CS 5830

CS 5830

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Introductory course in Cryptography. Topics include one-time pads, stream ciphers, block ciphers, authenticated encryption, asymmetric encryption, digital signatures, and more. The focus is on contemporary cryptographic algorithms used in practice, with some introduction to formal analyses.


Prerequisites REF-FA25/Corequisites REF-FA25 CS 2800 or equivalent, CS 4810 or mathematical maturity, or permission of instructor. Corequisites: None.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CS 4830CS 6830

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  8768 CS 5830   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Stephens-Davidowitz, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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