CTF-Challenge-Authoring-Hub

This repository is dedicated to creating, sharing, and collaborating on high-quality Capture The Flag (CTF) challenges:

Very Easy Beginner-friendly challenges for newcomers.

Easy Slightly challenging but approachable for those with basic skills.

Medium For intermediate players ready to test their mettle.

Hard Advanced challenges that demand creativity and expertise.

Our goal is to foster creativity and originality in challenge design, ensuring that every challenge is a learning opportunity for the community.

Rules for Submitting Challenges

To maintain the quality and integrity of this repository, please adhere to the following strict rules:

1. Challenges Must Be Solvable

Each challenge must be thoroughly tested and verified to ensure it is solvable.

Include a clear and detailed write-up explaining the solution.

2. Difficulty Levels

Clearly specify the difficulty level (Very Easy, Easy, Medium, Hard) for each challenge.

Challenges should align with the skills typically expected at the specified difficulty level.

3. Originality and Creativity

Challenges must be original and not directly copied from existing CTFs or publicly available resources.

Drawing inspiration from other challenges is acceptable, but copy past is strictly prohibited.

Add your unique twist to make the challenge engaging and distinct.

4. Rabbit Holes

Very Easy & Easy Challenges: No rabbit holes allowed.

Players should be able to follow a logical path to the solution without unnecessary distractions.

Medium Challenges: No rabbit holes allowed.

The solution should remain clear and accessible without misleading steps.

Hard Challenges: Rabbit holes are permitted but should not dominate the challenge.

Rabbit holes must be implemented thoughtfully, ensuring they don’t render the challenge excessively.

4. Detailed Write-Up

Provide a comprehensive write-up for each challenge, including:

Problem Description: What the player needs to do.

Hints (if applicable): To guide players without revealing the solution.

Solution: A step-by-step explanation of how to solve the challenge.

The write-up should be clear, precise, and easy to understand.

5. Test Before Submission

Ensure the challenge works as intended on a clean testing environment.

Challenges that are broken or buggy will not be accepted.

7. Contribution Standards

Follow the repository’s contribution guidelines (pull request process, file structure).

Use meaningful names and organized folder structures for challenges.

8. Respect and Ethics

Challenges must not promote unethical or malicious behavior.

Avoid challenges that involve inappropriate or illegal content.