Advanced Methods of Cryptography (V2/Ü1)

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Lecture
Exercise

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
• Cryptocurrencies

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)

Lecture Notes

• Lecture 1 (12.10.2018): Organizational stuff, repetition of cryptography, outlook to AMC
• Lecture 2 (19.10.2018)
• Lecture 3 (26.10.2018)
• Lecture 4 (02.11.2018)
• Lecture 5 (09.11.2018)
• Lecture 6 (16.11.2018)
• Lecture 7 (23.11.2018)
• Lecture 8 (30.11.2018)
• Lecture 9 (07.12.2018)
• Lecture 10 (21.12.2018)
• Lecture 11 (11.01.2019)
• Lecture 12 (18.01.2019)
• Lecture 13 (25.01.2019)
• Lecture 14 (01.02.2019)

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
• Tutorial Review – Solution Review

Consultation hour

Dr.-Ing. Michael Reyer upon agreement