Thanks for the great game, Stripe guys. There were a lot of fun challenges and I learned quite a few things in the process!
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> I can't imagine the attention to detail to what amounts to just a game. Game, marketing exercise, recruitment tool.
It serves an important purpose for them no doubt, but it is surprisingly polished and addictive. Just shows you that it's worth putting time into perfecting even activities which might seem peripheral - I'll bet they'll find some good people via this game (the ones who finished it really quickly and with clever solutions). I'm totally stuck on Level 7 after getting some waffles and have no time to continue though, oh…
You nailed it on the addictive bit. I got home from work around 6pm and started the game. I glanced at the clock after a bit and realized it was almost 2am. Oops!
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Good luck guys. I just made it to level 8 this morning and haven't a clue where to really begin with it. It's definitely a lot of fun and has been an interesting journey for sure. Love little games like this.
I've worked in/with security along these lines for a very long time. This CTF (particularly level 8) has been some of the most difficult stuff I've ever done. Thanks to Stripe for putting this together; if I wasn't already a customer, I absolutely would be now!
More difficult than hotel locks? :)
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I've worked in/with security along these lines for a very long time. This CTF (particularly level 8) has been some of the most difficult stuff I've ever done. Thanks to Stripe for putting this together; if I wasn't already a customer, I absolutely would be now!
More difficult than hotel locks? :)
Yes. A million times, yes. While the lock stuff took a while and was rather involved, it was simple. This... not so much.
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More difficult than hotel locks? :)
Yes. A million times, yes. While the lock stuff took a while and was rather involved, it was simple. This... not so much.
Ended up finally finishing level 8. Was a huge pain but definitely feel so much better for completing it -- what a rush.
Yeah it was pretty tricky but once you get down the approach it's not too bad. Took me awhile to realize what was going on.
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#76Just finished level 8!
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#79Woo, Finally got level 8
Re: '; CREATE TABLE `Capture the Flag`;' -- Stripe's Web Security CTF is Live
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> I can't imagine the attention to detail to what amounts to just a game. Game, marketing exercise, recruitment tool.
It serves an important purpose for them no doubt, but it is surprisingly polished and addictive. Just shows you that it's worth putting time into perfecting even activities which might seem peripheral - I'll bet they'll find some good people via this game (the ones who finished it really quickly and with clever solutions). I'm totally stuck on Level 7 after getting some waffles and have no time to continue though, oh…
There is always after it's finished to continue. They are releasing it after the game is over.