The Basics
What: A password cracking contest sponsored by KoreLogic.Where: DEFCON 21 at the Rio in Las Vegas.
When: The contest lasted 48 hours:
11:59 PM PDT Aug 1 - 11:59 PM PDT Aug 3, 2013
Who: Teams with at least one team member attending the conference.
Why: To help push the envelope of password cracking techniques / methodologies and win a prize while you are at it.
Winning: There will be prize pools for a "Pro" class and a "Street" class of competitor. Plus, there will be small hourly prizes.
The contest has ended. Congratulations, and thank you to all who participated!
The final results are:
1st place Pro Division ($600): InsidePro Team with 1,892,839 total points.
2nd place Pro Division ($300): Hashcat with 1,509,795 total points.
3rd place Pro Division ($100): john-users with 1,332,141 total points.
1st place Street Division: Brad (16 Systems) with 616,603 total points.
Full Scoreboard and Statistics
CMIYC Twitter feed
The Teams That Competed
Introduction and Rules
How to Register (The contest is over.)
How to Submit Cracks (The contest is over.)
Download Encrypted Contest Files
Pro decryption key: nQyDIGgW8EY3G79dNUKPD47oZ0wwgHFk2Bfc8hg4mf53spN9rzA8xwGaweKK
Street decryption key: NXmHW5AU21kYsGYspFIht1kWR6QQmY8HBiYj0OKEgnv4de7UeqaETEZyubSt
Press FAQ
PGP key for submissions
PGP key for a human (defcon-2013-contest@korelogic.com)
You can also check out past years' contest pages:
The 2012 contest. The 2011 contest. The 2010 contest.