Unit Award Scheme
110722 INTRODUCTION TO CRYPTOGRAPHY
In successfully completing this unit, the Learner will have | Evidence needed | |
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demonstrated the ability to | ||
1 | write a message and encrypt it using a Caesar shift cipher | Summary sheet |
2 | decrypt a message encoded with a Caesar cipher | Summary sheet |
3 | write a message and encrypt it using a keyword cipher | Summary sheet |
4 | decrypt a message encoded with a keyword cipher | Summary sheet |
5 | carry out frequency analysis on a message | Summary sheet |
6 | carry out simple calculations using modular arithmetic | Summary sheet |
7 | encrypt a message using a simple Affine cipher function | Summary sheet |
shown knowledge of | ||
8 | what the most commonly occurring letters, bigrams and short words are in the English language | Summary sheet |
acquired an understanding of | ||
9 | how steganography can be used to hide messages | Summary sheet |
10 | a way in which codebreaking was used during the Second World War | Summary sheet |
11 | how online cryptography tools can help us to decrypt messages | Summary sheet |
experienced | ||
12 | using at least three different cipher methods | Summary sheet |
13 | the opportunity to create own simple cipher method. | Summary sheet |
All outcomes recorded on an AQA Summary Sheet
Approved 21 June 2018Level - Level One