Course syllabus adopted 2021-02-26 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
Overview
- Swedish nameKryptografi
- CodeTDA352
- Credits7.5 Credits
- OwnerMPALG
- Education cycleSecond-cycle
- Main field of studyComputer Science and Engineering, Software Engineering
- DepartmentCOMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail
Course round 1
- Teaching language English
- Application code 02125
- Block schedule
- Open for exchange studentsYes
Credit distribution
Module | Sp1 | Sp2 | Sp3 | Sp4 | Summer | Not Sp | Examination dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0115 Laboratory 1.5 c Grading: UG | 1.5 c | ||||||
| 0215 Examination 6 c Grading: TH | 6 c |
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In programmes
- MPALG - COMPUTER SCIENCE - ALGORITHMS, LANGUAGES AND LOGIC, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (compulsory elective)
- MPALG - COMPUTER SCIENCE - ALGORITHMS, LANGUAGES AND LOGIC, MSC PROGR, Year 2 (elective)
- MPCAS - COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS, MSC PROGR, Year 2 (elective)
- MPCSN - COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (compulsory elective)
- MPCSN - COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS, MSC PROGR, Year 2 (elective)
- MPHPC - HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTER SYSTEMS, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (elective)
- MPHPC - HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTER SYSTEMS, MSC PROGR, Year 2 (elective)
- MPICT - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (compulsory elective)
- MPICT - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, MSC PROGR, Year 2 (elective)
- TIDAL - COMPUTER ENGINEERING - Common branch of study, Year 3 (compulsory elective)
- TKITE - SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, Year 3 (elective)
Examiner
Elena Pagnin- Assistant Professor, Computing Science, Computer Science and Engineering
Eligibility
General entry requirements for Master's level (second cycle)Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Specific entry requirements
English 6 (or by other approved means with the equivalent proficiency level)Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Course specific prerequisites
General programming skills (C, Java or Haskell).Discrete mathematics (modular arithmetic, basic probability theory).
Data structures.
Aim
The course aims to provide an overview of cryptographic concepts, primitives, protocols and applications.Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
- summarize the main goals of cryptography and illustrate this with a number of examples of how cryptographic services are integrated in current applications, both in software and hardware
- describe goals and design principles for and common structures of secret key primitives such as block and stream ciphers and message authentication codes
- identify, analyse and explain various forms of attacks based on improper usage of primitives, modes or protocols
- explain how basic public key primitives can be defined based on the difficulty of mathematical problems such as the discrete logarithm problem or factoring and analyse variants of these systems
- explain the various roles of hash functions as parts of other cryptographic primitives and protocols and the requirements this places on hash functions
- exemplify when various notions of security, such as information- theoretic, computational, provable and practical security, are applicable and describe the security guarantees provided
- explain basic key management techniques in both secret key and public key cryptography
Content
Basic goals of cryptography (confidentiality, authentication, non-repudiation). Symmetric key cryptography: block and stream ciphers, design principles and examples, modes of operation, message authentication codes. Public key cryptography: asymmetric ciphers, signatures. Attack models and security notions. Protocols for key management, authentication and other services.Organisation
Teaching consists of lectures, problem-solving sessions and feedback on home assignments.Literature
More information is available on the course homepage.http://www.cse.chalmers.se/edu/course/TDA352/
Examination including compulsory elements
Compulsory home assignments and written exam. Based on the result of the exam you will receive the grades: U, 3, 4 , or 5.The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.