Cryptography fundamentals

Goal : Leveraging on the symmetric and asymmetric cryptographic algorithms this module will provide the main protocols and techniques implemented on existing and future networks. Last but not least, one course has been allocated for addressing network security management.

List of subjects to be presented to the students : 

● Introduction to modern cryptography principles
● Block and stream ciphers
● Groups, rings and finite fields.
● The AES algorithm
● Introduction to number theory: Modular arithmetics. Fermat’s and Euler’s Theorems. Discrete logarithms.
● The Diffie-Hellman protocol
● The RSA Algorithm
● Elliptic Curve Cryptography
● Hash functions: SHA standard
● Introduction to quantum cryptography