FI:PV079 Applied Cryptography - Course Information

PV079 Applied Cryptography

Extent and Intensity

1/1/2. 4 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)
Mgr. Marek Sýs, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Jiří Kůr, Ph.D. (assistant)
RNDr. Marek Kumpošt, Ph.D. (assistant)
RNDr. Ján Jančár (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Vojtěch Suchánek (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Antonín Dufka (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Andrij Stecko, Ph.D. (assistant)
RNDr. Adam Janovský (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jan Kvapil (assistant)

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.
Supplier department: Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics

Timetable

Wed 12:00–13:50 D2

Prerequisites

IV054 Cryptography and C.Protocols || PřF:M0170 Cryptography || IA174 Fundaments of Cryptography || NOW( IA174 Fundaments of Cryptography ) || SOUHLAS
It is recommended to register this course after a fundamental cryptography course (IA174 or IV054 if taken before 2022), and for Master students a parallel registration of this course with such a basic cryptography course will be allowed.

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

To teach the students 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 their security and efficiency.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students will 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 their security and efficiency.

Syllabus

• This course explores the issues of applied cryptography issues, and topics cover:
  Relations of symmetric and asymmetric cryptography.
• Generation of random and pseudorandom sequences.
• Hash functions and their applications.
• Digital signatures, MAC. Non-repudiation.
• Cryptographic protocols, entity authentication.
• Public key infrastructure, certification.
• Cryptanalysis.
• Patents and standards.
• Application of cryptography in selected systems - dedicated hardware security modules, wireless sensor networks, smartcards, privacy enhancing technologies.

Literature

recommended literature
• MENEZES, Alfred, Paul C. VAN OORSCHOT and Scott A. VANSTONE. Handbook of applied cryptography. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1997, xxviii, 78. ISBN 0849385237. URL info

not specified
• VAN OORSCHOT, Paul C. Computer security and the Internet : tools and jewels. Cham: Springer, 2020, xxiii, 365. ISBN 9783030336486. info

Teaching methods

lecture, non-trivial assignments (home work) of applied nature

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

English

Follow-Up Courses

• PA018 Advanced Topics in Information Technology Security
• PV181 Laboratory of security and applied cryptography
• PV204 Security Technologies
• PV222 Security Architectures

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• PA018 Advanced Topics in Information Technology Security
  PV017||PV079||PV157||IV054||IA174||now(IA174)||souhlas  

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