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Understanding The Ntru Cryptosystem, Benjamin Clark Jan 2019

Understanding The Ntru Cryptosystem, Benjamin Clark

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

In this paper, we will examine the NTRU Public Key Cryptosystem. The NTRU cryptosystem was created by Joseph Silverman, Jeffery Hoffstein, and Jill Pipher in 1996. This system uses truncated polynomial rings to encrypt and decrypt data. It was recently released into the public domain in 2013. This paper will describe how this cryptosystem works and give a basic understanding on how to encrypt and decrypt using this system.


Analysis Of Password Cracking Methods & Applications, John A. Chester Jan 2015

Analysis Of Password Cracking Methods & Applications, John A. Chester

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

This project examines the nature of password cracking and modern applications. Several applications for different platforms are studied. Different methods of cracking are explained, including dictionary attack, brute force, and rainbow tables. Password cracking across different mediums is examined. Hashing and how it affects password cracking is discussed. An implementation of two hash-based password cracking algorithms is developed, along with experimental results of their efficiency.