• Cryptography basics and fundamentals
• Encryption / decryption
• Cryptoanalysis
• Applied cryptography
• See how historical encryption methods transformed to the most advaned systems

Course Content

Module1:Introduction and Fundamentals

• Introduction and Fundamentals
• Goals of cryptography (Confidentiality, Authenticity, Integrity, Non-Repudiation)
• Basic concepts of cryptography (Hash functions, randomness, key length, etc.)

Module2:Symmetric Encryption Methods

• Block ciphers and stream ciphers
• Padding
• Message Authentication Codes (MACs)
• Different examples of symmetric encryption algorithms (AES, etc.)
• Use cases for symmetric encryption algorithms
• Python based practical part to program and experiment with these techniques

Module3:Asymmetric Encryption Methods

• Differences between symmetric and asymmetric encryption method
• Different examples of asymmetric encryption algorithms (RSA, DSA, etc.)
• Use cases for asymmetric encryption algorithms
• Python based practical part to program and experiment with these techniques

Module4:  Monalphabetic Cipher

• Substitution Cipher
• Attacking Task
• Frequency Analysis Attack
• Attacking Task II
• Affine Cipher
• Coprime testing for key a and module 
• Homophonic Substitution Overview
• Homophonic Cipher
• Attacking Homophonic Cipher