| Week | Date | Topics | Events |
| 1 | 7 Sep 2021
9 Sep 2021 | Course Introduction + Overview
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| 2 | 14 Sep 2021
16 Sep 2021 | Secret-key Cryptography (Cipher + EncryptionScheme)
[Xiao Yi: The Details of RC4, DES and AES] | Course Add/Drop Due by this week
Dispatch Assignment 1 on Sep 16 |
| 3 | 21 Sep 2021
22 Sep 2021
23 Sep 2021 | Public-key Cryptography (RSA and Digital Signature)
No Wed Tutorial due to Mid-Autumn Festival
[Fan Yang: Application in Blockchain (26, mainly 26.2)] | |
| 4 | 28 Sep 2021
30 Sep 2021 | Cryptographic Hash Function and (H)MAC
[Fan Yang: Introduce HTTP, TCP, IP, and DNS] | Assignment 1 Due by 30 Sep 23:59
Dispatch Assignment 2 |
| 5 | 5 Oct 2021
7 Oct 2021 | Public Key Infrastructure (PKI and Certificate)
[Xiao Yi: Answer Assignment 1] | |
| 6 | 12 Oct 2021
14 Oct 2021 | Transport Layer Security (TLS Protocol)
No Class and (Wed+Thu) Tutorial as Chung Yeung Festival | Assignment 2 Due by 14 Oct 23:59
Dispatch Assignment 3 |
| 7 | 19 Oct 2021
21 Oct 2021 | IP Layer Security (IPSec) and VPN
[Xiao Yi: Answer Assignment 2] | |
| 8 | 26 Oct 2021
28 Oct 2021 | Domain Name System (DNS) and Its Security
[Zirui: Introduce the SEED Lab Configuration] | Assignment 3 Due by 28 Oct 23:59
Dispatch Assignment 4 and the Lab |
| 9 | 2 Nov 2021
3 Nov 2021
4 Nov 2021 | Web Application Security
[Zirui: Web Lab] on Wed afternoon and Thu night (Zoom)
No Class due to the the Conferment of Bachelor's Degrees | |
| 10 | 9 Nov 2021
11 Nov 2021 | Web Security + Software System Security I
[Fan: Introduce the Software Lab (and some Knowledge)] | Assignment 4 Due by 11 Nov 23:59 |
| 11 | 16 Nov 2021
18 Nov 2021 | Software System Security II
[Yutong: Answer Assignment 3] | |
| 12 | 23 Nov 2021
26 Nov 2021 | Software System Security III
[Yutong: Answer Assignment 4] | Lab Reports Due on 28 Nov (Sunday) 23:59 |
| 13 | 30 Nov 2021
2 Dec 2021 | Misc + Course Summary
[Zirui: Answer the entire Lab] | Prepare your final exam |