This course is an introduction to the different facets of modern cryptography.

The following topics will be addressed:

• Symmetric cryptography
  Pseudo-random number generators
  Pseudo-random functions
  Message Authentication Codes
  Stream ciphers and block ciphers
  Security against chosen plaintext/ciphertext attacks
  Hash functions
• Asymmetric cryptography
  Discrete logarithm, decision Diffie-Hellman
  Factoring, RSA problem
  Key exchange
  Digital signatures
  Public-key encryption
  The random oracle methodology
• Other topics possibly covered:
  Zero-knowledge proofs
  Secret sharing
  Yao’s garbling circuits