2016-2017 Catalog

CIS 565 Cryptography

Prerequisite

CIS 542 or CIS 558

The course covers cryptography from historical, applied and theoretical approaches. Topics include the symmetric and asymmetric encryption techniques that include classical and modern algorithms. This course explores further the framework and practice of using cryptography in securing networks over the Internet and organizational settings. Legal and ethical issues are explored as are techniques that protect computing systems from security threats