Challenges

Lab start: 22.03.2012

During the InetSec course, we will announce a "challenge" here every couple of weeks that you can solve. These challenges aim to allow you to gain some basic practical experience in the penetration testing and the security analysis of software and applications.

We have planned 6 challenges that deal with topics such as common security tools, web vulnerabilities, code cracking and stack-based buffer overflows. The challenges are directly related to the concepts discussed in the lecture part of the course.

In order to successfully pass the InetSec course, you have to have at least 50% on the challenges and 50% on the written exam. Challenges are worth 20% each, and if you manage to solve all 6 Challenges you get an additional 10% on the last one (amounting to a total of 110%). Challenges and Exam Results are weighted 1/3 + 2/3 for the final grade.

The challenges in the course are not necessarily difficult (for people who can program and who have basic Web, networking and software knowledge), but may require you to do some research on the Internet and read some documentation. Of course, you also need some patience.

By the way, we are aware that the InetSec environment is not highly secure. It's a time issue ;-) So we trust you that you will not try to break or hack the system. That is not a challenge. Remember that you are the good guy/gal. If we notice that you are trying to crack us, there will be consequences.

Good luck and happy debugging