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This section will introduce the most important terms of modern cryptology and will teach an important lesson about proprietary vs. openly known algorithms. We will also introduce modular arithmetic which is also of major importance in public-key cryptography.
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Paar, C., Pelzl, J. (2010). Introduction to Cryptography and Data Security. In: Understanding Cryptography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04101-3_1
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