Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• knows the definitions of security and the relationships between them;
• knows the algebraic computational problems on which cryptosystems are based;
• knows how to describe encryption algorithms and can prove their correctness;
• knows some cryptanalysis techniques;
• knows the computational complexity of some cryptanalytic methods.

Skills

Competences

• Can reason from a mathematical point of view about public and private key ciphers.

THE BELOW COMPETENCE OBJECTIVES APPLY FOR STUDENTS AT MASTER LEVEL, WHO FOLLOWS COURSES AT BACHELOR LEVEL:

• Be able to reflect on the discipline's approach to academic problems at a high level and the discipline’s relationship to other subject areas.
• Be able to involve the knowledge area in solving complex problems and thus achieve a new understanding of a given subject area.

Extent and expected workload

Since it is a 5 ECTS course module the expected workload is 150 hours for the student.

Exam

Exams