Do you not want to train some of those students to write the improved cryptography of the future? I do agree having a project where you demonstrate problems th

Do you not want to train some of those students to write the improved cryptography of the future? I do agree having a project where you demonstrate problems they introduced (by exploiting them directly, or have another student team be the exploiters) would highlight the risks, but school is about teaching, not about scaring people off.