CSE 539 Applied Cryptography Spring 2018
Instructor: Partha Dasgupta (click for contact info) Class: TuTh: 3:00-4:15p, Discovery 150 Teaching Assistants/Graders – office hours: Location: 2^nd floor TA room or M1-30 (BYAC) Anurag Arora (Email - anurag.arora at asu): M, W: 4:30-5:30p Rubinder Singh (Email - rsingh60 at asu.edu):  Tu, Th: 4:30-5:30p Books: 1. Applied Crypto, Schneier 2. A Graduate Course in Applied Crypto (Boneh, Shoup)	Mid Term Exam: Thu March 1, in class Final Exam (comprehensive): Tue May 1^st, 2:30-4:20 PM (as per ASU Schedule) [Exams are open book, open notes. Computers allowed but no Internet]

Syllabus

Course Description

Class Policies

Sample Mid Term Exam

Grades
- grades so far

Projects:
- project 1
- project 2
- project 3
- project 4
- project 5
- project 6

Grading
Although discussing homework/project problems with peers is acceptable -- be careful that you work out your solutions.
Any impropriety in homeworks and exams will be treated very seriously.
Assignments: 30%
Mid Term: 30%
Final: 40%

Grades:

Assignments:

This is the jump page for CSE 539. The course will cover concepts of Cryptography as used in Computer Applications.

The assignments in the class qualifies for MCS portfolio.

The class synopsis page is an important resource, and it contains details of each class and class notes:
>> class synopsis for students. (with Audio!!)

Discussion Board (using old group) – please use

Student Academic Integrity Policy:
https://provost.asu.edu/files/AcademicIntegrityPolicyPDF.pdf

Interesting Stuff:

Attacking RSA
Lecture Notes on Cryptography
Handbook of Cryptography
Cryptography FAQ

Merkle's Puzzles.
RSA Proof in MSWord (also PDF)
RSA Proof in HTML/IE  (does not render fine in Firefox, OK with Chrome)

Number Theory

How SSL Works

The official DES Standard document.
Good Papers from Rivest