====== Calendar ======

[[http://www.cse.yorku.ca/~roumani/course/3481/res|Lecture Notes and Programs Developed in Class]]

^  WEEK OF  ^  Monday  ^  Wednesday  ^  Readings  ^
|  Jan 03  |  ✘  | Introduction     | Chapter 1  and this [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_through_obscurity|article]]  |
|  Jan 10  | Classical Ciphers | Lab-1 | Sections 2.1 - 2.3  |
|  Jan 17  | Lessons Learned | Lab-2 | Skim through the rest of Ch. 2 and read Section 3.1 |
|  Jan 24  | Modern Symmetric Ciphers | Lab-3 | Read Chapter 3 and Sections 6.2-6.6  |
|  Jan 31  | AES | University Closed | Chapters 4 and 5  |
|  Feb 07  | Block Cipher Operation | Lab-4 | Sections 6.1-6.6  |
|  Feb 14  | Asymmetric Cryptography | **[[https://www.cse.yorku.ca/~roumani/course/3481/labtest1/eSubmit.cgi|Test #1]]** | Section 9.1 and this [[http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/killian-rivest-0215.html|article]] |
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|  Feb 28  | The RSA Cipher | Lab-5 | Sections 8.2, 9.2, and 8.4  |
|  Mar 07  | The El-Gamal Cipher | Lab-6 | Sections 10.1-10.2 and Problem 10.6  |
|  Mar 14  | Hash Functions | Lab-7 | Sections 11.1-11.5, and 13.1-13.2  |
|  Mar 21  | Message Authentication Service  | Lecture  | Sections 7.1-7.3 and Ch 12  |
|  Mar 28  | Key Distribution Service | **[[https://www.cse.yorku.ca/~roumani/course/3481/labtest2/eSubmit.cgi|Test #2]]** | Chapter 14  |
|  Apr 4  | Review on Monday |  |   |
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**Important Dates**
  * The Drop Deadline is Fri Mar 4. 
  * Test #1 (a programming test) is on Wed Feb 16 in Prism CSEB 1002.
  * Test #2 (a programming test) is on Wed Mar 30 in Prism CSEB 1002.
  * Test #3 (a written test) will be held during the exam period (Apr 6 - 23).