Cryptography Short Course

Robert Hettinga (rah@shipwright.com)
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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 23:09:43 -0500 (EST)
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           Worcester Polytechnic Institute
                 4-Day Short Course
                   Waltham Campus

        APPLIED CRYPTOGRAPHY AND DATA SECURITY

          Seminar Leader: Dr. Christof Paar

This course will provide you with an in-depth understanding of
applied cryptography and information security. Most of today's
information technology applications require security as a central
system feature. Applications such as LAN computer networks,
intranets, E-commerce, database systems, and many www applications
rely heavily on a high degree of system security. This four-day
course will provide you with a solid foundation in state-of-the-art
cryptography and data security.

The course provides you with a balance of cryptographic algorithms,
protocols, standards, and many real-world examples. All cryptography
schemes will be introduced together with up-to-date security
assessments, information on their software and hardware performance,
and remarks on their implementation. At the end of the course you
will have the skills to design, assess, and implement data security
schemes for given applications.

Note: The Applied Cryptography course has been taught to more than
250 technical professionals and graduate students. On-site programs
were delivered at the NASA Lewis Research Center, OH, GTE Government
Systems, MA, and at Philips Research, NY.

                  COURSE OUTLINE

Introduction to Cryptography and Data Security

Overview. Private-Key Cryptosystems. Cryptanalysis.

Private-key Algorithms: Stream Ciphers

Random Number Generators. Synchronous Stream Ciphers and LFSRs.
Attacks. One Time Pad. Unconditional and Computational Security.

Private-key Algorithms: Block Ciphers

DES Functionality and History. DES Implementation: Hardware
and Software. Attacks and Security Estimations. AES and other block
ciphers.

Modes and Variants of Block Ciphers

Operation modes of block ciphers. Multiple encryption. Key whitening.

Introduction to Public-Key Cryptography

Principle. Some Number Theory. Overview of Practical Schemes: RSA,
Diffie-Hellman-type, Elliptic Curves. Public-Key standards (ANSI,
IEEE)

RSA

Cryptosystem. Implementational Aspects. Recent Attacks and Security
Estimations.

Diffie-Hellman-Type Cryptosystems

The generalized discrete logarithm problem. Diffie-Hellman key
exchange. ElGamal encryption. Elliptic curve cryptosystems.

Elliptic Curve Cryptosystems

Cryptosystems. Implementational Aspects. Attacks and Security
Estimations.

Digital Signatures and MACs

Principle. RSA, ElGamal, DSA Signature Scheme. Message Authentication
Codes (MACs).

Hash Functions

Introduction. Security Considerations. Practical Hash Algorithms.

Protocols

Attacks Against Protocols. Security Services. Privacy,
Authentication, Integrity, Non-Repudiation.

Key Distribution and Agreement

Private-Key Approaches. Public-Key Approaches. Certificates. Perfect
Forward Secrecy. Key Derivation.

Introduction to Identification Schemes.

Secret Key Approaches. Challenge-Response Protocols.

                  WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Engineers and other technical professionals who design, assess, or
implement information security applications in software or hardware;
system administrators who need to address security issues in computer
networks; software engineers involved in E-commerce projects;
technical managers who need a solid understanding of data security.

                 ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Christof Paar leads the Cryptography and Information Security
Group at WPI's ECE Department. Christof's research interests include
efficient implementation of public-key and symmetric-key algorithms,
wireless and ATM security, and cryptographic algorithm agility. He is
the co-organizer of the Workshop on Cryptographic Hardware and
Embedded Systems (CHES), to be held at WPI in August 1999. For more
information on his research, visit http://ece.wpi.edu/Research/crypt

                 DATES AND LOCATIONS

May 6-7 & 13-14, '99 WPI Waltham Campus, Waltham, MA, USA
(10 miles from Boston)

                  FEE

$1795 for first registration

$1625 for subsequent registrations

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