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+# FIC forensic challenge validation server
+
+This is a CTF server for distributing and validating exercices. It is design to
+be robust, so it uses some uncommon technologies like client certificate for
+authentication, cryptographic functions and DMZ network architecture.
+
+## Development and testing
+
+The easiest way to have a working server is to build a Docker container.
+
+### Docker
+
+First, build the container with the following command:
+```
+docker build -t fic2014 .
+```
+
+Then, run it with:
+```
+docker run -t -i -P fic2014
+```
+It will ask you for a passphrase, you must provide one with at least 4
+characters. This key is used to generate the server certificate.
+
+When you see:
+```
+root@xxxxxxxxxxxx:/var/www/fic2014-server/misc#
+```
+congratulations, the container is running!
+
+Use `docker ps` to view to which local ports was assigned the contained
+webserver.
+
+
+## Production environnement
+
+### Setup
+
+#### Frontend
+
+FIXME
+
+#### Backend
+
+FIXME
+
+
+### History
+
+#### FIC2014
+
+Two machines were used : one for backend (Phobos) and one for frontend
+(Deimos). They ran a GNU/Linux Gentoo Hardened with custom 3.2 kernel without
+module loading, unused and unecessary components and with all GrSecurity
+features activated.
+
+Each machine was two network interfaces: one was used to permit to the backend
+machine to connect to the frontend (over IPv6). The second interface on the
+backend was used for administration purpose (with a laptop not connected to
+Internet). The second interface on the frontend was used to provide network
+connectivity to participants.