Math 435 - Introduction to Cryptography

• Prerequisites: Math 320 or 340, or consent of instructor.
• Frequency: Spring (II)
• Student Body: Students in Mathematics, Computer Sciences and Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Credits: 3. (N-A)
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• Course Coordinator: Richard A. Brualdi and Nigel Boston
• Background and Goals: Cryptography is the art and science of transmitting digital information in a secure manner. This course will provide an introduction to its technical aspects.
• Alternatives: N/A
• Subsequent Courses: N/A

Content coverage:

• Substitution ciphers, affine ciphers, the Vigenere cipher, Feistel ciphers
• DES, AES
• Modern cryptographic systems and underlying mathematics: modular arithmetic, prime number theory, factorization theory, group theory, field theory, public key cryptosystems.
• Cryptographic protocols
• Pseudo-random sequences