/secure-client

Secure client side component. This is part of the programming defensive system course's project

Primary LanguageC++

Description

This client app were developed on Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS in modern C++ 11 language and contains the following vulnerabilities protections:

  1. Protection against buffer overflow. recieved user input into std::string type which has native bounds protection.
  2. Communication with the server via encrypted SSL connection using TLSv1.3

Compilation Instructions:

  1. This client using curl library for encryption via SSL protocol. install the library on your system:

    • sudo apt install -y libcurlpp-dev
    • sudo apt-get install -y libcurl4-openssl-dev
    • sudo apt install -y libssl-dev

  2. Check that you got it installed properly: ldconfig -p | grep libcurl

  3. Init the curlpp module: git submodule update --init

  4. In the secure-client project directory call make.

Usage Instructions:

  1. After the compilation process end you will see a new directory created named bin.
  2. cd bin
  3. Run the binary inside using the following command: ./Client