Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
PG Play and Practice Information
- What is PG Play and PG Practice?
- What are the differences between Proving Grounds Play and Proving Grounds Practice?
- What other features or functionality are available with PG Practice?
- Will you add new machines regularly to PG Play and PG Practice?
- Will Offsec be releasing any other resources such as challenges?
- What should I do if I have not received an activation email when registering?
- Can I still access PG Play if I have a subscription to PG Practice?
- Can I buy an annual subscription to PG Practice?
- If I buy PG Practice, can I cancel any time?
- How much time do I have to access PG Play each day?
- What happens when I exceed my time limit to PG Play?
- Do I need VPN to access PG machines?
- Will others have access to machines I am using?
- Can I work on multiple machines at a time?
- I am new to OffSec. Do you have any recommendations of machines I should start with?
- What are the differences between easy, intermediate and hard machines?
- Are all machines available for access?
- Am I able to access retired Proving Grounds Play machines?
- Are lab machines always on?
- If I walk away from my machine, will my VPN be terminated?
- How do I submit feedback, in general?
- How are points generated?
- What happens if I access a walkthrough? How does it impact my points?
- How do hints work?
- How do actions and logs work?
- How often is the activity log refreshed?
- How do flag submissions work?
- Are cookies required to access PG Play and Practice?
- What are the error messages I may encounter with PG Play and Practice?
- How do I access technical support?