Research on Techniques and Methods of Developing Cryptography Virtual Laboratory
Guihua Duan · International Journal of Performability Engineering · 2017
To enhance Computer Science / Computer Information System major students and other information technology (IT) professionals the understanding of cryptography algorithms, a tool, which visually demonstrates and explains key procedures of each problem and can be easily accessed anywhere through the Internet could be very helpful.The department of Computer Science at Hampton University realizes how important it could be to provide a visualization-enhanced learning environment for students who are preparing to engage themselves in information security profession.This environment should be able to present most complicated and profound cryptography algorithms in a visible approach as well as provide interactive capability for students to operate variant measurements of such algorithms and study their performances.The Information Assurance (IA) team in the department proposes to develop such a tool.It will not only meet the requirements for IA educational purposes but also be sufficient to conduct performance study researches of most wellknown cryptography algorithms.In this paper, a framework that supports our objectives is presented.Rationale and analysis of the framework are also included.