CMSC-652: Cryptology

Spring 1997

Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
University of Maryland Baltimore County

Instructor


Teaching Assistant

None.

Course Information


Meeting Time and Place

Tuesday and Thursday, 2:30-3:45pm
ACIV 151 (B Wing)

Brief Course Description

Graduate introduction to cryptology. Topics will include conventional and public-key cipher systems, authentication, cryptanalysis, pseudorandom number generation, cryptographic protocols, key escrow systems, quantum cryptography, and applications of cryptography to electronic commerce.

Required readings will be dawn from recent research papers. Each student will present a paper and carry out an original research project.


Additional Course Information


Alan T. Sherman, sherman@cs.umbc.edu
Last modified: February 1, 1997