Course: Cryptography and data security

Course: Cryptography and data security

1. Course introduction

• General introduction to the course: file word 
• General introduction to cryptography: slide 

2. Symmetric ciphers

• Classical symmetric cipher: slide
• Modern symmetric cipher: slide DES; slide AES;
• Supporting java program: CipherDES.java; CipherDesTest.java; ByteHexUtils.java; AES.java; AESTest.java

3. Block cipher operations

• Block cipher operations: slide
• Supporting java program: BlockCipherOperationTest.java; RC4.java; RC4Test.java

4. Asymmetric cipher

• Asymmetric cipher: slide
• Supporting java program: First1000PrimeNumber.txt; RSA examples.xlsx; RSA.java; RSA2.java; RSA3.java

5. Key exchange in open environment

• Key exchange in open environment: slide
• Supporting java program: DHTest.java; Primitive root.xlsx

6. Hash/MAC

• Hash/MAC: slide
• Supporting java program: Signature.java; MD5SHAHashingExample.java; 

7. Digital Signature

• Digital Signature: slide
• Supporting java program: SignatureTest.java; SignatureTest2.java

8. Digital Certificate and Public Key Infrastructure

• Digital Certificate and PKI: slide1, slide2, paper1

9. SSL, applied security in Java/Spring

• SSL, applied security in Java/Spring: slide

10. JCA - Course review

• JCA, slide

Tentative Schedule

Week#	Date	Topic	Chapter
1	15/01-17/01	Course intro, symmetric cipher	1,2
2	22/01-24/01	Symmetric cipher	2, 3,5
3	29/01-31/01	Block cipher operation; Asymmetric cipher	6
4	19/02-21/02	Key exchange in open environment; Hash/MAC	11,12
5	26/02-28/02	Digital Signature; Digital Certificate and PKI	13
6	05/03-07/03	SSL, applied security in Java/Spring	16