MATH/CMSC 456: Cryptology
Spring 2001
Instructor: Dr. William Gasarch - Office: AV Williams 3213, phone: 5-2698
TA: Susan L. Schmoyer -
Office: Math 3301, phone: 5-5137
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please refer
all questions concerning this course to Dr. Gasarch.
HANDOUTS
Examples of
Ciphers:
(PDF)
(ps)
Examples of
Codes:
(PDF)
(ps)
Helpful Numbers
for Frequency Analysis:
(PDF)
(ps)
Playfair and
ADFGX Examples:
(PDF)
(ps)
Breaking a
Block Cipher:
(PDF)
(ps)
Book Review:
The Code Book:
(PDF)
"Some
Zero-Knowledge Proofs" by C. Groft:
(PDF)
(ps)
"Private Information Retrieval":
(ps)
"Summary of
"Private Information Retrieval":
(ps)
"Replication Is Not Needed: Single Database, Computationally-Private
Information Retrieval":
(ps)
"Summary of
"Replication Is Not Needed: Single Database,
Computationally-Private Information Retrieval":
(pdf)
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS AND PROJECTS
JUST FOR FUN
Decipher the
following columnar transposition cipher: OEEHE ATFLS VASYC IOAED QOHDF
MCMTC POGEO REUGM IEFUO GCYWG DQUUI ALSIE RNORN RRATO AQ.
Answer