| Harvard College/GSAS: 5911 | |
| Also offered via distance learning in the Harvard Extension School as CSCI E-177 | |
| Prof. Salil P. Vadhan | |
| Algorithms to guarantee privacy and authenticity of data during communication and computation. Rigorous proofs of security based on precise definitions and assumptions. Topics may include one-way functions, private-key and public-key encryption, digital signatures, pseudorandom generators, higher-level protocols such as electronic cash, and the role of cryptography in network and systems security. |
Fall 2006 CS120 Syllabus (Harvard FAS)
Fall 2006 CSCI E-177 Syllabus (Harvard Extension)
Fall 2006 Lecture Notes & Assignments