Syllabus - Internet of Things and Cyber Security Including Block Chain Technology (IS-603(B))

Introduction to Crypto and Cryptocurrencies

Cryptographic building blocks ("primitives") and reason about their security. Constructing Simple Cryptocurrencies, Decentralization in Bitcoin, Bitcoin's consensus mechanism and its security. Technical methods and clever incentive engineering. Mechanics of Bitcoin: Components of the Bitcoin protocol, transactions, script, blocks, and the peer-to-peer network, Different ways of storing Bitcoin keys, Security measures, and various types of services that allowtrade and transact with bitcoins.

Bitcoin Mining

Who are the miners, Introduction to mining, Operations of mining and miners, Business model for miners, their have on the environment. Bitcoin and Anonymity: Concept of Bitcoin anonymity, improving Bitcoin's anonymity and privacy, Bitcoin's role in Silk Road and other hidden marketplaces.

Community, Politics, and Regulation

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technology touches the world of people, Community, politics within Bitcoin and the way that Bitcoin interacts with politics, and law enforcement and regulation issues.

Alternative Mining Puzzles

Issues and problems with mining, energy consumption aspect, Requirement of specialized hardware, how mining can be re-designed in alternative cryptocurrencies.

Bitcoin as a Platform

Bitcoin potential to support applications other than currency. Properties of Bitcoin that makes this possible, Alternative cryptocurrencies, The Future of Bitcoin, The use of Bitcoin technology for decentralizing property, markets.