The 2022 SANS Holiday Hack Challenge

Featuring KringleCon 5: Golden Rings!

Welcome to this year's SANS Holiday Hack Challenge! We can't wait for you to hop in the game and share some holiday cheer as you build vital cybersecurity skills.

Before you start, we have two urgent messages for you. First, a really big snow storm has struck the North Pole, piling up snow all around Santa's castle and even blocking the doors. To continue their holiday prep, the elves have burrowed into the snow uncovering many fascinating things below the surface. Second, Santa's Five Golden Rings are missing! These Rings have magical powers vital to Santa's holiday operation. We absolutely need your help in finding the Rings, so get ready to embark on five epic quests. Remember to click on the badge in the center of your avatar to track your progress.

And, one last thing -- As you engage with our North Pole team and other players, remember to always treat them with kindness and respect following the Holiday Hack Challenge Code of Conduct and Terms of Use.

Once you've read that code and agree to it, feel free to sign in.

Happy Holidays from the entire SANS Holiday Hack Challenge team!

Objectives

Narrative

Five Rings for the Christmas king immersed in cold
Each Ring now missing from its zone
The first with bread kindly given, not sold
Another to find 'ere pipelines get owned
One beneath a fountain where water flowed
Into clouds Grinchum had the fourth thrown
The fifth on blockchains where shadows be bold
One hunt to seek them all, five quests to find them
One player to bring them all, and Santa Claus to bind them

NFT Link: https://boredsporcrowboatsociety.com/TOKENS/TOKENIMAGES/BSRS70.png

Chests -

  • Hall of Talks
  • Tolkien Room
  • Far left of Cloud Ring Room
  • Outside Elfen Ring
  • Outside Burning Ring of Fire
  • Tunnels near bottom rocks left of second ladder

Area: Staging