Gain hands-on experience with Cryptography, Hashing, Steganography, and more.
RING (Regions Investing in the Next Generation) CrypTool is a Cryptography course that offers interesting and engaging content specifically for students and schools without an existing cybersecurity program. RING is more than a collection of labs and presentations--it's forging the tools that will shape the next generation of cybersecurity experts.
All NETLAB+ supported RING CrypTool labs use the RING CrypTool Pod.
| Lab Number | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to CrypTool |
| 2 | Classical Cryptography Character Substitution (Caesar Cipher) |
| 3 | Classical Cryptography Poly Alphabetic Substitution (Vigenere Cipher) |
| 4 | Modern Cryptography Symmetrical Cipher (DES) |
| 5 | Modern Cryptography Symmetrical Cipher (AES) |
| 6 | Basic Hashing (MD5) |
| 7 | Advanced Hashing (SHA) |
| 8 | Least Significant Bit (LSB) Steganography |
| 9 | Bit-Plane Complexity Segmentation (BPCS) Steganography |
| 10 | Asymmetrical Encryption (RSA) Key Generation |
| 11 | Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) |
| 12 | Crypto Analysis (Frequency Analysis) |
| 13 | Key Exchange Protocol (Diffie-Hellman) |
| Comp 1A | Green River Water Treatment Plant |
| Comp 1B | Poem |
| Comp 2A | Green River Water Treatment Plant |
| Comp 2B | Treasure Hunt |
| Comp 3 | Green River Water Treatment Plant |
| Comp 4 | Green River Water Treatment Plant |
| Comp 5 | Green River Water Treatment Plant |
To enable the labs in NETLAB+, install the RING CrypTool course using the Course Manager. See the Course Manager section of the NETLAB+ VE Administrator Guide for details.
Always select the correct lab exercise for the lab being performed. Students or teams should schedule the correct lab exercise from the catalog. NETLAB+ will only show those labs for which the required pod type is available. A lab that works on different pod types may appear more than once if your system is so equipped. Instructors should select the correct lab from the Exercise tab during instructor-led lab reservations. This can be done as many times as needed during the reservation.
