CSI 5106 Cryptography
3 units
Computer Science
Faculty of Engineering
Security in encryption algorithms. Encryption and decryption. Entropy, equivocation, and unicity distance. Cryptanalysis and computational complexity. Substitution, transposition, and product ciphers. Symmetric ciphers: block and stream modes. Modular arithmetic. Public key cryptosystems. Factorization methods. Elliptic curve, lattice-based, and homomorphic cryptography. Proofs of security.
Components:
Lecture
Previously Offered Terms:
Winter
Organized
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4.70
/ 5
Clear Expectations
10 responses
4.70
/ 5
Learned a Lot
10 responses
4.80
/ 5
Fair Assessments
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