🚫 Prohibited Actions

• Attacking the CTF infrastructure or platform.
• Denial of Service (DoS/DDoS) attacks.
• Brute-forcing flags, credentials, or endpoints.
• Sharing flags or solutions during the event.
• Exploiting vulnerabilities outside challenge scope.
• Automated scanning against non-challenge services.

✅ Allowed Actions

• Collaboration within your own team.
• Use of open-source tools and scripts.
• Reverse engineering, debugging, fuzzing.
• Internet research and documentation.
• Creative but non-destructive solutions.

🚩 Flag Format

Flags must be submitted exactly as shown.

• HCS{example_flag_here}
• flag{example_flag_here}

Flags are case-sensitive and must include the full prefix and braces.

👥 Teams & Accounts

• One account per participant.
• One team per participant.
• Account sharing is prohibited.
• Admins may disqualify abusive teams.

🏆 Scoring & Fair Play

• Points awarded per valid flag.
• Some challenges may be dynamic.
• Ties broken by submission time.
• Cheating results in disqualification.

⚠️ Disqualification

• Rule violations.
• Intentional disruption.
• Unfair advantage attempts.
• Ignoring admin instructions.

📢 Final Notes

Try harder, learn more, and respect other players. When in doubt — enumerate harder 😉