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University of Maryland, College Park

Cryptography

Jonathan  Katz

Instructor: Jonathan Katz

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

1,326 reviews

2 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
95%
Most learners liked this course

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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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Jonathan  Katz
University of Maryland, College Park
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