Opportunity brief
The Pirate's Flag is a four-hour Capture the Flag cybersecurity competition conducted as part of Zettaabyte 5.0. Participants will solve practical challenges, uncover hidden flags and earn points across multiple cybersecurity categories.
Resgister Here : https://www.devclubtrcac.in/zettaabyte/events/pirates-flag
Event Details:
- Date: 11 September 2026.
- Time: 10:00 AM.
- Venue: TRCAC, Dahisar East.
- Entry Fee: Free.
- Team Size: 1–2 members.
- Format: One-round, offline CTF.
- Platform: CTFd with a live leaderboard.
- Total Challenges: 20.
- Maximum Score: 1,000 points.
Challenge Categories:
- Web Application Security.
- Cryptography and Encoding.
- Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT).
- Digital Forensics.
- Network and Log Analysis.
- Reverse Engineering.
- General Cybersecurity.
Competition Format:
- All teams will begin simultaneously and receive access to the challenges when the competition starts. Each challenge will contain a hidden flag in the format specified by the organizers. Participants must discover and submit flags on the CTFd platform to earn points.
- Challenges will have different point values depending on their difficulty. Teams may attempt the challenges in any order during the four-hour competition.
Judging Criteria:
- Rankings will be based on the total points earned within four hours.
- The top three teams will secure first, second and third place.
- If two or more teams have equal points, the team that reached the final score first will receive the higher position.
- Only flags submitted before the competition closes will be considered.
Rules:
- Participants may compete individually or in teams of two.
- Each participant may register and participate only once.
- Team members cannot be changed after the competition begins.
- Flag sharing, collaboration between different teams and external assistance are prohibited.
- Generative AI tools are not permitted during the competition.
- Participants may attack only the systems and challenges specifically provided by the organizers.
- Attacking CTFd, organizers, other participants, college infrastructure or external websites is strictly prohibited.
- Denial-of-service attacks, destructive testing and unnecessary automated brute-force attacks are prohibited.
- Any violation of the rules may result in immediate disqualification.
- The organizers' decision will be final.
Eligibility and Requirements:
- The competition is open to college students interested in cybersecurity, ethical hacking and problem-solving. Beginners are welcome, and previous CTF experience is not mandatory.
- Participants must bring their own laptop and charger. They may use standard cybersecurity and analysis tools such as browser developer tools, Burp Suite, CyberChef, Wireshark, ExifTool and terminal utilities.
Rewards:
- First Place: Trophy and Certificate.
- Second Place: Trophy and Certificate.
- Third Place: Trophy and Certificate.
- Crack the codes, expose the vulnerabilities, capture the flags and claim the treasure!