What
Fall CTF is a 6-hour hacking competition for UIUC students hosted by SIGPwny and WiCyS @ Illinois. UIUC students of all backgrounds are welcome, including beginners! There will be challenges related to web hacking, reverse engineering, binary exploitation, and more! Plus, free food, free swag, and companies! Come learn and have fun with us!
Register now to get a free shirt and free pizza at Fall CTF! The first 150 attendees to show up will also get a free electronic PCB badge!
When/Where
Sunday, September 22nd
12–6 PM
Campus Instructional Facility, rooms 3031/3039
Schedule
11:30 AM | - | Doors open |
11:45 AM | - | Opening Ceremony |
12:00 PM | - | CTF starts |
1:00 PM | - | Pizza time! 🍕 |
6:00 PM | - | CTF ends |
6:15 PM | - | Closing Ceremony |
Rules
- No sharing flags or solutions.
- No attacking infrastructure (brute force is not allowed).
- No sabotaging other teams.
- Teams are limited to two players each.
- Teams that meet the requirements for the Advanced division must play in the Advanced division.
- Unless specified otherwise, the flag format is
fallctf{*}
.
Divisions
The competition is divided into a Beginner and Advanced division to fairly distribute prizes. There are no differences in challenges or challenge difficulty between divisions—all challenges are designed to be approached by beginners.
Beginner Division
The beginner division is intended for underclassmen students who do not have much experience with CTFs, cybersecurity, or even computer science! We require teams with experience to compete in the Advanced division instead.
Advanced Division
If either you or your teammate:
- Has taken CS 341 (previously CS 241), ECE 391, or an equivalent systems programming course
- Is a graduate student
- Has played in three or more CTFs
... then your team should be registered in the Advanced division. If you have some experience and would like to compete in the Advanced division, you can also choose to opt-in!
Prizes
- 3x OMG Plug and programmer
- 2x Keychron KB
- 4x YubiKey 5c
- 2x NordVPN 1 Year (plus SIGPwny socks)
- 4x Sparrows Lockpicking set
- 1x Amazon $50 giftcard
Prize Distribution
The top 5 teams in each division are eligible for prizes. Each winning team may select two prize options with the following priority:
- 1st place Advanced Division
- 1st place Beginner Division
- 2nd place Advanced Division
- 2nd place Beginner Division
- 3rd place Advanced Division
- 3rd place Beginner Division
- 4th place Advanced Division
- 4th place Beginner Division
- 5th place Advanced Division
- 5th place Beginner Division
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I ask for help?
What is a "capture the flag" (CTF) competition?
What if I'm new to cybersecurity?
Are there any practice challenges? How can I prepare?
Can I work with others?
Help! How do I contact a staff member?
How do tiebreaks work?
I heard that companies will be attending. Do I need a resume?
I'm not from UIUC. Can I play Fall CTF?
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