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SIT281 - Cryptography

Year:

2022 unit information

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Last updated: 4 March 2022

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Guillermo Pineda-Villavicencio
Prerequisite:

SIT192

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

Nil

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

3 x 1 hour online classes per week, 1 x 1 hour workshop per week.

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:

Online independent and collaborative learning including optional scheduled activities as detailed in the unit site.

Content

In SIT281 students will learn the fundamental mechanisms of classic and modern cryptographic systems, which span from Caesar cipher of Roman times to Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) cipher invented in the early 21st century. Students will encrypt and decrypt messages by using modern symmetric encryption schemes including DES and AES, stream ciphers used in mobile phone networks and pay TVs, as well as the most well-known public key cipher RSA. The unit will also provide students the opportunity to explore the cryptographic applications.

On completion of this unit students will understand the different types of cryptographic procedures introduced both in the past and present and be able to analyse these procedures as to their effectiveness.


ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Evaluate the internal mechanisms of cryptosystems and report their strengths and weaknesses with relation to security and government requirements, and industry standards.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Design and implement a range of cryptosystems to meet security requirements for data encryption and decryption using appropriate software tools.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO3

Enhance data security against cyber-attacks using cryptosystems within software solutions, and be able to justify cryptographic algorithms and optimized parameters used.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)		 Indicative due week
Problem solving tasks  Two problem-based solving tasks related to cryptosystems 30%  Weeks 4 and 7
Project Written report and video (approximately 3 minutes) 20% Week 10
Examination 2-hour written examination 50% Examination period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

Prescribed text(s): Trappe & Washington, 2020, Introduction to Cryptography with Coding Theory, 3rd edition (or 2nd) Pearson Education (eBook available).

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SIT281 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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