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> Sorry, that email domain is not recognized. -- An email address from a recognized U.S. school or university is required. If your school's domain is not recogn

by gpcr1949 4y ago

> Sorry, that email domain is not recognized. -- An email address from a recognized U.S. school or university is required. If your school's domain is not recognized, please request it to be allowed by clicking HERE edit: to add some comment: Too bad only this group can participate. Just wanted to have look what type of puzzles they are and recreationally have a stab at them.

nonrandomstring 4y ago
That's the first part of the test. If you can't easily break into a university IT system what sort of hacker are you? :)
- zen_1 4y ago
  Apparently you used to be able to buy .edu emails quite cheaply on ebay and friends, I'm not sure if this is still the case though.
  - execveat 4y ago
    It's still the case, but nowadays they're branded as an "Office 365 license".
execveat 4y ago
It's just a CTF focusing on forensics and reverse engineering. Here are the writeups from the 2021 challenge: https://github.com/luker983/nsa-codebreaker-2021 https://github.com/luker983/nsa-codebreaker-2021
c7DJTLrn 4y ago
You're not who they're looking for. They want young (and therefore cheap to employ), bright eyed kids who haven't yet developed a sense of ethics or learned of the atrocious things the NSA gets up to.
- halJordan 4y ago
  Gen Nakasone: "Cybersecurity is a critical priority for the nation." You: You're disgusting and atrocious! Seems like you're the one who has a problem.
  - thrwawy74 4y ago
    Everything has innocent potential if you don't look at what has been done.
  - fitch321 4y ago
    Made me want to watch the will hunting monologue again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJHvSp9AKYg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJHvSp9AKYg
    - registeredcorn 4y ago
      gobvermen bad :(
      - cwillu 4y ago
        Entirely unrelated, but I can never take the word “gubernatorial” seriously.
    - anotheruser092 4y ago
      Great film, but right after that, Sean (Robin Williams's character) says: "It's not about the job. I don't care if you work for the government. But you can do anything you want, you are bound by nothing. What are you passionate about. What do you want? I mean there are guys who work their entire lives laying brick so that their kids have a chance at the opportunities you have here." So, instead of praising Will, Sean questions why Will seems determined to keep drifting while seeming clever. I always thought the implication was that it's better to define yourself as "for" something than "against" something, even if you sound smart in a wicked way by doing so.
  - elliekelly 4y ago

nonrandomstring 4y ago

That's the first part of the test. If you can't easily break into a university IT system what sort of hacker are you? :)

zen_1 4y ago
Apparently you used to be able to buy .edu emails quite cheaply on ebay and friends, I'm not sure if this is still the case though.
- execveat 4y ago
  It's still the case, but nowadays they're branded as an "Office 365 license".

execveat 4y ago

It's just a CTF focusing on forensics and reverse engineering. Here are the writeups from the 2021 challenge: https://github.com/luker983/nsa-codebreaker-2021 https://github.com/luker983/nsa-codebreaker-2021

c7DJTLrn 4y ago

You're not who they're looking for. They want young (and therefore cheap to employ), bright eyed kids who haven't yet developed a sense of ethics or learned of the atrocious things the NSA gets up to.

halJordan 4y ago
Gen Nakasone: "Cybersecurity is a critical priority for the nation." You: You're disgusting and atrocious! Seems like you're the one who has a problem.
- thrwawy74 4y ago
  Everything has innocent potential if you don't look at what has been done.
- fitch321 4y ago
  Made me want to watch the will hunting monologue again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJHvSp9AKYg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJHvSp9AKYg
  - registeredcorn 4y ago
    gobvermen bad :(
    - cwillu 4y ago
      Entirely unrelated, but I can never take the word “gubernatorial” seriously.
  - anotheruser092 4y ago
    Great film, but right after that, Sean (Robin Williams's character) says: "It's not about the job. I don't care if you work for the government. But you can do anything you want, you are bound by nothing. What are you passionate about. What do you want? I mean there are guys who work their entire lives laying brick so that their kids have a chance at the opportunities you have here." So, instead of praising Will, Sean questions why Will seems determined to keep drifting while seeming clever. I always thought the implication was that it's better to define yourself as "for" something than "against" something, even if you sound smart in a wicked way by doing so.
- elliekelly 4y ago