Misc. course information

Lectures: Tuesdays 14:15-16:00 + 1 hour course work (voluntary) in Lille Auditorium in Kristen Nygaards Hus. Video recordings of the lectures (voice + screen capture) will be available on Canvas after the lectures.

Course literature: the main source for the course will be the freely available lecture notes Introduction to Modern Cryptography [BR], by Mihir Bellare and Phil Rogaway. Previous years used the textbook Understanding Cryptography [PP], by Christof Parr and Jan Pelz, and you are welcome to consult this text as well; however, you are not required to buy it! These two sources cover much of the same material, although with somewhat different emphasis. There are also many other excellent resources for learning cryptography available, and I encourage you to use whatever source you are happy with. Here are some suggestions for alternative sources:

- Introduction to Modern Cryptography (link), by Jon Katz and Yehuda Lindell. This book is quite similar to [BR], but available as a physical book.

- The Joy of Cryptograpy (link), by Mike Rosulek. This beautifully typeset book is a joy to read, and is also freely available as an electronic version.

- Serious Cryptography (link), by Jean-Phillipe Aumasson. This book is more application-oriented and covers more implementation aspects of cryptography.

- A Graduate Course in Applied Cryptography (link), by Dan Boneh and Victor Shoup. This still-unfinished book is already massive and covers a lot of material. Don't let the "Applied" in the title fool you into believing that this book is light on mathematical details and rigour! It takes the same definitional approach as we do in the course, but since it's a graduate textbook it is also more advanced. Free available online.   

Throughout the semester, I will also link to various other sources, such as research papers, blog posts, and web articles. I also recommend to check out the QA site crypto.stackexchange.com.