CS 355 - Introduction to Cryptography
An introduction to cryptography basics:
Classic historical ciphers including Caesar, Vigen\o'e\`'re and Vernam ciphers;
modern ciphers including DES, AES, Pohlig-Hellman, and RSA;
signatures and digests;
key exchange;
simple protocols;
block and stream ciphers;
network-centric protocols.
| Usually Offered: | Fall Fall in 2007-08 |
| Credit: | 3 hours (class) |
| Prerequisite: | CS 251 and MA 265 or equivalent, or consent of instructor |
| University Catalog: | CS 355 |
| Schedule: | Fall 2007 Instructor: Cristina Nita-Rotaru |
