CS 678 - CRYPTOGRAPHY

College of Engineering

Credits: 3

The study of security in communications and electronic computing. The encryption of data using public key systems, block ciphers, and stream ciphers. The basic tools for the design and analysis of such systems. Topics may include information theory, authentication, digital signatures, secret sharing schemes, complexity theoretic issues, probabilistic encryption, electronic commerce and others.

Prerequisite(s):
Prereq: CS 515 or consent of the instructor.