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Key Area of Knowledge

Part 1

-        Terms, Definition, and Concept associated with Cryptography

-        Methods of Encryption & Encryption Systems

-        Types of Cryptosystems

-        Hash Function Cryptosystem

·         Non-Keyed Hash Function (i.e. Message Digest)

·         Keyed Hash Function

·         Digital Signature

-        Symmetric Key Cryptosystem

·         Block Ciphers

·         Stream Ciphers

-        Asymmetric Key Cryptosystem

·         Factorization of Prime Numbers

·         Discrete Logarithm & Elliptic Curve

Part 2

-        Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

·         Directory Service

·         Key Management Service

·         Cryptography Service

-        Cryptography for Internet Security

-        Cryptography for Single Sign-On (SSO) Using PKI

-        Cryptography for Secured E-mail Service

-        Types of Crypto Attacks

-        Export Issues for Cryptography

 

Class Material

-        Part 1 Presentation (100 pages) (pptx, pdf)

-        Part 2 Presentation (66 pages) (pptx, pdf)

-        Post-Class Quiz (16 pages) (pdf)

-        Answers to Post-Class Quiz (16 pages) (pdf)

-        Additional Information on RSA Public Key Cryptography Standard (PKCS) (pdf)

-        Claude E. Shannon, Communication Theory of Secrecy Systems, 1949. (pdf)

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