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School of Letters, Arts, and Sciences
Department: Mathematical and Computer Sciences Instructor: Judith S. Gurka
Prefix and Course Number: FORMTEXT CS 390__ Semester/year offered: FORMTEXT Fall 2011
Banner Number (for Academic Affairs use):__________________________
(Students registering after Census date will be ineligible for the COF stipend and must pay the full tuition for the omnibus course. Please see COF-FAQ for details regarding registration deadlines: HYPERLINK "http://www.mscd.edu/news/cof/cof_faq.htm" http://www.mscd.edu/news/cof/cof_faq.htm)
Course Title: FORMTEXT Introduction to Cryptography
Credit Hours: 2 (2+0)
Total Contact Hours per semester (assuming 15-16 week semester):
Lecture 30 Lab 0 Internship 0 Practicum 0 Other (specify type and hours): 0
Meeting Times/Dates: FORMTEXT TR 4:00-5:50 PM 1st eight weeks
Grading Mode(s): FORMTEXT Letter Schedule Type(s): FORMTEXT Lecture
Prerequisites: FORMTEXT MT H 3 1 0 0 o r M T H 3 9 0 K o r M T H 3 1 7 0 a n d C S 2 0 5 0 , o r p e r m i s s i o n o f i n s t r u c t o r
C o r e q u i s i t e s : F O R M T E X T
B a n n e r E n f o r c e d :
P r e r e q u i s i t e ( s ) : F O R M T E X T M T H 3 1 0 0 o r M T H 3 9 0 K o r M T H 3 1 7 0 a n d C S 2 0 5 0
C o r e q u i s i t e ( s ) : F O R M T E X T
P r e r e q u i s i t e ( s ) o r C o r e q u i s i t e ( s ) : F O R M T E X T
C o u r s e D e s c r i p t i o n :
F O R M T E X T T h i s c o u r s e i s a n i n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h e h i s t o r y , m e t h o d s , l i m i t a t i o n s , a n d c o m p u t e r s e c u r i t y a p p l i c a t i o n s o f c r y p t o g r a p h y . S t u d e n t s w i l l l e a r n a n d p r o g r a m t h e a l g o r i t h m s f o r e n c r y p t i o n and decryption.
Required Reading Materials (example: Smith, John (2004) Book of Examples. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.)
Text: The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography by Simon Singh, Anchor Books, 1999/2000. ISBN: 0-385-49532-3, or similar book (coverage is equivalent to parts 1 and 2 of Cryptography and Network Security: Principles and Practices, by Stallings).
Web site (parts): www.schneier.com/cryptography, Bruce Schneier
Evaluation of Student Performance (format - 1, a, i, ii, etc.):
Assignments and projects (programming and non-programming).
Presentations.
Tests (including final exam).
Specific Measurable Student Behavioral Learning Objectives (format - 1, a, i, ii, etc.):
Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:
Encode and decode messages using the algorithms covered, by hand or using computer programs, as appropriate.
Evaluate a given algorithm for weaknesses.
Compare any two algorithms for relative security (i.e., difficulty to cryptanalyze).
Detailed outline of course content (major topics and subtopics) or outline of field experience/ internship (experience, responsibilities and supervision) (format I, A, 1, a, etc.)
Historical codes and cryptography
non-cryptographic codes
early cyyptography: e.g., Cesear cipher
one-time pads
Enigma and Turing
Types of computer codes
error-detecting and error-correcting
parity, Huffman codes, etc.
Cryptography concepts and terminology
code strengths and weaknesses
cryptanalysis / attacks
confidentiality, integrity, authentication, etc.
applications e.g., digital signature
Types of ciphers
substitution ciphers: monoalphabetic and polyalphabetic, solutions by letter frequency
transposition ciphers: single and repeated, solutions by patterns
combinations / diffusion: e.g., Polybius, Playfair
product ciphers / secret keys
Block ciphers / DES & AES
motivation and development
algorithms: original, number of bits, double and triple DES
weaknesses and attacks
Private (secret) key systems
methods and algorithms
limitations
Math background
random and pseudorandom numbers
number theory
modular arithmetic
primes and factoring
public key systems
principles
RSA
Diffie-Hellman
please see note below:
Excerpt from
METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE of DENVER
GUIDELINES FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS
Available in full on the MSCD web site: HYPERLINK "http://clem.mscd.edu/~forrestj/HSRC%20Docs/The%20Policy.doc" http://clem.mscd.edu/~forrestj/HSRC%20Docs/The%20Policy.doc
Research Projects Conducted in Research Classes. Developmental and institutional guidelines for confidentiality and research with human subjects will be taught in depth as a part of course requirements for research classes. Students will be required to develop their own informed consent forms or to use forms developed by faculty members which conform to College guidelines and Department policy (see link above). All student projects will be reviewed and approved by faculty prior to recruiting subjects. (See Example 3 consent form at this link: HYPERLINK "http://clem.mscd.edu/~forrestj/HSRC.htm" http://clem.mscd.edu/~forrestj/HSRC.htm ).
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This required course content MUST be part of the Detailed outline of course content section of the omnibus course syllabus OR a statement must be attached that clearly states how the proper procedures have been followed by the course instructor and/or the student.
The Associate VP for Academic Affairs cannot sign an omnibus syllabus that appears to involve human subjects and/or personal data unless this information is provided.
note: If the omnibus course includes student and/or course instructor research that involves (1) interviewing subjects and/or (2) handling personal data and/or (3) topics which could be viewed as sensitive (e.g., personal political views, health data, sexuality, etc.), then approval by the Office of Academic Affairs will require assurance that the guidelines described at the end of this document have been followed.
Metropolitan State College of Denver
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