ECE 156 - Fundamentals of Cryptography and Computer Network Security

Prerequisite: CSCI 41
Corequisite: ECE 146
Traditional ciphers; background of number theory and finite fields; symmetric key cryptography (block ciphers, stream ciphers, message authentication codes); asymmetric key cryptography (RSA, ElGamal, digital signature, Diffie-Hellman key exchange); cryptanalysis; security protocols (IPsec and TLS/SSL); other related topics.

Units: 3

Course Typically Offered: Spring