UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

ECE 597/697XX: ST - Introduction to Cryptography
Fall 2016

Description: A course on the theory and practice of cryptography. The main focus is on
how crypto algorithms and protocols work, and how they can be applied in the real world.

• The topics to be covered include:

  • 1. Introduction.
  • 2. Stream ciphers and pseudo-random number generators.
  • 3. Symmetric ciphers: Data Encryption Standard (DES) and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).
  • 4. Public-key cryptography - introduction.
  • 5. Asymmetric algorithms: RSA, ElGamal and Elliptic curves.
  • 6. Digital signatures and Message Authentication codes.
  • 7. Hash functions, security services and key distribution.
  • 8. Side-channel attacks on cryptographic systems.
    
    
• Lecture venue: MoWe 2:30-3:45, Marcus 106.
  
• Schedule highlights:
  
  • No class on Monday October 3.
  • Regular class on Oct. 5.