COE 451 - Term 142

(Last edited: Thursday, April 23, 2015 11:17:05 AM)

Office Hours:   M/W   11:00 AM - 11:55 AM or by appointment

• Announcements:

1. Check your attendance so far and your scores so far.
2. Check out the textbook author's website for lecture videos and extra material.
3. World's biggest data breaches (eye opener!)
4. Midterm will be on Saturday 14/03/2015 at 09:00 AM at room 22-130, and covers chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 (up to and including section 5.8).
5. Common Criteria (EAL1-EAL7) Products Stats.

• Class Notes (from the textbook author's website):

  00-Introduction	03-Protocols	06-Appendix
  01-Crypto	04-Software
  02-Access Control	05-Conclusion

   

• Homeworks: (Late submission NOT accepted)

   HW # 01:  Textbook Chapter 1 problems 2, 4, 5, 7, 11, and 13 - (Due date: Tuesday 10/2/2015 in class)

   HW # 02:  Solve the attached problems - (Due date: Tuesday 24/2/2015 in class)

   HW # 03:  Solve the attached problems - (Due date: Thursday 05/3/2015 in class)

   HW # 04:  Solve the attached problems - (Due date: Thursday 12/3/2015 in class)

   Programming Assignment (Mandatory):  Description and expected deliverables are found here - (Due date: Thursday 09/4/2015 in class)

   HW # 05:  Solve the attached problems - (Due date: Thursday 02/4/2015 in class)

   HW # 06:  Solve the attached problems - (Due date: Thursday 16/4/2015 in class)

   HW # 07:  Solve the attached problems - (Due date: Thursday 23/4/2015 in class)

   HW # 08:  Solve the attached problems - (Due date: Thursday 30/4/2015 in class)

 

• Optional Cryptanalysis Project (worth 10% and reduces Final Exam weight to 30%):

   Requirements:

• Solve one of the level II or higher challenges posted at the "Crypto Challenge Contest" website.  The code should be your own genuine code J

   Deliverables: (Submit the first 3 deliverables on as one zipped file to marwan@kfupm.edu.sa no later than Thursday 07/5/2015. Late submission NOT accepted)

• A properly commented software that implements the cryptosystem of the selected challenge.
• A properly commented software that implements the attack on the cryptosystem of the selected challenge.
• A report that details both the cryptosystem and the attack system, the approach used for the attack system, and the results of the experiments execution that prove the success of the attack system.
• A demo at my office on Monday 11/5/2015.

 

• Miscellaneous:

    Course Syllabus

    Errata

    "Crypto Challenge Contest" website

    The Knapsack Cryptosystem Attack Example (scroll down to the bottom of the page)

    Attendance so far            Scores so far