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Python Hacking & Cryptography Mastery Specialization

EDUCBA

Python Hacking & Cryptography Mastery Specialization

Master Python Hacking and Cryptography.

Learn to build, encrypt, and crack ciphers with Python through real-world hacking projects.

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Instructor: EDUCBA

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4 weeks to complete
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Beginner level

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4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Apply Python programming to design, analyze, and break classical cryptographic systems.

  • Implement encryption, decryption, and frequency analysis through practical hacking exercises.

  • Build automated tools and scripts for cipher cracking and cryptographic testing.

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Specialization - 3 course series

Python Hacking: Apply, Implement & Analyze

Python Hacking: Apply, Implement & Analyze

Course 1, 11 hours

What you'll learn

  • Apply Python syntax, loops, functions, strings, and dictionaries to build basic encryption programs.

  • Implement Caesar and transposition ciphers using keys, message mapping, matrices, and padding.

  • Test, debug, and analyze encryption programs, including file encryption, for accurate results.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Encryption
Category: Python Programming
Category: Data Mapping
Category: Software Testing
Category: Debugging
Category: File I/O
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Cybersecurity
Category: Cryptography
Category: Data Structures
Python Cryptography: Analyze & Break Ciphers

Python Cryptography: Analyze & Break Ciphers

Course 2, 8 hours

What you'll learn

  • Build Python utilities to detect English text and manage plaintext and ciphertext files.

  • Apply brute-force, frequency analysis, GCD, and modular arithmetic to analyze and break classical ciphers.

  • Design reusable tools to validate keys and decrypt transposition, affine, and substitution ciphers.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cryptography
Category: Brute-force attacks
Category: Python Programming
Category: Encryption
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Code Reusability
Category: File I/O
Category: Program Development
Category: Algorithms
Category: File Management
Category: Applied Mathematics
Category: Computational Logic
Python Cryptography: Build & Explore Classical Ciphers

Python Cryptography: Build & Explore Classical Ciphers

Course 3, 12 hours

What you'll learn

  • Implement encryption and decryption programs for substitution and Vigenère ciphers using Python.

  • Apply frequency analysis, dictionary attacks, and the Kasiski Examination to crack classical ciphers.

  • Build reusable cryptanalysis functions and create a Python GUI application with menus and program files.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cryptography
Category: Python Programming
Category: Encryption
Category: UI Components
Category: Application Development
Category: User Interface (UI)
Category: Scripting
Category: Key Management

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