PV079 Applied Cryptography

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/1/1. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Václav Matyáš, M.Sc., Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Andrij Stecko, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Petr Švenda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
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
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 Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course explores the issues of cryptography deployment issues, standards and applications. The course enhances students' working experience with up-to-date cryptosystems, and enables them to deploy cryptography effectively.
At least one seminar group will use English as the working language (including work on assignments, etc.), this will be agreed with the lecturer at the course start.
Syllabus
  • Topics depend on recent developments in the area, but usually 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.
  • State restrictions and cryptology.
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 0471117099. info
Assessment methods
Final "open book" exam accounts for 50% and assignments also for 50 % of the final grade. Both the course and the final exam are in English.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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