[CNS 2024] Cryptography and Network Security
Frequently Asked Questions | Course Info | Syllabus | Teaching Team | Readings by week | More Info
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How can I enroll?
A: We will announce HW0 during the very first class and distribute the enrollment code based on the HW0 score by the second class.
Q: Can I audit?
A: Yes, if you're an NTU, NTUST, or NTNU student. No, otherwise. Due to limited TA resources, we won't grade your homework. Please fill in the same form shown above.
Q: What are the prerequisites?
A: Having basic knowledge in discrete mathematics, programming, and networking is strongly recommended. You're also expected to comprehend research papers and conduct a research project.
Course Info
- Course number: CSIE 7190
- Location: R101
- Time: 14:20-17:20 (Tue.)
- Website: NTU COOL
Syllabus
Please log in to NTU COOL to access slides and videos.| Wk. | Date | Topic | Reading | HW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 20 | Course Introduction (please check out the video; TAs will be in the classroom for Q&A today) [slides] [video] | HW0 due on 02/24 23:59 [Submission form] | |
| 2 | Feb 27 | Security and Crypto Overview | #1 | Reading #1 = HW0 |
| 3 | Mar 05 | Randomness Generation, Cryptographic Hash Functions | #2 | HW1 out |
| 4 | Mar 12 | Symmetric Cryptography | #3 | |
| 5 | Mar 19 | Asymmetric Cryptography | #4 | |
| 6 | Mar 26 | Key Management | #5 | |
| 7 | Apr 02 | Project Overview | #6 | HW1 due; HW2 out |
| 8 | Apr 09 | Authentication | #7 | |
| 9 | Apr 16 | Anonymity and Privacy | #8 | |
| 10 | Apr 23 | Internet Insecurity | #9 | Proposal due |
| 11 | Apr 30 | TLS and MLS | #10 | HW2 due |
| 12 | May 07 | Exam | HW3 out | |
| 13 | May 14 | DDoS Attack and Defense | #11 | |
| 14 | May 21 | Advanced Topics | #12 | |
| 15 | May 28 | Group Presentation | ||
| 16 | Jun 04 | Group Presentation | HW3 due | |
| 17 | Jun 11 | No Class | Report due |
Teaching Team
- Email: cns [at] csie.ntu.edu.tw
| TA | Office Hour | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 李安傑 (lead TA) | Tue 09:00-10:00 | 地下室中柱 |
| 馮朗軒 | Wed 10:00-12:00 | 地下室中柱 |
| 楊偉倫 | Mon 16:30-17:30 (updated) | 地下室中柱 |
| 曾顯恩 | Thu. 11:00-12:00 (updated) | 地下室中柱 |
| 張耕倫 | Wed 13:00-14:00 (updated) | 地下室中柱 |
Readings by week
- Akgul, R. Roberts, M. Namara, D. Levin and M. L. Mazurek. 2022. Investigating Influencer VPN Ads on YouTube. In IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (SP'22).
- Thomas Ristenpart, Eran Tromer, Hovav Shacham, and Stefan Savage. 2009. Hey, you, get off of my cloud: exploring information leakage in third-party compute clouds. ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS’09).
- Felix Linker and David Basin. 2023. ADEM: An Authentic Digital EMblem. In ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS'23).