I am currently teaching the module Introduction to Cryptography and Security Mechanisms on both the campus and the online MSc Information Security.

This module is a non-mathematical introduction to cryptography and security mechanisms. It aims to explain the functions and issues behind cryptographic mechanisms, while leaving the full details of the mechanisms themselves largely as a a "black box", although we do dip into that box from time to time. Even people with long standing mathematics phobias have emerged from this module relatively unscathed (so they tell me).

To learn a little bit more:

• High-level overview of aims of module
• Everyday Cryptography

Enrolled students can access the module either through:

• Moodle IY5502 environment (campus MSc - Sep start)
• Moodle IY5502B environment (campus MSc - block mode)
• Moodle IY5502J environment (campus MSc - Jan start)
• Moodle IYM002 environment (online MSc)