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As a regular CTF competitor for over 4 years now, I cannot emphasize the value in simply playing CTFs if you really want to learn this stuff. So many people see
by gbarboza 12y ago
As a regular CTF competitor for over 4 years now, I cannot emphasize the value in simply playing CTFs if you really want to learn this stuff. So many people seem to think there's a secret manual laying around that teaches you all that is involved in going from a compiled binary to a shell. The referenced book should be used as a resource for when you come across a new topic and need some help. If you want to get started here are some useful links.
http://smashthestack.org/ http://smashthestack.org/
https://ctftime.org/ https://ctftime.org/
http://overthewire.org/wargames/ http://overthewire.org/wargames/
http://repo.shell-storm.org/CTF/ http://repo.shell-storm.org/CTF/
https://github.com/ctfs/write-ups https://github.com/ctfs/write-ups
- bigtunacan 12y agoSorry for the n00bish question, but I've never done any reversing. What does CTF stand for?
- walls 12y ago"Capture The Flag", typically the challenges will have a "flag" hidden somewhere that you have to locate.
- bigtunacan 12y agoGotcha; that is what came to mind from playing FPS games, but figured it was probably something different in this context. Thanks.
- mutagen 12y agoIt stands for Capture The Flag, in these exercises it usually means completing a series of reverse engineering scenarios exploiting vulnerabilities in a simulated environment or possibly obtaining and holding root access to a host while others continue to search for and attack the host. The CTFTime FAQ has more information: https://ctftime.org/ctf-wtf/ https://ctftime.org/ctf-wtf/
- newaccountfool 12y agoThanks I have only ever done some of the OTW challanges but now I can try more :)