CS 342 - Theory and Practice of Cryptography

Credits: 3
The course approaches the fundamental principles of cryptography and network security from both theoretical and applied perspectives. It considers classical goals of cryptography such as privacy, authenticity, and integrity. Topics include stream and block ciphers, symmetric and asymmetric encryption schemes, message authentication codes, public key encryption, and digital signatures. Additional topics include number theory, traffic analysis, and crypto-attacks.

Prerequisite(s): CS 158 or ECE 252.