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title: SYMMETRIC CRYPTOGRAPHY

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# SYMMETRIC CRYPTOGRAPHY
## Keyed Permutations
*Answer the question: What is the mathematical term for a one-to-one correspondence?*
&rarr; **FLAG: crypto{bijection}**
## Resisting Bruteforce
*Answer the question: What is the name for the best single-key attack against AES?*
&rarr; **FLAG: crypto{Biclique}**
## Structure of AES
To turn the matrix back into bytes, converts a matrix into a array. Then, convert each integer to a single byte and concatenate the bytes into a single byte string.Finally, we find the flag.
```python=
def bytes2matrix(text):
    """ Converts a 16-byte array into a 4x4 matrix.  """
    return [list(text[i:i+4]) for i in range(0, len(text), 4)]

def matrix2bytes(matrix):
    """ Converts a 4x4 matrix into a 16-byte array.  """
    # Flatten the matrix into a 1D list of integers
    flat_list = [item for sublist in matrix for item in sublist]
    
    # Convert each integer to a single byte
    bytes_list = [bytes([i]) for i in flat_list]
    
    # Concatenate the bytes into a single byte string
    byte_string = b''.join(bytes_list)
    
    return byte_string

matrix = [
    [99, 114, 121, 112],
    [116, 111, 123, 105],
    [110, 109, 97, 116],
    [114, 105, 120, 125],
]

print(matrix2bytes(matrix))
```
&rarr; **FLAG: crypto{inmatrix}**
## Round Keys
we are trying to recover plaintext which has been XOR'd with 11 different keys, and heavily jumbled between each XOR operation with a series of substitution and transposition ciphers. Therefore, complete the add_roung_key function.
First, turn each matrix (state, round_key) into 1D list of integers. Then, xor the correspoding intergers and add them to a list. Finally, turn the list of integer into byte to get the flag
```python=
state = [
    [206, 243, 61, 34],
    [171, 11, 93, 31],
    [16, 200, 91, 108],
    [150, 3, 194, 51],
]

round_key = [
    [173, 129, 68, 82],
    [223, 100, 38, 109],
    [32, 189, 53, 8],
    [253, 48, 187, 78],
]

def list2bytes(list):
    
    # Convert each integer to a single byte
    bytes_list = [bytes([i]) for i in list]
    
    # Concatenate the bytes into a single byte string
    byte_string = b''.join(bytes_list)
    
    return byte_string

key = []
def add_round_key(s, k):
    s1 = [item for sublist in s for item in sublist]
    k1 = [item for sublist in k for item in sublist]
    for i in range(len(s1)):
        key.append(s1[i] ^ k1[i])
    return list2bytes(key)

print(add_round_key(state, round_key))
```
&rarr; **FLAG: crypto{r0undk3y}**
## Confusion through Substitution
Implement sub_bytes function, send the state matrix through the inverse S-box and then convert it to bytes to get the flag.
```python=
s_box = (
    0x63, 0x7C, 0x77, 0x7B, 0xF2, 0x6B, 0x6F, 0xC5, 0x30, 0x01, 0x67, 0x2B, 0xFE, 0xD7, 0xAB, 0x76,
    0xCA, 0x82, 0xC9, 0x7D, 0xFA, 0x59, 0x47, 0xF0, 0xAD, 0xD4, 0xA2, 0xAF, 0x9C, 0xA4, 0x72, 0xC0,
    0xB7, 0xFD, 0x93, 0x26, 0x36, 0x3F, 0xF7, 0xCC, 0x34, 0xA5, 0xE5, 0xF1, 0x71, 0xD8, 0x31, 0x15,
    0x04, 0xC7, 0x23, 0xC3, 0x18, 0x96, 0x05, 0x9A, 0x07, 0x12, 0x80, 0xE2, 0xEB, 0x27, 0xB2, 0x75,
    0x09, 0x83, 0x2C, 0x1A, 0x1B, 0x6E, 0x5A, 0xA0, 0x52, 0x3B, 0xD6, 0xB3, 0x29, 0xE3, 0x2F, 0x84,
    0x53, 0xD1, 0x00, 0xED, 0x20, 0xFC, 0xB1, 0x5B, 0x6A, 0xCB, 0xBE, 0x39, 0x4A, 0x4C, 0x58, 0xCF,
    0xD0, 0xEF, 0xAA, 0xFB, 0x43, 0x4D, 0x33, 0x85, 0x45, 0xF9, 0x02, 0x7F, 0x50, 0x3C, 0x9F, 0xA8,
    0x51, 0xA3, 0x40, 0x8F, 0x92, 0x9D, 0x38, 0xF5, 0xBC, 0xB6, 0xDA, 0x21, 0x10, 0xFF, 0xF3, 0xD2,
    0xCD, 0x0C, 0x13, 0xEC, 0x5F, 0x97, 0x44, 0x17, 0xC4, 0xA7, 0x7E, 0x3D, 0x64, 0x5D, 0x19, 0x73,
    0x60, 0x81, 0x4F, 0xDC, 0x22, 0x2A, 0x90, 0x88, 0x46, 0xEE, 0xB8, 0x14, 0xDE, 0x5E, 0x0B, 0xDB,
    0xE0, 0x32, 0x3A, 0x0A, 0x49, 0x06, 0x24, 0x5C, 0xC2, 0xD3, 0xAC, 0x62, 0x91, 0x95, 0xE4, 0x79,
    0xE7, 0xC8, 0x37, 0x6D, 0x8D, 0xD5, 0x4E, 0xA9, 0x6C, 0x56, 0xF4, 0xEA, 0x65, 0x7A, 0xAE, 0x08,
    0xBA, 0x78, 0x25, 0x2E, 0x1C, 0xA6, 0xB4, 0xC6, 0xE8, 0xDD, 0x74, 0x1F, 0x4B, 0xBD, 0x8B, 0x8A,
    0x70, 0x3E, 0xB5, 0x66, 0x48, 0x03, 0xF6, 0x0E, 0x61, 0x35, 0x57, 0xB9, 0x86, 0xC1, 0x1D, 0x9E,
    0xE1, 0xF8, 0x98, 0x11, 0x69, 0xD9, 0x8E, 0x94, 0x9B, 0x1E, 0x87, 0xE9, 0xCE, 0x55, 0x28, 0xDF,
    0x8C, 0xA1, 0x89, 0x0D, 0xBF, 0xE6, 0x42, 0x68, 0x41, 0x99, 0x2D, 0x0F, 0xB0, 0x54, 0xBB, 0x16,
)

inv_s_box = (
    0x52, 0x09, 0x6A, 0xD5, 0x30, 0x36, 0xA5, 0x38, 0xBF, 0x40, 0xA3, 0x9E, 0x81, 0xF3, 0xD7, 0xFB,
    0x7C, 0xE3, 0x39, 0x82, 0x9B, 0x2F, 0xFF, 0x87, 0x34, 0x8E, 0x43, 0x44, 0xC4, 0xDE, 0xE9, 0xCB,
    0x54, 0x7B, 0x94, 0x32, 0xA6, 0xC2, 0x23, 0x3D, 0xEE, 0x4C, 0x95, 0x0B, 0x42, 0xFA, 0xC3, 0x4E,
    0x08, 0x2E, 0xA1, 0x66, 0x28, 0xD9, 0x24, 0xB2, 0x76, 0x5B, 0xA2, 0x49, 0x6D, 0x8B, 0xD1, 0x25,
    0x72, 0xF8, 0xF6, 0x64, 0x86, 0x68, 0x98, 0x16, 0xD4, 0xA4, 0x5C, 0xCC, 0x5D, 0x65, 0xB6, 0x92,
    0x6C, 0x70, 0x48, 0x50, 0xFD, 0xED, 0xB9, 0xDA, 0x5E, 0x15, 0x46, 0x57, 0xA7, 0x8D, 0x9D, 0x84,
    0x90, 0xD8, 0xAB, 0x00, 0x8C, 0xBC, 0xD3, 0x0A, 0xF7, 0xE4, 0x58, 0x05, 0xB8, 0xB3, 0x45, 0x06,
    0xD0, 0x2C, 0x1E, 0x8F, 0xCA, 0x3F, 0x0F, 0x02, 0xC1, 0xAF, 0xBD, 0x03, 0x01, 0x13, 0x8A, 0x6B,
    0x3A, 0x91, 0x11, 0x41, 0x4F, 0x67, 0xDC, 0xEA, 0x97, 0xF2, 0xCF, 0xCE, 0xF0, 0xB4, 0xE6, 0x73,
    0x96, 0xAC, 0x74, 0x22, 0xE7, 0xAD, 0x35, 0x85, 0xE2, 0xF9, 0x37, 0xE8, 0x1C, 0x75, 0xDF, 0x6E,
    0x47, 0xF1, 0x1A, 0x71, 0x1D, 0x29, 0xC5, 0x89, 0x6F, 0xB7, 0x62, 0x0E, 0xAA, 0x18, 0xBE, 0x1B,
    0xFC, 0x56, 0x3E, 0x4B, 0xC6, 0xD2, 0x79, 0x20, 0x9A, 0xDB, 0xC0, 0xFE, 0x78, 0xCD, 0x5A, 0xF4,
    0x1F, 0xDD, 0xA8, 0x33, 0x88, 0x07, 0xC7, 0x31, 0xB1, 0x12, 0x10, 0x59, 0x27, 0x80, 0xEC, 0x5F,
    0x60, 0x51, 0x7F, 0xA9, 0x19, 0xB5, 0x4A, 0x0D, 0x2D, 0xE5, 0x7A, 0x9F, 0x93, 0xC9, 0x9C, 0xEF,
    0xA0, 0xE0, 0x3B, 0x4D, 0xAE, 0x2A, 0xF5, 0xB0, 0xC8, 0xEB, 0xBB, 0x3C, 0x83, 0x53, 0x99, 0x61,
    0x17, 0x2B, 0x04, 0x7E, 0xBA, 0x77, 0xD6, 0x26, 0xE1, 0x69, 0x14, 0x63, 0x55, 0x21, 0x0C, 0x7D,
)

state = [
    [251, 64, 182, 81],
    [146, 168, 33, 80],
    [199, 159, 195, 24],
    [64, 80, 182, 255],
]

def sub_bytes(s, sbox=s_box):
    s = [item for sublist in s for item in sublist]
    for i in range (len(s)):
        s[i] = sbox[s[i]]
    return bytes(s).decode()
print(sub_bytes(state, inv_s_box))
```
&rarr; **FLAG: crypto{l1n34rly}**
## Diffusion through Permutation
The flag is encrypted by shift_row function and then mix_column function.
We've provided code to perform MixColumns and the forward ShiftRows operation. Open file diffusion.py. After implementing inv_shift_rows, take the state, run inv_mix_columns on it, then inv_shift_rows, convert to bytes and we get the flag.
```python=
def shift_rows(s):
    s[0][1], s[1][1], s[2][1], s[3][1] = s[1][1], s[2][1], s[3][1], s[0][1]
    s[0][2], s[1][2], s[2][2], s[3][2] = s[2][2], s[3][2], s[0][2], s[1][2]
    s[0][3], s[1][3], s[2][3], s[3][3] = s[3][3], s[0][3], s[1][3], s[2][3]


def inv_shift_rows(s):
    s[1][1], s[2][1], s[3][1], s[0][1] = s[0][1], s[1][1], s[2][1], s[3][1]
    s[2][2], s[3][2], s[0][2], s[1][2] = s[0][2], s[1][2], s[2][2], s[3][2]
    s[3][3], s[0][3], s[1][3], s[2][3] = s[0][3], s[1][3], s[2][3], s[3][3]

# learned from http://cs.ucsb.edu/~koc/cs178/projects/JT/aes.c
xtime = lambda a: (((a << 1) ^ 0x1B) & 0xFF) if (a & 0x80) else (a << 1)


def mix_single_column(a):
    # see Sec 4.1.2 in The Design of Rijndael
    t = a[0] ^ a[1] ^ a[2] ^ a[3]
    u = a[0]
    a[0] ^= t ^ xtime(a[0] ^ a[1])
    a[1] ^= t ^ xtime(a[1] ^ a[2])
    a[2] ^= t ^ xtime(a[2] ^ a[3])
    a[3] ^= t ^ xtime(a[3] ^ u)


def mix_columns(s):
    for i in range(4):
        mix_single_column(s[i])


def inv_mix_columns(s):
    # see Sec 4.1.3 in The Design of Rijndael
    for i in range(4):
        u = xtime(xtime(s[i][0] ^ s[i][2]))
        v = xtime(xtime(s[i][1] ^ s[i][3]))
        s[i][0] ^= u
        s[i][1] ^= v
        s[i][2] ^= u
        s[i][3] ^= v

    mix_columns(s)

def matrix2byte(matrix):
    return bytes(sum(matrix,[]))

state = [
    [108, 106, 71, 86],
    [96, 62, 38, 72],
    [42, 184, 92, 209],
    [94, 79, 8, 54],
]

inv_mix_columns(state)
inv_shift_rows(state)

print(matrix2byte(state))
```
&rarr; **FLAG: crypto{d1ffUs3R}**
