AK2 exercises

This page contains information concerning the exercise for AK2.

Content

In the exercises, selected topics from various areas of cryptography will be covered. These topics will be worked out by the students.

Topics for the talks.

• NTRU cryptosystem
• Pairings in cryptography
• Homomorphic encryption
• The MQQ cryptosystem
• Advanced topics in elliptic curve cryptography (e.g. Edwards curves)
• Hyperelliptic curve cryptography
• Error correcting codes and cryptograhpy
• Algebraic attacks in symmetric cryptography
• Cube attacks
• Recent attacks on AES
• Multicollision attacks on hash functions and applications
• New hash function constructions: The sponge construction
• Security proofs for HMAC
• New trends in the cryptanalysis of hash functions
• Advanced topics of quantum key distribution
• The cryptography in BitCoin
• Propose your own topic!

Exams

For the KU mark, you have to give a presentation on one of the above topics of about 25 min (in groups of two).

News

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