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INFO-F537

Cryptanalysis

academic year
2025-2026

Course teacher(s)

Gilles VAN ASSCHE (Coordinator)

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

english

Course content

Usage limits of cryptographic algorithms. Algorithmic cryptanalysis of symmetric and asymmetric cryptographic schemes. Advanced cryptographic techniques.

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

To understand the limits of encryption and authentication schemes. To understand some advanced notions with applications beyond encryption and authentication.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures and group work.

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

  • Joux, Algorithmic Cryptanalysis, CRC Press, 2009 (ISBN 978-1420070026)
  • Katz and Lindell, Introduction to Modern Cryptography (third edition), CRC Press, 2021 (ISBN 978-0815354369)

Other information

Contacts

Gilles Van Assche, gilles.van.assche@ulb.be

Campus

Plaine

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • Oral examination
  • Group work

Oral examination

Group work

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

Oral examination (50%) and written report of group work (50%)

Language(s) of evaluation

  • english

Programmes