Cryptography and Information Theory @Coursera

~University of Colorado

This is part of the 4 course specialization Applied Cryptography by the University of Colorado. This is the first course in this specialization.

📖 Overview

• Week 1: Cryptography Overview
• Week 2: Information Entropy
• Week 3: Brute Force Attacks and Cryptanalysis
• Week 4: Computational Security and Side Channel Attacks
• Certificate

Week 1: Cryptography Overview

• Peer Graded Assignment: Alice-Bob-Eve Framework
• Kerchoff's Principle and Security by Obscurity
• Discussion Prompt: Discuss the pros and cons of the two contrasting principles, Kerckhoff's Principle vs. Security by Obscurity

Week 2: Information Entropy

• Practice Quiz - Throwing a Dice
• Quiz - Entropy: Balls in A Bin

Week 3: Brute Force Attacks and Crypt Analysis

• Quiz - Brute Force Attack, Cryptanalysis and One Time Pad

Week 4: Computational Security and Side-Channel Attacks

• No quizzes or assignments

🎓 Certificate