EE488: Introduction to Cryptography Engineering

Calendar (subject to change depending on schdule)

Week 1: 2/24, 2/26

Topic: Introduction
Slides: Lec1.pdf
Reading List

HAC 1

Week 2: 3/3, 3/5

Topic: Mathematical Background
Slides: Lec2.pdf
Reading List

HAC 2
Additional Readings

Week 3: 3/10, 3/12

Topic: Mathematical Background
Slides: Lec3.pdf
Reading List

HAC 2
Additional Readings

HW1 Due: 3/12 10:20 AM

Week 4: 3/17, 3/19

Topic: Symmetric key cryptography
Slides:
Video1: EE488_250317
Video2: EE488_250319
Reading List

HAC 6
HAC 7

Quiz 1: 3/17

Week 5: 3/24, 3/26

Topic: Hash Function and Data Integrity
Slides: Lec4.pdf
Video1: EE488_250324
Video2: EE488_250326
Reading List

HAC 9

HW2 Due: 3/26 10:20 AM

Week 6: 3/31, 4/2

Topic: Number Theoretic Reference Problem
Slides: Lec5.pdf
Video1: EE488_250402
Reading List

HAC 3

Quiz 2: 3/31

Week 7: 4/7, 4/9

Topic: Public key encryption I
Slides: Lec5.pdf
Video1: EE488_250407
Video2: EE488_250409
Reading List

HAC 8

HW3 Due: 4/9 10:20 AM

Week 8: 4/14, 4/16

Midterm exam

Week 9: 4/21, 4/23

Topic: Public key encryption II
Slides: Lec6.pdf
Video2: EE488_250421
Video2: EE488_250423
Reading List

HAC 8

Week 10: 4/28, 4/30

Topic: Identification and Entity Authentication
Slides: Lec7.pdf
Video1: EE488_250428
Video2: EE488_250430
Reading List

HAC 10

Week 11: 5/5, 5/7

Topic: Digital Signatures
Slides:
Reading List

HAC 11

Children's Day (No Class) on May 5
HW4 Due: 5/7 10:20 AM

Week 12: 5/12, 5/14

Topic: Key Establishment Protocols
Slides:
Reading List

HAC 12

Quiz 3: 5/12

Week 13: 5/19, 5/21

Topic: Efficient Implementations
Slides:
Reading List

HAC 14

HW5 Due: 5/21 10:20 AM

Week 14: 5/26, 5/28

Topic: Proof of Work and Bitcoin
Slides:
Reading List
Quiz 4: 5/26

Week 15: 6/2, 6/4

Topic: Security of Bitcoin
Slides:
Reading List
HW6 Due: 6/4 10:20 AM

Week 16: 6/9, 6/11

Final exam