Cryptanalysis Courses and Certifications

DEFCONConference

Video-Based Cryptanalysis: Extracting Keys from Power LEDs

Discover how power LED brightness variations in devices can be exploited through video footage to extract cryptographic keys, with demonstrations using smartcard readers and USB speakers.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

EDUCBA

Python Cryptography: Build & Explore Classical Ciphers

Build and break classical ciphers in Python: implement substitution and Vigenère encryption, then crack them with frequency analysis, dictionary attacks, and the Kasiski Examination.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EDUCBA

Python Cryptography: Analyze & Break Ciphers

Break classical ciphers in Python: use GCD and modular inverses to crack multiplicative and affine ciphers, and digraph, trigraph and word-pattern analysis on substitution ciphers.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

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To Sign or Not to Sign - Practical Vulnerabilities in GPG and Friends

Uncover critical security vulnerabilities in PGP implementations including GnuPG, Sequoia PGP, age, and minisign that bypass signature verification and break encryption.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL;  IIT Kharagpur

Cryptography and Network Security

16 ratings

A mathematically grounded tour of cryptography, from classical ciphers and cryptanalysis through AES, RSA, Diffie–Hellman, elliptic curves, and secure network protocols.

• YouTube
• 1 day 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

DefCamp

Is Post Quantum Standard "Kyber" Broken?

Explore post-quantum cryptography and the potential vulnerabilities of the Kyber standard in this expert presentation on cutting-edge cybersecurity challenges and developments.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

BSidesLV

Breaking Historical Ciphertexts with Modern Techniques

Explore modern techniques for decrypting historical ciphers, including real-world examples and entertaining visuals. Learn about the DECODE database and recent advancements in breaking centuries-old cryptograms.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Black Hat

Video-Based Cryptanalysis - Recovering Cryptographic Keys from Device Using Video of Power LED

Innovative cryptanalysis technique exploits power LED video footage to recover secret keys from devices, using rolling shutter for high-speed sampling and RGB analysis for key extraction.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

RSA Conference

Symmetric Cryptanalysis I

Two research talks explore graph-based superpoly recovery on Trivium and automated differential-linear attacks on ARX ciphers.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

RSA Conference

Symmetric Cryptanalysis II

A cryptography session on constructing improved differentials for Orthros and applying rotational-XOR differential rectangle cryptanalysis to Simon-like ciphers.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

RSA Conference

Quantum Cryptanalysis

A technical examination of quantum attacks on binary elliptic curves and classical and quantum security of elliptic curve verifiable random functions.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Number Theory and Cryptography

610 ratings at Coursera

From "useless" pure math to secure payments: use modular arithmetic, Euclid's algorithm and integer factorization to build RSA and break carelessly implemented versions.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Cryptography and Information Theory

551 ratings at Coursera

Study cryptography from an information-theoretic angle: quantify key strength with entropy, apply Kerckhoff's Principle, compare brute force with cryptanalysis, and contrast perfect secrecy with computational security.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Classical Cryptosystems and Core Concepts

430 ratings at Coursera

Learn core cryptography concepts: tell codes from ciphers, apply frequency analysis to break polyalphabetic ciphers like Vigenère, and see how hash functions secure designs.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EDUCBA Career Certificate

Python Hacking & Cryptography Mastery

14 ratings at Coursera

Build, analyze, and break classical ciphers with Python: transposition and substitution encryption, cryptanalysis techniques, and the math behind ethical hacking.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses