Instructor: Prof. Ming-Deh Huang
Office: Sal 314, Office Hours: M: 3:20-4:00, Th: 2:30-3:10
Email: huang@cs.usc.edu, Tel: (213) 740-4783

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Course Information:

• Text:
  • Cryptography - Theory and Practice, Douglas R. Stinson, 3rd ed., Chapman & Hall.
• Supplemental Text:
  • Handbook of Applied Cryptography, A. Menezes, and P.C. van Oorschot and S. Vanstone (On-line version and errata is at http://www.cacr.math.uwaterloo.ca/hac/)
• Course Outline: This is an introductory course to modern cryptography and cryptanalysis, with emphasis on public key cryptography. The topics to be covered include: cryptographic hash functions, the RSA cryptosystems and factoring integers, Discrete-logarithm based cryptosystems, and Digital signature. If time permits, we will give a brief introduction to elliptic curve cryptography.

  Class Structure:

  • Homework: There will be about 5 assignments. You are not required to turn in your assignments. Instead there will be three quizzes based on the assignments which will determine your homework grade.
  • Exams: There will be an in-class midterm exam and a final exam.

    	Date
    Midterm	TBD
    Final Exam	Monday, May 12, 2-4 pm

    University rules prohibit any student from taking the final exam early. Please make your plans for the winter vacation accordingly.

  • Grade Policy:

    Homeworks	30%
    Midterm	30%
    Final Exam	40%

  Additional policies:

  • Academic Integrity Policies of the University will be strictly enforced. You are encouraged to review these policies, for example in SCampus.
  • Please visit course homepage and check Announcement regularly.
  
  

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