BLG520E - Cryptography

• The course covers cryptographic concepts ranging from the earliest examples of encryption in history to modern cryptographic methods.

• Students who successfully complete the course are expected to acquire knowledge and skills in the following areas:

  • Understanding why and how classical cryptographic systems were developed.
  • Applying probability theory and analyzing product ciphers.
  • Understanding substitution–permutation networks and applying linear and differential cryptanalysis to them.
  • Implementing the DES and AES algorithms.
  • Implementing the RSA cryptosystem.