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title: BSidesTLV CTF 2025 | BSidesTLV 2026
description: BSidesTLV CTF 2025
url: "https://bsidestlv.com/ctf/2025"
type: static
generatedAt: "2026-03-16T11:38:29.717Z"
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CTF 2025
# BSidesTLV CTF 2025

Platform
 [ctf25.bsidestlv.com](https://ctf25.bsidestlv.com)
Flag format
 `BSidesTLV2025{...}`
**Community-sponsored CTF** — interested in sponsoring? Reach out to [sponsors@bsidestlv.com](mailto:sponsors@bsidestlv.com)

## Timetable

**54 hours of hacking. 7 challenge types.**

 - **Remote CTF:** December 7–9, 2025, 18:00–23:59 (Israel Time)
 - **On-site finale:** December 11, 2025, 09:00–16:00 (upstairs gallery)
 - **Winner announcement:** December 11th, during our event

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## Challenge Types

| Track | Format | Prize |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Remote challenges** | Online CTF (easy–hard) | Awarded |
| **Agent X Adventure** | Physical on-site (easy–medium) | Awarded |
| **Haunted House** | Physical on-site (easy–medium) | For fun |
| **Hardware CTF** | Badge-based, on-site (easy–hard) | Awarded |
| **Zero Knowledge / Treasure Hunt** | On-site, juniors | For fun |
| **Architect Simulation** | Tabletop exercise | — |
| **Lockpicking & Brain Teasers** | Physical + logic | — |

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## Rules and Guidelines

 1. Only physically present individuals or teams may **claim a prize**
 - The winning team gets a collective prize shared between participants
 - Make sure a member of your team is in the announcement ceremony!
 - Only in-person members will be eligible for a personal trophy
 - Each team may include up to 5 participants (remote CTF); more participants allowed but only 5 awarded
 - 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
 1. The prize for local challenges is personal

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

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## 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 challenges will be at beginner level, some at expert level. This year we also have a special treasure hunt for “zero knowledge” participants.

**Are there binary exploitation challenges?** Yes. Yes there are.

**What is the flag format?** `BSidesTLV2025{…}`

**Will you release the code/containers/VM after the CTF?** Yes, we plan to release our entire repo.

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## Our Team

### CTF Team

| Name | Role |
| --- | --- |
| **Nofar Terenyo** | CTF Team Lead |
| **Lavie Ben-Baruch** | CTF Team Lead |
| **Daniel Abeles** | CTF Team |
| **Rotem Reiss** | CTF Team |

### CTF Writers

Avishai Elia, Aviya Erenfeld, Chen Gruber, Eli Kaski, Hen Golubenko, Itay Tores, Idan Strovinsky, Liam Troper, Liav Gutman, Moriya Weitzman, Nave Ben Naim, Noam Lifshitz, Noam Moshka, Orly Katabi, Shay Gover, Tuv Levav, Yeudit Yudelevich, Amichai Yifrach
   [All CTF editions](/ctf/)