Overview

The objective of this lab is to help students understand how the TLS works and how to use TLS in programming. The lab guides students to implement a pair of TLS client and server programs, based on which students will conduct a series of experiments, so they can understand the security principles underlying the TLS protocol. Students will also implement a simple HTTPS proxy program to understand the security impact if some trusted CAs are compromised

This lab is based on the PKI lab, so students should do the PKI lab first, before working on this lab.

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)

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