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Skills You'll Learn

Public-Key Cryptography, Algorithms, Critical Thinking, Theoretical Computer Science, Network Security, Security Engineering, Mathematics, Cryptography, Cyberattacks, Number Theory

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AG

Apr 20, 2016

The professor is excellent. He covers a lot of subjects using good analogies without loosing depth. There are programming assignments to help you grasp the material.

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Dec 26, 2019

I really enjoyed passing this amazing course. Prof Katz explained concepts in a clear way . I hope there will be advanced cryptography courses on the coursera too.

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Week 1

Introduction to Classical Cryptography

Taught By

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    Jonathan Katz

    Professor, University of Maryland, and Director, Maryland Cybersecurity Center

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