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This document outlines a course on cryptography and system security. It details 6 modules that will be covered over the semester, including topics like number theory, symmetric and asymmetric encryption, hashing, digital signatures, and network security. Students will be assessed through tests, a theory exam, and coursework.

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Course Code: Course Title Credit

CSC602 Cryptography & System Security 3

Prerequisite: Computer Networks


Course Objectives:
1 To introduce classical encryption techniques and concepts of modular arithmetic and
number theory.
2 To explore the working principles and utilities of various cryptographic algorithms
including secret key cryptography, hashes and message digests, and public key algorithms
3 To explore the design issues and working principles of various authentication protocols, PKI
standards and various secure communication standards including Kerberos, IPsec, and
SSL/TLS.
4 To develop the ability to use existing cryptographic utilities to build programs for secure
communication
Course Outcomes:
1 Understand system security goals and concepts, classical encryption techniques and acquire
fundamental knowledge on the concepts of modular arithmetic and number theory
2 Understand, compare and apply different encryption and decryption techniques to solve
problems related to confidentiality and authentication
3 Apply different message digest and digital signature algorithms to verify integrity and
achieve authentication and design secure applications
4 Understand network security basics, analyse different attacks on networks and evaluate the
performance of firewalls and security protocols like SSL, IPSec, and PGP
5 Analyse and apply system security concept to recognize malicious code

Module Content Hrs


1 Introduction - Number Theory and Basic Cryptography 8
1.1 Security Goals, Attacks, Services and Mechanisms, Techniques. Modular
Arithmetic: Euclidean Algorithm, Fermat‘s and Euler‘s theorem
1.2 Classical Encryption techniques, Symmetric cipher model, mono-
alphabetic and polyalphabetic substitution techniques: Vigenere cipher,
playfair cipher, Hill cipher, transposition techniques: keyed and keyless
transposition ciphers
2 Symmetric and Asymmetric key Cryptography and key Management 11
2.1 Block cipher principles, block cipher modes of operation, DES,
Double DES, Triple DES, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Stream
Ciphers: RC4 algorithm.
2.2 Public key cryptography: Principles of public key cryptosystems- The
RSA Cryptosystem, The knapsack cryptosystem
2.3 Symmetric Key Distribution: KDC, Needham-schroeder protocol.
Kerberos: Kerberos Authentication protocol, Symmetric key agreement:
Diffie Hellman, Public key Distribution: Digital Certificate: X.509, PKI
3 Cryptographic Hash Functions 3
3.1 Cryptographic hash functions, Properties of secure hash function, MD5,
SHA-1, MAC, HMAC, CMAC.
4 Authentication Protocols & Digital Signature Schemes 5
4.1 User Authentication, Entity Authentication: Password Base, Challenge
Response Based
4.2 Digital Signature, Attacks on Digital Signature, Digital Signature Scheme:
RSA
5 Network Security and Applications 9
5.1 Network security basics: TCP/IP vulnerabilities (Layer wise), Network
Attacks: Packet Sniffing, ARP spoofing, port scanning, IP spoofing
5.2 Denial of Service: DOS attacks, ICMP flood, SYN flood, UDP flood,
Distributed Denial of Service
5.3 Internet Security Protocols: PGP, SSL, IPSEC. Network security: IDS,
Firewalls
6 System Security 3
6.1 Buffer Overflow, malicious Programs: Worms and Viruses, SQL injection

Textbooks:
1 William Stallings, “Cryptography and Network Security, Principles and Practice”, 6th
Edition, Pearson Education, March 2013
2 Behrouz A. Ferouzan, “Cryptography & Network Security”, Tata McGraw Hill
3 Behrouz A. Forouzan & Debdeep Mukhopadhyay, “Cryptography and Network
Security” 3rd Edition, McGraw Hill

Referecebooks:
1 Bruce Schneier, “Applied Cryptography, Protocols Algorithms and Source Code in C”,
Second Edition, Wiley.
2 Atul Kahate, “Cryptography and Network Security”, Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 2003.
3 Eric Cole, “Network Security Bible”, Second Edition, Wiley, 2011.

Assessment:
Internal Assessment:
Assessment consists of two class tests of 20 marks each. The first class test is to be conducted
when approx. 40% syllabus is completed and second class test when additional 40% syllabus is
completed. Duration of each test shall be one hour.
End Semester Theory Examination:
1 Question paper will comprise of total six questions.
2 All question carries equal marks
3 Questions will be mixed in nature (for example supposed Q.2 has part (a) from module 3
then part (b) will be from any module other than module 3)
4 Only Four question need to be solved.
5 In question paper weightage of each module will be proportional to number of respective
lecture hours as mention in the syllabus.

Useful Links
1 https://github.com/cmin764/cmiN/blob/master/FII/L3/SI/book/W.Stallings%20-
%20Cryptography%20and%20Network%20Security%206th%20ed.pdf
2 https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5F6yMKYDUbrYXE4X1ZCUHpLNnc/view

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