CIS600 Applied Cryptography

• Instructor: Yuzhe (Richard) Tang
• Time: MW 10:35 - 11:55 am
• Place: Link Hall 211

Reading materials

• Textbooks
  • Introduction to Modern Cryptography (2nd edition), Jonathan Katz and Yehuda Lindell, (KL)
  • Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies, Arvind Narayanan, Joseph Bonneau, Edward Felten, Andrew Miller, Steven Goldfeder, [online book], (BtC)
  • Cryptography Engineering: Design Principles and Practical Applications, 1st Edition, Niels Ferguson, Bruce Schneier, Tadayoshi Kohno (FSK)
  • A Graduate Course in Applied Cryptography, Dan Boneh and Victor Shoup, [pdf], BS
  • Principles of Computer System Design: An Introduction, Information Security (Chapter 11), Jerome H. Saltzer, M. Frans Kaashoek, [online book], (SK)

Grading

• Class participation (10%), Homework/Programming tasks/Presentation (50%), Exams (40%)