Advanced Methods of Cryptography (V2/Ü1)

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Lecture
Exercise
Exam (start at 13:30)
Reexamination Cryptography

Contents

• Recapitulation of "Cryptography" (watch the video from the Video AG)
• Public key cryptography
• Cryptographic hash functions
• Signature schemes
• Identification and entity authentication
• Elliptic curves
• Quantum cryptography

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge in stochastic and number theory. The knowledge of our lecture Cryptography is beneficial but not strictly required.

Literature

• Our lecture notes for Cryptography & Advanced Methods of Cryptography.
• Slides on Ellipctic Curve Cryptography
• Handbook of Applied Cryptography by Menezes, van Oorschot and Vanstone.
• Lecture notes of the lecture Stochastik für Informatiker by Rudolf Mathar.
• The book Informationstheorie by Rudolf Mathar.
• Complete list of the bibliography.
• Video recordings of the lecture in WS2015/16 by Video AG.
• Video recordings of the lecture in WS2012/13 by Video AG.

Help-sheet

• Help-sheet for Cryptography (english version)
• Hilfsblatt zur Kryptographie (german version)

Pocket Calculator

While taking the written exam, you are allowed to use a pocket calculator from this list.

Tutorials

• Tutorial 1 – Solution
• Tutorial 2 – Solution
• Tutorial 3 – Solution
• Tutorial 4 – Solution
• Tutorial 5 – Solution
• Tutorial 6 – Solution
• Tutorial 7 – Solution
• Tutorial 8 – Solution
• Tutorial 9 – Solution
• Tutorial 10 – Solution
• Tutorial 11 – Solution
• Tutorial 12 – Solution
• Tutorial 13 – Solution
• Review exercise – Solution

Consultation hour

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rudolf Mathar upon agreement
Dipl.-Ing. Markus Rothe upon agreement
M.Sc. Jose Angel Leon Calvo upon agreement