COE 451 - Term 151

(Last edited: Sunday, December 06, 2015 10:04:11 AM)

Office Hours:   U/T   11:00 AM - 11:50 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!)

• 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:  Solve the attached problems - (Due date: Tuesday 08/09/2015 in class)

   HW # 02:  Solve the attached problems - (Due date: Tuesday 15/09/2015 in class)

   HW # 03:  Solve the attached problems - (Due date: Sunday 04/10/2015 in class)

   HW # 04:  Solve the attached problems - (Due date: Tuesday 13/10/2015 in class)

   Programming Assignment (Mandatory):  Description and expected deliverables are found here - (Due date: Sunday 01/11/2015 in class)

   HW # 05:  Solve the attached problems - (Due date: Sunday 08/11/2015 in class)

   HW # 06:  Solve the attached problems - (Due date: Sunday 15/11/2015 in class)

   HW # 07:  Solve the attached problems - (Due date: Tuesday 24/11/2015 in class)

   HW # 08:  Solve the attached problems - (Due date: Tuesday 15/12/2015 in class)

 

• Optional Cryptanalysis Project (worth 10% and reduces Final Exam weight to 30%):  The code should be your own genuine code J

   Requirements:

• Solve one of the level II or higher challenges posted at the "Crypto Challenge Contest" website. Send me your choice no later than Tuesday 27/10/2015. Note: choices are based on first-come-first-served basis and subject to approval!

   Deliverables: (Submit the first 3 deliverables as one zipped file to marwan@kfupm.edu.sa no later than Tuesday 08/12/2015. 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 Sunday 13/12/2015.

 

• Miscellaneous:

    Course Syllabus

    Errata

    "Crypto Challenge Contest" website

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

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