Capture The Flag Challenge: Free Lounge

Part of the Exercises in IDATT2503 - Security in Programming and Cryptography

Team Members

• Aleksander Olsvik
• Daniel Skymoen
• Edvard Schøyen
• Jarand Romestrand

Overview

This Capture The Flag (CTF) challenge is designed to test a beginner to intermediate skill set. Named "Free Lounge," it focuses on the real-world scenario of altering a QR code to gain unauthorized access to the SAS Lounge. Players will need skills in QR code manipulation and basic encryption techniques.

Skill Level

• Difficulty: Beginner - Intermediate
• Skills Required: QR Code Scanning and Manipulation, Basic Encryption

Technologies

Frontend

• Nuxt framework
• Axios for API requests
• vue-qrcode-reader for reading QR codes

Backend

• Written in Rust
• Actix-web as the web framework
• Base64 for QR code decoding

Software Requirements

• Essential: Docker
• Recommended: Make

Installation

• With Make: make up to start and make down to stop
• Without Make: docker compose up to start and docker compose down to stop