Required course: No
Course Level
Graduate
Course Description
Shannon's approach to cryptography. Symmetric key cryptography, cryptographic hash functions, and public key cryptosystems. Authentication, key management and key distribution. Wireless and network security. Graduate students will be required to submit a research paper.
Course Texts
- W. Stallings, Cryptography and Network Security: Principles and Practice, 7th Edition, Pearson, 2016.
Course Units
3
Core Designation
Typically Offered
Spring
Available Online