2WC13 - Cryptography 2 - Part 2 - Cryptographic Systems - 2012

For Part 1 - Cryptographic Protocols - by Berry Schoenmakers - there is a separate webpage.

Latest news

(May 7, 2012) First assignment is available. See Oase. Please respond before Tuesday May 8, 23:59 hrs.

Teachers

Michael Naehrig, HG 10.72, phone 040 247 4157, e-mail m naehrig tue nl
Benne de Weger, HG 9.91, phone 040 247 2704, e-mail b m m d weger tue nl

Schedule

dates and time: by default: Monday 13:45 - 15:30 (telelecture)
location: Aud 14

Lecture Notes

Lecture notes are available for download from Oase.

Purpose

To get a basic understanding of some of the main cryptographic systems that are in use today. A cryptographic system is that part of an information system that provides cryptographic security services. Usually it consists of a collection of protocols and mechanisms such as encryption, key agreement, authentication, key management, to achieve security goals such as message protection, transaction security, or access control.

Topics

Exam

You have to write two papers, one in mid-term and one in the exam period. You will be asked to study some literature or a standard document, and report on that in written form. The first one will be on PKI, the second one on one of the other topics. In both cases there will be a list of topics from which you can choose.
The first paper has weight 1/3, the second one has weignt 2/3.

Lectures

Each week a note will be posted here on what has been treated, as well as the slides.

Monday April 23 - lecture 1 - slides of lecture 1 are available from Oase
Section 1.3.1 completed, started with 1.3.2.
Monday April 30 - Queen's day, no lecture
Monday May 7 - lecture 2 - slides of lecture 2 are available from Oase
Chapter 1 completed (slides marked as "lecture 2" were not explicitly treated, slides "rogue CA" were)
First assignment distributed. See Oase, where the assignment is available.
Monday May 14 - lecture 3
Chapter 2 to 2.3 (TLS)
Monday May 21 - lecture 4
Section 2.5
Monday May 28 - Pentecost holiday - no lecture
Monday June 4 - lecture 5
Probably a guest lecture by Dan Bernstein
Monday June 11 - lecture 6

Monday June 18 - lecture 7

Second assignment to be distributed.

Resources

Resources
Latest modification: May 7, 2012