Cryptography

In this topic, students are introduced to history of cryptography. This also tries to explain the main concepts of cryptography. In addition, this highlights the substitution and transposition ciphers.

Topic Outcomes

1. Define Cryptography and its evolution.
2. Define the basic concepts of Cryptography.
3. Explain the structure of Cryptography.
4. Differentiate between substitution Cipher and Transposition Cipher

In this topic, students can understand the meaning of confidentiality, integrity, and availability in cryptography. This topic also tries to explain the cryptanalysis and tasks of cryptanalysis.

Topic Outcomes

1. Describe Confidentiality, Integrity and availability.
2. Explain the application of Cryptography.
3. Identify the types of cryptanalytic attacks

This topic introduces the students to "Key" and "Algorithm" in cryptography. This topic also tries to explain the substitution, transposition and polyalphabetic cipher concepts in cryptography. In addition, this topic highlights the symmetric and asymmetric algorithms.

Topic Outcomes

1. Describe the key term in encryption.
2. Differentiate between Symmetric key cryptography and Asymmetric key cryptography.
3. Explain the concept of message integrity control

In this topic, students are introduced to stream and block cipher then study on symmetric and public-key ciphers deeply. This topic also tries to explain the threats and attacks especially active and passive attacks concepts of cryptography. In addition, this topic highlights the linear cryptanalysis and differential cryptanalysis.

Topic Outcomes

1. Describe the stream cipher and block cipher.
2. Describe the cipher text only attacks.
3. Explain the known plaintext, chosen plaintext and chosen ciphertext attacks..
4. Differentiate linear cryptanalysis and differential cryptanalaysis

In this topic, students are introduced to stream cipher. This topic also tries to explain the RC4 and the One-Time pad structure. In addition, this topic highlights the Pseudo-Random key stream properties and generator.

Topic Outcomes

1. Describe a stream cipher.
2. Explain the RC4 structure as a stream cipher sample.
3. Explain the one-time pad.
4. Explain pseudorandom key stream properties.
5. Describe the structure of a pseudorandom key stream generator

In this topic, students are introduced to block cipher. This topic also tries to explain the DES and 3DES structure. In addition, this topic highlights the concepts of ECB (Electronic Code Book), CFB (Cipher Feedback) and CBC (Cipher Block Chaining).

Topic Outcomes

1. Explain the structure of a block cipher.
2. Describe the structure of DES and triple DES.
3. Distinguish confusion from diffusio.
4. Describe the substitution cipher.
5. Explain permutation/transposition ciphers.
6. Explain the three modes of operations

In this topic, students are introduced to public-key cipher. This topic also tries to explain the difference between Block Cipher and Public Key and expose the Diffie-Hellman and one-way functions algorithm. In addition, this topic highlights the trap door and backdoors.

Topic Outcomes

1. Explain the structure of a block cipher.
2. Describe the structure of DES and triple DES.
3. Distinguish confusion from diffusion.
4. Describe the substitution cipher.
5. Explain permutation/transposition ciphers.
6. Explain the three modes of operations

This topic highlights the major concepts of key in cryptography such as "key management", "key generation", "key Generation", "key distribution", "key installation", "key storage" and "key change, control and disposal".

Topic Outcomes

1. Explain key management functions.
2. Describe key generation function.
3. Explain key distribution function.
4. Describe key installation function.
5. Explain key storage and backup.
6. Describe key change, control and disposal functions.
7. Explain modern key management.
8. Describe about good key management.
9. Describe principles of key management

In this topic, students are introduced to properties of protocols. This topic also tries to explain concept of message authentication code (MAC). In addition, this topic highlights the history of ancient and modern cryptography methods.

Topic Outcomes

1. Explain protocols in authentication.
2. Explain properties of protocols.
3. Explain challenge and response in authentication.
4. Explain message authentication code (MAC).
5. Identify the structure of modern Cryptography

In this topic, students are introduced to public and private key structure (PKI). This topic also tries to explain concept of digital signature standard (DSS). In addition, this topic highlights the certification and its authorities.

Topic Outcomes

1. Explain public and private key infrastructure.
2. Describe digital signatures.
3. Explain the use of arbiters in assurance and trust mechanisms.
4. Explain Digital Signature Standard (DSS).
5. Describe certifications.
6. Explain the certification authorities