Methods of Cryptanalysis: Lecture Notes
Author :
Dr. Alex Biryukov,
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science,
The Weizmann Institute of Science
Publication Date : June 2000
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This document is used as lecture notes for
Methods of Cryptanalysis course, at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, The Weizmann Institute of Science.
Cryptanalysis is an ancient art of analyzing and breaking ciphers. It is also a relatively new modern science, which becomes more and more popular with and advent of cryptography in our everyday life thanks to the Internet. The aim of the document is to show a broad range of cryptanalytic techniques starting from attacks on classical substitution ciphers and up to the state of the art modern attacks. The emphasis will be on the analysis of
block-ciphers, although
stream ciphers and
hash functions will also receive attention.
The document will be self-contained and may be of interest to both mathematicians and computer scientists.
Prerequisites:
Attendance of "Cryptography" or "Foundations of Cryptography" courses will be of help but are not a requirement.
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