CYBERQUEST Getting Started

Guide
2025 Global Competition
March 29, 2025 – North America and Europe
March 28, 2025 – Australia and Asia
Contents
Initial Setup ........................................................................................... 2
CORP-INTERNET Connection Guide ................................................ 3
Team Connection Information ....................................................... 4
Scoreboard & Announcements/Chat .......................................... 5
What do I use the announcements/chat server for? ........... 5
VPN Client Setup Guide....................................................................... 7
Pre-requisite ................................................................................... 7
Download AWS Client VPN Software ............................................ 7
Connect to AWS Client VPN............................................................10
Kali GUI ................................................................................................... 11
Pre-requisite ................................................................................... 11

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Initial Setup

Team: teamc
Team Region: useast1

Client VPN Username: team1124

Client VPN Password: KwsM7nC3L

Note: If you are connecting onsite at a Lockheed Martin facility begin with the
steps below to connect to CORP-INTERNET. Otherwise, if you are connecting
virtually from a non-Lockheed Martin facility, please proceed to the VPN Client
Setup Guide

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CORP-INTERNET Connection Guide
1. Launch your wireless configuration settings and select the network called
CORP-INTERNET.
2. When prompted, enter the CORP-INTERNET password provided by your
site.
3. Once connected to the wireless network, open a web browser and try to
access a website (e.g. https://lockheedmartin.com/)
4. When redirected to a login page, enter the LM Guest WiFi User and LM
Guest WiFi Password into the login prompt.
5. You are now connected to the internet. Proceed to VPN Client Guide
section to connect to the CYBERQUEST network.

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Team Connection Information
Team ID: 1124
Team: teamc
All Computer Passwords: KwsM7nC3L
Operating System IP Address Service/Port Usernames
Windows Server 2019 #1 100.20.6.40 RDP/3389 team1124 /
Windows Server 2019 #2 100.20.6.165 RDP/3389 team1124a
Kali Linux 100.20.7.37 SSH/22 team1124

The 2 Windows Server machines listed above will have 2 active Remote Desktop
Protocol (RDP) connections per username, allowing for a maximum of 4 active
RDP connections (2 per username)
The Kali machine may have numerous Secure Shell (SSH) connections with the
single account listed above.
You can only access the targeted systems through the jumpbox virtual machines,
not your host computer.

NOTE: If you need callbacks to your attack machine from a target machine, use
the IP address listed in the table above under column title “IP Address”.

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Scoreboard & Announcements/Chat
CyberQuest Global Service While connected to VPN, By going to…
You can connect from…
Announcements / Chat Host computer OR https://chatglobal.lm-
In-Game Attack Computer cyberquest.com/
Scoreboard Host computer OR https://ctfglobal-
In-Game Attack Computer kingofprussia.lm-
cyberquest.com/

Use the credentials listed below to login to the Chat and Scoreboard Global
Services listed above.

Scoreboard Username: kop-teamc

Chat Username: kop-teamc
Password: KwsM7nC3L

Your private chat channel (your team and Lockheed Martin volunteers) is: kop-
team1124

What do I use the announcements/chat server for?

We recommend you sign into the announcements/chat site and check the
#announcements channel often during the competition in case new information
is released about a challenge.

Support

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If you need support during the competition, please post a question to your team’s
private chat room which will be visible once you log into the chat server.
Lockheed Martin volunteers will be monitoring the channels to answer any
questions you may have.

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VPN Client Setup Guide
Please follow the instructions below to setup your VPN client and connect to the
LM CYBERQUEST competition environment.

Pre-requisite
You will need the following items from the Initial Setup on Page 2 to complete the
VPN client setup:
1. Client VPN Username
2. Client VPN Password
3. Team Region

You will also need to have successfully connected to the internet.

Download AWS Client VPN Software

1. Access the Self-Service Portal to download the Client VPN Software and
.ovpn configuration file.
a. Browse to the self-service portal URL: https://self-
service.clientvpn.amazonaws.com/endpoints/cvpn-endpoint-
0145dd5aceb95ac8a
b. Enter your Client VPN Username and Password as listed in the Initial
Setup section (Page 2)

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 c. Once successfully logged in, the AWS Client VPN Self-Service Portal
will appear.

2. Download the Client Configuration

a. Select the “Download client configuration” button.

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 b. Once the .ovpn file has been downloaded to your local system, note
the location of it, as you’ll need this information during the next
steps.

3. Download the VPN Client Software

a. Download the AWS Client VPN app for desktop. Be sure to select the
client associated with your computer’s operating system (e.g. AWS
Client VPN for Windows or AWS Client VPN of OSX)
b. Follow the installation setup wizard to complete the AWS Client VPN

Installation.

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Connect to AWS Client VPN
1. Import the .ovpn client configuration file to the Client VPN software.
a. Launch the AWS Client VPN software installed in the previous steps.
b. Choose “File”, then “Manage Profiles”
c. Selected “Add Profile”
d. Enter a Display Name (this can be anything)
e. Select your .ovpn client configuration file downloaded in previous
steps (named something along the lines of cvpn-endpoint<various
numbers/letters>.ovpn)
f. Click “Add Profile”
g. Select “Done”
2. Connect to the Client VPN by selecting the “Connect” button.

3. When prompted, enter your Client VPN Username and Password found in
the Initial Setup section

4. Once you are connected to the VPN, use the information in the Team
Connection Information section to connect your team’s Windows Jumpbox
system.

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Kali GUI
Please follow the instructions below to access the Kali GUI from your Windows
Jumpbox.

Pre-requisite
You will need to have successfully connected to the CYBERQUEST competition
environment, as per the instructions in VPN Client Setup Guide section

1. Connect to your Kali Jumpbox via Secure Shell (SSH) using the credentials
provided in the Team Connection Information section
2. Run the command “vncserver” to launch a new “X” session

3. When prompted, enter a password of your choice, but be sure to write it

down as you’ll need it to access the GUI from your jumpbox. (It’s heavily
recommended to set this to the same password you use to access the client
VPN and your Windows jumpbox)
4. Verify the password by typing it in again.

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5. When asked if you would like to “enter a view-only password”, enter “n”
and press enter.

6. A new “X” session will be created as shown below

a. Note: Each “X” session only supports 1 user. Run the VNC command
again to generate additional sessions.

7. RDP into your Windows Jumpbox and launch “Tiger VNC” (Shortcut is on
the desktop)

8. Enter the IP address (found in the Team Connection Information section) of

your Kali jumpbox with :1 appended as shown below and click “Connect”.

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 a. If you have multiple “X” sessions for multiple users, append :2, :3, :4,
etc. to the end of the IP Address.

9. Enter the VNC Password created above in Step 3 and click “Ok” to launch
the GUI

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