Breaking AES Encryption

Breaking AES Encryption is a cool tool that helps encrypt a message using AES encryption. It also tries to break that encryption with something called a plaintext attack. So, let's say we have our characters Alice and Bob sending messages to each other. Now, here comes Eve, the attacker, who wants to figure out what they're saying.

How Does It Work?

Eve gets both the original message (the plaintext) and the encrypted message (the cyphered text). She then starts encrypting the plaintext using all possible keys with the AES encryption function until she finds one that matches the cyphered text.

The Process Explained

Eve kicks things off with a key and puts it into the encryption function along with the plaintext. Then, she checks if this gives her the same cyphered text she has. If it does, yay! She found the right key!

What Happens Next?

If not, Eve just keeps switching up her keys until she gets it right. If she's working with a small key or knows part of it already, this task can be easier than you'd think. The whole setup shows how long this process might take when using different methods like sequential and parallel do-loop implementations for her attack.

Why Use This Model?

This model isn't just for fun; it's designed to show how Java handles standard AES encryption while testing how fast it can work when using multi-core processors for parallel computation.

Get Started!

The Breaking AES Cipher Model was built using Easy Java Simulations (EJS). Plus, it's super easy to run since it's distributed as a ready-to-use Java archive.