Applied Cryptography Specialization

Improve Your Career in Computer Security. Master the cryptographic tools and their design principles to apply them for computer security

About This Specialization

This specialization is intended for the learners interested in or already pursuing a career in computer security or other cybersecurity-related fields. Through four courses, the learners will cover the security of information systems, information entropy, classical cryptographic algorithms, symmetric cryptography, asymmetric/public-key cryptography, hash functions, message authentication codes, digital signatures, key management and distribution, and other fundamental cryptographic primitives and protocols.

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4 courses

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Projects Overview

Learners will build the logic and the pseudo-code for the widely used cryptographic primitives and algorithms (as opposed to merely knowing how to use them as black boxes), which will enable them to implement the cryptographic primitives in any platforms/language they choose.

Courses

Intermediate Specialization.: Some related experience required.

COURSE 1
Cryptography and Information Theory
Upcoming session: Jun 4
Commitment
2-4 hours/week
Subtitles
English
About the Course
Welcome to Cryptography and Information Theory! This course combines cryptography (the techniques for protecting information from unauthorized access) and information theory (the study of information coding and transfer). More specifically, the course
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COURSE 2
Symmetric Cryptography
Current session: May 21
Commitment
2-5 hours/week
Subtitles
English
About the Course
Welcome to Symmetric Cryptography! Symmetric cryptography relies on shared secret key to ensure message confidentiality, so that the unauthorized attackers cannot retrieve the message. The course describes substitution and transposition techniques, wh
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COURSE 3
Asymmetric Cryptography and Key Management
Current session: May 21
Commitment
2-5 hours/week
Subtitles
English
About the Course
Welcome to Asymmetric Cryptography and Key Management! In asymmetric cryptography or public-key cryptography, the sender and the receiver use a pair of public-private keys, as opposed to the same symmetric key, and therefore their cryptographic operat
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COURSE 4
Cryptographic Hash and Integrity Protection
Upcoming session: Jun 4
Commitment
2-4 hours/week
Subtitles
English
About the Course
Welcome to Cryptographic Hash and Integrity Protection! This course reviews cryptographic hash functions in general and their use in the forms of hash chain and hash tree (Merkle tree). Building on hash functions, the course describes
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Creators

The UCCS College of Engineering and Applied Science (EAS) is rated a "Best Value" by US News and World Report.
The University of Colorado is a recognized leader in higher education on the national and global stage. We collaborate to meet the diverse needs of our students and communities. We promote innovation, encourage discovery and support the extension of knowledge in ways unique to the state of Colorado and beyond.

Sang-Yoon Chang
Assistant Professor

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