2025 CTF

Timetable

54 hours !

This year we have 7 types of challenges:

Remote challenges - a.k.a regular CTF (easy-hard), prize awarded.
Agent X Adventure - physical challenge on site (easy-medium), prize awarded.
Hunted House - physical challenge on site (easy-medium), no prizes, just for fun.
Hardware CTF - physical challenge on site for those who purchased badges only (easy-hard), prize awarded.
~~Hack The Cloud challenge~~ - Maybe next year…
“Zero Knowledge” \ “Treasure Hunt” challenges (on site) – juniors this is for you! - no prizes, just for fun.
A day in the life of an architect - Simulation local tabletop exercise
Lockpicking \ Brain Teasers - play with stuff

Remote CTF

Start: December 7th 2025, 18:00 (Israel Time)
End: December 9th 2025, 23:59 (Israel Time) *The Remote CTF time might change, check this page for updates or the CTF platform

On-site

Will take place on the 11th, from 09:00-16:00
The local CTF will be held at the upstairs gallery!

Winner announcement on December 11th, during our event

Registration

The Remote CTF is played on the CTFd platform, you will need to register yourself and join a team in order to play (you can be a member of a single player team)

The Local CTF is played on the CTFd platform for no score / low score.

https://ctf25.bsidestlv.com/

Rules and Guidelines

We only allow physically present individuals or teams to claim a prize
- The winning team will get a collective prize which will be shared between the team participants.
- Make sure a member of your team is in the announcement ceremony!
- Only in person members will be eligible In a case of an additional personal trophy
- Each team may include up to five participants (only for the remote CTF), a team can have more participants but only 5 will be awarded
- The winners will be contacted via the email registered at the CTF Website - Use a real / active email !
- This is a game, play fairly - we reserve the right to disqualify participants (and we came pretty close to do that in the past)
The prize for the local challenges is personal.

We usually keep the challenges alive for a couple more days after the event to enable write-ups

Media

You’re invited to visit our media channels

join our Discord channel for technical support
follow us on social media: @BSidesTLV_CTF

please check this page for any updates prior to the competition

FAQ

Do I have to be a member of a team to participate?

No, you can register as a team of one member

Is the CTF aimed at beginners?

some of the challenges will be in beginner level, some on expert level. try solving from the lower scores working up. Moreover, this year we have a special treasure hunt challenge for “0 knowledge” participants.

Are there binary exploitation challenges in the CTF?

yes. yes there are

When does registration end?

Registration ends at the end of the contest

What is the flag format?

The valid flag format is: “BSidesTLV2025{…}”

Will you release the code/containers/VM after the CTF

Yes, plan to release our entire repo