Challenge Labs
What are Challenge Labs?
Challenge Labs is the type of playground for people who love a challenge or competition. You think you've got what it takes to beat all these challenges? Maybe you do, maybe you don't. How about you give it a try?
Types of Challenges
- Free Challenges: Available to all users
- Premium Challenges: Advanced challenges with enhanced rewards
- Time-limited Challenges: Special events and competitions
As you see in the below image, each challenge has been clearly marked as per the type of challenge.
Challenge Features
- Real-world scenarios to solve
- Progressive difficulty levels
- Immediate feedback on your progress
- Rewards and recognition for completion
Filtering Challenges:
You can filter the challenges based on the type of challenge you want to participate in. Hove over the Search bar and you'll see a small filter button, click on that you'll get a Filter window with which you can filter based on tier, type and Difficulty rating.
Getting Started with Challenge Labs
Example: Free Challenge
Let's say you want to try out a Free challenge. You open one - "Send The Alien Back Home", for example.
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Challenge Information
- Click on the Dashboard button, this will open the challenge dashboard
- You will have all the information necessary beforehand for the challenge
- Review the challenge description, requirements, and objectives
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Deploy the Challenge
- Once you've gone through the information, click on Deploy and then click on Confirm Deploy
- Start the Mission
- Step 1: Click on the Challenges button
- Step 2: Pick any challenge and click Start Mission
Time Renew
As you can notice, there is an "Expiry Time"" being displayed at the top right corner of the page. This is the time limit for the challenge.
Let's say you run out of time and you are close to finishing the challenge, so what can you do at this point? Well, we've got you covered. We have an option to renew Time. Simple right? Well, it is going to cost you something.
For every 3 minutes you want to add(renew) you will have to pay 1 Jolt(s) ⚡️, and you can redeem or renew upto 60 mins which will cost you a total of 20 Jolts ⚡️
To Renew, simply click on the Renew button and then use the slider to select the amount of time to renew, then click on Confirm Renew.
Achievements
While you get to sharpen your skills by completing all the challenges, what else do you earn by doing the challenges? Well, we have an achievements page where you can find the different achievements and the rewards you gain from completing each one of them.
Take a look at it:
Leaderboard
Lastly, if you want to take a look at our top performers, the fierce warriors of Selfmade Ninja who eat challenges for breakfeast, click on the Leaderboard tab and you'll see your competition.
🏆 Featured Challenge Categories
Discover our most popular categories from 50+ available challenge types
Capture The Flag (CTF)
Classic cybersecurity challenges with flags to capture and puzzles to solve
Web Application Security
Test and exploit web application vulnerabilities in controlled environments
Network Forensics
Analyze network traffic and investigate security incidents
Cryptography & Encryption
Decrypt messages, break ciphers, and explore cryptographic algorithms
Ready to explore all 50+ categories?
Access thousands of cybersecurity challenges across all 50+ categories, compete in CTF events, and earn recognition
🏆 Start Challenging Yourself