UC1ACR05 Applied Cryptography
UC1ACR05 Applied Cryptography
- Course description
- NQF LevelBachelor's degree (Level 6 1. Cycle)
- Area of StudyComputing
- Program of StudyDigital Forensics and Incident Response
- ECTS05
- CampusKristiansand, OnlinePLUS - Bergen, OnlinePLUS - Oslo, Online
- Course LeaderEmlyn Butterfield
Language of Instruction and assessment: English
May be offered on Campus and Online.
May be offered as a separate course.
Included in the following bachelor's degrees:
- Digital Forensics and Incident Response
The course aims to provide students with a fundamental understanding of modern cryptography, a field that involves the art and science of making messages unreadable. It covers both theoretical and practical aspects of cryptography, including its potential applications and related security issues, especially in network and forensic contexts. Students develop skills in applying cryptographic techniques in specific situations and assessing their effectiveness. The course also emphasizes the correct use of cryptographic techniques in various social and commercial environments.
The student has knowledge of
| K1 | cryptographically components and their potential applications. |
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| K2 | security issues relating to the use of cryptography in relation to networks and forensics. |
The student gain skills in
| S1 | the ability to apply cryptographic techniques in particular contexts. |
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| S2 | the ability judge to the degree of efficacy provided by a particular cryptographic technique. |
The student can demonstrate
| G1 | the general appropriate application of cryptographic techniques in different social and commercial environments. |
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- Risks and cryptographic weaknesses
- The impact of steganography and cryptography in forensics investigations and data security
- Types of ciphers and cipher systems (block, stream, hybrid)
- Cryptographic hashes
- Public Key Cryptography
- Teaching will be based on a hybrid-flexible approach. Instructor-led face-to-face learning is combined with online learning in a flexible course structure that gives students the option of attending sessions in the classroom, participating online, or doing both.
- All activities require active student participation in their own learning.
- Learning delivery methods and available resources will be selected to ensure constructive alignment with course content, learning outcomes and assessment criteria.
- Students will be taught using a mixture of guidance, self-study, and lecture material. Topics will be introduced in a series of weekly lectures. The guidance sessions will be directed practical exercises and reading in which students can explore topics with support from a teacher. This material will also require students to self-manage their time to ensure tasks are completed and the theory is fully understood. This will allow the students to fully engage with lectures and with their peers.
- Learning resources are available in the LMS and include, but is not limited to:
- literature and online reading material (essential and recommended)
- streams, recordings and other digital resources, where applicable
- video conferencing and communication platforms, if applicable
- tools, software and libraries, where applicable
- Students must have access to an internet connection, and suitable hardware.
- Accessing live streams and virtual laboratories requires a minimum broadband connection of 2Mbps (4Mbps recommended).
- Students working on their own laptop/computer are required to acquire appropriate communications software, e.g., webcam, microphone, headphones.
The reading list for this course and any additional electronic resources will be provided in the LMS.
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
Teacher-led activity | 25 |
Teacher-supported work | 24 |
Self-study | 76 |