CTF
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CTF stands for capture the flag, a competition format originating in outdoor games where teams try to seize the opposing team's flag from their territory.
In cybersecurity, CTF competitions challenge participants to exploit vulnerabilities, crack codes, or solve puzzles to find hidden "flags"—strings of text proving successful completion.
I spent the weekend doing a CTF challenge.
The format has also spread to video games, where teams compete to capture and hold objectives on a map.
Team infiltration contest
- hackingInfiltrating protected digital systems
- pwnDominate utterly, online
- exploitNotable act or abuse
- reverse engineeringAnalyzing something to understand construction
forensics · binary · vulnerability · write-up · challenge · flag · buffer overflow · cryptography
Team infiltration contest
- paintballMarker-based elimination sport
- airsoftRecreational combat with BBs
- tacticalStrategically planned
- red teamSimulated attackers testing defenses
blue team · base · territory · strategy · combat simulation · defense · offense · extraction
Team infiltration contest
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
- QuakeEarly 3D shooter franchise
- HaloRing of divine radiance
- Team FortressClass-based multiplayer shooter
respawn · flag carrier · base · score · deathmatch · arena · power-up · map
capture the flag
Team infiltration contest
reverse engineering · forensics · binary · vulnerability · write-up · challenge · flag · buffer overflow · cryptography · steganography
capture the flag
Team infiltration contest
- paintballMarker-based elimination sport
- airsoftRecreational combat with BBs
- tacticalStrategically planned
red team · blue team · base · territory · strategy · combat simulation · defense · offense · extraction · reconnaissance
capture the flag
Team infiltration contest
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
- QuakeEarly 3D shooter franchise
- HaloRing of divine radiance
Team Fortress · respawn · flag carrier · base · score · deathmatch · arena · power-up · map · loadout
CTFdeathmatch
Combat until elimination
team deathmatch · free-for-all · battle royale · elimination · king of the hill
CTFdegree
Unit of measurement
certification · formal education · lecture · classroom instruction