Spring 2023 Computer Science W4261 section V01

INTRO TO CRYPTOGRAPHY

Call Number 20586
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Tal Malkin
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction On-Line Only
Course Description

Prerequisites: Comfort with basic discrete math and probability. Recommended: COMS W3261 or CSOR W4231. An introduction to modern cryptography, focusing on the complexity-theoretic foundations of secure computation and communication in adversarial environments; a rigorous approach, based on precise definitions and provably secure protocols. Topics include private and public key encryption schemes, digital signatures, authentication, pseudorandom generators and functions, one-way functions, trapdoor functions, number theory and computational hardness, identification and zero knowledge protocols.

Web Site Vergil
Department Video Network
Enrollment 0 students (99 max) as of 11:39PM Thursday, May 8, 2025
Subject Computer Science
Number W4261
Section V01
Division Interfaculty
Campus Video Network
Fee $395 CVN Course Fee
Note VIDEO NETWORK STUDENTS ONLY
Section key 20231COMS4261WV01