CS 3626: Cryptography

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: MATH 2345 or CSE 2300
Concurrent: CS 3305
The course covers both mathematical and practical foundations of cryptography. Topics include basic number theory for cryptography, conversion of text, and implementation using a programming language. The course includes historical cryptography, symmetric cryptography, asymmetric cryptography, hash functions, and well-known attack strategies with countermeasures. Exercises cover programming of simple cryptography in a programming language.