	Challenges in Informatics: Patching, Hacking and Exploiting - Cipher6

CaptureTheFlag FAQ Gameserver HowToPlay Player'sClosedArea ReleaseNotes Cipher1 Cipher2 Cipher3 Cipher4 Cipher5 Cipher6 Contact Email Index More on the organizor	Last updated on 17.05.10 15:35 CIPHER 6 Co-Hosted by Lexi Pimenidis and GI SIG SIDAR, co-executed with DIMVA 2010 Cipher6 is postponed for an unknown amount of time CIPHER is a Capture The Flag-style exercise in IT security for teams of students from universities. The task is to maintain a server running multiple services, while simultaneously trying to get unauthorized access to the other team's servers. Each successful penetration gains points, as well as keeping the own services up and functional during the course of the game. The event is co-hosted by Lexi Pimenidis and the Special Interest Group SIDAR (Security - Intrusion Detection and Response) of the German Informatics Society (GI). Cipher 6 co-executes with the international Conference on Detection of Intrusions and Malware & Vulnerability Assessment DIMVA 2010 (July 8th -- 9th). Hardware, bandwidth and personal ressources have been gratiously donated by the University of Bonn. On-site participation of conference attendees is possible. Description The exercise consists of multiple teams, each hosting a server that has multiple services running, e.g., a webserver, a mail server, or customized services. The services contain typical security vulnerabilities that allow to compromise the server. The goal is to maintain the services up, functional and uncompromised for the duration of the game. Additional scores can be gained by patching the vulnerabilities of the services and exploiting the knowledge of the found weaknesses at the other team's servers.

Challenges in Informatics: Patching, Hacking and Exploiting - Cipher6

Last updated on 17.05.10 15:35

CIPHER 6

Co-Hosted by Lexi Pimenidis and GI SIG SIDAR, co-executed with DIMVA 2010

Cipher6 is postponed for an unknown amount of time

CIPHER is a Capture The Flag-style exercise in IT security for teams of students from universities. The task is to maintain a server running multiple services, while simultaneously trying to get unauthorized access to the other team's servers. Each successful penetration gains points, as well as keeping the own services up and functional during the course of the game.

The event is co-hosted by Lexi Pimenidis and the Special Interest Group SIDAR (Security - Intrusion Detection and Response) of the German Informatics Society (GI). Cipher 6 co-executes with the international Conference on Detection of Intrusions and Malware & Vulnerability Assessment DIMVA 2010 (July 8th -- 9th). Hardware, bandwidth and personal ressources have been gratiously donated by the University of Bonn. On-site participation of conference attendees is possible.

Description

The exercise consists of multiple teams, each hosting a server that has multiple services running, e.g., a webserver, a mail server, or customized services. The services contain typical security vulnerabilities that allow to compromise the server.

The goal is to maintain the services up, functional and uncompromised for the duration of the game. Additional scores can be gained by patching the vulnerabilities of the services and exploiting the knowledge of the found weaknesses at the other team's servers.