State of the Art in Applied Cryptography: Course on Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography, Leuven, Belgium, June 3-6, 1997 Revised Lectures

The Department of Electrical Engineering—ESAT at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven regularly runs a course on the state of the art and evolution of computer security and industrial cryptography. The rst course took place in 1983, the second in 1989, and since then the course has been a biennial event. The course is intended for both researchers and practitioners from industry and government. It covers the basic principles as well as the most recent — velopments. Our own interests mean that...