Applied Cryptology 7.5 credits

The course gives an overview of cryptographic methods that are key to providing mechanisms for protecting confidentiality and integrity. The course covers cryptographic primitives and concepts such as elliptic curves and blockchain and how such concepts are applied in practice. The course includes the following elements: - brief history of cryptology and encryption - basic concepts such as confidentiality, integrity, authentication, non-repudiation - asymmetric encryption methods such as RSA, Elliptic Curve - symmetric encryption methods such as DES, AES - digital signatures - key establishment methods - blockchain data structure and applications - formal security models - current best practices