uxi0 (due 20160127)

arc0 (due 20160203)

pbx0 (due 20160210)

pbx1 (due 20160224)

wpa0 (due 20160302)

cus0 (due 20160309)

udr0 (due 20160316)

udr1 (due 20160323)

udr2 (due 20160406)

upr0 (due 20160413)

gfo0 (due 20160420)

status

We're into the second week of registration; I've already helped a few people… don't wait, get this done sooner rather than later.

The next project, gfo0 is now available.

We will not have class next Tuesday (April 19th, 2016). I will be away at a conference (just for that day).

We've been playing with scripting and regex; we'll likely be doing yet more of that.

Next project is released! upr0

I had some questions regarding udr2 (and those people are held in the highest of esteem), but not nearly enough… so either the majority of you are experts, or you've been being too quiet (at your peril).

UDR2: For the first time this semester I've used the errata section in a project. And considering nobody will probably read it (just like nobody will read this attempt to draw your attention to it), I'll try nonetheless: there was a bug in binhaxx/search that would cause it to skip legitimate packets when doing a full packet search. You'd basically be missing out on valid data. A fix has been issued and as a result, we have a new version of binhaxx: 1.0.1. Be sure to obtain this new version and use that instead of the old 0.9.7 version.

Regular Expressions! Scripting! Everything we've been learning and playing with, coming together more and more.

The entire semester is almost HALFWAY OVER! Wednesday, the 16th, will be ~7.5 class weeks since the semester began (and we have 14 weeks of classes + 1 week of finals = 15 weeks total).

We'll likely be playing with Regular Expressions this week.

udr1 will make an appearance, to satisfy those yearning for more binary puzzle box / unix data recovery fun.

Warning grades were issued this past weekend; more than a few given out. Many could have been avoided by keeping up with blog entries and submitting projects.

wpa0 has been evaluated. 14 submitted, 6 did not. Of the people that did it (thankfully, a majority of the class), it seemed to be divided between the enthusiastic and the “is it done yet?” mindsets.

We'll be continuing with our shell scripting endeavours.

Next project is udr0 (think of it like a binary puzzle box). You'll likely want to start sooner than later, and ask questions. Not a difficult project to accomplish, but could be initially a conceptual challenge.

cus0 also evaluated. We're starting to see an overall decline with these last two projects (wpa0, cus0)… sort of mindblowing to see the sheer number of people not submitting ANYTHING.

I believe warning grades come out this weekend. I'1l be querying your status information and reporting directly from there (so, projects, participation, blog).

Killing things!

The next project, cus0, has been released.

Can you believe it? Already approaching the 1/3 point of the semester.

Our command-line skills are improving, files can be manipulated, and productive laziness is ruling supreme.

Explorations this week may involve learning the best text editor known to the universe (and beyond).

Due to high unstated demand and critical acclaim, this week's project is the illustrious Puzzlebox: NEXT (pbx1).

File manipulation has been the focus of our studies, but we are gradually getting a wider and wider view of the filesystem.

New problem solving capabilities will be introduced with the '|' (pipe)

The next project, the illustrious puzzle box (pbx0) is upon us; rejoice!

Hopefully most are making good progress on uxi0. I've had some questions come my way: excellent! Please don't hesitate to ask!

Remember that your week 1 Opus entry was due before Tuesday.

Welcome! I've wrapped all the initial activities into one project, uxi0, that I'd like you to perform by the given deadline (by 11:59:59pm / 23:59:59).

Be sure to do the reading (located in the individual labs below)! There may be many pages, but there are many concepts to encounter.