Hi everyone, Sorry for the delay in giving you a final answer. We had to discuss both the intended policy and technical viability of each option.
*Regarding permitted software:* We will provide an image with preinstalled software. Finalists should have already received an email with our current list. You will have both internet connection and the ability to plug in a USB drive right before the contest, and permissions to install additional software before the contest starts to use during. You can also copy prewritten code or whatever you want to use. Everything you install and all code you use has to comply with Code Jam terms & conditions, so it has to be your own code/software OR be freely availably for anyone to use. You do have to unplug your USB as it counts as a non-Google provided device and it's therefore not permitted during the contest. We will provide tech support on the software we install only, so if the software you install causes trouble, it's on you. If the trouble is because of some incompatibility with our own installed software, the hardware, our network configuration, or anything else, it's on you. We will provide tech support on a best-effort level, but if you install your own stuff, we can't make any guarantees. Also, any software that you install must not interfere with the contest in any way, and must not produce any networking traffic during the contest. The only traffic your workstation can send or receive through the network during the contest is through the Code Jam site, and/or through things we install and you don't use manually. *Regarding 2-factor login:* You can use your phone to log in before the contest start and just stay logged in during. I do suggest that you print out some rescue code in case you get logged out, because you can't turn on your phone during the contest. Alternatively, you can switch 2-factor off during the contest, potentially changing your password if it makes your account more secure. You will be able to revert back to your original settings after the contest is over. We ask you to please not change the settings during the contest time, though, as accessing those could be construed as an attempt to use the network for something other than competing. Please, feel free to write with more questions or clarifications if you have them. And of course, keep practicing, have a safe travel and best of luck in the finals! Best, Pablo, on behalf of the Code Jam team On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 12:37 PM, Bartholomew Furrow <[email protected]> wrote: > You can also pre-print one-time codes. But if past years are an > indication, you'll be able to log on before the start of the contest; and > if you are logged out somehow, you'll be able to put up your hand and get > permission to get a recovery code from your phone. > > I remember a few years ago, when I was still working on Code Jam, somebody > left his phone at the hotel with 2-factor on! I think he set up a new gmail > account so he could compete. > > On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 12:32 PM Xiongqi ZHANG <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> For the 2nd point, I think you can switch to Security Key. >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > 1. On the Code Jam Finals website, and also in the Terms and >> Conditions, it is said that during the Finals, the contestants are only >> permitted to use Google-provided equipment. A list of preinstalled software >> is also provided, but the versions are rather old. So, the question: what >> options, if any, will be provided to use newer/different software, >> prewritten code and such? Last time I participated in the Finals, it was >> possible to bring and use storage devices, and also Internet access was >> provided before the contest. Have this policy changed? >> > >> > 2. It is not permitted to use additional devices during the Finals. But >> I need my phone to log into my Google account, because I use two-factor >> authentication. 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