Security and Hardware

Lecturer:

Martin Novotný

Tutor:

Martin Novotný

Supervisor:

Department of Digital Design

Synopsis:

Students gain a basic knowledge in selected topics of cryptography and cryptanalysis. The module focuses particularly on elliptic curve cryptography, and on contemporary attacks on cryptographic systems. Students gain a good overview of the functionality of (hardware) cryptographic accelerators, random number generators, smart cards, and resources for securing of internal functions of computer systems.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Brute-Force Attacks

2. Time-Memory Trade-Off Attacks.

3. Side-channel attacks.

4. Elliptic Curve Cryptography.

5. Efficient Implementation of Binary Field and Prime Filed Operations.

6. (Pseudo)random Number Generators.

7. Smart Cards.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

The module introduces students into the area of security of computer systems using hardware and provides knowledge needed for analysis and design of computer system security.

Study materials:

1. Menezes, A., Oorschot, P., Vanstone, S. ''Handbook of Applied Cryptography''. CRC Press, 1996. ISBN 0849385237.

2. Rankl, W., Effing W. ''Smart Card Handbook''. Third Edition, Wiley, ISBN 047085668-8.

3. Ross J. Anderson, ''Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems'', Second Edition, Wiley, 2008, ISBN 978-0-470-06852-6.

4. John R. Vacca, ''Biometric Technologies and Verification Systems'', Elsevier, 2007, ISBN: 978-0-7506-7967.

5. Ecks, M., ''Smartcard development with JavaCard and the OpenCard Framework: A feasibility study'', VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2008, ISBN: 3836499894.

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Computer Security, Presented in English, Version for Students, who Enrolled in 2010 and 2011 (compulsory course of the specialization)
• Design of Digital Systems, Presented in English, Version for Students, who Enrolled in 2010 and 2011 (compulsory course of the specialization)
• Master Informatics, Presented in English - Version for Students who Enrolled in 2010 (VO)
• Master Informatics, Presented in English - Version for Students who Enrolled in 2011 (VO)
• Master Informatics, Presented in English - Version for Students who Enrolled in 2012 (VO)
• Computer Security, Presented in English - Version for Students who Enrolled in 2012 (compulsory course of the specialization)
• Design of Digital Systems, Presented in English - Version for Students who Enrolled in 2012 (compulsory course of the specialization)