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CPSC 418 - Introduction to Cryptography - Winter 2023

The basics of cryptography, with emphasis on attaining well-defined and practical notations of security. Symmetric and public key cryptosystems; one-way and trapdoor functions; mechanisms for data integrity; digital signatures; key management; applications to the design of cryptographic systems. In addition to written homework, assessment will involve application programming; additional mathematical theory and proof-oriented exercises will be available for extra credit.
This course may not be repeated for credit.

Hours

  • H(3-2T)

Notes

  • Students who have credit for Computer Science 319 instead of Computer Science 331 should contact the department for instructions on how to enrol in this course.

Prerequisite(s)

  • Computer Science 331 and 3 units from Computer Science 351, Mathematics 271, 273, 315 or Pure Mathematics 315.

Antirequisite(s)

  • Credit for Computer Science 418 and any of Computer Science 429, 557, Mathematics 318, Pure Mathematics 329 or 418 will not be allowed.

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