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: |
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| 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.
