Requirements and constraints¶

Submission process¶

Root-Me challenges go through three stages: category selection, moderator quality review, then publication. Rewards are reserved for foundation members.

A Root-Me account is required to submit.

Submission form fields¶

Field	Required	Notes
Title	Yes	Relates to the vulnerability or attack technique
Subtitle	Yes	A clue, or something playful
Description	Yes	Includes the challenge goal
Associated resources	No	Tags separated by semicolons: words, sets `{a, b}`, directories, file globs
Score	No	Points awarded on validation
Validation password	No	The flag

Challenge files are uploaded via a second form presented after initial submission. There is a known platform bug where this second form does not appear. If so, a moderator will contact you separately for the files.

Technical requirements¶

Docker-based setups run on Root-Me infrastructure. Images need to be self-contained with no runtime internet dependency.

Python 3 is required for deterministic simulator components.

For the full list of per-challenge dependencies, see the problems page.