2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
    Apr 29, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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CIS 405 - Principles of Cryptography


Credit(s): 3
Cross-listed with: CIS 405 is cross-listed with CIS 535 . To distinguish CIS 535  from CIS 405 additional or differentiated assessments and/or assignments appropriate to the graduate level will be assigned.

Includes the fundamentals of cryptography including the concept of obscuring functions, cryptographic techniques, types of ciphers, proper uses of ciphers, ethical uses of cryptography and decryption practices. Topics also include randomness, polymorphism and current trends in cryptography. Students will learn how to use cryptographic techniques to master the cross-cutting cybersecurity concepts of confidentiality and integrity in system design. They will also learn how to think like and adversary when analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of cryptographic algorithms. FA (Even).
Prerequisite(s): CIS 125 CIS 161  and MTH 120 .



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