HXN Speedrun challenge 2024

Open to everyone | Individual competition | On-site

Compete against the best security experts in a series of time-constrained challenges, requiring diverse skills such as reverse-engineering, web, pwning and cryptography.

Qualifiers will happen through the first day of conference.

Finals will be live commented during Hexacon social event! (Friday @ 9 pm)

Rules & information

Solving challenges is good, but doing it FAST is better

Qualifiers

  • A medium-level qualification challenge will be available the first day of conference, until 8 pm. Try it whenever you want!
  • Solve this challenge among the 8 fastest to qualify for the finals, winners will be contacted on X/Discord/Whatever.
  • You are limited to a single try.

Finals

  • Entry-level CTF challenges, aimed to be solved in approximately 5 minutes.
  • Categories: Pwn, Web, Cryptography, Reverse-engineering, Misc.
  • Format: 1vs1 Best-Of 3, bracket with direct elimination.
  • Games will be commented and broadcasted on TV screens!

When? Where?

  • Qualifiers will take place during the first day of conference, at the Synacktiv sponsor booth.
  • Finals will happen during the social event (Friday 4th @ 9 pm), in a dedicated area at the end of the main hall.

What should you bring?

  • Only your brain and hands!
  • All challenges (quals & finals) will be played on our dedicated Linux laptops.
  • Common and necessary tools will be pre-installed.
  • Python solving templates will be provided in order to save some time.
  • We will provide QWERTY/AZERTY keyboards, feel free to bring your own if different.

Load

Synacktiv
@loadlow

Guillaume
ANDRÉ

Synacktiv
@yaumn_

0xMitsurugi

Synacktiv
@0xmitsurugi

Thomas
IMBERT

Synacktiv
@masthoon

Jérôme
M.

Synacktiv
Walleza

Aymeric
PALHIÈRE

Synacktiv
@bak_sec