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Lecture notes*

• Chapter 1 – Overview
• Chapter 2 – Classical Encryption Techniques
  • Vigenère & Saint Cyr Slide Cipher example
• Chapter 3 – Block ciphers and data encryption standards
  • Simplified DES
  • S-Boxes example for simplified DES
  • DES in an example
  • 3DES
• Chapter 5 – Advanced Encryption Standard
  • AES in an example
• Chapter 7 – Confidentiality using Symmetric Key Encryption
  • Key distribution Protocols
  • Knapsack & RSA
  • Finding multiplicative inverse using Extended Euclidean theory
• Chapter 11 – Message Authentication
• Chapter 12 – Hash algorithms
• Chapter 13 – Digital Signatures and Authentication Protocols
• Chapter 14 – Authentication Applications
• Chapter 15 – Electronic Mail Security
• Chapter 16 – IP Security
  • Open Source Interconnection (OSN) 7 Layers
  • IPSec VPNs vs SSL VPNs
• Chapter 17 – Web Security

*Textbook: Cryptography and Network Security: Principles and Practice by William Stallings, Pearson; 6th edition (2013)