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The Application Layer - Readings

Computer Networks (3rd Ed), A. Tanenbaum, Chapter 7

• Required:
  • Section 7.1 -
    • 7.1.1 - all
    • 7.1.2 - all
    • 7.1.3 - only the introduction part (before the section titled "DES"). For the rest, just follow the lecture notes.
    • 7.1.4 - only the introduction part (before the section titled "The RSA Algorithm"). For the rest, just follow the lecture notes.
    • 7.1.5 - only the introduction part (before the section titled "Authentication Based on a Shared Key"). For the rest, just follow the lecture notes.
    • 7.1.6 - all until the section titled "The Birthday Attack"
    • 7.1.7 - all
  • Section 7.2 - all
• Recommended optional (not required for exam)
  • The rest of sec 7.1 - some sections on the algorithms uses algebraic representation, and may require some mathematical sophistication.
  • Sec 7.3
  • Sec 7.6

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