JL
5.0Reviewed Jun 9, 2020
Course was really nice and informative. It helps a lot in cryptographic domain related work. Thanks a lot to the instructor....
Cryptography and Information Theory
Welcome to Cryptography and Information Theory! This course combines cryptography (the techniques for protecting information from unauthorized access) and information theory (the study of information coding and transfer). More specifically, the course studies cryptography from the information-theoretical perspectives and discuss the concepts such as entropy and the attacker knowledge capabilities, e.g., Kerckhoff's Principle. It also contrasts information-theoretic security and computational security to highlight the different train of thoughts that drive the cryptographic algorithmic construction and the security analyses. This course is a part of the Applied Cryptography specialization.
Status: Information Assurance
Status: Computer Security
IntermediateCourse8 hours
Featured reviews
GP
5.0Reviewed May 15, 2019
A very neat and easy to follow course that introduces the basic concepts of cryptography and its use in modern world!
NS
5.0Reviewed Sep 12, 2025
Greatly explained for beginners in cryptography. Although it requires some basics in maths and algorithms, it is still a great introduction to the field.
CF
5.0Reviewed Oct 26, 2021
G​reat introduction to cryptography. Professor was clear and concise in his explanations and the work required was reasonable. Overall a good experience, looking forward to the next class.
AJ
5.0Reviewed May 16, 2020
Good course...provides the fundamental idea behind the relationship between cryptography and information theory...
SD
5.0Reviewed Jan 13, 2018
This is fabulous course that i found, great assignment and questions make this course course worth full.
RD
5.0Reviewed Aug 14, 2020
Wording is simple with plenty of examples and analogies. Easy to follow.
PJ
5.0Reviewed Mar 9, 2022
nice experience of this course best course in my life..
UA
5.0Reviewed Mar 7, 2022
what a wonderful course this course helped me to achieve more knowledge in the field of cryptography and cyber secqurity
SV
5.0Reviewed Apr 26, 2020
good information about cryptography and entropy and information theory
GL
5.0Reviewed Apr 25, 2020
By learning this course i have gained some extra knowledge in cryptography. This course helped me to complete my final year project.
SS
5.0Reviewed Jul 3, 2020
The course gave me very good basics in Cryptography. Especially, the attacker perspective, which is the most important aspect of Cryptography.