CPE 579 Foundations of Cryptography

This course provides a broad introduction to cornerstones of security (authenticity, confidentiality, message integrity and non- repudiation) and the mechanisms to achieve them as well as the underlying mathematical basics. Topics include: block and stream ciphers, public-key systems, key management, certificates, public-key infrastructure (PKI), digital signature, non- repudiation, and message authentication. Various security standards and protocols such as DES, AES, PGP and Kerberos, are studied.

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

CS 579

Prerequisite

CS 503 and (CS 182 or CS 385 or CS 570 or CS 590) and (Grad Student or (Junior or Senior))

Distribution

Computer Engineering Program Computer Science Program

Typically Offered Periods

Spring Semester