Announcing the Native Client Security Contest
By Henry
Bridge, Native Client TeamExploits, bugs,
vulnerabilities, security holes -- for most programmers these terms are synonymous with fire
drills and coding all-nighters. However, for the next 10 weeks, the Native Client team is
inviting you to bring them on! We're challenging you to find security exploits in Native
Client. Sign up today for the
Native Client Security Contest,
you could win up to $ 2
13 , as well
as recognition from renowned security researchers.
Before getting
started, you must complete the registration process for yourself or your team. Then, you can
grab the latest build of
Native Client, attack it to find security holes, and submit
the ones you discover. You get credit for bugs that your team reports first. If another
contestant submits a vulnerability before you, or we publish a fix before you report it, well
then... you'll have to keep looking!
At the end of the contest, all
entries will be reviewed by a panel of academic experts, chaired by Edward Felten of Princeton
University. They will select the five eligible entries with the most high-impact bugs, and
these winners will receive
cash prizes, as well as earn bragging rights. For more details, please
review the contest's
terms and conditions.
Registration is now open and the contest will run until May 5th. Sign up today to start
reporting exploits as soon as possible.
Happy bug hunting!
