--- title: Disqualification and conduct description: Actions that can result in immediate removal of a team from the competition. --- import WorkshopRecordingLink from '../../../../components/workshops/WorkshopRecordingLink.astro'; [CTF awareness session: CryptX 2.0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO-dMGd8CAM) ## Prohibited conduct The session describes active platform monitoring and warns that violations can disqualify the entire team. It lists these prohibited actions: - Sharing flags, solutions, or hints with competing teams. - Launching denial-of-service or destructive attacks against the competition infrastructure. - Running automated full-scale vulnerability scans or aggressive brute-force attempts. - Registering offensive, derogatory, or discriminatory team names. The speaker also warns that serious violations may affect a team's representing institution. [The monitoring and enforcement policy](https://youtu.be/kO-dMGd8CAM?t=1141), [the listed disqualification cases](https://youtu.be/kO-dMGd8CAM?t=1131), [sharing between teams](https://youtu.be/kO-dMGd8CAM?t=1123), [destructive attacks](https://youtu.be/kO-dMGd8CAM?t=1160), [automated scans and brute force](https://youtu.be/kO-dMGd8CAM?t=1478), and [team-name rules](https://youtu.be/kO-dMGd8CAM?t=1505) are discussed in the recording. [Continue to event logistics](/docs/ta/workshops/ctf-awareness/contingencies-and-refunds)