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Public Key Cryptography 2024/25 fall

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Public Key Cryptography

Instructor : Sedat Akleylek

Credits : 6 ECTS

Language : English

Schedule : Monday 10:15 - 12:00, Room 2034 and Thursday 10:15 - 12:00, Room 2039

Office Hour : Tuesday 09:30 - 11:00, Room 3072 (We are flexible on the office hour by appointment)

About the Course

The scope of this course includes:

  • The idea of public key cryptography will be defined. Discussing why we need public key cryptography will be done with real-world examples.
  • Integer factorization and discrete logarithm problems will be given. The algorithms to solve these problems will be discussed.
  • The algorithms to implement traditional public key cryptosystems (RSA, DH, ECDSA, ECDH) will be reviewed. Implementation details will be discussed.
  • Quantum-safe cryptosystem families will be introduced. Lattice-based cryptosystems will be discussed.
  • Open-source cryptographic libraries will be introduced.

We will explain the necessary mathematical background in the course.

Grading

Homeworks 30%

Project 40%

Final exam 30%

There will be one set of "theory" homework assignments. In the project assignment, the student should write a research report or implement one of the given algorithms.

Reading/Resources

Textbooks, research papers, and lecture notes will be assigned throughout the semester.

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