| TSIT70 | Cryptology, 4,5 ECTS credits. /Kryptoteknik/ |
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| Advancement level
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| Aim: After taking this course the student should be able to make a reasonable assessment of given cryptographic systems and choose a good solution for situations where cryptographic techniques can help. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) Algebra and statistics Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding. |
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| Organisation: The course consists of lectures, problem solving sessions and two laboratory assignments. |
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| Course contents: Cryptography as a tool for information security, history and principles. Theoretic foundations. Perfect systems and randomness. Stream ciphers. Pseudorandom sequences. Theory for linear and non-linear feedback shift registers.Block ciphers. DES. Public key encryption and public key distribution.Crypto based checksums and digital signatures. Protocols and algorithms for specific applications. |
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| Course literature: Stallings: "Cryptography and Network Security; Principles and Practice", Prentice Hall 1999 Course notes and instructions for the laboratory assignments |
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| A written examination Laboratory assignment |
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| The examination consists of two sets of problems, that should be solved during computer sessions, and a conventional written examination | |||
Course language is English. Department offering the course: ISY. Director of Studies: Lasse Alfredsson Examiner: Viiveke Fåk Link to the course homepage at the department Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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