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OWASP University Challenge

OWASP AppSec conferences invite university teams (contestants) to the so-called OWASP University Challenge! The University Challenge is a competition among teams comprised of university students that will be held during the training days of the larger OWASP AppSec conferences (AppSec US, AppSec EU, …). There is no admission fee for the University Challenge – participation in the conference is possible for free. During the University Challenge teams will solve mission style security challenges using the Hacking-Lab framework. The OWASP University Challenge could be limited to 8 teams, depending on available space and budget. Teams will consist of 4-8 students, with one team per university. All team openings are on a first come first serve basis. If multiple teams are received from the same university the second team will be put on a wait list. All team members must be registered. Registration for the University Challenge event is free. Food and beverages will be provided during the challenge and all participants will get an OWASP University Challenge t-shirt. Of course, the first three winning teams will get some small prizes (to be announced).


Introduction

The OWASP University Challenge is a one or two day mission style security challenge event during the AppSec conferences training days! University / Student teams can compete solving hack challenges and defending insecure applications.


What is the OWASP University Challenge?

OWASP University Challenge provides:

The AppSec conference should take care of:

  • Venue / rooms during the conference training days
  • Feed the students
  • Local pr / announcements at local Universities

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Mateo Martinez


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responsibilities:

Conference Organisation:

  • Announcement
  • event room
    • internet connection required
  • outreach to the local Universities
  • sponsor for winner prizes
  • winner announcement during the main track / (before) end of the conference

Outline:

During the two training days

  • challenges will be organized together with Hacking-Lab
  • Hardware (challenge server) come from Hacking-Lab
  • Hardware (wilreless routers) come form the Education Committee

Expenses:

Travel and lodging has to be organized and covered by the student teams themselves The Conference should feed the students, only expense for the conference

Prices:

We could need the conference orga-team to help finding sponsors for the prices.

Previous events:

  • AppSec EU 2014 Cambridge
  • AppSec-EU 2013 Hamburg
  • AppSec-EU 2012 Athens
  • AppSec-US 2012 Austin
  • AppSec-US 2011 Minneapolis

Ticket winning" pre-conference challenges:

-> option for conference to offer free tickets via solving Hacking-Lab challenges -> qualifying for UC? -> Team qualifying

   Q1: When typically has the event run at AppSec, during the training days or during conference proper?
   A1: The UC is normally hosted during the training days
   Q2: What size of room or seating capacity has typically been used?
   A2: Depending to the PR and number of teams (teams have a max of 8 members)
   Q3: What prizes are usually awarded?
   A3: depends, if the conference manages to find sponsors there are prices. At the AppSec-Eu 2013, there where no prices, only the honor of winning
   Q4: Do the teams  have free conference access?
   A4: No, the teams have to organize travel and lodging themself. all we do is hosting the UC and feed them.
   There are no entrance / attendance fees charged previously
   The attendees usually get free access to the conference (because they travel from foreign countries too) 


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what is this project?
Name: OWASP University Challenge (home page)
Purpose: As first time organized at the OWASP AppSec-US 2011 in Minneapolis, this project is to enable "attack & defend" challenges.

First, at OWASP AppSec conferences, later also to enable this outside AppSec conferences.

License: Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 License
who is working on this project?
Project Leader(s):
  • Ivan Buetler @
  • Mateo Martinez @
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  • Contact Ivan Buetler @ to review or sponsor this project
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