Cut and Paste Attack On AES-ECB
Create a valid ciphertext without knowledge of the key using some copypasta.
ECB is the most basic mode of operation for block ciphers. When used with AES, any block of 16 bytes (the block size of AES) will encrypt to the same ciphertext when encrypted via AES-ECB with the same key. Below are 3 pairs of messages and their corresponding ciphertexts:
m1 = Deposit amount: 5 dollars c1 = 0x5797791557579e322e619f12b0ccdee8802015ee0467c419e7a38bd0a254da54 m2 = One million dolls is quite the collection c2 = 0xb1e952572d6b8e00b626be86552376e2d529a1b9cafaeb3ba7533d2699636323e7e433c10a9dcdab2ed4bee54da684ca m3 = Hey nice binoculars c3 = 0x35d0c02036354fdf6082285e0f7bd6d2fdf526bd557b045bce65a3b3e300b55eLet's suppose there is a (very very bad) protocol to communicate with your bank out there that works as follows: All correspondence is encrypted via AES-ECB and everyone shares a unique key with the bank. The bank will assume all messages are from you provided they decrypt under your key. Suppose you observed the above three ciphertexts being sent to the bank and know their corresponding messages. What ciphertext would you send the bank to forge the message "Deposit amount: One million dollars"? Submit your solution in lowercase hex, no leading 0x.