Course Details

INTRODUCTION TO CRYPTOGRAPHY

Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits
7	COMP417	INTRODUCTION TO CRYPTOGRAPHY	3+0+0	5	5

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	O1. Providing conceptual understanding of cryptographic protocols O2. Developing basic knowledge on construction of symmetric and asymmetric encryption systems O3. Exploring the basics of public-key encryption systems O4. Providing essential information on PKI and TLS O5. Developing understanding on constructions of cryptography applications from cryptographic structures
Course Content	This course will provide introduction to cryptography and its applications to computer security. This course will cover the fundamentals of symmetric cryptography (i.e., encryption and message authentication) and public-key cryptography (i.e., key-exchange and signatures) as well as cryptographic protocols like secret sharing and multiparty computation.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	Asist Prof.Dr. ABDULKADİR KÖSE abdulkadir.kose@agu.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers	Instructor Dr. Cavidan Yakupoğlu Karaağaç cavidan.yakupoglu@agu.edu.tr
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	Course Textbook: A Graduate Course in Applied Cryptography Dan Boneh and Victor Shoup https://toc.cryptobook.us/book.pdf Additional Materials: A Pragmatic Introduction to Secure Multi-Party Computation by David Evans, Vladimir Kolesnikov, Mike Rosulek https://www.cs.virginia.edu/~evans/pragmaticmpc/pragmaticmpc.pdf An Introduction to Cryptography, PGP Cooperation https://www.cs.unibo.it/babaoglu/courses/security/resources/documents/intro-to-crypto.pdf Cryptography: An Introduction (3rd Edition) by Nigel Smart https://www.cs.umd.edu/~waa/414-F11/IntroToCrypto.pdf

Course Category

Mathematics and Basic Sciences	%20
Engineering	%30
Engineering Design	%30
Social Sciences	%0
Education	%0
Health	%0
Field	%20

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı	1	% 30
Quiz/Küçük Sınav	2	% 10
Ödev	5	% 25
Final examination	1	% 35
Total	9	% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Yazılı Sınav	2	10	20
Grup Projesi	3	5	15
Ev Ödevi	2	5	10
Medya İncelemesi	1	5	5
Kısa Sınav	2	10	20
Okuma	1	10	10
Teslim	5	2	10
Takım/Grup Çalışması	3	5	15
Yüz Yüze Ders	14	3	42
Final Sınavı	1	10	10
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 5 157

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Öğrenciler, kriptografik protokollerin temel ilkelerini, uygulamalarını ve matematiksel altyapısını anlayacaktır.
2	Öğrenciler, gerçek hayat kullanım senaryoları için kriptografik protokoller oluşturmayı anlayabileceklerdir.
3	Öğrenciler, kriptografinin bilgi güvenliğindeki rolünü kavrayacaktır.
4	Öğrenciler, geçmişte ve günümüzde kullanılan kriptografik algoritmaları ve yöntemleri anlayıp öğrenecektir.
5	Students will understand and learn construction of advanced security protocols using cryptographic protocols.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Overview of cryptography The one-time pad and perfect secrecy
2	Pseudorandom generators (PRGs) Semantic security
3	Symmetric encryption Stream cipher constructions
4	Block cipher modes of operation (CTR, CBC, ECB) Block cipher constructions (3DES and AES)
5	Public Key Cryptography RSA, factoring problem Weakness of RSA textbook version
6	ElGamal encryption Security Definitions: Chosen-plaintext security (CPA-security) Chosen-ciphertext security (CCA-security)
9	Key exchange Diffie-Hellman key exchange Discrete log, CDH, and DDH
10	Pseudorandom generators (PRGs) Semantic security
11	Hash Functions Message authentication codes (MACs) Hash-based MACs: HMAC
12	Certificates and the public-key infrastructure (PKI) Authenticated key-exchange protocols: constructions and attacks Transport Layer Security (TLS)
13	Cryptography Applications Introduction to Multiparty Computation Fully Homomorphic Encryption Real-life scenarios
14	Private Information Retrieval (PIR)

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

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