Advanced cryptographic algorithms | Faculty of Technical Sciences

Subject: Advanced cryptographic algorithms (17.ESI096)

Type of studies	Title
Master Academic Studies	Power Software Engineering (Year: 1, Semester: Winter)

General information:

Category	Theoretical-methodological
Scientific or art field	Primenjeno softversko inženjerstvo
ECTS	6

Acquiring advanced knowledge about threats and security controls used for protecting infrastructure systems. Familiarize with the latest trends and threats in both the physical and digital domains. Develop solutions for authentication and access control. Learn the basics of secure software development. Solve specific security problems in the domain of infrastructure systems.

Familiarity with the history of critical infrastructure protection, as well as with the most frequent security issues in those systems. Capability to implement the necessary security controls in the physical and electronic domains. Capability to distinguish the various threats in cyberspace. Acquired the skills to develop authentication and access control. Capability to analyze different threats and develop secure code.

Introduction and history of information security in infrastructure systems. Physical security. Personnel secuirty and social engineering. Introduction to cryptographic algorithms and standards. Symmetric algorithms. Asymmetric algorithms. One-way functions. Homomorphic algorithms. Commparable analysis of the presented algorithms. Handling secret keys. Digital signatures. Basics of quantum cryptography. Identification, authentication and access control. Secure communication systems. Malware. Introduction to threat modeling and secure software development. Privacy and legal aspects in information security.

Lectures; Laboratory exercises; Consultations.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Pfleeger C. & Pfleeger S.L.	Security in Computing	2015	Prentice Hall	English
Ransome, J., Misra, A.	Core Software Security : Security at the Source	2013	Auerbach Publications	English
Fisher, R.P.	Information systems security	1984	Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs	English
John F. Dooley	History of Cryptography and Cryptanalysis: Codes, Ciphers, and Their Algorithms (History of Computing)	2018	Springer	English
Knapp, E.D., Langill, J.T.	Industrial Network Security: Securing Critical Infrastructure Networks for Smart Grid, SCADA, and Other Industrial Control Systems	2015	Elsevier	English
Swarup Bhunia, Mark Tehranipoor	Hardware Security: A Hands-on Learning Approach	2017	Springer	English
Scott Donaldson, Stanley Siegel, Chris K. Williams, Abdul Aslam	Enterprise Cybersecurity: How to Build a Successful Cyberdefense Program Against Advanced Threats	2015	Apress	English

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Computer exercise attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Lecture attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Theoretical part of the exam	No	Yes	20.00
Computer excersise defence	Yes	Yes	25.00
Written part of the exam - tasks and theory	No	Yes	20.00
Computer excersise defence	Yes	Yes	25.00