IAM736 - Special Topics: Introduction to Cryptographic Engineering

Credit: 3(3-0); ECTS: 8.0
Instructor(s): Consent of IAM
Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor(s)

Course Catalogue Description

Prime field arithmetic. Extension field arithmetic. Efficient algorithms and implementation techniques for RSA, DSA, elliptic curve cryptography, DES, AES, selected random number generators and hash algorithms.

Course Objectives

The aim of this course is to present techniques for implementation of efficient algorithms in cryptography. Hardware and software realizations of basic cryptographic algorithms are studied.

Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students will become familiar with concepts and ideas related to design and implementation of efficient algorithms for hardware and software systems in cryptography.

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