Module CS4705-KP06

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

every summer semester

Credit points

6

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Master Entrepreneurship in Digital Technologies 2020, advanced module, specific
• Master Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2019, optional subject, Additionally recognized elective module
• Master Computer Science 2019, optional subject, Elective
• Master IT-Security 2019, optional subject, IT Security and Privacy

Classes and lectures:

• Cryptographic Engineering (exercise, 2 SWS)
• Cryptographic Engineering (lecture, 2 SWS)

Workload:

• 20 hours exam preparation
• 100 hours private studies
• 60 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

• Efficient Implementation of Finite Field Arithmetic for cryptographic Applications.
• Stream Ciphers: Design and hardware Implementation.
• Block Ciphers: Design, hardware Implementation, and Lightweight Encryption Algorithms.
• Hash Functions: Design and hardware Implementation.
• Public-Key Cryptography over GF(2m): Design and Implementation.
• True and Pseudo Random Number Generators (TRNG): Design, test, and hardware Implementation.
• Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs): Design Challenges and Hardware- Architectures.

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• Students will become familiar with the concept of cryptographic engineering and the associated topics with it.
• They can expand and enhance their knowledge about a cryptography and applied cryptography.
• They can become more familiar with the concepts of hardware-security.
• They can learn efficient implementation of Finite Field Arithmetic in hardware and its applications in cryptography.
• They can learn the techniques for hardware-implementation of cryptographic algorithms
• They can demonstrate a deep understanding of several structures and designs of stream and block ciphers
• They can take an advanced step towards hardware and physical security such as TRNG, PUFs.

Grading through:

• written exam

Requires:

• Cryptology (CS3420-KP04, CS3420)

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Mladen Berekovic

Teacher:

• Institute of Computer Engineering
• Dr.-Ing. Saleh Mulhem

Literature:

• Ferguson, Niels, Bruce Schneier, and Tadayoshi Kohno : Cryptography Engineering: Design Principles and Practical Applications 2012
• Koç Ç.K. : Cryptographic Engineering Springer, Boston, MA, (2009)
• Wachsmann, Christian, and Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi : Physically unclonable functions (PUFs): Applications, models, and future directions Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2014
• Johnston, David : Random Number Generators—Principles and Practices: A Guide for Engineers and Programmers Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, 2018

Language:

• offered only in English

Notes:

Last Updated:

06.01.2025