PakCrypt 2024: Join the Exciting Cryptography Competition 🧩

Instructions
 The registration for Round 1 is estimated to take approximately 30 minutes. It’s general math aptitude test. Plan accordingly.

 The concepts in following resources will help to unlock many riddles of Round 2.
Stu Schwartz: Cryptology for Beginners (Amateur)
W. Stalling: Cryptography and Network Security 7e and JP Aumasson: Serious Cryptography (Professional)

 For Round 3, if you are coming out of the twin-cities, there are a number of slots for free accommodation. Please contact the organizers if you are selected for Round 3, at least 2 weeks in advance.

 No TA / DA is admissible for Round 3 participants, however, food and accommodation may be arranged for qualified top teams. Further, each finalist team that does not fall in top-3 slots will receive an encouragement cash prize.

 For Amateur Track in Round 3, a teacher of corresponding institute may accompany as part of the student team, however, the teacher will not be allowed to help students in Round 3 challenges.

 The amount of prize money, allied benefits, and distribution formula will be announced prior to Round 3; At baseline, Rs. 1.7M is already allocated by PakCrypt organizers for prizes.

All Pakistani nationals, except employees of intelligence/sensitive orgs, are allowed to participate. In case of confusion, contact PakCrypt organizers at 2024@pakcrypt.org

For Amateurs, the upper age limit is 20-year.
(born after 01-Jul-2004)