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Rules

  • Each team should include maximum of 4 team members (i.e. 1 – 4 members). All team members must fulfil the entry requirements stated in the Eligibility.

  • Representatives of the Contest Organising Committee, members of the project team and supplier(s) of the Contest are not eligible for joining the Contest.

  • The top 5 teams with the highest scores in each category of the qualifying round, after reviewed by the organiser ( including identity verification of the registered participants, submission of a proof of answer (write-up) for three of the solved challenges selected by the organisers and etc. ), will be automatically qualify for the finals. In case of a tie in score, the final placing will be decided by time.

  • If any issues occur during the Contest, participants shall report them to the Organisers immediately.

  • Don’t attack the CTF platform, such as:

    • Modify the scoreboard;

    • Generate excessive load;

    • Launch denial of service attack;

    • Don’t attack any machine or service other than the designated ones.

  • No social engineering attack.

  • Don’t cheat or interrupt the Contest, such as:

    • Share flags;

    • Ask for flags;

    • Delete flags;

    • Intentionally prevent other teams from submitting flags.

  • In the chat room:

    • Don’t send any message which contains violent, obscene or indecent content.

    • Don’t upload any file which infringes any copyrights and intellectual property rights.

  • Do not share any content or details of the CTF challenges with anyone before the end of the contest.

  • Any abuse or violation of the Rules will result in penalty as stated in the Terms and Conditions.

  • The rules, gameplay, terms and conditions for the finals will be separately notified to the advancing teams after the preliminary round.The top 5 teams with the highest scores in each category of the qualifying round, after reviewed by the organiser ( including identity verification of the registered participants, submission of a proof of answer (write-up) for three of the solved challenges selected by the organisers and etc. ), will be qualify for the finals. In case of a tie in score, the final placing will be decided by time.

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