Rules for the Competiton:

• This is an individual contest. No teams.
• You can use any tools you like, this is a knowledge challenge, not a tool challenge.
• Please download the images ahead of the CTF challenge. The questions will be provided when the scoring server goes live.
• Answer submissions must be entered before the end of the CTF Challenge, 2pm ET February 26, 2026.
• You must use the same email address on the CTF site as you used to register for the conference. Additional user accounts are prohibited, and any user found creating multiple accounts will be disqualified.
• Only winners’ names will be revealed.
• If you want to submit under a pseudonym, we still need your real name for prize awards.
• The scoreboard will freeze 15 minutes prior to closing. Shortly after the end of the CTF the scoreboard will reopen for the First to Finish prize. This should take less than 10 minutes. There will not be a notification.