MTAT.07.017 Applied Cryptography
Course info
Lecturer: Arnis Paršovs (arnis@ UT)
Teaching assistant: Denizalp Kapisiz (denizalp.kapisiz@ UT)
Credits: 6 ECTS
Language: English
Lectures: Video lectures will be published every Saturday by 23:59
Course repository: https://bitbucket.org/appcrypto/2021/src
General Information
In this course we will use various cryptographic primitives to implement security protocols in Python. The course consists of lectures and extensive homeworks. Cryptography concepts will be explained as we go. Basic programming skills are a critical prerequisite.
Grading
Final grade structure:
Homeworks: 70%
Final exam: 30%
Current results
Schedule
[Feb-08] 0. Introduction (video 12 min)
[Feb-08] 1. Randomness, PRNG, One-Time Pad, Stream Cipher (video 55 min)
[Feb-13] 2. Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) (video 38 min)
[Feb-20] 3. Hash functions (video 1 h 2 min)
[Feb-27] 4. Block ciphers (AES) (video 57 min)
[Mar-06] 5. Public Key Cryptography (RSA) (video 59 min)
[Mar-13] 6. Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) (video 42 min)
[Mar-20] 7. Public key certificates (X.509) (video 58 min)
[Mar-27] 8. Revocation checking (CRL/OCSP) (video 51 min)
[Apr-03] 9. Digital signatures (XAdES) (video 54 min)
[Apr-10] 10. Smart cards (EstEID) (video 1 h 12 min)
[Apr-17] 11. Smart cards (JavaCard) (video 1 h 12 min)
[Apr-24] 12. Transport Layer Security (TLS) (video 56 min)
[May-01] 13. Transport Layer Security (TLS) (video 42 min)
[May-08] 14. The Onion Router (Tor) (video 44 min)
[May-15] 15. Bitcoin (video 52 min)
[May-20] Exam (video conference)