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Platform Governance

This section describes how administrators configure platform-wide policies, manage data import/export operations, and apply security controls through the Configuration page.

Configuration Page​

The Config page is the central administrative hub for defining event-wide operating parameters. It is organized into logical sections accessible via the left-hand navigation panel.

Configuration

General​

  • Event Name - Define the competition name shown across the platform.
  • Event Description - Define reusable event text available in pages and emails.
  • Captain Only Start Challenge - Restrict challenge runtime start/deploy actions to team captains.
  • Captain Only Submit Challenge - Restrict flag submission actions to team captains.
  • Limit Challenges - Set the maximum number of challenge runtimes a team can run simultaneously.
  • Incorrect Submissions per Minute - Configure brute-force protection by limiting incorrect submissions per minute.

Appearance​

  • Logo - Upload a custom event logo that will be displayed across the platform UI and public-facing pages.

Access​

  • Visibility - Configure contestant-facing visibility controls:
    • Score Visibility - Control whether scoreboard data is Public, Private, or fully Hidden.
    • Allow contestants to view other brackets - Available when Score Visibility is Private; controls whether contestants can switch to other bracket standings.
    • Challenge Difficulty Visibility - Control whether challenge difficulty ratings are shown to contestants.
  • Start, End, and Freeze Time - Define the competition schedule:
    • Start Time - When challenge solving begins.
    • End Time - When new solves stop.
    • Freeze Time - When public ranking updates are frozen while solves continue to be recorded.
  • Pause - Temporarily block submissions until unpaused. Challenge pages remain viewable.

Users​

  • Scoreboard Brackets - Define and manage bracket divisions (e.g., Student, Professional, Open) for segmented scoring and leaderboards.
  • Custom Fields - Create custom metadata fields that are attached to user profiles (e.g., Student ID, Organization Unit).

Backup (Import & Export)​

The Import & Export interface enables administrators to perform bulk data operations via CSV files.

Tabs:

  • Export - Export platform data (users, teams, challenges, submissions) as a downloadable archive for backup or reporting.
  • Import - Import previously exported data archives to restore or migrate platform state.
  • Download CSV - Download pre-formatted CSV templates for Users, Teams, or Users + Teams to prepare bulk import files.
  • Import CSV - Upload a completed CSV file to batch-create accounts.

CSV Import Workflow:

  1. Download the appropriate CSV template (Users, Teams, or Users + Teams).
  2. Populate the template with the required fields.
  3. Select the correct CSV Type from the dropdown.
  4. Choose the prepared CSV file using the file picker.
  5. Click [Import CSV] to execute the batch operation.
Template Downloads

Always use the platform-provided CSV templates to ensure field ordering and encoding are compatible. Malformed files will be rejected during validation.

Security​

  • Sanitize - Purge potentially dangerous HTML or script content from user-generated fields (names, descriptions, etc.) across the platform database. Use this as a preventive measure against stored XSS attacks.

Danger Zone​

  • Reset - Open the reset workflow to wipe selected data scopes (Accounts, Submissions, Challenges, Logs). Logs includes both contestant action logs and admin audit logs.
Irreversible Action

Reset operations permanently destroy selected competition data. Always perform a full Export backup before executing a reset.