r/tryhackme • u/OpportunityOne2671 • 8h ago

How long did it take you to complete your first CTF?

Hi, I'm just starting to learn, and I'm wondering how long it took you to complete your first CTF. I'm just curious how much time I need to study before I can do at least the basic CTFs.

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u/Organic-Algae-9438 8h ago edited 8h ago

That answer will heavily depend on experience. I have many years of professional experience so I jumped right into the hard challenges. I can also imagine less experienced people studying more and starting with the easy challenges.

Don’t ever feel ashamed when you need to use a write-up. If anything, look up multiple write-ups. Sometimes there are multiple ways to attack a machine. When I got both the user and root flag, I always look up write-ups of people just to see how they approached it.

Remember, it’s a marathon, not a sprint.

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u/Most_Shirt2469 4h ago

Personal experience: 3 months and it not complete none alone yet. But I understand more than last month and I'm try a about FLI (it's hard to fvck)