Cryptography


This is the web page of the PhD course Cryptography held at Aalborg University during the autumn semester of 2010.

Textbook

The textbook of the course is

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Douglas R. Stinson: Cryptography - Theory and Practice, 3rd Edition, Chapman and Hall/CRC

Plan of the course

All sessions take place in room 5-109 of Fr. Bajersvej 7G.

Session 1.

Time: November 5, 10.00-15.30.
Lecturer: Olav Geil.
First lecture: pp. 1-25.
From Chapter 1 Exercises 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9 (consider only a couple of a's), 1.10, 1.11 (only part a and b), 1.12, 1.13 (only n=6), 1.15, 1.16, 1.17 (in part b only m=2,3,4), 1.18, 1.19.
Second lecture: pp. 26-54 (possibly only 26-39)

Session 2.

Time: November 12, 10.00-15.30.
Lecturer: Olav Geil.
Lecture: Material from Chapter 2 and 3.
Exercises: From Chapter 2 Exercises 2.3, 2.6, 2.18, 2.19. From Chapter 3 3.10, 3.11, 1.18 and 1.19.
Slides from the lecture (PDF)

Session 3.

Time: November 19, 10.00-15.30.
Lecturer: Hans Hüttel.
Lecture: From Chapter 4: pp. 121-152. From Chapter 5: pp. 161-177.
Exercises: 4.1, 4.2, 4.6, 4.7, 5.1, 5.3, 5.6, 5.10, 5.11, 5.14.

Session 4.

Time: November 26, 10.00-15.30.
Lecturer: Hans Hüttel.
Lecture: Chapter 5: pp. 178-214
Exercises: 5.14, 5.19, 5.20, 5.21, 5.23, 5.24, 5.26.

Session 5.

Time: December 3, 10.00-15.30.
Lecturer: Olav Geil.
Lecture: Material from Chapter 6.
Exercises: PDF

Session 6.

Time: December 13, 10.00-15.30.
Lecturers: Hans Hüttel and Olav Geil.
Lecture: Remaining material from Chapter 6 plus parts of Chapter 12.
Exercises: Not planned yet.

Hans Hüttel and Hans Olav Geil