Cryptography

The objective of the course is to introduce the fundamental concepts and the most important applications of modern cryptography, with particular reference to the most important algorithms for symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, for the generation and application of hash and Mac functions, for digital signature, for key exchange, and for secret sharing.

At the end of the course, the student will know and will be able to apply the most important cryptographic techniques for ciphering, authentication, and data integrity. The student will be also able to evaluate the security of a cryptographic system.