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