Cryptography & Security

Catalog description

This course provides a basic introduction to the principles and practice of cryptography and computer security. Topics include perfect secrecy, block ciphers, public key cryptosystems, key management, certificates, public key infrastructure (PKI), hash functions, digital signatures, non-repudiation, message authentication, access control, email and web security, intrusion detection, firewalls and security policies. Various security standards and protocols such as DES, AES, PGP, and SSL are also discussed. Open to juniors and seniors. Prerequisite: CMPT 335 with a grade of C or higher Cross-listed with CMPG 768 - Cryptography and Security.