CS 398: Homeworks

Problem Set 1 (LaTEX (.tex) source) Due Wed., 27 Feb. 2008

PS1 solutions ( .tex file )
Problem Set 2 ( .tex file ) Due Wed., 3 March 2008
Problem Set 3: problems 4.1 - 4.6 from Chapter 4 of Bellare-Rogaway undergraduate notes. Due before I leave on Fri., 14 March 2008
For 4.6 use a "proof by contradiction". Show that if there exists an adversary B with some advantage e against E2, then there exists and an adversary A for E. Describe how the A operates using B and calculate its advantage against E2. Try to give a similar style of proof for your construction in prob. 4.3.
PS3 partial solutions ( .tex file )
Problem Set 4 (.tex file) Deadline extended to Sun., 23 March 2008 by 23:59:59:999 p.m. EDT
Take-home midterm exam Due by start of class Monday, 14 April 2008
Problem Set 5 (.tex file) Due start of class Monday, 28 April 2008
Problem Set 6 (.tex file) Due by 6:00 p.m. EDT Friday, 9 May 2008