Conference 2018

Contest

November 8th to 9th, 2018
Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains

Ethical hacking contest (CTF)

Showcase your skills. Compete. Win.

As in previous editions, #BlackAlps18 is organizing a Capture The Flag (CTF), a game-like competition that is open to all conference participants and other players for free. After two days of conferences, learning from and being inspired by outstanding speakers, our CTF is a great way to end the event with some fun and adrenaline.

Contest at a glance

The #BlackAlps25 CTF takes place at Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains , in the main conference room .


It is a Jepoardy-style CTF, which means that participants have to solve challenges in different categories (binary analysis, exploitation, forensics, web).


Challenges are divided into different categories (web exploitation, software exploitation, reverse engineering, cryptography, etc.) with different levels accessible to beginner, intermediate and advanced CTF players.

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Participation and
team composition

  • The participation to the Black Alps CTF is open to everyone, conference participants and externals alike.
  • The participation is free-of-charge, but registration is mandatory.
  • People are able to participate individually or by team. A team is limited to 8 participants. (Team registration will be done on site. We don't need the composition before.)
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Further details

Participation is only possible from our local network.

Standard CTF rules apply, details available during the contest.

Take your own materials (laptop, Ethernet cable, etc.).

Please respect the guidelines:

  • No network scan. Stick to challenge IPs
  • No attacks on other players
  • No voluntary Denial-Of-Service of CTF infrastructure
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Prizes

The top3 teams/players will be awarded cool prizes:

This year, we will also offer an academic ranking. The winners will be invited, free of charge, to attend the CTF and one day of the Insomni'hack conference in 2026.

CTF Prizes

Location and catering

Black Alps CTF will take place in the main conference room.


La Marive
Quai de Nogent 1
1400 Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland


Drinks and food will be available free-of-charge at the Black Dinner next door to CTF room (Swiss cheese raclette, soft drinks, beer).

More information about the location and how to get there on the page “Practical”.


Registration

Registration is mandatory. It is open until November 8th, 2018.

Each participant may register individually. Number of participants is limited.

The participation is free-of-charge.

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