Modul

The student

• will be familiar with the theoretical foundations and the basic mechanisms of computer security and cryptography.
• can understand and explain the methods of computer security and cryptography,
• will be able to read and understand the latest scientific papers,
• will be able to critically assess appropriate security solutions, and identify weaknesses / threats,
• can design an own security solution to a given problem, (eg. later in the a master's thesis).

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The module is intended to provide depth theoretical and practical aspects of IT security and cryptography.

• Development of safety goals and classification of threats.
• Formal description of authentication systems.
• Analysis of typical vulnerabilities in programs and web applications and development of appropriate protective methods / avoidance strategies
• Overview of opportunities for side channel attacks
• Introduction to key management and Public Key Infrastructure
• Presentation and comparison of current safety certifications.
• The current research issues from some of the following areas are covered:
  
  • Block ciphers, hash functions,
  • Public-key encryption, digital signature, key exchange.
  • Basic security protocols such as fair coin toss over the phone, Byzantine Agreement, Dutch Flower Auctions, Zero Knowledge.
  • Threat models and security definitions.
  • Modular design and protocol composition.
  • Security definitions of simulatability.
  • Universal Composability.
  • Deniability as an additional safety feature.
  • Electronic Voting.