Usable Security

Information for the exam

Written on 25.06.2021 13:51 by Carolyn Guthoff

Dear students, 

Thank you for all your hard work so far. We now have some information regarding the exam on July 5th, 2021. 

The exam will take place on July 5th, 2021. Please arrive at 10:00 am at the latest! The exam will take place in the Günter-Hotz-Hörsaal, Building E2.2. It will be 60 min long. Please register for the exam in the CMS until July 1st, 11:59 pm! 

Please remember the following things regarding COVID-19: 

1. Official rules regarding gatherings of more than 10 people apply. This means that you need to present either of the following: 
   1. Vaccination certificate of all necessary vaccinations with the final vaccination having been applied at least 2 weeks prior. 
   2. Vaccination certificate of necessary vaccination (which has been applied at least 2 weeks prior) and positive PCR test, if you tested positive for COVID-19 more than 6 months ago.
   3. Positive PCR test, if you tested positive for COVID-19 less than 6 months ago. 
   4. Certificate of negative rapid test which is no older than 24 hours, meaning it was taken after July 4th, 12pm (noon). There is the possibility to get tested at the university. For more information see here: https://test-saarland.de/uds Please calculate enough time so that you will still be at the building E2.2. at 10 am at the latest with the negative result of your test. 
2. Please refrain from attending this exam if you are in quarantine or have been tested positive for COVID-19 during the last 14 days prior to the exam. 
3. Please arrive at the latest at 10:00 am so that we have enough time to check your credentials before the start of the exam (see #1).
4. Please practice safe social distancing rules. 
5. Please wear your medical mask (OP or FFP2) appropriately at all times.
6. Violations of #4 and / or #5 will lead to your exemption from the exam. 

As previously mentioned, the following applies in order to pass this course:

1. You need to either pass 3 of the 4 assignments and the exam, or all 4 assignments. You need at least 11/20 points each to pass. 
   1. As mentioned in the lecture, the 4th assignment will be counted as passed regardless of your points. 
2. You need 51/100 points overall (counting the 4 assignments [20 points each] and the exam [20 points]) to pass this course. 

Regarding people who are currently overseas or are otherwise unable to attend a physical exam: We will not offer an online alternative for this exam. However, we will offer a re-exam in the fall. 

Please reach out to us if anything is unclear or if you have further questions. Contact us at usablesecurityAL@cispa.de or reach out to Katharina Krombholz directly. 

We wish you all the best of luck and much success on this exam.