OWASP University Challenge

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OWASP University Challenge
OWASP University Challenge is...

Introduction
The OWASP University Challenge is a two day attack and defend event during the AppSec conferences training days! University / Student teams can compete solving hack challenges and defending insecure applications.

Description

 * 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

Licensing
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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

Presentation
Link to presentation

Project Leader
[mailto:Ivan.buetler@owasp.org Ivan Buetler]

[mailto:Mateo.martinez@owasp.org Mateo Martinez]

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=Set Up= 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.

=University Challenge Events=

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

=FAQs=

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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Volunteers
XXX is developed by a worldwide team of volunteers. The primary contributors to date have been:


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= Road Map and Getting Involved = As of XXX, the priorities are:
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Involvement in the development and promotion of XXX is actively encouraged! You do not have to be a security expert in order to contribute. Some of the ways you can help:
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