ISEC5002 (v.1) Introduction to Cryptography
| Area: | Department of Computing |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Computer Laboratory: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Equivalent(s): |
314256 (v.1)
Fundamental Concepts of Cryptography 520
or any previous version
|
| Prerequisite(s): |
10926 (v.5)
Mathematics 103
or any previous version
OR MATH1004 (v.1) Mathematics 1 or any previous version AND 307590 (v.2) Statistical Data Analysis 101 or any previous version OR STAT1002 (v.1) Statistical Data Analysis or any previous version |
| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus: | Introduction to the basic concepts of cryptography with an emphasis on coding theory, classical cryptosystems and public key cryptography. The principles of information theoretic security, computational hardness, number theory (Euclid’s algorithm, Euler and Fermat’s theorems). Public and private-key encryption, message authentication and digital signatures. |
| Field of Education: | 029901 Security Science |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2015 | Sri Lanka Inst Info Tech | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2015 | Sri Lanka Inst Info Tech | Semester 2 | Y |
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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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