Algorithms for Numbers and Public-Key Cryptography

Professors: Jean-Sébastien Coron

The goal of the course is to learn the basics of computational number theory and public-key cryptography.

The course takes place in room A11.
  1. Friday, February 25th, 2011, 14:00-16:30
    Course: Basics of C programming. Euclid's algorithm
    Exercise: Simple exercises. Implementation of Euclid's algorithm.
  2. Friday, March 4th, 2011, 14:00-16:30
    Course: Basics of C programming. Modular arithmetic
    Exercise: Implementation of Euclid's extended algorithm.
  3. Friday, March 11th, 2011, 14:00-16:30
    Course: Computing with large integers. Modular exponentiation.
    Exercise: Implementation of large addition and multiplication.
  4. Friday, March 18th, 2011, 14:00-16:30
    Course: Computing with large integers: modular reduction. Euler function.
    Exercise: Implementation of modular reduction for large integers.
  5. Friday, March 25th, 2011, 14:00-16:30
    Course: The RSA algorithm. Primality testing.
    Exercise: Implementation of RSA light. Implementation of primality testing.
  6. Friday, April 1st, 2011, 14:00-16:30
    Course: Discrete-log groups and applications.
    Exercise: Implementation of DL groups.
  7. Friday, April 8th, 2011, 14:00-16:30
    Course: Polynomial arithmetic.
    Exercise: Implementation of polynomial arithmetic.
  8. Friday, April 29th, 2011, 14:00-16:30
    Course: Application of polynomial arithmetic.
    Exercise: Implementation of secret-sharing and AES Sboxes.
  9. Friday, May 6th, 2011, 14:00-16:30
    Course: 30 years of attacks against RSA.
    Exercise: implementation of RSA
  10. Friday, May 13th, 2011, 14:00-16:30
    Course: security proof for RSA signatures.
    Exercise: implementation of RSA-FDH and fault attacks.
  11. Friday, May 20th, 2011, 14:00-16:30
    Course: Identity Based Encryption
    Exercise: implementation of IBE
  12. Friday, May 27th, 2011,14:00-16:30
    Course: Public-key infrastructure

Homework: big integer library and implementation of RSA.
This homework is due June 23rd, 2011. It will make 100% of the final grade.