cs-pub-ro / ISC-lab-vm

VM build scripts / configuration for Introduction to Computer Security course

ISC Lab virtual machine source code

This repository contains the ISC Lab VM generation scripts, based on LabVM Framework (automated using qemu and Packer).

Requirements:

• a modern Linux system;
• basic build tools (make);
• Hashicorp's Packer;
• qemu+kvm;

Preparation

Download and save a Ubuntu 22.04 Live Server install iso image.

Optionally, create config.local.mk, copy the variables from framework/config.default.mk and edit them to your liking.

You might also want to ensure that packer and qemu are properly installed and configured.

Building the VM

The following Makefile goals are available (the build process is usually in this order):

• base: builds a base Ubuntu 22.04 install (required for the VM image);
• labvm: builds the Lab VM with all required scripts and config;
• cloudvm: builds (from labvm VM) the cloud VM, cleaned up and ready for cloud usage (e.g., AWS, OpenStack).
• labvm_edit: easily edit an already build Lab VM (uses the previous image as backing snapshot);
• labvm_commit: commits the edited VM back to its backing base;
• [*]_clean: removes the generated image(s);
• ssh: SSH-es into a running Packer VM;

If packer complains about the output file existing, you must either manually delete the generated VM from inside TMP_DIR, or set the DELETE=1 makefile variable (but be careful):

make DELETE=1 labvm

If you want to keep the install scripts at the end of the provisioning phase, set the DEBUG variable. Also check out PAUSE (it pauses packer, letting you inspect the VM inside qemu):

make PAUSE=1 DEBUG=1 labvm labvm_edit

Read [https://github.com/cs-pub-ro/labvm-framework|LabVM Framework's] documentation for more lower-level targets and options.