An approximate schedule of topics covered each week.

Week Dates Topic
1 13/16 Jan Introduction to Security
2 20/23 Jan Classical Encryption Techniques
3 27/30 Jan Block Ciphers
4 3/6 Feb Modes of Operation
5 10/13 Feb Pseudo Random Numbers
6 17/20 Feb Number Theory
7 24/27 Feb Public Key Cryptography
Midterm1 - -
Midterm2 - -
8 17/20 Mar Public Key Cryptography
9 24/27 Mar Message Authentication
10 31/3 Mar Hash Functions
11 7/10 Apr Key Management
12 17 Apr Key Management
13 21/24 Apr Web Security
14 28/1 May Web Security
15 8 May Review
Final1 - -
Final2 - -