| Due date | Read | Section/Problems | Section/Problems |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/30/20 (Thursday) | 1.1, 1.2, 1.6 | Encrypt: your name in Caesar (k=3); 'cryptography' with k=1st letter of your last name | 1.1, 1.3, 1.4(a,b), 1.6 |
| 2/6/20 | 1.2, 1.3 | Cryptoquote: CROAY HIEVZ OCROX VLCNI ACROT VUVLV GCOUO ZFAFV MCQMO BCVIB OIBTR IMMOU - NFUUFID KFEAVM | 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10 decrypt QRGDKFAEKR (the previous encrypted by the Math 348 one time pad starting at the 11th position on the first line of the pad) |
| 2/13/20 | 1.5, 1.7 | 1.11, 1.14, 1.16ad, 1.17adg, 1.18cg, 1.20, 1.26b, 1.30b, 1.31 | 2/20/20 | 2.1, 2.3 | A novice cipherclerk sends the words AARVARDK, UOOSPMSS, FGRFIEAS, ETRLUXTX, YWINHXNX, UXONAXGXRXTXNXAX, PXTIAISNRTOXNOSX, and then the message RTENT TTEBO STOEH OOTIS NHQXE BTIOA UX. Unjumble the message. | 1.32ab, 1.33, 1.34ac(i,ii)d, 1.35, 1.36b(1,ii,iii), 1.43, 1.44, 1.46b, 1.50 | 2/27/20 | 2.4-2.7 | Knowntext attacks:Find the key for
the Affine Hill cipher of Blocksize=2 which encrypts (GA HF BC) as (YJ BC JB) | 2.1(write 1 paragraph for the side you agree with), 2.3, 2.4c, 2.5, 2.6, 2.8, 2.17 |
| 3/5/20 | 2.8-2.9 | 2.18cde, 2.19, 2.20, 2.21, 2.23c, 2.24, 2.28a | |
| 3/12/20 | 3.1-3.3 | 3.1abc, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.9ab, 3.10abc, 3.12 | |
| 3/23/20 | Midterm Exam | covers through section 3.5 | |
| 3/26/20 | 3.4, 3.5 | 3.13, 3.14ab(ii), 3.15, 3.22 | |
| 4/2/20 | 3.6, 3.8 | 3.24ac, 3.25ab(ii), 3.26ab, 3.36 | |
| 4/9/20 | 4.1-4.3 | 4.2, 4.4, 4.11 | |
| 4/16/20 | 5.1-5.3 | Decrypt this "VIGENERE TEXT" using a Kasiski attack | 5.10, 5.11, 5.15. 5.16, 5.17 |
| 4/23/20 | 5.4-5.5 | 5.36ab, 5.37, 5.39, 5.40, 5.41,5.44 | |
| 4/30/20 | 6.1-6.5 | 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5ac, 6.6a, 6.8, 6.11a, 6.14ab | |
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