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PV079 Applied Cryptography

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2009

Extent and Intensity

1/1/1. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Alternate Types of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Václav Matyáš, M.Sc., Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Jiří Kůr (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Andriy Stetsko, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Petr Švenda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Supervisor

prof. RNDr. Václav Matyáš, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Department of Computer Systems and Communications - Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Václav Matyáš, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Timetable

Mon 10:00–11:50 B204

Prerequisites

IV054 Cryptography and C.Protocols || PřF:M0170 Cryptography || SOUHLAS
It is recommended to register this course after a cryptography course (M0170 or IV054), and it is also useful to have PV080 prior to this course.

Course Enrollment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

Fields of study the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

At the end of the course students should be able to:
understand intermediate-level issues of deploying cryptographic mechanisms;
apply a crypto or security standard to fit the solution sought;
judge pros and cons of crypto methods considered for deployment;
independently design and test simple cryptographic solutions;
evaluate common crypto protocols in terms of security and efficiency.

Syllabus

This course explores the issues of applied cryptography issues, and topics cover: Relations of symmetric and asymmetric cryptography.
Hash functions and their applications.
Digital signatures, MAC.
Non-repudiation.
Cryptographic protocols, entity authentication.
Public key infrastructure, certification.
Trust, electronic and/vs. real relations.
E-commerce security, payment systems.
Hardware protection of (cryptographic) secrets.
Patents and standards.
Application of cryptography in selected systems.

Literature

MENEZES, A. J., Paul van OORSCHOT and Scott A. VANSTONE. Handbook of applied cryptography. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1997. xiii, 780. ISBN 0-8493-8523-7. info
SCHNEIER, Bruce. Applied cryptography, second edition :protocols, algorithms, and source code in C. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996. xxiii, 758. ISBN 0-471-11709-9. info

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