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Cryptography Short Course
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Hettinga)
Thu Apr 9 16:12:56 1998
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From: Christof Paar <christof@ece.WPI.EDU>
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Subject: Cryptography Short Course
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Reply-To: Christof Paar <christof@ece.WPI.EDU>
WPI's Continuing Education Program is offering a 4-day short course in
cryptography. I will be teaching the course on June 11+12 and June 18+19
in Waltham. Waltham is 10 miles West of Boston.
Please find below a detailed course description and a registration form.
If you have any technical questions about course contents etc., please
feel free to contact me by email.
If you have further questions regarding registration, contact gacyr@wpi.edu.
Best regards,
Christof
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Christof Paar http://ee.wpi.edu/People/faculty/cxp.html
Assistant Professor email: christof@ece.wpi.edu
Cryptography Group phone: (508) 831 5061
ECE Department, WPI fax: (508) 831 5491
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609, USA
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
4-Day Short Course
APPLIED CRYPTOGRAPHY AND DATA SECURITY
Seminar Leader: Dr. Christof Paar
Many of today's information technology applications have data security as a
central system requirement. Applications such as (wireless) computer
networks, electronic commerce, and many www applications rely heavily on a
high degree of system security.
This four-day course will provide you with an in-depth introduction to the
field of applied cryptography. Virtually all important aspects of public-key
and private-key algorithms as well as protocols will be introduced. The
course keeps the theoretical background and technical applications
well-balanced. You will leave the course with a solid, broad knowledge of
state-of-the-arts cryptography. You will have skills to carefully choose and
design a security scheme for a given application.
Background Note: The seminar is based on a highly successful course which
has been taught to more than 200 professionals in industry and graduate
students on campus. The course was previously taught at the NASA Lewis
COURSE OUTLINE
Day 1, AM - Introduction
Principles of cryptography. Classical algorithms. Attacks on
cryptographic systems. Stream ciphers. Pseudo-random generators. One-time
pads.
Day 1, PM - Private-key algorithms
Data Encryption Standard (DES): Function, performance, implementation,
security. Overview on other modern block ciphers. Key length and long-term
security.
Day 2, AM - Private-key algorithms
Operation modes of block ciphers. Multiple encryption. Key whitening.
Day 2, PM - Usage of private key-algorithms
Introduction. One-way functions. Some number theory. RSA: Function,
performance, implementation, security. Recent attacks.
Day 3, AM - Public-key cryptography
The generalized discrete logarithm problem. Diffie-Hellman key exchange.
ElGamal encryption.
Day 3, PM - Public-key algorithms
Elliptic curve cryptosystems. Current attacks and security estimations for
Diffie-Hellman, DSA, and elliptic curve systems.
Day 4, AM - Protocols
Digital Signatures. Hash Functions. Security Services: Privacy,
authentication, integrity, identification, non-repudiation.
Day 4, PM - Key distribution and Identification
Key distribution protocols: Principle of Kerberos, certificates, trusted
authorities. Smart Cards. Identification: Challenge-and-response
protocols. Course summary.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Engineers and other technical professional who develop, implement, or
assess information security applications in software or hardware.
Technical managers who need a solid understanding of data security
issues will also greatly benefit from the course.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Dr. Christof Paar leads the Cryptography and Information Security (CRIS)
labs at WPI's ECE Department. His research interests include security issues
in wireless and ATM networks, efficient algorithms for elliptic and
hyperelliptic curve systems, and hardware implementation of cryptosystems.
For a detailed description of the CRIS labs see
http://ee.wpi.edu/Research/crypt/
DATES AND LOCATIONS
June 11+12 and June 18+19, 1998, in Waltham, MA (10 miles from Boston)
FEE
$1795 for first registration
$1625 for subsequent registrations
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WPI CONTINUING EDUCATION REGISTRATION FORM
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Office of Continuing Education, WPI, Worcester, MA 01609-2280,
call (508) 831-5517 or FAX this form to (508) 831-5694.
Make copies of this form for multiple registrations.
Title of Seminar: APPLIED CRYPTOGRAPHY AND DATA SECURITY
Date of Seminar: June 11+12, June 18+19, 1998, WPI Waltham Campus, Waltham, MA
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