Syllabus - Cryptography & Information Security (CS703 (A))

Mathematical Background for Cryptography

Abstract Algebra, Number Theory, Modular Inverse, Extended Euclid Algorithm, Fermat's Little Theorem, Euler Phi-Function, Euler's theorem. Introduction to Cryptography: Principles of Cryptography, Classical Cryptosystem, Cryptanalysis on Substitution Cipher (Frequency Analysis), Play Fair Cipher, Block Cipher. Data Encryption Standard (DES), Triple DES, Modes of Operation, Stream Cipher.

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

Introduction to Public Key Cryptosystem, Discrete Logarithmic Problem, Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange Computational & Decisional Diffie-Hellman Problem, RSA Assumptions & Cryptosystem,RSA Signatures & Schnorr Identification Schemes, Primarily Testing, Elliptic Curve over the Reals, Elliptic curve Modulo a Prime., Chinese Remainder Theorem.

Message Authentication, Digital Signature, Key Management, Key Exchange, Hash Function

Universal Hashing, Cryptographic Hash Function, MD, Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA), Digital Signature Standard (DSS), Cryptanalysis: Time-Memory Trade-off Attack, Differential Cryptanalysis. Secure channel and authentication system like Kerberos.

Information Security

Threats in Networks, Network Security Controls–Architecture, Wireless Security, Honey pots, Traffic Flow Security, Firewalls – Design and Types of Firewalls, Personal Firewalls, IDS, Email Security: Services Security for Email Attacks Through Emails, Privacy-Authentication of Source Message, Pretty Good Privacy(PGP), S-MIME. IP Security: Overview of IPSec, IP& IP version 6 IKE, Web Authentication, Encapsulation Security Payload ESP, Security: SSL/TLS, Basic protocols of security. Encoding –Secure Electronic Transaction SET. Internet Key Exchange

Cryptography and Information Security Tools

Spoofing tools: like Arping etc., Foot printing Tools (ex-nslookup, dig, Whois,etc..), Vulnerabilities Scanning Tools (i.e. Angry IP, HPing2, IP Scanner, Global Network Inventory Scanner, Net Tools Suite Pack.), NetBIOS Enumeration Using NetView Tool, Steganography Merge Streams, Image Hide, Stealth Files, Blindsideusing:STools, Steghide, Steganos.Stegdetect, Steganalysis - Stego Watch- Stego Detection Tool, StegSpy.Trojans Detection Tools( i.e. Netstat, fPort, TCPView, CurrPorts Tool, Process Viewer), Lan Scanner Tools (i.e.look@LAN, Wireshark, Tcpdump). DoS Attack Understanding Tools- Jolt2, Bubonic.c, Land and LaTierra, Targa, Nemesy Blast, Panther2, Crazy Pinger, Some Trouble, UDP Flood, FSMax.