Attacking ECB Oracles

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Attacking ECB Oracles TryHackMe walkthrough with 11 answered prompts and lab methodology notes.

Sample prompts covered

• In what year did NIST hold a competition to find a new encryption algorithm that correctly implemented the three fundamental rules of cryptography?
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• What is the AES cipher otherwise known as?
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• What type of encryption is AES? (Symmetric/Asymmetric)
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• What is used when the last AES block of the original message isn't completely filled?
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• What is the ciphertext when encrypting the message CryptographyAndADreamToSecurity using the secret NotAGreatSecret!?
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