CPSC 370 Introduction to Computer Cryptology

This course provides students with an introduction to the field of cryptology. Students will study block and stream ciphers, symmetric and asymmetric ciphers, the strength and weaknesses of ciphers, encryption standards, public key cryptography, digital signatures, key management, hash functions, and message authentication codes. Students will be required to create working software based on cryptographic algorithms.

Credits

4 credits

Prerequisite

CPSC 130 AND CPSC 131 AND CPSC 230 AND CPSC 250 AND MATH 140 AND MATH 220

Distribution

Advanced

Notes

140-UG Level 4 Advanced