Cryptographic Primitives in Blockchain Technology

Familiarity with the basics of number theory, abstract algebra, and computing an algorithm’s time complexity

Working knowledge of the fundamentals of cryptography algorithms and principles

An understanding of the RSA cryptosystem and elliptic curve-based cryptography

Familiarity with the major types of attacks against different cryptosystems

Working knowledge of concepts of blockchain in general as well as from the perspective of Bitcoin

An understanding of the limitations of the cryptographic technique in the post-quantum computation era

Familiarity with the types of attacks against blockchain technology after the advent of fully-capable quantum computers, and their remedies