| Applied Cryptography |
| Module Type: |
Optional |
| Module Code: |
956 |
| Syllabus: |
Information security, simple cryptographic systems, symmetric and asymmetric cryptography,
DES-DEA systems, digital signatures, hash functions, key management, certification, validation,
authentication, pseudo random codes. Applications in e-commerce. |
| Module Aims-Objectives: |
Offer students an insight in latest technologies in applied cryptography and data cryptographic
and de-cryptographic techniques, presenting various algorithms and offering practical guidelines for their application.
Upon completing this module students will be able to use cryptographic techniques for the secure management of confidential
data in all means of electronic communications and software applications. |
| Bibliography: |
• Bruce Schneider, Applied Cryptography, (Protocols, Algorithms and
Source Code in C), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996
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