diff --git a/contracts/CCTF_2023.sol b/contracts/CCTF_2023.sol
index b0d0c87..b3f5eb1 100644
--- a/contracts/CCTF_2023.sol
+++ b/contracts/CCTF_2023.sol
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 // Authors: Anonz team, developed at Polkadot Metaverse Championship, as part of their CCTF track solution.
 // Based on Six's and Silur's CCTF 2022 code.
-pragma solidity ^0.8.10;
+// Currently taken from and being hacked: https://git.hsbp.org/money36/PCM_CCTF_challenge/src/branch/main
+pragma solidity ^0.8.17;
 
 contract CryptoCTFX {
   enum PlayerStatus {
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ contract CryptoCTFX {
   }
 
   modifier onlyOpen(uint contestID) {
-    require(contests[contestID].submissionsOpen, "Submissions are not open for this contest at this time");
+    require(block.timestamp < contests[contestID].deadline, "Submissions are not open for this contest at this time");
     _;
   }
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ contract CryptoCTFX {
   }
 
   struct Challenge {
-    address obscuredFlag; // public key of the flag
+    address obscuredFlag; // essentially the public key of the flag, the flag being a private key
     uint worth;
     uint256 descriptionFingerprint;
     bool onlyFirstSolver;
@@ -47,9 +48,10 @@ contract CryptoCTFX {
     address admin;
     mapping (uint => Challenge) challenges;
     mapping (address => Player) players;
-    bool submissionsOpen;
+    uint256 deadline;
     mapping (address => mapping (uint => bool)) solves; // address -> challengeID -> solved/not
     mapping (uint => bool) anySolves; // challengeID -> solved/not
+    string password;
   }
 
   mapping (uint => Contest) public contests;
@@ -57,10 +59,10 @@ contract CryptoCTFX {
   event ChallengeAddedOrUpdated(uint contestID, uint indexed challengeID);
   event ChallengeSolved(uint contestID, uint indexed challengeID, address indexed solver);
 
-  function createContest(uint contestID) external {
+  function createContest(uint contestID, string memory password) external {
     require(contests[contestID].admin == address(0), "This contest ID has already been registered");
     contests[contestID].admin = msg.sender;
-    contests[contestID].submissionsOpen = false;
+    contests[contestID].password = password;
   }
 
   function setAdmin(uint contestID, address newAdmin) external onlyExistingContest(contestID) onlyAdmin(contestID) {
@@ -68,8 +70,8 @@ contract CryptoCTFX {
     contests[contestID].admin = newAdmin;
   }
 
-  function setSubmissionsStatus(uint contestID, bool open) external onlyExistingContest(contestID) onlyAdmin(contestID) {
-    contests[contestID].submissionsOpen = open;
+  function setContestDeadline(uint contestID, uint256 deadline) external onlyExistingContest(contestID) onlyAdmin(contestID) {
+    contests[contestID].deadline = deadline;
   }
 
   function addOrUpdateChallenge(uint contestID, uint challengeID, address obscuredFlag, uint worth, uint256 descriptionFingerprint, bool onlyFirstSolver, string memory skill) external onlyExistingContest(contestID) onlyAdmin(contestID) {
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ contract CryptoCTFX {
 
   function register(uint contestID, string memory password) external onlyExistingContest(contestID) {
     require(contests[contestID].players[msg.sender].status == PlayerStatus.Unverified, "You are already registered or banned in this contest");
-    require(keccak256(abi.encodePacked("I_read_it")) == keccak256(abi.encodePacked(password)));
+    require(keccak256(abi.encodePacked(password)) == keccak256(abi.encodePacked(contests[contestID].password)), "Wrong password");
     contests[contestID].players[msg.sender].status = PlayerStatus.Verified;
   }
 
@@ -88,11 +90,11 @@ contract CryptoCTFX {
     contests[contestID].players[player].status = status;
   }
 
-  function submitFlag(uint contestID, uint challengeID, bytes32 messageHash, bytes memory signature) external onlyExistingContest(contestID) onlyExistingChallenge(contestID, challengeID) onlyOpen(contestID) {
+  function submitFlag(uint contestID, uint challengeID, bytes memory signature) external onlyExistingContest(contestID) onlyExistingChallenge(contestID, challengeID) onlyOpen(contestID) {
     require(contests[contestID].players[msg.sender].status == PlayerStatus.Verified, "You are unverified or banned in this contest");
     // the correct signature is an ECDSA signature where (1) the message (hash) is the sender address and (2) the private key is the flag;
     // (2) is checked by testing against the public key, which can then be public information
-    address recoveredSigner = recoverSigner(messageHash, signature);
+    address recoveredSigner = recoverSigner(bytes32(uint256(uint160(msg.sender))), signature);
     require(recoveredSigner != address(0), "Invalid signature");
     require(recoveredSigner == contests[contestID].challenges[challengeID].obscuredFlag, "Wrong answer");
     require(!contests[contestID].solves[msg.sender][challengeID], "You have already solved this challenge of this contest");
@@ -120,6 +122,10 @@ contract CryptoCTFX {
     }
   }
 
+  function getContestDeadline(uint contestID) external view onlyExistingContest(contestID) returns (uint256) {
+    return contests[contestID].deadline;
+  }
+
   function getPlayerStatus(uint contestID, address player) external view onlyExistingContest(contestID) returns (PlayerStatus) {
     return contests[contestID].players[player].status;
   }