PV181 Laboratory of security and applied cryptography I

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2/1. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. et Mgr. Zdeněk Říha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Václav Matyáš, M.Sc., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Krhovják, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Marek Kumpošt, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Jiří Kůr, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Václav Lorenc (seminar tutor)
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 of Seminar Groups
PV181/01: Mon 14:00–15:50 C516
PV181/02: Mon 16:00–17:50 C516
PV181/03: Tue 13:00–14:50 C516
Prerequisites
Registration to PV181 requires: 1) ability to work independently; 2) long-term interest in IT security (having done another IT security and/or cryptology courses and description of your interest in 3-10 sentences); 3) programming skills (ideally C and Java) under Unix/Linux or Win32; 4) fluent English; 5) team work ability.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students work an various aspects of cryptography and IT security, also help with the research projects of the lab (LaBAK - the Laboratory of security and applied cryptography).
Syllabus
  • Principles of cryptography and cryptographic standards (symmetrical cryptography, random number generation, hash functions, asymmetrical cryptography, certificates, certification authority, PKI). Cryptographic libraries (OpenSSL, Cryptlib, Microsoft Crypto API, Java). Digital Signatures (CMS/PKCS#7 structure, S/MIME, Czech legislation). Smartcards (PC/SC interface, APDU commands, Secure Messaging, Javacards and application programming), electronic passports.
Literature
  • Handbook of biometrics. Edited by Patrick J. Flynn - Arun A. Ross - Anil K. Jain. New York: Springer, 2008, x, 556. ISBN 9780387710402. info
  • STALLINGS, William. Network security essentials :applications and standards. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2003, xv, 409 s. ISBN 0-13-120271-5. info
  • JAIN, Anil K., Ruud BOLLE and Sharath PANKANTI. Biometrics: Personal Identification in Networked Society. Norwell, Massachusetts: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999, 411 pp. Second printing 1999. ISBN 0-7923-8345-1. info
Assessment methods
Two hours per week are scheduled for seminars, otherwise students work on projects, homeworks etc. in their free time. There are 14 homeworks (10 points each). To get the credit (Z) 50% of the points are required.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, 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.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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