CP5110 - Cryptography

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
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Available to Computer Science Honours and MAppSc students.

This subject is an introduction to modern ideas in cryptography and how to employ these ideas. It includes relevant material on number theory, probability, and abstract algebra, in addition to the description of conventional and public-key cryptography, hashing, digital signatures, authentication systems, key-exchange protocols, and secret sharing schemes.

Learning Outcomes

• understand the elements of number theory, algebraic structures in computing, complexity of computing and elements of information theory;
• understand the classical ciphers, modern private-key and public-key cryptosystems;
• understand the concept and properties of hashing and digital signatures;
• understand the concepts of key management and secret sharing schemes.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies.

Availabilities
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Hossein Ghodosi.
Contact hours:	26 hours 13 hours
Assessment:	(40% - 70%); (10% - 60%); (% - 50%).
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Hossein Ghodosi.
Contact hours:	26 hours 13 hours
Assessment:	(40% - 70%); (10% - 60%); (% - 50%).
, , Study Period 32
Census Date 05-May-2006
Face to face teaching 27-Mar-2006 to 07-Jul-2006
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Hossein Ghodosi.
Contact hours:	26 hours 13 hours
Assessment:	(40% - 70%); (10% - 60%); (% - 50%).
, , Study Period 33
Census Date 21-Jul-2006
Face to face teaching 24-Jul-2006 to 03-Nov-2006
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Hossein Ghodosi.
Contact hours:	26 hours 13 hours
Assessment:	(40% - 70%); (10% - 60%); (% - 50%).
, , Study Period 34
Census Date 22-Dec-2006
Face to face teaching 20-Nov-2006 to 09-Mar-2007
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Hossein Ghodosi.
Contact hours:	26 hours 13 hours
Assessment:	(40% - 70%); (10% - 60%); (% - 50%).
, , Study Period 21
Census Date 05-May-2006
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Hossein Ghodosi.
Contact hours:	26 hours 13 hours
Assessment:	(40% - 70%); (10% - 60%); (% - 50%).
, , Study Period 22
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Hossein Ghodosi.
Contact hours:	26 hours 13 hours
Assessment:	(40% - 70%); (10% - 60%); (% - 50%).
, , Study Period 23
Census Date 22-Dec-2006
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Hossein Ghodosi.
Contact hours:	26 hours 13 hours
Assessment:	(40% - 70%); (10% - 60%); (% - 50%).

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