Course Description
(Formerly 074.414) Description and analysis of cryptographic methods used in the authentication and protection of data. Classical cryptosystems and cryptoanalysis, the Advanced Data Encryption Standard (ADES) and Public-key cryptosystems. Prerequisite: one of MATH 1240 (C), MATH 1241 (C) or COMP 2130 (C). Students must be registered in fourth year of a Major or Honours program in the Department of Computer Science.
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www.cs.umanitoba.ca/~comp4140/
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A signed Faculty of Science honesty declaration must be provided for your assignment work to be counted towards your final grade.
Textbook (required)
Introduction to Modern Cryptography, Second Edition by Jonathan Katz and Yehuda Lindell, CRC Press, 2015.
Addition Resources:
Handbook of Applied Cryptography
A Graduate Course in Applied Cryptography
Grade Breakdown
Grading
You can expect the following grading to be applied in this course:
Assignments
There will be 4 assignments, with due dates spaced approximately 3 weeks apart, worth a total of 25% towards your final grade. You must adhere to the assignment guidelines to ensure your assignment is not rejected. Please note that late assignments will generally not be accepted as sample solutions (useful for studying, future assignments, etc) will be posted within one business day of the due date. Every effort will be made to have assignment feedback returned in a timely manner (preferably prior to the next assignment due date), with the caveat that graders are students too. At least one assignment will be returned to you prior to the VW deadline.
In-Class Test
The test will be written during a regularly scheduled class, in late October/early November, and will contribute 25% towards your final grade.
Final Exam
The final exam is worth 50% of your final grade. Time and locale to be announced
by the Registrar's Office. You are reminded that you are obligated to make yourself available for the writing of the final exam.
Course Outline
We will discuss: