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Cryptography (Coursera)

Offered by University of Maryland, College Park,
Cryptography (Coursera)

This course will introduce you to the foundations of modern cryptography, with an eye toward practical applications.

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Course 3 of 5 in the Cybersecurity Specialization.

Syllabus

Week 1: Introduction to Classical Cryptography
Week 2: Computational Secrecy and Principles of Modern Cryptography
Week 3: Private-Key Encryption
Week 4: Message Authentication Codes
Week 5: Number Theory
Week 6: Key Exchange and Public-Key Encryption
Week 7: Digital Signatures

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