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Schedule:

• lectures: Wednesday, 9:15-11, C11, room P01
• 2 written tests:
  • 28.04.2010
  • 9.06.2010
  • the second chance: June 24, 10-13, D1.215, results
• formalities (index,...):
  • Thursday 24.06, 9.00-10.00, D1.214B
  • or by an appointment (arrange by email),
  • I will be in office on 17.06, I will be away: 18.06, 21-23.06,

Program

• preliminary program of the course will be available here
• topics from the lectures

Source literature (not a textbook):

• Handbook of Applied Cryptography A.J.Menezes, P.C van Oorschot, S.A.Vanstone ,
  CRC, 1996, ISBN 0-8493-8523-7.
  (available here)
• link to some teaching material by Rob Bisseling on parallel computing

Additional literature:

Requirements:

• The grade for the course will be based on the points from the written tests.
• The written tests will check understanding, skills and ability of problem solving. It will consist of short problems (almost test questions) that will demand certain creativity. It is not necessary to remember details of algorithms and protocols, but it will be necessary to understand them well. Usually, the details which are hard to remember, will be recalled on the question sheet. It will be allowed to bring own notices, books, ...
  
  

Goals:

Prerequisitives: