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IAM505 ELLIPTIC CURVES IN CRYPTOGRAPHY

Course Code: 9700505
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Institute Of Applied Mathematics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. ERSAN AKYILDIZ
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Elliptic curves over finite fields, group structure, Weil conjectures, Super singular curves, efficient implementation of elliptic curves, determining the group order, Schoof algorithm, the elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem, the Weil pairing, MOV attack.