided:

• 1 electrical outlet per table
• 1 network connection nearby
• 4 chairs
• 1 table
• Challenges to keep you busy for the night
• Electrifying atmosphere

The rest is up to you

Prizes

• 4000$ shared for the CTF Pro
• 2000$ shared for the CTF Classic
• Led Strips
• Netgate routers
• No Starch Press books
• Coins… Black and gold!

Registration

• Competitive CTF
• Casual CTF
• Beginner CTF - Included with Hackfest Registration (available for 7 days)

Registration for Talks/Villages/Workshops

• Details here

What is the CTF Hackfest this year?

We listened to you, only 1 CTF Hackfest, but with 2 scoreboards! One for the Pro (competitive) and one for the Classic (Casual) and both with the same tracks / challenges!

• 200+ players
• Enough flags to keep you busy all night
• A team of challenge designers ready to help you in difficult times

As well as a Beginners CTF (or to warm up)

Types of CTFs

• Competitive: Same challenges as the CTF Casual, different scoreboard. Face the competition to prove that you deserve your place in the Competitve CTF! A cash prize is also on the line, in addition to the famous Hackfest black coins and gold coins!
• Casual: The CTF in its original format! Get ready to beat your head on mixed difficulty challenges. Whether standalone challenges or real Goliaths, there will be something for everyone! Goodies prices are on the line, in addition to the famous Hackfest gold and copper coins!
• Beginner: A good place to start! Take on dozens of challenges created specifically for learning. Are you stuck on a challenge? Contact the creator of the challenge for an explanation and he will be happy to guide you!

When

• CTF Classic and Competitive (Pro)
  • 12 hours
  • On October 29th 2022 from ~3pm to ~3am (EST Time)
  • Registration starts at 1pm
• CTF Beginner
  • 5 days
  • From October 29th 2022 ~9am to November 2nd 2022 ~6pm (EST Time)

More details

Visit HF CTF website at https://hfctf.ca