COS 482 - Introduction to Cryptography

Institution:

Kentucky State University

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Description:

Prerequisites: COS 479. This course provides a foundation in cryptography in an applied manner so that students can grasp its importance in relation to the rest of the information security field. The course covers topics such as principles of number theory; cryptographic algorithms; cryptanalysis; block and stream ciphers; secret key encryption (DES, AES. RC-n); primes and random numbers; factoring; discrete algorithms; public key encryption (RSA, Diffie-Hellman, elliptic curve cryptography); key management; hash functions (MD5, SHA-1, RIPEMD-160, HMAC); digital signatures; and certificates and authentication protocols.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.kysu.edu

Phone Number:

(502) 597-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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