Contest Phases

To ensure fairness, consistency, and clarity throughout Dual Defence contests, please adhere to the following rules, organized by contest phase:

Submission phase:

• All reports must be complete and self-contained at the time of submission.

• No new technical information or arguments may be added in the comments after submission. Any additional details will be disregarded.

• Once the judge sets an issue to "Review", it automatically enters the Preliminary Phase.

Preliminary phase:

During this phase, reports are under review by judges, who will provide an initial evaluation including validity, severity, and reasoning. The security researcher can then comment if he disagrees with the judge's decision.

✅ Allowed in Comments:

• Constructive rebuttals responding directly to the judge’s feedback

• New, relevant technical points that clarify or reinforce the original issue

• Concise arguments focused on the vulnerability itself

❌ Not Allowed:

• Repeating what's already in the report without adding anything new

• Personal attacks or criticism of the judge or the judging process

• Reposting the same point in multiple comments — submit one clear response, then wait for the judge to reply

• Excessive or off-topic commentary — keep your message concise and technical

Additional Guidelines:

• Do not open Discord tickets about reports under review. If the issue is still in the "Review" state, the judge has seen your response and is re-evaluating.

• Do not discuss your submissions publicly (e.g., in Discord or elsewhere) until results are officially announced.

failure to comply with any of these may result in reputation point loss or closing of all your issues in the contests as invalid.

End of judging:

Once a report is moved to a terminal state (Triaged, Invalid, Spam, Out of Scope), the judgment is final. Final Phase Rules:

• No appeal requests via Discord or tickets — they will be closed without further review.

• Do not ask for a second opinion — borderline or critical issues are already reviewed by multiple auditors or triagers when needed.

End Of Contest

• When judging is fully complete, an admin will announce the end of the contest along with the results in the Discord #DD-[contest-name] channel.

• At this point, you are free to discuss your findings publicly.