Hi All,
I recommend you to see the previous years
question papers for the exam. I am attaching
question papers for the years 2004-2008 in case
you donot have access of those.
Here are some topics you may skip for your exam,
I am listing them lecture by lecture:
Lecture 1 (Introduction to Classical Cryptography):
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a) Rotor Machine (slide 45 - 49)
b) Linear Feedback Shift Register (LFSR) (slide 55 - 62)
Lecture 2 (Block Cipher and Stream Cipher):
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Substitution-Permutation Network (slide 6 - 13)
Lecture 3 (Mathematical Background):
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a) Chinese Remainder Theorem (CRT) (slide 20 - 21)
b) Complexity theory (slide 62 - 74)
Lecture 7 :
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Other Public-Key Cryptosystems (all slides)
Lecture 9 (Attacks on Cryptosystems I):
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a) Boomerang Attack (slide 18 - 21)
b) Slide Attack (slide 33-34)
c) Generic Attacks (slide 38 - 53)
Lecture 11:
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a) Secure Socket Layer (SSL) (all slides)
b) Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) (all slides)
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Wish you all the best for your final exam!
Thanks,
Sourav
I recommend you to see the previous years
question papers for the exam. I am attaching
question papers for the years 2004-2008 in case
you donot have access of those.
Here are some topics you may skip for your exam,
I am listing them lecture by lecture:
Lecture 1 (Introduction to Classical Cryptography):
-------------
a) Rotor Machine (slide 45 - 49)
b) Linear Feedback Shift Register (LFSR) (slide 55 - 62)
Lecture 2 (Block Cipher and Stream Cipher):
-------------
Substitution-Permutation Network (slide 6 - 13)
Lecture 3 (Mathematical Background):
-------------
a) Chinese Remainder Theorem (CRT) (slide 20 - 21)
b) Complexity theory (slide 62 - 74)
Lecture 7 :
--------------
Other Public-Key Cryptosystems (all slides)
Lecture 9 (Attacks on Cryptosystems I):
--------------
a) Boomerang Attack (slide 18 - 21)
b) Slide Attack (slide 33-34)
c) Generic Attacks (slide 38 - 53)
Lecture 11:
---------------
a) Secure Socket Layer (SSL) (all slides)
b) Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) (all slides)
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Wish you all the best for your final exam!
Thanks,
Sourav