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Fall 2009

Cryptology 1: Course Description
 
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Textbook:

There is no textbook for the class. The lectures posted on the course web and the class notes are the main resources for studying the course. Any additional reading can be useful.


Grading Policy:
 

Homework:

Homework assignments and their due dates are posted at this web site. The total number of points issued for homework assignments might exceed 200, or might fall short of 200. In either case the final total number will be converted to a number out of 200.

Test:

There will be an individualized take home test. This test will be posted at this web site, and will be due within one week from the date of posting. The total number of points available on the test is 100.
Of these, 90 points are for actual work handed in, and 10 points are reserved for key-security. Access to your test will be restricted by a cryptographic key designed by you - according to specifications to be posted. All tests will be open to attack by all enrolled participants. A successful attack will result in the attacked not getting the 10 security points, and the successful attacker getting 10 bonus points. More details and restrictions will be posted in due time on the test page.


Final Examination:

There will be an individualized take home final examination. It will be posted at this web site in December, and will be due within one week from the date of posting. The total number of points available on the exam is 200. Of these, 180 points are for actual work handed in, and 20 points are reserved for key-security. Access to your exam will be restricted by a cryptographic key designed by you - according to specifications to be posted. All exams will be open to attack by all enrolled participants. A successful attack will result in the attacked not getting the 20 security points. The first two substantiated successful attackers per test will get bonus points.
For successfully attacking an exam:

Any student may attack any number of tests. More details and restrictions will be posted in due time on the examination page.

Project (CompSci 567):

CompSci 567 students must propose and complete a project. The total number of points available on the project is 110. Of these 100 points is reserved for your project and 10 points for your participation in the conference. For more details about the projects visit the "Graduate Projects" page of the course web.

Attendance Policy:


You are responsible for attending the class. You are also responsible for making up any work you may have missed by failing to attend class, even if the absence was approved by the university, necessitated by illness, or necessitated by a personal emergency.

Academic Dishonesty:

All work (assignments, tests, final examinations and projects) are required to be the student's own work. The university policy and procedures will be applied to all cases of academic dishonesty that occurs in this class. Please familiarize yourself with the university policy and guidelines about academic dishonesty. When in doubt, please consult me, and the web site  of the Office of Student Conduct.

Grade composition:

Your grade will be based on homework, projects, the test and the final examination. Letter grades will be assigned according to the following schema:

A- :   90% - 92%;   A: 93% - 96%;   A+:  97% - 100%
B- :   80% - 82%;   B: 83% - 86%;   B+:  87% - 89%
C- :   70% - 72%;   C: 73% - 76%;   C+:  77% - 79%
D- :   60% - 62%;   D: 63% - 66%;   D+:  67% - 69%

F: Below 60%