Navigating the AppSecFlag Admin Dashboard

Admin Guide to Managing CTFs, Challenges, and Users on AppSecFlag

Overview

AppSecFlag’s Admin Dashboard offers a central control panel for managing Capture The Flag (CTF) events, teams, users, and challenge content. It provides real-time analytics for enterprise-wide secure engineering initiatives.

Accessing the Admin Dashboard

Step 1: Log into your AppSecFlag admin account.

AppSecFlag welcome screen with login options and challenge highlights.Login page highlighting key AppSecFlag features like offensive and defensive challenges. Ask ChatGPT

Step 2: After Logging in, Click on the “Admin” tab from the top right navigation under "My Account".

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Admin Navigation Sections Explained

You’ll find five key sections on the admin dashboard panel:

Admin sidebar menu showing navigation options like Dashboard, CTFs, Challenges, Teams, and Users on the AppSecFlag platform.The admin panel sidebar provides easy access to key sections including Dashboard, CTFs, Challenges, Teams, and Users, enabling efficient management of the AppSecFlag platform.

1. Dashboard

  • A consolidated view of analytics:

    • Total and active CTFs

    • Team and individual player performance

    • Manager activity

    • Participation heatmaps

  • Use this for high-level monitoring and decision-making.

2. CTFs

  • Create, edit, and manage Capture The Flag events.

  • Choose between Solo or Team formats.

  • Schedule upcoming CTFs or archive completed ones.

3. Challenges

  • Add new challenges or update existing ones.

  • Set difficulty levels, categories, and scoring criteria.

  • Align challenge tracks to onboarding, cloud maturity, or compliance themes.

4. Teams

  • Create and manage team structures.

  • View team-wise progress and challenge success rates.

5. Users

  • View, onboard, or manage individual user accounts.

  • Assign users to teams and track skill development.