Course Details in 2026/27 Session

Module Title	LH Advanced Cryptography
School	Computer Science
Department	Computer Science
Module Code	06 40087
Module Lead	Prof Elisabeth Oswald
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-22 hours Practical Classes and workshops-22 hours Guided independent study-156 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	Advances in cryptography are fundamental enablers for novel applications such as secure multiparty computation (grounded in the real world implementation of secret sharing schemes), computing on encrypted data (grounded in the real world implementation of homomorphic encryption schemes), and other privacy preserving techniques such as zero-knowledge proof systems; secret-key sharing is also the fundamental solution to securing cryptographic software and hardware against side-channel key-recovery attacks. This module reviews and explains advanced cryptographic schemes as well as options for practical implementations.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: 20.1 Explain the basic principles of some advanced cryptographic schemes. 20.2 Outline how to reason about the security of some advanced cryptographic schemes. 20.3 Illustrate the use of some advanced cryptographic schemes as part of privacy enhancing technologies. 20.4 Demonstrate practical skills in implementing some advanced cryptographic schemes (with the aid of appropriate cryptographic libraries). 20.5 Analyse implementations secured by advanced cryptographic schemes with respect to information leakage via unintended channels.
Assessment
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Assessment: 2hr Examination (50%), Continuous Assessment (50%) Reassessment: 2hr Examination (100%)
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