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COMP61411: Cryptography (2012-2013)
This is an archived syllabus from 2012-2013
Credit rating: 15
Pre-requisites: No Pre-requisites
Co-requisites: No Co-requisites
Course Leader: Richard Banach
Course leader: Richard Banach
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| Semester | Event | Location | Day | Time | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sem 1 w1-5 | Lecture | 2.19 | Mon | 09:00 - 17:00 | - |
Coursework: 50%
Lab: 0%
- Security
Introduction
Cryptographic techniques today lie at the heart of the strategies used to protect users' data from unauthorised access. They come into their own particularly when data has to be transmitted across unreliable and unprotected networks.
Aims
The course aims to give students a good appreciation of cryptographic techniques, as they have arisen historically, and as they are used today.
| Programme outcome | Unit learning outcomes | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | have an appreciation of the origins of cryptography; |
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| A1 B2 B3 | have an appreciation of modern cryptographic techniques. |
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Syllabus
Early cryptography: permutations and substitutions, Vignere, Vernam, one time pads, etc.
Rotor machines: Enigma and its relatives.
Case study: Marian Rejewski and the breaking of the German Enigma.
Modern cryptography, secret key: block cyphers, DES, AES, etc.
Modern cryptography, public key: Diffie-Hellman, RSA, elliptic curves.
Message authentication, hash functions.
Quantum cryptography: quantum key distribution in practice.
Reading List
See the course web site for more reading recommendations.
Core Text
Title: Cryptography and network security: principles and practice (7th edition)Author: Stallings, William
ISBN: 9781292158587
Publisher: Pearson
Edition: 7th
Year: 2017
Core text for this course and also for COMP61421