EMBEDDED SECURITY
CTF (Capture The Flag)

For Students, Researchers, Start-ups & Industry

30^thOct 2022
Qualifier Round
Virtual

26^th & 27^thNov 2022
Preliminary Round
Virtual

13^th & 14^th Dec 2022
Final Round @ IIT Madras campus

Results of the Grand Finale

About

National Centre of Excellence for Cyber Security Technology Development and Product Entrepreneurship, a joint initiative of the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), works as a multiplier for cyber security research, innovation, and product development. Through the CoE, the Government of India and DSCI envisage creating a conducive ecosystem, nurturing innovation, and encouraging security product entrepreneurship in the country.

National CoE & C-HERD (Centre for Hardware Security Entrepreneurship Research & Development) is organizing an Embedded Security CTF (Capture The Flag) in collaboration with IIT Madras, to provide a platform for Students, Start-ups, and corporate employees to showcase their skills in Hardware Security.

WIN ATTRACTIVE PRIZES!

₹ 2 Lakh

₹ 1 Lakh

₹ 75 Thousand

Ranked certificates will be given to all the teams, clearing preliminary rounds.

Who Should Participate?

Students

Start-ups

Corp. teams

A team may comprise of maximum 4 and a minimum of 2 members

ROUNDS OF Embedded Security CTF (Capture The Flag)

The Qualifier round will be a quiz hosted on the CTFd platform (Virtually).

The top 200 teams from the above-mentioned round will be considered in the preliminary round.
The round will consist of 20 questions.
These questions will be divided into multiple difficulty levels: medium to slightly difficult.
All questions will have a flavor of embedded systems. For example, crypto runs on an embedded platform.
The round may be hosted at AWS/ GCP (Virtually).
The participants of this round will get certificates.

The top 20 teams from the above-mentioned round, will qualify for the grand finale.
The problem statement for the grand finale will be based on ChipWhisperer Nano hardware.
The last round will have 5 questions, consisting of hardware-related topics.
The winners of this round will get prize money.