Loyola University Chicago

Mathematics and Statistics

MATH 331: Cryptography (COMP 331)

Course Details
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: (Theoretical Foundations: MATH 201 or COMP 363) and (Programming Foundations: COMP 125 or COMP 150 or COMP 170 or COMP/MATH 215)
Description:  This course introduces the formal foundations of cryptography and also investigates some well-known standards and protocols, including private and public key cryptosystems, hashing, digital signatures, RSA, DSS, PGP, and related topics.