KS3 Computing/Projects Ideas/Hack applications

A very sexy area of computing is the 'hacking' and 'security/application exploitation'. When done in a non malicious way, hacking an application is the best way to learn about programming Ideas for hacking challenges: Login into without needing password Find the Solution for 'find the number' Transfer money from one account into another Logout user from Website A, by visiting page on Website B Crack an encrypted message created by Simple cyphers (Letter substitution) Algorithm (ie algebra) Enigma machine Modify web pages content adding new logos enabling disabled links or buttons revealing hidden fields In the computing industry, Capture the flag are social events that present challenges (like the ones listed above) to teams in a competition where the winner is the team with the most flags. Here is a list of Practice CTF List / Permanant CTF List We can use vulnerable by design applications like: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Vulnerable_Web_Applications_Directory_Project#tab=On-Line_apps http://google-gruyere.appspot.com/ for a good example of an sandboxed environment https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_WebGoat_Project