Crypto Lab -- Secret-Key Encryption
SEED Lab: A Hands-on Lab for Security Education
Overview
The learning objective of this lab is for students to get familiar with the concepts in the secret-key encryption. After finishing the lab, students should be able to gain a first-hand experience on encryption algorithms, encryption modes, paddings, and initial vector (IV). Moreover, students will be able to use tools and write programs to encrypt/decrypt messages.
Lab Tasks
- VM version: This lab has been tested on our pre-built SEEDUbuntu16.04 VM.
Recommended Time
- Supervised situation (e.g. a closely-guided lab session):
- Unsupervised situation (e.g. take-home project):
Files that are Needed
Suggested Reading
- SEED Book by Wenliang Du
(Book website)
(Chinese version)
- Sample code (encryption).