Academic Catalog

IAM718 SPECIAL TOPICS:BLOCK CIPHER CRYPTANALYSIS

Course Code: 9700718
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-3)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Institute Of Applied Mathematics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Masters
Course Coordinator: Assoc.Prof.Dr. OÐUZ YAYLA
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Design principles of block ciphers. Differential cryptanalysis and linear cryptanalysis. Differential cryptanalysis of FEAL. LOKI. MacGuffin. Linear cryptanalysis of FEAL. DES. Combined attacks: differential-linear cryptanalysis. impossible differentials. boomerang attack. rectangle attack. Key schedule analysis: related key attacks. slide attack. reflection attack. Other attacks: interpolation attack. integral cryptanalysis.