====== Format ======

  * **Labs**
The labs focus on hands-on techniques. They enable you to use cryptographic APIs and learn cryptanalysis.

  * **Lectures**
The lectures focus on concepts, principles, and the big-picture. This includes providing security services and or building secure network protocols. 

  * **Assigned Readings**

The lecture notes (linked to from the Calendar) include assigned readings from the textbook and from selected articles. These are integral parts of the learning experience of this course.

  * **Discussion Forum**
You are strongly encouraged to contribute to these discussions. By simply framing an issue into a question, you help sharpen the learning focus for yourself and for others. And by answering a question or engaging in a discussion, you sharpen your ability to prove a point or assess one.