TEK9550 – Advanced Topics in Cryptology
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
The main objective of the course is to provide insight into?key areas of modern cryptology. The course will provide views?on?theoretical and practical aspects related to the design, analysis and use of cryptographic mechanisms in "state-of-the-art" security solutions. The content or the course includes topics that are central to modern cryptographical research, and addresss and elaborates on areas that were introduced in TEK4500 – Introduction to Cryptography.
Learning outcome
After completing the course, you should have the following competence:
- good knowledge of modern and complex cryptographic protocols
- be able to use modern cryptoanalytical techniques
- an understanding of the challenges associated with the implementation of cryptographic mechanisms in practical applications
- an understanding of the challenges that quantum computing represents for today's cryptosystems and knowledge of current solutions for "quantum-resistant" cryptography
- a deeper understanding of at least one of the topics presented in the course, and experience with presenting this
Admission to the course
PhD candidates from the University of Oslo should apply for classes and register for examinations through Studentweb.
If a course has limited intake capacity, priority will be given to PhD candidates who follow an individual education plan where this particular course is included. Some national researchers’ schools may have specific rules for ranking applicants for courses with limited intake capacity.
PhD candidates who have been admitted to another higher education institution must apply for a position as a visiting student within a given deadline.
Recommended previous knowledge
- The course is based on knowledge equivalent to a bachelor's degree in mathematics and computer science.
- Students should have taken TEK4500 – Introduction to Cryptography or have equivalent knowledge in cryptology.
- Knowledge of basic algebra is advantageous.
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with TEK5550 – Advanced Topics in Cryptology.
Teaching
3 hours of teaching per week, which can be either 3 hours of lectures or 2 hours of lectures + 1 hour of? exercises.
The course lectures are given at the Department of Technology Systems in Kjeller Research Park. See the schedule for the student bus from Campus Blindern.
Examination
- The course has a part-examinaton in the form of two?project assignments, which count 30% towards the final grade. The project assignments must be passed in order to sit the final exam.
- An oral exam is held at the end of the semester, which counts 70% towards the final grade. If there are a large?number?of students, the exam may be given as a written final exam.
- The two project assignments and the final exam must both be passed in the same semester.
It will also be counted as 1 of the 3 attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for the following course:
Examination support material
No examination support material is allowed.
Language of examination
Courses taught in English will only offer the exam paper in English. You may write your examination paper in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.
Resit an examination
Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a postponed examination at the beginning of the next semester.
Re-scheduled examinations are not offered to students who withdraw during, or did not pass, the original examination.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.