The assessments are here. This repository contains the code and labs for the module. Open up your Ubuntu instance, and downloaded from:
git clone https://github.com/billbuchanan/appliedcrypto.git
Some of the associated material will be hosted on this site here. Also, the VM for the module can be downloaded here.
The following is the draft timetable:
| No | Date | Subject | Lab |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 26 Jan 2026 | Ciphers and Fundamentals [Unit] | [Lab] [Demo] |
| 3 | 2 Feb 2026 | Symmetric Key [Unit] | [Lab] Vincent Rijmen |
| 4 | 9 Feb 2026 | Hashing and MAC [Unit] | [Lab] Ivan Damgård |
| 5 | 16 Feb 2026 | Asymmetric (Public) Key [Unit] | [Lab] Len Adleman |
| 6 | 23 Feb 2026 | Key Exchange [Unit] | [Lab] Whitfield Diffie |
| 7 | 2 Mar 2026 | Reading Week (Revision lecture) | Mini-project [Here] /Coursework |
| 8 | 9 Mar 2026 | Digital Signatures and Certificates [Unit] | [Lab ] |
| 9 | 16 Mar 2026 | Test (Units 1-5) 40% of overall mark [Here] | |
| 10 | 23 Mar 2026 | Tunnelling [Unit] | [Lab Marty Hellman |
| 11 | 13 Apr 2026 | Blockchain [Unit] | [Lab] Troy Hunt |
| 12 | 20 Apr 2026 | Future Cryptography [Unit] | [Lab] |
| 13 | 27 Apr 2026 | Tokens, Authorization and Docker [Unit] | [Lab] |
| 14 | 4 May 2026 | Coursework Hand-in - 60% of overall mark (Sunday, 11 May 2026) [Coursework] | Daniel J Bernstein |