Dr.

Cunsheng DING

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HKUST, Hong Kong Cryptography and Security

Cryptography and Security

Cunsheng Ding, HKUST, Hong Kong

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Information about the Lecturer

• Dr. Cunsheng DING

• Office: 3518
• Email: cding@cs.ust.hk
• http://www.cs.ust.hk/faculty/cding/CSIT571
• Office hours: Just drop by or send email for appointment.

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Textbook and Lecture Notes

Textbook: Behrouz A. Forouzan, Cryptography and Network Security,

McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2008.
Reference books: We recommend the following.
1. A. Salomaa, Public-Key Cryptography, second Edition,
Springer-Verlag, 1992
2. B. Schneier, Applied Cryptography, 2nd Edition, Johns Wiley and
Sons, 1996.

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Level of Presentation and Contents

Background: diverse!
Presentation: With the assumption that all students have the knowledge
of discrete mathematics and computer networks.
Contents: Cryptography, distributed systems security, network security,
web security.

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Course Grading

• Three assignments 45%

• Midterm quiz 25%, Final exam 25%, (To be announced)
• Course attendance 5%

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Other Issues

• Read the material on discrete mathematics which is posted on the

course web page.
• Other reading materials are also available on the course web page at
due time.
• Students are encouraged to ask questions during lectures.

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