Cryptography I (V2/Ü1)
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Dates
Lecture Dates (Campus)
Exercise Dates (Campus)
Exam Dates (Campus)
Klausur Advanced Methods of Cryptography evtl. zur Anmeldung
Contents
Classical cryptosystems, Cryptanalysis of classical systems, entropy and perfect secrecy, fast block ciphers, number theoretic reference problems, cryptosystems based on discrete logarithms, public key cryptography
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge in stochastics and number theory.
Literature
- Lecture notes are available for download as pdf-file and in postscript format.
- The bibliography.
- The "Handbook of Applied Cryptography" by Menezes, van Oorschot and Vanstone (Download from the web pages of the University of Waterloo (Canada)).
- Lecture notes of the lecture "Stochastik für Informatiker" (in German)
- The Book "Informationstheorie" by R. Mathar.
News
On August 24th, 2011 at 14h, we will provide an exam review in the seminar room of TI (WSH 24A407).The results are now online. The passwort was distributed during the exam with your information sheet. If your key is lost or does not match, please contact Michael or Henning with your official RWTH-email-address and ID.
Students have the opportunity to hand in their solved problems of the current exercise before each exercise. Corrections and comments are provided one week later.
The examination will take place in Roter Hörsaal AM (Ro) on Tuesday 16.08.2011 between 8:00h and 13:00h. Update: The exam will begin tomorrow, 16.08.2011 at 9h in Roter Hörsaal for all versions of the exam.
Please register for the exam by sending an email entitled "AMC exam" to Henning Maier.
This is NOT the official registration to the ZPA, this is only for organizational purposes.
Please include the corresponding information, which is highlighted in bold letters here, in your email:
- Crypto 1 only (4.5 ECTS): The exam refers to chapters 1 to 8. Duration 1.5h.
- Crypto 1 + Advanced Methods of Cryptography - part (6 ECTS): The exam refers to chapters 1 to 11. Duration 2h.
- Crypto 1 + Advanced Methods of Cryptography - full (9 ECTS): The exam refers to chapters 1 to 14. Duration 3h.
- Advanced Methods of Cryptography only (4.5 ECTS): The exam refers to chapters 9 to 14. Duration 1.5h.
- Scheinklausur (additionally to one of the options above): In this case, no ZPA registration is required.
- Furthermore, please indicate if you wish a German or an English version of the examination.
During the exam you can use a non-graphical, non-programmable calculator as well as the help-sheet (Hilfsblatt - German version) of cryptography, which will be distributed by us at the same time as the exam problems. Bringing your own material is forbidden.
Furthermore, please check if you are officially registered for the exam at the ZPA (cf. campus-office).
The review exercise (Zusatzübung) for Cryptography I will be presented on Monday 01.08.2011 at 14:00h in WSH, 4th floor, seminar room 24A407, and for Advanced Methods of Cryptograhy at 15:30h.
We provide an extra consultation hour (Fragestunde) before the exam on Monday 08.08.2011 at 14:00h in WSH, 4th floor, seminar room 24A407.
Exercises
Download of exercise sheets:- Exercises 1 (14.04.11): Download pdf
- Exercises 2 (21.04.11): Download pdf
- Exercises 3 (28.04.11): Download pdf
- Exercises 4 (05.05.11): Download pdf ciphertext
- Exercises 5 (12.05.11): Download pdf solution Ex16
- Exercises 6 (19.05.11): Download pdf in lecture room AH III
- Exercises 7 (26.05.11): Download pdf in lecture room AH III solution Ex22c
- Exercises 8 (09.06.11): Download pdf solution Ex25
- Exercises 9 (30.06.11): Download pdf solution Ex27, Ex28
- Exercises 10 (07.07.11): Download pdf
- Exercises 11 (14.07.11): Download pdf
- Review (01.08.11): Cryptography I, Adv. Meth. of Cryptography
Consultation hour
Prof. Dr. R. Mathar Mi. 09:00 - 10:00
Dr. Michael Reyer Mi. 09:00 - 10:00
Dipl.-Ing. Henning Maier nach Absprache