Applied Cryptography

Catalog description

Introduces the fundamental and practical knowledge of cryptography and its applications. Covers diverse topics on cryptography including historical ciphers, symmetric and public-key cryptology, hash functions, digital signatures, certificates, key exchange and management, authentication, public-key infrastructure and advanced use of cryptography in emerging fields. Focuses on both theoretical and practical applications of cryptography in security domains. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted to students in the Cybersecurity major. Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): CYBR 312 .