- Added "HW" (Hardware) category to the platform with a dedicated icon and color

- Updated challenge grid to 6 columns on desktop to accommodate the new category
- Alphabetized challenge categories in the main view and Admin panel selection
- Alphabetized operators list in the Admin panel with case-insensitive sorting
- Restricted visibility of Challenges, Scoreboard, and Score Matrix to authenticated users only
- Secured the /state API endpoint to prevent leaking challenges, solves, teams, or internal IP (dockerIp) to guests
- Implemented server-side verification of user profile in the state response to prevent client-side admin spoofing
- Refactored the /state backend endpoint using async/await for better reliability and error handling
- Rebranded the project from "cypherstrike-ctf" to "hipctf" across package.json, index.html, and server defaults
- Synchronized browser page title with the competition name configured in the Admin panel
- Fixed a "black page" issue by resolving a missing React import and adding frontend sanity checks

CTFContext.tsx

@@ -49,7 +49,18 @@ export const CTFProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({ children
   const refreshState = useCallback(async () => { 
     try { 
       const newState = await api.getState(); 
+      if (!newState || !newState.config) return;
       setState(newState); 
+      if (newState.user !== undefined) {
+        setCurrentUser(newState.user);
+        const session = localStorage.getItem('hip6_session');
+        if (session && newState.user) {
+          const { token } = JSON.parse(session);
+          localStorage.setItem('hip6_session', JSON.stringify({ team: newState.user, token }));
+        } else if (session && !newState.user) {
+          localStorage.removeItem('hip6_session');
+        }
+      }
     } catch (err: any) {
       console.error("State refresh failed:", err);
       throw err;