The main focus of the research group is on the points listed below.

– Security in complex IT-Systems
– Security concepts and their basics
– Mathematical fundamentals of cryptology
– Design and analysis of cryptographic mechanisms
– Key-management and authentication
– Applied cryptology
– Security in distributed systems and networks
– Technical data protection and information security
– Security tokens (especially Smartcards)
– Secure applications for Personal Digital
   Assistants (PDAs) and smartcards
– Trust-Centers (Trusted Third Parties) and
   security infrastructures
– Digital signatures, liability, and non-repudiation
– Tele-cooperation and eCommerce
– Security in multimedia systems
– Multi-Party computations
– Security concepts in document management
– Implementation of prototypes of developed
   or studied mechanisms
– Online exam system