University of Calgary
CPSC 418 - Introduction to Cryptography - Winter 2025
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.
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.
Sections
LEC 1 MWF 15:00 - 15:50 Reyhaneh Safavi-Naeini TUT 1 M 14:00 - 14:50
W 18:00 - 18:50Notes: Wednesday nights tutorial at 18:00 is held in ST 135TUT 2 W 18:00 - 18:50
F 14:00 - 14:50Notes: Wednesday nights tutorial at 18:00 is held in ST 135TUT 3 W 18:00 - 18:50
M 16:00 - 16:50Notes: Wednesday nights tutorial at 18:00 is held in ST 135TUT 4 W 18:00 - 18:50
M 17:00 - 17:50Notes: Wednesday nights tutorial at 18:00 is held in ST 135
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