Focuses on foundational aspects of modern cryptography, namely, private and public key cryptography; digital signatures; pseudorandom generators and functions/permutations; message authentication codes; hash functions; and random oracles, certificates and public-key infrastructures. Also connects the formal concepts with real-world applications. Students are exposed to general concepts of probability theory, number theory, and rigorous proofs. Assumes background on proofs, discrete probability, and modular arithmetic as well as programming in C/C++ or Python. Prerequisite(s): CSE 201 is recommended. Enrollment is restricted to graduate students and requires instructor permission.
2 terms
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University of California, Santa Cruz
CSE 206C at UCSC: average GPA 3.95 across 23 students. Grade distribution by term. Focuses on foundational aspects of modern cryptography, namely, private and…
Average GPA: 3.95
Grade distribution records: 23 students across 2 terms.
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 8 | 34.8% |
| A | 7 | 30.4% |
| A- | 3 | 13.0% |
| S | 2 | 8.7% |
| U | 2 | 8.7% |
| W | 1 | 4.3% |
Based on 23 student grade records across 2 terms and 1 professor.
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