UNSW Handbook Course - Cryptography

Cryptography - ZITE8106


	Faculty: UNSW@ADFA (Australian Defence Force Academy)
	School: School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering @ ADFA
	Course Outline: https://gateway.unsw.adfa.edu.au/isas/current_students/outlines/index.html
	Campus: University College Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Restricted to students enrolled in Graduate Diploma or Masters programs.
	Equivalent: ACSC7305
	Fee Band: 2 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

This course provides details of the history, theoretical foundations, and current state of cryptographic algorithms. Topics may include classical cipher design and analysis; modern private key block cipher design, details, modes of use and analysis; stream ciphers; an introduction to number theory; public key encryption algorithms; digital signatures and hash functions; key management, X.509 certificates and certificate authorities; quantum computing and quantum cryptography.

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