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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
The landing page after logging in is the dashboard which consists of three main parts A) Articles, B) Playground and C) Community.
=== Articles ===
The article section consists of nine topics. Each article has a read time that depends on the length of the text as well as a counter of how many people have read it. The following list contains the topics and the number of articles within each topic at the time of writing. Topics in bold are directly accessible through the sidebar navigation within the dashboard.
* '''Coding''' (11)
* '''Hacking''' (21)
* '''Privacy''' (2)
* Encryption and Steganography (9)
* Lock Picking (2)
* Network security (7)
* Phreaking (1)
* Talks / videos (11)
* Miscellaneous (13)
=== Playground ===
The Playground contains the challenges itself and provides the user with an overview of the next challenges and the ones that are already completed.
=== Community ===
A forum and Chat function can be found in the community section as well as a function to exchange private messages between users.

Revision as of 11:56, 6 January 2024

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Defend The Web is a Capture the Flag Website that teaches topic about Cyber Security and offers users on-hand-training for their theoretical skills. A free account is needed to access every section of the website. This can be either done by registering a new one from scratch or by using one of the available Single Sign On Providers (SSO Providers) Twitter (aka X), Google or GitHub. After logging in, the user gets redirected to a dashboard that offers information about new content in the articles and community sections as well as the progress in solving CTFs and the user's current level. Every user can earn medals by finishing challenges, participating in the community, writing articles and other actions on the website.

Overview

The landing page after logging in is the dashboard which consists of three main parts A) Articles, B) Playground and C) Community.

Articles

The article section consists of nine topics. Each article has a read time that depends on the length of the text as well as a counter of how many people have read it. The following list contains the topics and the number of articles within each topic at the time of writing. Topics in bold are directly accessible through the sidebar navigation within the dashboard.

  • Coding (11)
  • Hacking (21)
  • Privacy (2)
  • Encryption and Steganography (9)
  • Lock Picking (2)
  • Network security (7)
  • Phreaking (1)
  • Talks / videos (11)
  • Miscellaneous (13)

Playground

The Playground contains the challenges itself and provides the user with an overview of the next challenges and the ones that are already completed.

Community

A forum and Chat function can be found in the community section as well as a function to exchange private messages between users.