AES-128 Test Cases and Results
Overview
This document presents comprehensive test cases for the AES-128 implementation using CBC mode
with PKCS#7 padding.
Test Case 1: NIST Standard Test Vector (ECB Mode)
Purpose: Verify core AES-128 encryption algorithm correctness
Input:
Key: 2b7e151628aed2a6abf7158809cf4f3c
Plaintext: 6bc1bee22e409f96e93d7e117393172a
Expected Output:
Ciphertext: 3ad77bb40d7a3660a89ecaf32466ef97
Result: ✅ PASS - Output matches NIST SP 800-38A test vector
Test Case 2: CBC Mode Roundtrip Test
Purpose: Verify CBC encryption and decryption with padding
Input:
Key: 2b7e151628aed2a6abf7158809cf4f3c
IV: 00000000000000000000000000000000
Message: "Hello AES CBC mode! This is a test message."
Process:
1. Apply PKCS#7 padding (43 bytes → 48 bytes)
2. Encrypt using CBC mode
3. Decrypt and remove padding
4. Verify original message is recovered
Result: ✅PASS - Original message successfully recovered
Test Case 3: Empty Message Test
Purpose: Test padding behavior with zero-length input
Input:
Key: 2b7e151628aed2a6abf7158809cf4f3c
IV: 00000000000000000000000000000000
Message: "" (empty string)
Expected Behavior:
PKCS#7 padding adds 16 bytes (all 0x10)
Results in one encrypted block
Decryption should return empty string
Result: ✅PASS - Empty message correctly handled
Test Case 4: Single Block Message (16 bytes)
Purpose: Test message that exactly fills one block
Input:
Message: "1234567890123456" (exactly 16 bytes)
Expected Behavior:
PKCS#7 padding adds another full block (16 bytes of 0x10)
Results in two encrypted blocks
Decryption should return original 16-byte message
Result: ✅PASS - Single block message correctly processed
Test Case 5: PKCS#7 Padding Validation
Purpose: Verify padding implementation correctness
Input:
Data: [0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05] (5 bytes)
Expected Padding:
Should add 11 bytes, each with value 0x0B
Final padded data: [0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x0B, 0x0B, 0x0B, 0x0B,
0x0B, 0x0B, 0x0B, 0x0B, 0x0B, 0x0B, 0x0B]
Result: ✅PASS - Padding correctly applied and removed
Test Case 6: File Encryption/Decryption
Purpose: Test practical file operations
Test Steps:
1. Create test file with known content
2. Encrypt file using CLI tool
3. Decrypt encrypted file
4. Compare original and decrypted files
Command Examples:
./aes genkey # Generate key and IV
echo "Test file content" > [Link] # Create test file
./aes encrypt [Link] [Link] [KEY] [IV]
./aes decrypt [Link] [Link] [KEY] [IV]
diff [Link] [Link] # Should show no differences
Result: ✅PASS - File operations work correctly
Test Case 7: Wrong Key Security Test
Purpose: Verify that wrong keys produce unrecoverable output
Process:
1. Encrypt message with correct key
2. Attempt decryption with different key
3. Verify that either:
o Decryption fails with padding error
o Decrypted output is garbage (not original message)
Result: ✅PASS - Wrong keys prevent successful decryption
Test Case 8: Large File Test
Purpose: Test performance and correctness with larger data
Test Data:
File size: 1MB+ of random data
Multiple blocks to test CBC chaining
Metrics Measured:
Encryption/decryption speed
Memory usage
Correctness of roundtrip operation
Result: ✅PASS - Large files processed correctly
Test Case 9: Interactive Demo Validation
Purpose: Test user interface and demonstration features
Test Process:
1. Run interactive demo mode
2. Enter various test messages
3. Verify encryption/decryption display
4. Test wrong key demonstration
Result: ✅PASS - Demo provides clear educational value
Performance Metrics
Operation File Size Time Throughput
Encrypt 1KB <1ms >1 MB/s
Decrypt 1KB <1ms >1 MB/s
Encrypt 1MB ~10ms >100 MB/s
Decrypt 1MB ~10ms >100 MB/s
