Robotics CTF (RCTF), a playground for robot hacking
This work tackles robot vulnerabilities by enabling security researchers to simulate and test robotic systems, though it is incremental as it builds on existing CTF concepts for a new domain.
The paper introduces Robotics CTF (RCTF), an online playground for testing robot security, addressing the gap between robotics and cybersecurity by providing 9 scenarios that allow hackers to challenge robotic setups from any browser.
Robots state of insecurity is onstage. There is an emerging concern about major robot vulnerabilities and their adverse consequences. However, there is still a considerable gap between robotics and cybersecurity domains. For the purpose of filling that gap, the present technical report presents the Robotics CTF (RCTF), an online playground to challenge robot security from any browser. We describe the architecture of the RCTF and provide 9 scenarios where hackers can challenge the security of different robotic setups. Our work empowers security researchers to a) reproduce virtual robotic scenarios locally and b) change the networking setup to mimic real robot targets. We advocate for hacker powered security in robotics and contribute by open sourcing our scenarios.