ECE 4156/6156 -- Midterm I Examination

• Where: the same classroom as lecture
• When: Thursday, February 27, 2pm--3:15pm
• Books allowed: Katz & Lindell, Introduction to Modern Cryptography, second edition, CRC Press, 2015, ISBN # 9781466570269, or third edition, CRC Press, 2015, ISBN # 780815354369 (hbk), ISBN 9781351133036 (ebk); Menezes et al., Handbook of Applied Cryptography, 5th printing, CRC Press, 1996, ISBN # 9781119096726; Schneier, Applied Cryptography, Second Edition, Wiley, 1996, ISBN # 9781119096726; Mangard et al., Power Analysis Attacks, Revealing the Secrets of Smart Cards, Springer, 2007, ISBN # 9780387308579; Maes, Physically Unclonable Functions, Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN # 978-3-642-41394-0 or ISBN # 978-3-642-41395-7 (eBook).
• Policy:
  1. Open book for any of the books listed above; open book chapter printouts for any of the books listed above; open printouts of lecture notes, homeworks, labs and solutions; any handwritten or typewritten notes you have taken including on an electronic device such as a laptop or tablet (but no phones!); all electronic devices must have wireless turned off during the exam; phones are not allowed; no other book or other printouts/materials without your handwriting (or typewriting) are allowed
  2. You may bring one calculator, but you are on the honor code to NOT use ANY programmable features whatsoever; you may also use a calcular application on your laptop or tablet computer (but not on your phone!)
  3. Please note that Prof. Mooney follows a "trust but verify" approach -- for example, you may be asked in class to show your laptop wireless is turned off
• Covered material: all lecture material presented
• Review session: Tuesday, February 25, in class