Overview of cryptographic procedures and their theoretical basics

Didactic Procedure

• Lecture.
• Processing of exercises by students.
• Preparation as home work.
• Short oral presentation and discussion of solutions and results.

ECTS breakdown

2h First lecture

10x2h lectures

2x2h presentation of solutions

2X10h for preparing solutions to exercise sheets

29h preparation of the exam

Mathematical basics; History; Block and stream ciphers; Generation of large prime numbers and primality testing; Public-key procedures Hash functions

The dates for the lecture part of the course are as follows:

First appointment: Nov. 13  2017 11-12 lecture hall  HS2 Theresianiumgasse

ATTENTION: No lecture: Dec 1st, Dec. 13th

Exercises and written  final examination

im TISS

Handbook of Applied Cryptography (free version) Learning Tool CrypTool

Basic mathematical knowledge