Program Overview

University Program Information

Course Description

The University program in question is offered by Comenius University Bratislava, specifically through the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics. The program details are as follows:

• University: Comenius University Bratislava
• Faculty: Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
• Academic Year: Not specified
• Course ID: 2-INF-178/15
• Course Title: Cryptology (1)
• Educational Activities: 4 (lecture)
• Credits: 6
• Recommended Semester: Various, including:
  • mMAT Mathematics 2/Z
  • mINF/k Computer Science (Conversion Programme) 1/Z
  • DAV Data Science 2/Z
  • INF/k Computer Science (Conversion Programme) 4/Z
  • mINFa Computer Science 1/Z
  • mMATa Mathematics 2/Z
  • DAV/k Data Science (Conversion Programme) 3/Z
  • INF Computer Science 3/Z
  • mINF Computer Science 1/Z

Educational Level and Requirements

• Educational Level: I, II
• Required Prerequisites: Not specified
• Course Requirements:
  • Homework assignments
  • Condition for qualifying for the exam: timely and correctly solved all homework assignments
  • Exam: written exam
  • Approximate grading scale:
    • A: 92%
    • B: 84%
    • C: 76%
    • D: 68%
    • E: 60%
  • Weight of work during semester / final exam: 20/80

Learning Outcomes and Syllabus

• Learning Outcomes:
  • Knowledge of basic cryptographic constructions
  • Understanding of security guarantees provided by these constructions and assumptions required for their security
  • Ability to choose a suitable cryptographic construction for given application / information system
• Syllabus:
  • Symmetric ciphers (block and stream ciphers)
  • Asymmetric ciphers
  • Underlying problems for asymmetric constructions
  • Hash functions
  • Message authentication codes
  • Digital signatures
  • Passwords
  • Secret sharing schemes
  • Cryptographic protocols and related attacks
  • Zero-knowledge proofs

Recommended Literature and Languages

• Recommended Literature:
  • Douglas R. Stinson, Maura Paterson: Cryptography: Theory and Practice, Chapman and Hall/CRC; 4th edition, 2018
  • Nigel P. Smart: Cryptography Made Simple, Springer, 2016
  • Jean-Philippe Aumasson: Serious Cryptography: A Practical Introduction to Modern Encryption, 2017
  • Other on-line resources
• Languages Required to Complete the Course: Slovak, English

Notes and Grade Overview

• Notes: Not specified
• Grade Overview:
  • A: 10.34%
  • B: 10.34%
  • C: 15.86%
  • D: 17.24%
  • E: 24.83%
  • FX: 21.38%
  • Total number of assigned grades: 145

Lecturers and Last Change

• Lecturers:
  • doc. RNDr. Martin Stanek, PhD. (lecturer)
• Last Change: 11.11.2024