References /5 Clear styles with excellent source of references. Clear referencing/ style Generally good referencing/style Unclear referencing/style Lacks consistency with many errors. Viva voce /10 Answered all the questions appropriately and accurately Answered all the questions with some clarity Answered all the questions with little in-depth knowledge Answered about 50% of the questions. Answers were irrelevant

Excellent Very good Good discussion Brief discussion Algorithms /10 discussion about two lightweight cryptographic discussion about two lightweight cryptographic about two lightweight cryptographic about two lightweight cryptographic Unsatisfactory discussion algorithms algorithms algorithms algorithms Challenges /10 A very clear and in-depth discussion Very clear discussion Generally good discussion Brief discussion Poor discussion with irrelevant information Conclusion /5 A section very clearly concludes the overall contribution. A section clearly concludes the overall contribution. Generally good conclusion of the report Brief conclusion of the report with some relevance Conclusion not relating to the report

Working Mechanism /08 A very detailed and very clear working mechanism of the lightweight cryptography Very clear working mechanism of the lightweight cryptography Generally good discussion about working mechanism of the lightweight cryptography Brief discussion about working mechanism of the lightweight cryptography Poor discussion with irrelevant information An in-depth and Performance Metrics /10 very clear discussion about the performance Very clear discussion about the performance metrics Generally good discussion about the performance metrics Brief discussion about the performance metrics Irrelevant discussion about the performance metrics metrics

Example Marking Rubric for Assignment #: Total Marks 80 Grade Mark HD 80% + D 70%-79% CR 60%-69% P 50%-59% Fail <50% Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Introduction /10 A very detailed and very clear discussion A well written and clear discussion . Generally good discussion . Very brief discussion and missing report outline Poor Introduction with irrelevant details Potential Security threats /12 A very clear and in-depth discussion about three potential threats Very clear discussion about three potential threats Generally good discussion about three potential threats Brief discussion about the potential threats Poor discussion about potential threats with irrelevant information

References Must follow IEEE style 05 Viva voce Student must appropriately answer the viva questions related to the assignment. 10 Total Marks 80

Performance Metrics Discuss in detail the performance metrics • Hardware-specific metrics • Software-specific metrics 10 Algorithms Explain any two lightweight cryptographic algorithms from current literature 10 Challenges Current and Future challenges in lightweight cryptography 10 Conclusion This section concludes the overall findings and contributions of the report 05

Marking Criteria for the Assignment 1: Marks are allocated as described in the following table. Sections No. Description of the section Marks Introduction Introduction about the lightweight cryptography and its goals. This section should also describe the report outline. 10 Security Threats Discuss three potential security threats in systems using low- power devices 12 Working Mechanism The working mechanism of lightweight cryptography 08

Submission Guidelines • All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a completed Assignment Cover Page. • The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Calibri (Body) font and 2.54 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings. • Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using IEEE referencing style.