IT Forensics

Hi all,

With this e-mail you will receive all details for the upcoming re-exam. Please read all the details carefully and let us know if you have any question.

1. Date and time of the re-exam:

The re-exam will take place on October 12th, 2021, at 09:30 am. You will have 90 minutes to work on the re-exam.

Please be there no later than 09:10 am so we can start on time.
 

2. Location of the re-exam:

All students will write the re-exam in HS 002 in the building E1 3.
 

3. Note the following due to the current Corona regulations:

• Please note that it is necessary for you to bring your medical mouth-nose protection mask (surgical mask or FFP2 / KN95 / N95 mask) with you.
   
• While entering/leaving the room (this includes also waiting situations), moving in the room, and while talking to supervisors, medical mouth-nose protection (surgical masks) or FFP2 / KN 95 / N95 masks are mandatory. It is recommended that everyone wears protective masks during the entire re-exam, also while sitting at the seat, but it is not mandatory.
   
• A negative PoC antigen test not older than 24 hours or vaccination or recovery is recommended, but not mandatory.
   

4. Further details:

It is not allowed to use lecture notes, a dictionary or a calculator during the re-exam. The re-exam is designed so that you can pass it without these materials.

Please note that you are allowed to participate in the re-exam only if you have registered in the LSF (or the portal corresponding to your course of study if you cannot use the LSF). If you are unsure about this, please send us an e-mail.

One day before the re-exam, you will receive another e-mail with further instructions on the Corona regulations.

If you have questions, please let us know.

Hi all,

I just sent the time slots for the exam inspection to all people by e-mail who registered for it. If you have not received the e-mail, but registered for the exam inspection, please send me an e-mail.

We have two slots: 11:15 am - 12:00 pm and 12:15 pm - 1 pm

Please come to the room E2 2 (GHH) only at the time of your slot and bring your student id card with you. Do not forget to wear a mask (surgical mask or FFP2/KN95/N95 mask).

Here is one more hint:

If your answer is "yes" to one or more of the following questions, then you are not allowed to attend the exam inspection.

- Did you have definite contact with a Covid-19 patient, who was tested positive, in the last 14 days?

- Do you have any of the following symptoms?
* Cough / Husten
* Sore throat / Halsschmerzen
* Nasal congestion / runny nose / Schnupfen
* Diarrhoea / Durchfall
* Fever / Fieber
* Aches and pains / Gliederschmerzen
* Loss of smell (e.g. no longer able to smell burnt food) / Geruchsverlust
* Loss of taste (e.g. unable to distinguish when food is burnt) / Geschmacksverlust

If a student is not sure about the answer to one of these questions, then he/she has to consult a doctor to decide whether or not his/her health status is critical. If the decision is that he/she can participate, then he/she has to bring a medical certificate along to the exam inspection.

Best,
Leo

Hi all,

the exam inspection will take place in the room E2 2 (GHH) where you also wrote the exam. I will wait until tomorrow to send you your personal time slot, so more students have the possibility to register. Please check your email tomorrow in the evening or friday morning. The time slots will be between 11 am - 1 pm CEST (11-13 Uhr), but please come only to the time slot reserved for you.

Also, please note the following:

• Please note that it is necessary for you to bring your own medical mouth-nose-protection mask (surgical mask or FFP2/KN95/N95 mask) with you.
   
• While entering/leaving the room (this includes also waiting situations), moving in the room, and while talking to supervisors, medical mouth-nose protection (surgical masks) or FFP 2 / KN 95 / N95 masks are mandatory. It is recommended that everyone wears protective masks during the exam inspection, also while sitting at the seat.
   
• A safety distance of at least 1.5m should be kept at all times, in particular when discussing individual exams.

If you have questions, please send me an e-mail at any time.

Best,
Leo

Hi all,

I hope you had some days to relax and enjoy the summer during the last few weeks :)

I will offer an online Q&A session for the second IT Forensics exam next week. Please vote for one of the possible dates by September 18, so we can choose the one which suites best for you: https://kingsx.cs.uni-saarland.de/index.php/apps/forms/a6wHbywBD4GcfjwZ

Also, please write down your questions in the form or send them to me by email until September 18. Thank you.

Best,
Leo

We have finished grading the final exam!
The results should be visible in the CMS; please let us know if this is not the case. For technical reasons, the result "5.0" (0 points) will be shown if you did not register for the exam, but are registered in the CMS. Of course, we will only enter your grade into the LSF if you were actually registered. We have done our best to ensure that we entered the points correctly, though mistakes cannot be completely excluded.

Overall, you could reach 90 points. The best grade, 1.0, was awarded from 79 points. The passing limit was 42 points. The grade average for those present in the exam was 3.16, the median grade 3.0.

Hi all,

Please note the following due to the current Corona regulations:

If your answer is "yes" to one or more of the following questions, then you are not allowed to attend the IT Forensics main exam. Please contact us in this case. If you provide a doctor’s certificate to the examination office later on, the examination attempt will be canceled and will not count.

1. Did you have definite contact with a Covid-19 patient, who was tested positive, in the last 14 days?
    
2. Do you have any of the following symptoms?
   • Cough / Husten
   • Sore throat / Halsschmerzen
   • Nasal congestion / runny nose / Schnupfen
   • Diarrhoea /Durchfall
   • Fever /Fieber
   • Aches and pains / Gliederschmerzen
   • Loss of smell (e.g. no longer able to smell burnt food) / Geruchsverlust
   • Loss of taste (e.g. unable to distinguish when food is burnt) / Geschmacksverlus

If you are not sure about the answer to one of these questions, then please consult a doctor to decide whether or not your health status is critical. If the decision is that you can participate, then please bring a medical certificate along to the exam.

Quick summary about the details for the exam:

• Students whose last name begins with A-G will write the exam in the GHH Foyer.

• All other students will write the exam in the GHH Lecture Hall.

• Start: 9:30 am (please be there no later than 09:15 am so we can start on time)

 

Good luck for the exam!

Dear all,

we have received questions concerning the Covid protection measures.

Therefore, I would like to clarify:

• We strongly recommend wearing masks (surgical masks, FFP 2 or KN95 masks) during the entire time of the exam. All staff assigned to the exam supervision is fully vaccinated, and will wear masks as well.
• In addition, we ask each of you to perform a self-test, or get a free rapid antigen test prior to the exam. Note that we currently see an exponential rise in infection numbers, and that the delta variant is more infectious than earlier virus variants. Please act responsibly!
• If you want to get vaccinated, this is a reminder that vaccinations are now possible without appointment, e.g. in the vaccination center in Saarbrücken.
• If you have a high individual risk (e.g., due to your own illness, or due to relatives who are at risk), please let us know and we will do our best to assign a seat away from others.

Best regards,

Christoph Sorge

Hi all,

With this e-mail you will receive all details for the upcoming exam. Please read all the details carefully and let us know if you have any question.

1. Date and time of the exam:

The exam will take place on August 9, 2021, at 09:30 am. You will have 90 minutes to work on the exam.

Please be there no later than 09:15 am so we can start on time.

2. Location of the exam:

We have booked the following rooms in the building E2 2:

Students whose last name begins with A-G will write the exam in the GHH Foyer.

All other students will write the exam in the GHH Lecture Hall.

Please note: Students who are to be seated in the GHH Foyer should use the entrances on the ground floor near E2 1, while those who are to be seated inside the GHH should come through the back doors near E2 4. See map for details.

3. Note the following due to the current Corona regulations:

1. Please note that it is necessary for you to bring your medical mouth-nose protection mask (surgical mask or FFP2 / KN95 / N95 mask) with you.
    
2. While entering/leaving the room (this includes also waiting situations), moving in the room, and while talking to supervisors, medical mouth-nose protection (surgical masks) or FFP2 / KN 95 / N95 masks are mandatory. It is recommended that everyone wears protective masks during the entire exam, also while sitting at the seat, but it is not mandatory.
    
3. A negative PoC antigen test not older than 24 hours or vaccination or recovery is recommended, but not mandatory.

4. Further details

It is not allowed to use lecture notes or a dictionary during the exam. The exam is designed so that you can pass it without these materials.

Please note that you are allowed to participate in the exam only if you have registered in the LSF. If you are unsure about this, please send us an e-mail.

One day before the exam, you will receive another e-mail with further instructions on the Corona regulations.

If you have questions, please let us know.

Hi all,

Because maybe not everyone was present during the tutorials and the discussion of the second assignment, I would like to point out that on the second assignment there was an exercise on the paper "One key to rule them all: Recovering the master key from RAM to break Android's file-based encryption" for which maybe there will be an exercise in the exam. Please have a look at the second assignment to be prepared. So far I have only pointed it out in the tutorials (also on the slides) and when discussing the assignment, but maybe not everyone was present there.

Best,

Leo

Hi all,

With this email we ask you to participate in the course evaluation. Some of you already participated during the tutorial. For all those who have not yet participated, please do so by visiting the following links:

Lecture: https://qualis.uni-saarland.de/eva/?l=130378&p=vdepef

Tutorial: https://qualis.uni-saarland.de/eva/?l=1303781&p=y3rypi

Thank you very much.

Best,

Leo

Hi all,

We just uploaded the second assignment. It contains theoretical and practical exercises. You can download it here:

  https://cms.cispa.saarland/itf21/materials/

We will discuss the assignment on July 16th at 2 pm (c.t.) via zoom:

  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82055472990?pwd=MDZKZmo0TVIram1TcU9yZmYrWlpJQT09
  Meeting ID: 820 5547 2990
  Passcode: 177241

I would be happy if some of you would upload their solutions and present them. Please upload them here until July 15th:

  https://kingsx.cs.uni-saarland.de/index.php/s/s3tfQjnPFMMdSJC

Please note: It is not mandatory to complete the exercises in order to be allowed to participate in the exam. However, we highly recommend working on them in order to be well prepared for the exam.

If you have questions, please send me an email.

Best,

Leo

Hi all,

Some people asked me about the exact exam dates. I already provided the dates to you in the second tutorial, but I will summarize all details about the exams here again:

When will the exams take place?

The final exam will take place on 9th of August 2021. The re-exam will take place on 12th of October 2021.

Can I improve my grade after passing the first exam (by taking the re-exam)?

Yes, this is possible if it is allowed according to your exam regulations as the lecture is an advanced lecture ("Vertiefungsvorlesung"). Please check your exam regulations if you think about this.

What else do I have to consider?

We were informed that you need to register in accordance with regulations at least one week before the (re-)exam.

If you have questions, don't hesitate to contact me.

Best,
Leo

Hi all,

as already announced, the tutorial tomorrow on wednesday will take place at 2pm, because we have a chair meeting at regular time. Please use the following link to connect:

  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85309815893?pwd=a0xNQkNNNC85ZkVsR3Jla2VFNzFoUT09
  Meeting ID: 853 0981 5893
  Passcode: 054296

Best,

Leo

Hi all,

We just uploaded the first assignment. It contains theoretical and practical exercises. You can download it here:

  https://cms.cispa.saarland/itf21/materials/

We will discuss the assignment on June 16th at 2 pm (c.t.) via zoom:

  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86141685642?pwd=dWhvTVJMOTFCdGVDQ3c0ZUxYOWhRdz09
  Meeting ID: 861 4168 5642
  Passcode: 183369

I would be happy if some of you would upload their solutions and present them. Please upload them here until June 15th:

  https://kingsx.cs.uni-saarland.de/index.php/s/SYrKyYpTER9wf9X

Please note: It is not mandatory to complete the exercises in order to be allowed to participate in the exam. However, we highly recommend working on them in order to be well prepared for the exam.

If you have questions, please send me an email.

Best,

Leo