Villages

See the map for village locations! All villages are drop-in/drop-out.

Lockpicking Village

Nathan Reyes

Learn the physical side of cyber security! Our lockpicking village run by Alamo City Locksport will teach you how to get open all sorts of locks, and learn some of the most overlooked vulnerabilities in physical security.
Lockpicks sets available for purchase, supplies limited.,

Soldering Village

Andrew Neumann

San Antonio Circuit Makers will lead a hands-on soldering workshop aimed at teaching foundational skills needed to understand basic circuitry and electronics. The workshop will provide an engaging, educational experience where participants learn how to solder and complete a simple electronics project.
Geared toward all skill levels, from beginners to experts,
Open to ages 7+; below 18 parent/guardian is required to supervise.

Amateur Radio Village

Paul Guido

Amateur Radio Operators are the original group of electronic hackers, starting long before computers, circuit chips, or even transistors. Continuing this pioneer spirit, Ham Radio Village is here to support advancement of the service. Everything we do today involves wireless communications of some sort, and a basic knowledge of how radio works is crucial.

Challenges

See the map for challenge table locations! All challenges have in-person admins to assist as needed.

Crypto Challenge

Carl Mehner

Try your hand at deciphering this year's challenge! How many cryptographic, cryptological, or just plain cryptic challenges can you complete during the day?
The registration link will be provided on the day of the event,
Requires internet access and a sharp mind to find creative ways to decrypt secret messages.

SnekWars

David Waters

SnekWars will take place throughout the day of BSides SATX - A series of increasingly difficult Python challenges meant to test your Python programming skills.
https://antihackerhackerclub.com/snekwars/,
Requires internet access and the ability to run Python (locally or via something like https://replit.com/)

BSidesSATX 2135

Jeremi Gosney

The year is 2135. Civilization runs on the skeletal remnants of old networks and forgotten code. In this linear-style CTF, you’ll pivot through a decaying stack of lost technologies in search of buried secrets.
In BSides SATX 2135, you are a scavenger of systems in a crumbling world held together by duct tape, solar arrays, and stubborn sysadmins who never logged off. This is not a Jeopardy-style CTF—it’s a story-driven progression where each challenge unlocks the next. You’ll breach dusty web portals, extract credentials from relic systems, pivot into abandoned services, and slowly piece together a trail left by those who came before you. The future was built in the 1980s—and it never got patched.
Open to hackers of all skills. Laptop, internet access, and your favorite tools of digital archaeology—Burp, curl, gdb, maybe even telnet. You’re going to need them!