4003-482-01/4005-705-01 Cryptography
Course Prerequisites and Outcomes

Catalog Description
Prerequisites
Course Outcomes
CS Program Outcomes

This course provides an introduction to cryptography and its relation to security. It covers classical cryptosystems, private-key cryptosystems (including DES and AES), and public-key cryptosystems (including RSA). The course also provides an introduction to integrity and authentication.

Prerequisite knowledge:

• Computer programming
• Basic number theory
• Basic probability theory

Prerequisite course chain:

• 4003-334, Computer Science 4
• 4003-231, 4003-232, 4003-233, Computer Science 1-3 or equivalent
• 1016-265, Discrete Mathematics I
• 1016-281, 1016-282, Calculus I-II or equivalent

• The student will implement and cryptanalyze classical ciphers.
  Evaluation: Homeworks, exams

• The student will describe modern private-key cryptosystems and ways to cryptanalyze them.
  Evaluation: Homeworks, exams, team projects, team presentations

• The students will describe modern public-key cryptosystems and ways to cryptanalyze them.
  Evaluation: Homeworks, exams

• The students will explain the mathematical concepts underlying modern cryptography.
  Evaluation: Homeworks, exams

• The students will describe the field of cryptography and its relation to security.
  Evaluation: Homeworks, exams

Undergraduate Computer Science program outcomes supported by the undergraduate Cryptography course (4003-482) -- Students graduating from our B.S. program are able to:

• Apply the theory and principles of computer science.

• Demonstrate fluency in high-level programming languages, environments, and tools for computing.

• Apply computing skills and work effectively in teams in industry or research.

• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of a selected area within the computer science discipline.

Cryptography • 4003-482-01/4005-705-01 • Spring Quarter 2013

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