Sikorsky CTF Rules
Welcome to Sikorsky CTF — an exciting 24-hour online Jeopardy-style Capture-the-Flag (CTF) competition created to test and improve the skills of students from higher education institutions and senior secondary school students in Ukraine in cybersecurity. To ensure fair play and a pleasant experience for all participants, we have established rules that must be followed throughout the competition.
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Format
The competition will follow the online jeopardy format with a dynamic scoring system. The number of points awarded per task will depend on the number of solutions submitted by the participants.
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Categories
The competition is divided into two main categories: University and Junior. The University category is open to students of Ukrainian universities, while the Junior category is for pupils in grades 9-11 of general secondary education institutions, students of vocational and out-of-school educational institutions, and school graduates of the class of 2026. During registration you can also choose the Other category if you do not belong to either of the two categories above.
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Winners
The three best teams in the University and Junior categories will be awarded with valuable gifts for young cyber specialists.
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Team competitions
Participants must form a team of 2-5 people. Details on team creation are described in the Registration Steps below these rules.
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Confirmation of participants
Winners in the University and Junior categories must confirm their status as a student/pupil by sending copies of documents for each team member. If at least one member of a team cannot confirm their status in the declared category, the team will automatically be moved to the Other category.
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Team disqualification
Teams found in violation of competition rules and/or that use prohibited tools will be immediately disqualified.
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Prohibited tools and actions
- It is strictly forbidden to use automatic vulnerability detection tools such as Acunetix, Nessus, Nexpose, etc. In addition, DoS/DDoS attacks against the CTF infrastructure are prohibited.
- Sharing of flags, hints, and solutions between teams is strictly prohibited.
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Questions and requests
If you have any questions or problems, please contact the competition chat on Discord (will be available from when registration opens) or write to the organizers at the email address on the competition website.
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Use of AI
If AI is used, all responsibility for the resulting actions lies with the player.
The competition rules may be changed by the organizers. Please follow the website for updates to stay informed.
Registration steps
1. Complete the registration form on the competition platform
1.1. The registration form will open on June 26 at 00:00 and will be available via the link published in this website’s News section. The registration form will close on July 10 at 23:59.
1.2. The competition registration category is important for team formation. Team members can all belong to the same category (either University or Junior), or the team can be mixed. In the case of a mixed team, the team will be assigned to the University category.
1.3. If you are a student at a Ukrainian university, register in the University category. If you are a pupil in grades 9-11 of a general secondary education institution, a student of a vocational or out-of-school educational institution, or a school graduate of 2026, register in the Junior category.
1.4. If you do not belong to the categories above but wish to test your skills, you may select the Other category during registration. Teams in the Other category are not eligible for special prizes.
1.5. If you selected a category by mistake and have already confirmed your registration, please contact the persons listed on the Contacts page of this site or the platform administrators in Discord asking to change the category, indicating the correct category and your platform login so you can be identified.
1.6. Each team may consist of 2 to 5 participants.
1.7. Each participant registers individually. Each registered participant receives an account on the competition platform.
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2. Registration confirmation
2.1. After registering on the competition platform, you must confirm your registration using the link sent to the email address with which you registered.
2.2. Your account password will not be sent to your email in a separate email, so it is important to remember the password you entered in your registration form.
2.3. You can change the account password on the competition platform. If you forgot your password, you can reset it on the login page of your personal account (click “Forgot your password?” And follow the instructions).
3. Creating a team for the competition
For team captains
3.1. After confirming your registration, log in to your account on the platform. Each team can have only one captain.
3.2. To create a team, select the “Create team” option. Choose a team name and password for the team. Team creation is available until July 10, 23:59.
3.3. You can invite members of your team (friends or acquaintances with whom you agreed to participate in the competition) to your team in two ways:
- After confirming the team’s creation, you will receive a link to add other participants (members) to your team through a button (Invite users). Send the link to join your team in any way (email, text, etc.). Your team members must follow the link and register on the platform to join your team (if not already registered).
- Give the members your team name and team password. Your team members can join the platform by entering this data using the Join Team button after individually registering.
3.4. The team captain can change the team password and appoint another captain in their place.
For participants (team members)
3.5. Register on the competition platform using the general registration form.
3.6. If you received an invitation to join an existing team, follow the link and you will automatically be added to the team you were invited to.
3.7. If you are a competition participant who was sent a team name and password, click the Join Team button after entering the platform and enter the team name and password given to you by the team captain. You will be automatically added to this team.
3.8. When the competition starts, you will see the tasks on the platform that your team needs to solve. Send the solutions to the organizers.