Advanced Methods of Cryptography (V2/Ü1)

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Lecture
Exercise
Exam
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.

Lecture Notes

• Lecture 1: Organizational stuff, repetition of cryptography, outlook to AMC
• Lecture 2
• Lecture 3
• Lecture 4
• Lecture 5
• Lecture 6
• Lecture 7
• Lecture 8
• Lecture 9
• Lecture 10
• Lecture 11
• Lecture 12
• Lecture 13
• Lecture 14
• Lecture 15

Tutorials

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

Information about the Exam

Review exercise (Zusatzübung) 08.02.17, 10:00AM, ICT-Cubes, room 333).
The exam on Advanced Methods of Cryptography begins on Monday, February 19, 2018, 08:00 a.m. in the room 2315|101 (PPS H1) and lasts 90 minutes.
During the exam you are allowed to use a pocket-calculator that is enlisted in the list above. We will distribute the official help sheet (English version) at the beginning of the exam.
There will be a consultation hour prior to the exam (15.02.2018 10:00AM ICT-cubes, room 333)

Consultation hour

Prof. Dr. R. Mathar upon agreement
M.Sc. Jose Leon upon agreement
M.Sc. Qinwei He upon agreement