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Re:Searching for Susy Thunder by alasdair_ on Thursday January 27, 2022 @04:59PM (#30107397)
CTF is to hacking what fencing is to actual swashbuckling.
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Re:Searching for Susy Thunder by tester34 on Friday January 28, 2022 @04:22AM (#30112455)
Just because in "real hacking" you can just smash somebody's head with crowbar untill he gives you the password?

That's fair, but just take a look at how complex latest biggest hacks are like

https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-deep-dive-i...

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Re:Searching for Susy Thunder by alasdair_ on Friday January 28, 2022 @12:03PM (#30117355)
Yes, or more that any workaround for a system is valid, rather than narrowly defined by specific rules.
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