apply skills and knowledge acquired throughout the semester in exploiting web application…

Objectives:

– To apply skills and knowledge acquired throughout the semester in exploiting web

application security loopholes and the techniques to fix such loopholes.

– To demonstrate the ability to use familiarised platforms, VMs and other attack tools

(available in BackTrack or Kali or other open-sourced tools) to test security exploits on

web applications and the victim OS.

– To gain experience to understand a given set of specifications (this document)

– To gain experience in documenting every application exploit that was tested.

Submission details

This is an individual assignment. You are not permitted to work as a part of a group

when writing this assignment.

• Due Date: 11:59pm, Tuesday, October 1st, 2019

• Submission method: An electronic copy in Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx) via

CloudDeakin. It’s your responsibility to ensure that you understand the submission

instructions. If you have ANY difficulties, ask the Tutor or unit chair for assistance

(prior to the submission date).

• Penalties for late submission: The following marking penalties will apply for

late submission without an approved extension: 5% will be deducted from available

marks for each day up to five days. Work that is submitted more than five days after

the due date will not be marked; you will receive 0% for the task.

• Extension request: If you wish to seek an extension for an assignment, you will

need to apply directly to the Unit Chair by email. Your request must be:

• received by the unit chair as soon as you become aware that you will have difficulty

in meeting the due date, but at least 3 days before the due date.

• accompanied by an appropriate document explaining a reason for the extension.

• An example of a conditions under which an extension will be considered is a

medical reason with a medical certificate that clearly indicates medical conditions

of a serious nature, e.g. hospitalisation, serious injury or chronic illness.

Examples under which extension request will not be accepted as grounds for

consideration include:

• System and network related problems, misreading the due date, assignment anxiety

or returning home.

• Temporary minor ailments such as headaches, colds and minor gastric upsets are

not serious medical conditions and are unlikely to be accepted. However serious

cases of these may be considered.

Attachments:

Final-Assignm….pdf