Computer Science 466 - Applied Cryptography

An undergraduate-level introduction to modern cryptography, with a "theory applied to practice" viewpoint. Topics: Blockciphers, pseudorandom functions, symmetric-key encryption schemes, hash functions, message authentication codes, public-key encryption schemes, digital signature schemes, and public-key infrastructures.

Open to Senior and Junior Computer Science majors only. COMPSCI 311 w/C STUDENTS WHO HAVE TAKEN HIGHER-LEVEL MATHEMATICS (IN PARTICULAR MATH 411, MATH 455, MATH 471, OR MATH 513 (COMPSCI 575)) ARE PARTICULARLY INVITED TO ENROLL. STUDENTS NEEDING SPECIAL PERMISSION MUST REQUEST OVERRIDES VIA THE ON-LINE FORM: https://www.cics.umass.edu/overrides.