KS3 Computing/Projects Ideas/Hack applications
A very sexy area of computing is the 'hacking' and 'security/application exploitation'. When done in a non malicious way, hacking an application is the best way to learn about programming
Ideas for hacking challenges:
- Login into without needing password
- Find the Solution for 'find the number'
- Transfer money from one account into another
- Logout user from Website A, by visiting page on Website B
- Crack an encrypted message created by
- Simple cyphers (Letter substitution)
- Algorithm (ie algebra)
- Enigma machine
- Modify web pages content
- adding new logos
- enabling disabled links or buttons
- revealing hidden fields
In the computing industry, Capture the flag are social events that present challenges (like the ones listed above) to teams in a competition where the winner is the team with the most flags. Here is a list of Practice CTF List / Permanant CTF List
We can use vulnerable by design applications like:
- https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Vulnerable_Web_Applications_Directory_Project#tab=On-Line_apps
- http://google-gruyere.appspot.com/ for a good example of an sandboxed environment
- https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_WebGoat_Project