Student Privacy Protection¶

Note

The U.S. Cyber Range is committed to maintaining student data privacy. One way we support this is by allowing students to self register for courses so instructors do not need to enter student names or email addresses into the system. Additionally, the U.S. Cyber Range login system minimizes the use of identifying information by using open standards for access delegation without passwords. This article outlines several methods for protecting student privacy.

Self-registration¶

One way we support student privacy is by offering self-registration in the exercise area. With self-registration, students can use their preferred authentication provider, along with their choice of email address.

In the exercise area, students can self-register using invitation codes. Instructors first generate an invitation code that they provide to their students. Please see the section titled Inviting Users with an Invitation Code for more information. Students can then use this code to self-register into a course. Please have students see the section titled Joining a Course via an Invitation Code for more information on joining a course.

Cloud CTF Player Anonymity¶

One way to enhance anonymity in Cloud CTF is to assign non-identifying team names to CTF players. CTF administrators (instructors) can edit team names to remove identifying information, or players can be allowed to edit their own team names in the CTF administrative settings. For more information on how to change the name of a team, please see the section titled How to Edit a Team. To learn how to allow players to edit their own team names, please see the section titled Allow/Disallow Players to Change Team Name.

Scoreboard Visibility¶

The Cloud CTF scoreboard is a great way to track how a competition is going; however, some use cases for Cloud CTF may not lend themselves to having a scoreboard. In cases where players’ scores should be kept hidden, CTF admins can hide on a team-by-team or competition-wide basis.

In order to hide a team from the scoreboard, you can follow the instructions in this section of our team management guide. If you want to disable the scoreboard completely, please see the article titled Scoreboard Visibility for more information.

Have a Question? Contact Support¶

Important

Students, please reach out to your instructor who can submit a ticket to our Support Team on your behalf.

We're here to help you. If you still have questions after reviewing the information above, please feel free to submit a ticket with our Support Team and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.