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Spring 2022 Computer Science W4261 section 001 INTRO TO CRYPTOGRAPHY | |
| Call Number | 12438 |
| Day & Time Location |
TR 10:10am-11:25am 633 Seeley W. Mudd Building |
| Points | 3 |
| Grading Mode | Standard |
| Approvals Required | None |
| Instructor | Tal Malkin |
| Type | LECTURE |
| Method of Instruction | In-Person |
| Course Description | Prerequisites: Comfort with basic discrete math and probability. Recommended: COMS W3261 or CSOR W4231. An introduction to modern cryptography, focusing on the complexity-theoretic foundations of secure computation and communication in adversarial environments; a rigorous approach, based on precise definitions and provably secure protocols. Topics include private and public key encryption schemes, digital signatures, authentication, pseudorandom generators and functions, one-way functions, trapdoor functions, number theory and computational hardness, identification and zero knowledge protocols. |
| Web Site | Vergil |
| Department | Computer Science |
| Enrollment | 64 students (70 max) as of 3:13PM Friday, May 20, 2022 |
| Subject | Computer Science |
| Number | W4261 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | Interfaculty |
| Campus | Morningside |
| Section key | 20221COMS4261W001 |
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