This course will introduce you to the foundations of modern cryptography, with an eye toward practical applications.
Cryptography
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There are 7 modules in this course
Introduction to Classical Cryptography
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10 videos5 readings1 assignment
Computational Secrecy and Principles of Modern Cryptography
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7 videos2 readings1 assignment
Private-Key Encryption
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6 videos2 readings1 assignment
Message Authentication Codes
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7 videos2 readings1 assignment
Number Theory
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5 videos1 reading1 assignment
Key Exchange and Public-Key Encryption
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6 videos1 reading1 assignment
Digital Signatures
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7 videos2 readings2 assignments
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AJ
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Reviewed on Feb 23, 2020
It is a delightful experience to take this course. I could really understand the insights of Cryptography in a better manner.
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5
Reviewed on Dec 26, 2019
I really enjoyed passing this amazing course. Prof Katz explained concepts in a clear way . I hope there will be advanced cryptography courses on the coursera too.
AH
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Reviewed on Dec 29, 2020
The assignments were Really hard, but really made the course worthwhile. I have a much better framework for thinking about cryptography in general, now.
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