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Computer Security 2020-21 Coursework 2

Computer Security 2020-21 Coursework 2

Idea: Gained practical experience into an introduction to cryptography and learned the ideas of crafting a man-in-middle attack using existing Python libraries and functions.

Final Grade: 100% (A1)

Programming Language: Python

Some Commands Used:

Asymmetric Encryption with GPG

Decryption Message: gpg -d coded.asc > decoded.txt

Recieve Specific Key: gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv-key 96CB3DC2AFCA575FEA2AAB3F000B2EDC21F6F23D

Encrypt File: gpg --recipient (user) --encrypt (filename)

Other commands can be found in the coursework document.

Spoofing Email Sender

mailx -r "[email protected]" -s s1840358 "s1840358" [email protected]

Code Organization:

While the majority of files for Section 1 and 2 are located in the main directory, section 3 is located in mitm folder.

• Coursework 2 Document: Coursework instruction document
• mitm: Contains files and Python libraries for execution of man-in-the-middle (mitm) attack.
• feedback.txt: Coursework grading feedback