252-0408-00L  Cryptographic Protocols

SemesterFrühjahrssemester 2022
DozierendeM. Hirt
Periodizitätjährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung
LehrspracheEnglisch


KurzbeschreibungThe course presents a selection of hot research topics in cryptography. The choice of topics varies and may include provable security, interactive proofs, zero-knowledge protocols, secret sharing, secure multi-party computation, e-voting, etc.
LernzielIndroduction to a very active research area with many gems and paradoxical
results. Spark interest in fundamental problems.
InhaltThe course presents a selection of hot research topics in cryptography. The choice of topics varies and may include provable security, interactive proofs, zero-knowledge protocols, secret sharing, secure multi-party computation, e-voting, etc.
SkriptWe provide short lecture notes and handouts of the slides.
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesA basic understanding of fundamental cryptographic concepts
(as taught for example in the course Information Security or
in the course Cryptography Foundations) is useful, but not required.