Complete CY302 Fundamentals of Cryptography syllabus for CSE-Cyber Security and Cyber Security students under Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV), Bhopal.
Important academic information about Fundamentals of Cryptography.
CY302
Fundamentals of Cryptography
III Semester
RGPV, Bhopal
CY302 Fundamentals of Cryptography introduces the fundamental principles used to protect information and communication over insecure networks. The subject covers both classical and modern cryptographic techniques used for confidentiality, integrity, authentication and secure communication.
The syllabus begins with symmetric-key encryption, historical ciphers, computational security, semantic security, pseudorandom generators and perfect secrecy. It then progresses to block ciphers, DES, AES, message authentication codes and cryptographic hash functions.
Advanced topics include authenticated encryption, key exchange, discrete logarithms, Diffie-Hellman problems, elliptic-curve cryptography, public-key encryption, digital signatures and TLS/SSL. These concepts provide an important foundation for network security and modern cybersecurity applications.
After completing CY302, students should be able to understand and apply fundamental cryptographic concepts for secure communication.
To understand basics of Cryptography and Network Security.
To be able to secure a message over insecure channel by various means.
To learn about how to maintain the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of a data.
To understand various protocols for network security to protect against the threats in the networks.
Complete unit-wise syllabus for Fundamentals of Cryptography.
Symmetric encryption, security concepts and one-time pad
Modern symmetric cryptography and authentication
Advanced hashing, authentication and key exchange
Mathematical foundations of public-key cryptography
Public-key security and secure network protocols
A structured approach can make cryptography easier to understand and revise for university examinations.
First understand encryption, decryption, keys, authentication, hashing and security models before memorizing definitions.
Practice important constructions such as One-Time Pad, Davies-Meyer, Merkle-Damgård and Diffie-Hellman.
Revise number theory, cyclic groups, discrete logarithms and the mathematical concepts required for public-key cryptography.
Understand computational security, semantic security, CPA security and CCA security and remember their differences.
Solve university previous-year questions to identify frequently tested concepts and improve answer-writing speed.
Prepare short revision points for algorithms, definitions, comparisons, constructions and important security properties.
The course code is CY302. It is listed under the CSE-Cyber Security/Cyber Security III Semester curriculum of RGPV.
CY302 Fundamentals of Cryptography is divided into five units, covering symmetric cryptography, hash functions, authenticated encryption, public-key cryptography, digital signatures and network security protocols.
One-Time Pad is a symmetric encryption technique that can provide perfect secrecy when a truly random key is used once, the key is kept secret, and the key is as long as the message.
Yes. Unit 02 specifically includes DES and AES along with modes of operation of block ciphers.
Yes. CY302 includes the Computational Diffie-Hellman Problem, Decisional Diffie-Hellman Problem and Diffie-Hellman-based cryptographic constructions.
Yes. Elliptic-Curve Based Cryptography is included in Unit 04.
Yes. An overview of TLS/SSL is included in Unit 05 as part of the network security and secure communication topics.
Use the unit-wise syllabus as your roadmap for studying Fundamentals of Cryptography and organizing your notes, important questions and previous-year-question preparation.
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