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    COURSE INTRODUCTION
    Course Syllabus
    Unit 1: Introduction to Cryptography
    Unit 1 Learning Objectives
    1.1: Introduction to Encryption and Computational Security
    Key Concepts of Cryptography
    How Cryptography Works
    Key Terms for Network Security
    1.2: Block Ciphers vs. Stream Ciphers
    Overview
    More on Stream Ciphers
    1.3: Substitution Cipher
    Basic Techniques
    Python Exercise
    1.4: Transposition Cipher
    Basic Techniques
    1.5: Random Numbers
    The Basics of PRNGs
    Python Example
    1.6: Perfect Secrecy and the One-Time Pad
    Perfect Secrecy a La Shannon
    The Main Idea behind the One-Time Pad
    More on the One-Time Pad
    Unit 1 Assessment
    Unit 1 Assessment
    Unit 2: Hash Functions
    Unit 2 Learning Objectives
    2.1: What Is a Hash Function?
    Overview
    One Way Functions
    Hash Functions
    Python Exercise
    2.2: Collision Resistance
    The Importance of Collision Resistance
    The Vulnerabilities of MD5
    2.3: Merkle-Damgard Construction
    Overview
    Recipes for Hash Functions
    2.4: SHA (Secure Hash Algorithm)
    Overview
    The Security of SHA
    Python Exercise
    2.5: Application: Blockchain
    Introduction to Blockchain
    Proof of Work
    Python Exercise
    Unit 2 Assessment
    Unit 2 Assessment
    Unit 3: Symmetric Encryption
    Unit 3 Learning Objectives
    3.1: Introduction to Symmetric Encryption
    Key Concepts
    3.2: Feistel Cipher
    Combining Transposition and Substitution
    The Elegance of the Feistel Cipher
    3.3: Data Encryption Standard (DES)
    Overview
    Applying the Feistel Cipher
    3.4: Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
    Beyond DES
    Python Implementations
    3.5: Triple DES (3DES)
    Introduction to 3DES
    Contrasting 3DES with AES
    A Performance Comparison of DES, AES, and DES
    Unit 3 Assessment
    Unit 3 Assessment
    Unit 4: Asymmetric Encryption
    Unit 4 Learning Objectives
    4.1: Asymmetric Cryptosystems
    Introduction to Public Key Cryptography
    4.2: The RSA Cryptosystem
    The RSA Cryptosystem
    4.3: Integer Factorization
    Prime Factorization
    Factoring Techniques
    Python Exercise
    4.4: Congruences Modulo n
    Modular Arithmetic
    More Immersion into Congruences modulo n
    4.5: Euclidean Algorithm
    Computing the GCD
    Python Implementation
    4.6: Inverses Modulo p and the Extended Euclidean Algorithm
    The Extended Euclidean Algorithm
    Python Implementation
    4.7: Fermat's Little Theorem and Its Generalization
    Number Theory for Public Key Cryptography
    4.8: Repeated Squaring Algorithm
    The Basics
    Using Binary Representations
    Python Implementation
    4.9: The RSA (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) Encryption System
    Some Number Theory
    The RSA Algorithm
    Putting It All Together
    Unit 4 Assessment
    Unit 4 Assessment
    Unit 5: Signatures and Certificates
    Unit 5 Learning Objectives
    5.1: Message Integrity: Authentication, Confidentiality, and Nonrepudiation
    Introduction to IT Security
    5.2: Message Authentication Code (MAC)
    Overview
    Introduction to MAC Architectures and Configurations
    More on MAC Architectures
    5.3: Keyed Hash Functions
    Hash Functions in Authentication
    5.4: Digital Signatures and Certificates
    Overview
    More on Digital Signatures
    Python Implementation
    Unit 5 Assessment
    Unit 5 Assessment
    Unit 6: Key Management
    Unit 6 Learning Objectives
    6.1: Cyclic Groups
    Introduction to Cyclic Groups
    Computational Complexity
    Python Implementation
    6.2: The Discrete Logarithm Problem
    The Discrete Logarithm Problem
    6.3: Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange
    The Diffie-Hellman Algorithm
    Unit 6 Assessment
    Unit 6 Assessment
    Unit 7: Elliptic Curve Cryptography
    Unit 7 Learning Objectives
    7.1: Introduction to Elliptic Curves
    Introduction to the Weierstrass Curve
    Generalizing the Concept of Addition
    Praxis: Evaluating Points on a Curve
    The Details behind Point Addition
    7.2: Group Operations on Elliptic Curves
    Computing Point Addition
    Python Implementation
    7.3: Elliptic Curve Cryptography Applications
    Overview
    Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH)
    Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA)
    Python Implementation for ECDSA
    Public Key System Comparisons
    Python Summary
    Unit 7 Assessment
    Unit 7 Assessment
    Unit 8: Zero-Knowledge Proofs
    Unit 8 Learning Objectives
    8.1: Introduction to Zero-Knowledge Proofs
    The Basics
    More Details
    ZKP Adoption and Impact
    8.2: SNARKS
    Overview
    Approaches to ZKPs
    8.3: Application: Ethereum
    Background
    ZoKrates
    Unit 8 Assessment
    Unit 8 Assessment
    Unit 9: Quantum Key Distribution
    Unit 9 Learning Objectives
    9.1: Photon Polarization
    Wave Polarization
    More on Polarization
    Photons
    Photon Polarization
    9.2: BB84 Protocol
    Overview
    The Basics of BB84
    The Details behind BB84
    9.3: Current Technology
    Overview
    The Details behind More Recent Approaches to QKD
    Unit 9 Assessment
    Unit 9 Assessment
    Unit 10: Quantum Algorithms
    Unit 10 Learning Objectives
    10.1: Quantum Operators
    Introduction to Quantum Computation
    Cryptographic Implications
    10.2: Quantum Search Problems
    Overview
    The Deutsch-Jozsa Algorithm and QKD
    Quantum Computing versus AES
    Efficient Quantum Collision Search Algorithm
    10.3: Shor's Algorithm
    Breaking RSA
    Factoring by Perfect Squares
    Overview of Shor's Algorithm
    Shor's Quantum Architecture
    Breaking Symmetric Cryptosystems
    QC Coding Using Cirq
    Breaking RSA Using Shor's Algorithm
    Unit 10 Assessment
    Unit 10 Assessment
    Study Guide
    CS260 Study Guide
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