RGPV Computer Science and Engineering VII Semester | Unit-wise Notes, Syllabus, Important Questions & PYQ Resources
Cryptography & Information Security is an open elective subject in RGPV CSE 7th semester. This subject covers cryptographic mathematics, classical encryption, AES, RSA, digital signature, hashing, network security, web security, IP security, tools and vulnerabilities.
Abstract algebra, number theory, modular inverse, Euclid algorithm, Fermat theorem, Euler theorem, substitution cipher, playfair cipher, block cipher, DES, Triple DES and stream cipher.
AES, public key cryptosystem, Diffie-Hellman, RSA, RSA signatures, Schnorr identification, primality testing, elliptic curve and Chinese Remainder Theorem.
Message authentication, digital signature, key management, key exchange, hash function, universal hashing, MD, SHA, DSS, cryptanalysis and Kerberos.
Network threats, security controls, wireless security, honeypots, firewalls, IDS, email security, PGP, S-MIME, IPSec, IPv6, SSL/TLS and SET.
Spoofing tools, footprinting tools, vulnerability scanning, NetBIOS enumeration, steganography tools, trojan detection, DoS tools and packet sniffing tools.
| Unit | Topics |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Mathematical background, modular inverse, Extended Euclid algorithm, Fermat theorem, Euler theorem, principles of cryptography, classical cryptosystem, cryptanalysis, substitution cipher, frequency analysis, Playfair cipher, block cipher, DES, Triple DES, modes of operation and stream cipher. |
| Unit 2 | AES, public key cryptosystem, discrete logarithmic problem, Diffie-Hellman key exchange, RSA assumptions, RSA signatures, Schnorr identification, primality testing, elliptic curve over reals, elliptic curve modulo prime and Chinese Remainder Theorem. |
| Unit 3 | Message authentication, digital signature, key management, key exchange, hash function, universal hashing, MD, SHA, DSS, cryptanalysis, time-memory trade-off attack, differential cryptanalysis, secure channel and Kerberos. |
| Unit 4 | Network threats, network security controls, architecture, wireless security, honeypots, traffic flow security, firewalls, IDS, email security, PGP, S-MIME, IPSec, IPv6 authentication, ESP, IKE, SSL/TLS and SET. |
| Unit 5 | Spoofing tools, footprinting tools, vulnerability scanning tools, NetBIOS enumeration, NetView, steganography tools, trojan detection tools, packet sniffing tools and DoS attack tools. |
For RGPV exam, focus more on DES, AES, RSA, Diffie-Hellman, Digital Signature, Hashing, Kerberos, Firewalls, IDS, IPSec, SSL/TLS and security tools. These topics are suitable for 7 marks and 14 marks answers.
Yes, it is scoring if you prepare algorithms, diagrams, differences and security protocols properly.
Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3 and Unit 4 are very important because DES, AES, RSA, hashing and network security are frequently asked.
Start with cryptography basics, then DES/AES/RSA, then hashing and digital signatures, and finally network security protocols.