// CAPTURE THE FLAG COMPETITION //

RESIDENCELIFE CTF

Break ciphers. Exploit systems. Capture flags.

EVENT BEGINS IN
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60Challenges
6Categories
2Max Team Size
72hDuration
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WHAT IS THIS?

The Indiana Tech Residence Life CTF is a 72-hour Capture The Flag competition open to all Indiana Tech residents. Break ciphers, exploit web applications, analyze forensic artifacts, reverse engineer binaries, and gather open-source intelligence. Every competitor is on their own — solo only. Register, hack, and claim the top spot.

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STARTFriday, Apr 24, 2026
9:00 AM EDT
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ENDMonday, Apr 27, 2026
9:00 AM EDT
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FORMATSolo — every player competes individually
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PRIZESTop 3 players win awards
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CATEGORIES

OSINT🔍

Open Source Intel

Hunt targets using public data, social profiles, DNS records, and recon tools.

FOR🔬

Forensics

Analyze disk images, memory dumps, network captures, and steganographic files.

WEB🌐

Web

SQL injection, XSS, JWT forgery, SSRF, IDOR — exploit live vulnerable apps.

CRY🔐

Cryptography

Break ciphers, crack hashes, attack weak RSA and elliptic curve implementations.

PWN💥

Pwn / Rev

Buffer overflows, ROP chains, format strings, and binary reverse engineering.

MSC🎲

Misc

QR codes, steganography, encoding chains, Python jails, and creative puzzles.

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PRIZES

2ND PLACE
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Runner-Up
Silver glory
1ST PLACE
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Champion
Hall of fame
3RD PLACE
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Third Place
Bronze grind

// Winners announced Monday, April 27 - 9:00 AM EDT

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SCHEDULE

FRI APR 24 - 09:00 EDT
🟢 COMPETITION STARTS
All 60 challenges go live. Scoreboard opens. May the best hacker win.
SAT APR 25 & SUN APR 26 - ALL DAY
⚡ LIVE - HACK AROUND THE CLOCK
72 hours of continuous competition. Solve at your own pace, any time of day or night.
MON APR 27 - 09:00 EDT
🔴 COMPETITION ENDS + WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Scoreboard locks. Top 3 players take the podium and claim their prizes.