This course will introduce cryptography and cryptanalysis. Cryptography is applied to protect data confidentiality and to authenticate data. Cryptanalysis is to analyze the security of cryptosystems. The course will cover five types of cryptosystems: symmetric key encryption, symmetric key authentication (message authentication code), hash function, public key encryption and public key authentication (digital signature). The applications of cryptography will be covered, especially the TLS which is widely used to protect the Internet traffic.
| AUs | 4.0 AUs |
| Grade Type | |
| Prerequisite | MH1301 |
| Exam | 2 December 2026, 5.00 pm - 7.00 pm |
The Exam information shown may be subject to changes. Students are to check the finalised exam timetable with exam seat information, which will be available at the 'Examination Seating Arrangement' webpage, 2 weeks before start of examination.
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Available Indexes
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| 930 | COMMON LEC (LE) 0930-1020 Fri SPMS-LT2 | ||||
| 1000 | |||||
| 1030 | 70305 TUT (T) 1030-1120 Fri SPMS-LT2 Wk2-13 | ||||
| 1100 | |||||
| 1130 | |||||
| 1200 | |||||
| 1230 | |||||
| 1300 | |||||
| 1330 | |||||
| 1400 | |||||
| 1430 | |||||
| 1500 | |||||
| 1530 | COMMON LEC (LE) 1530-1720 Mon SPMS-LT4 | ||||
| 1600 | |||||
| 1630 | |||||
| 1700 |