University of Maryland, College Park

Cryptography

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Jonathan  Katz

Instructor: Jonathan Katz

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17 hours to complete
3 weeks at 5 hours a week
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There are 7 modules in this course

Introduction to Classical Cryptography

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10 videos5 readings1 quiz

Computational Secrecy and Principles of Modern Cryptography

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7 videos2 readings1 quiz

Private-Key Encryption

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6 videos2 readings1 quiz

Message Authentication Codes

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7 videos2 readings1 quiz

Number Theory

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5 videos1 reading1 quiz

Key Exchange and Public-Key Encryption

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6 videos1 reading1 quiz

Digital Signatures

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7 videos2 readings2 quizzes

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4.7 (142 ratings)
Jonathan  Katz
University of Maryland, College Park
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